Quote Originally Posted by BCram View Post
Interesting point made by Deeranged about the water being metered at point of entry. Maybe they do know how much people use, otherwise how would they know how much is lost through leakage, which is Islay's point. Do new houses have water meters fitted as standard.
Not as far as I am aware as there is rarely a water shortage in Scotland.
I remember speaking a couple from the Isle of Wight whilst my wife and I were on holiday in Kintyre in 1989.
They told me that it was a joy to turn on a tap in Scotland without having to worry about the cost of how much water they were using as back then all houses on the Isle of Wight had a water meter.
I think that businesses in Scotland including Dundee Football Club have a water meter and are charged by the business section of Scottish Water for their water consumption.
Hopefully someone on this board will confirm if this is correct.