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They cannot use any financial tricks?
Can you switch water like you switch phone provider or there not really any free competition?
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Can you switch water like you switch phone provider
No. I suppose a few people might have the option of a private supply.
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Retail users can switch, domestic customers can't
OFWAT are working towards opening up more competition in some areas in the future
It is also different from energy in that there isn't a National Grid type organisation or infrastructure
jellybaby
greentricky
In England and Wales at least, if the water company is fined, they can't pass the cost on to the consumer