to report my neighbour for using a hosepipe? we have a ban

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very often she seems to hose the garden. at least weekly.
should i report her
and how would i report her

on another occasion i wnet to pick up dd from a friends house recently and was shocked to see the mum blatently hosing her garden. in the middle of a hosepipe ban

anyway i dont spose i would actually report my neighbour - i would be too scared to approach her myself anyway.
or shoudl i?

With the amount of rain we've had so far?

Is she insane?

Have you not been having the biblical rain near you?

I wouldn't grass, it seems incredibly miserable

i wonderd if that might strike a nerve with those who have been flooded

um - i think she is hosing down her dog's poo, i am not sure. or perhaps she has new plants in pots

No.

Hose pipe ban atm? Meh.

Has she got blue badges? Apparently you're allowed to use the hose just to water the garden if you have blue badges. Well you can with our water company anyway.

I thought the last hosepipe bans were lifted last week? But perhaps a few areas still have them.

no, i am pretty she she doesnt ahve a blue badge.
i know she "knows her rights"

well she does as far as her noisy dogs go.

Yes, weren't all of the hosepipe bans lifted last week?

*i think she is hosing down her dog's poo, i am not sure. or perhaps she has new plants in pots

i spose i could climb up and look over the fence.

Stepladder and binoculars?

I THINK a chair would do, or perhaps drill a hole in the fence? oh but then she would be able to look back. hmm

she might poke the hose through the hole at you

she would water my washing in that case grr

Don't report it.

fucking hell, there are some nosy neighbours out there have you nothing better to do?

Some hosepipe bans have been lifted IIRC - Anglian water has.

I think there is some exemption for hosing substances hazardous to health which I bet she'd claim her dog poo was.

Or could be connected up to water butt, which is ok to do in a ban.

Don't make enemies with your neighbour if you're not sure of your facts.

i'm pretty sure there are now no bans in place

Yes, we still have a hosepipe ban, but unless we were reaching SEVERE shortage, i wouldnt dob in anyone using a hose

Out of interest where are you OP? Have you escaped the monsoon formally known as summer there?

No, you shouldn't report her. You should mind your own business and get your own life to worry about.

We are in the south east- have had huge amounts of rain, but the wrong sort of rain apparantly!!

Thames water here - ban now lifted.

southern water have lifted the ban too

Do people actually tell on others for using a hose during a ban?