Hosepipe ban EA!!

[Toby]

i dont use that much water when i clean my car, literally a quick spray, then a spray off. Will be using more by using buckets of water

I agree with this, I find their figures highly exaggerated.

They claim that washing a car with a hose pipe uses 400-480 litres of water (on average), where using buckets would be closer to 32.

This statistic must be bolstered by people who use an open ended hose with no trigger attachment on the end, and leave it running unnecessarily. I do not see how a trigger operated hose could possibly use the same amount of water equal to 6 full bath tubs while washing a car.

I fully understand the need to regulate water supplies, especially during drier periods, but why must they jump to such draconian measures. I would rather the local councils educate their residents on the importance of conserving water, and to make the use of a mist/trigger attachment mandatory while using a hose.

My thoughts anyway...