biotechpete Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 My bill has gone up by about 8% too. YW said in their letter which accompanied my bill that the average was 8.3 % despite the figures released by ofwat to the BBC earlier in the year suggesting rises limited to 6.1%. I'm band A council tax so presumably among the lowest ratable value. I'd like to know where the 6.1% figure came from and if anyone has had less than an 8% increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman123 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 mmm what i don't understand is standing charge £41.91 fixed charge,which covers billing and customer service costs,so i get 1 bill a year and never contact customer services,so i think that price is a lot for a bill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yet another silly post, and wrong. By definition it cannot be wrong. The appropriate price for a service is the price people are willing to pay in order to receive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 By definition it cannot be wrong. The appropriate price for a service is the price people are willing to pay in order to receive it. It's not a case of being willing though, is it? You and I both know that realistically, there is no alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 mmm what i don't understand is standing charge £41.91 fixed charge,which covers billing and customer service costs,so i get 1 bill a year and never contact customer services,so i think that price is a lot for a bill.... That's atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT70 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 By definition it cannot be wrong. The appropriate price for a service is the price people are willing to pay in order to receive it. i am not actually willing to pay YW for what they provide, we do so under duress as there is no alternative way within our system since the utility companies were privatised. thats why energy bills have soared and given half a chance the water companies would do the same, operating costs would rocket up as they spent more money to justify doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 My bill has gone up by about 8% too. YW said in their letter which accompanied my bill that the average was 8.3 % despite the figures released by ofwat to the BBC earlier in the year suggesting rises limited to 6.1%. I'm band A council tax so presumably among the lowest ratable value. I'd like to know where the 6.1% figure came from and if anyone has had less than an 8% increase. 3% here. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 i am not actually willing to pay YW for what they provide, we do so under duress as there is no alternative way within our system since the utility companies were privatised. thats why energy bills have soared and given half a chance the water companies would do the same, operating costs would rocket up as they spent more money to justify doing so. Do you think prices would have been cheaper if they were all still nationalised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 i am not actually willing to pay YW for what they provide, we do so under duress as there is no alternative way within our system since the utility companies were privatised. thats why energy bills have soared and given half a chance the water companies would do the same, operating costs would rocket up as they spent more money to justify doing so. What alternatives were available in our system before the water companies were privatised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 its a sore point for me because water is a necessity and yet they are allowed to get away with a leaky system and still make profits to pay big wages. should be non profit making for supply of a basic human need like water. Where's the so-called competition? Some things should never be privatised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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