During a hose pipe ban this is the list of the what you can do and what you cannot do
You can:
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Wash your car at a car wash -
Fill a swimming pool, hot tub or pond -
Hose down the cat or dog -
Water a vegetable allotment with a hose -
Hose down a caravan, trailer, motorcycle***** -
Clean the patio with a pressure washer or hose -
Re-use wash water, ie from bath or washing machine -
Fill all the watering cans you ever want to irrigate your lawn -
Spray water into a concrete mixer
You can't:
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Water private gardens with a sprinkler or hose -
Wash a private car with a hosepipe at home -
Leave a porous hose running under your hedge -
Connect up drippers to water your patio plants -
Water the vegetables in a household garden -
Use a hose to water planted containers anywhere in the garden -
Spray water into a planting hole with a hose
*****Water companies cannot agree whether this is allowed or not, so bans may vary from one area to another
