Water firm plans £29 surcharge
Thames Water has written to Ofwat, the industry regulator, to ask permission to charge customers an addition one-off fee of about £29 per household.
Thames Water must 'fully justify' rises, says regulator
Industry regulator Ofwat has said revisions to price limits of water bills would not apply to customers' bills before April 2014, after Thames Water proposed to add an one-off fee of £29 per households. Ofwat chief executive Regina Finn said:
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Thames Water criticised for £29 bill rise request
Britain's biggest water company appeals to the water regulator to be allowed to charge its customers an extra £29 on top of their bills.
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Thames Water planning to hit customers with extra bill
Thames Water made profits of £150m last year, and gave shareholders £92m - so why is it wanting to charge customers an extra £30?