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Hosepipe ban extends to millions in Kent and Sussex
The Independent
|July 12, 2025
A second water company has announced it will introduce a hosepipe ban as temperatures are set to soar to 32C in the UK.
As the United Kingdom battles with the aftermath of its driest spring since 1893, with dry conditions expected to persist through the summer, millions more Britons have now been placed under a hosepipe ban.
The first ban, across Yorkshire, came into effect yesterday after a “drought” was declared in the region. Millions of residents have been barred from using hosepipes to water gardens, wash cars, fill hot tubs and paddling pools and clean outdoor surfaces. Anyone breaching the ban, which is legally enforceable, may be fined £1,000.
Northwest England has been in drought conditions since late May. South East Water has since become the second company to introduce a hose pipe ban. It said 1.4 million of its customers in Kent and Sussex would have their use of hosepipes and sprinklers restricted.
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