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maybe he just wants them to use buckets

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Yes, but blue badges are usually for mobility problems.

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So you want to put the car wash companies out of business then do you, and put more people on the dole?

Most of them use a jet wash, which actually use far less water on average than a normal hosepipe.

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maybe he wants to think before he rants

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As it's not a legal requirement the exemption (with regards the blue badge holder) for watering your garden (not washing your car which it doesn't cover) can also be taken away by the local water company concerned.

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I promise you. nobody will prosecute you for using that hosepipe to wash your car. you might end up in a fisty cuff with the disgusted and fuming neighbour though.

but just set it to jet when you see him storming over.

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Further restrictions may be introduced if the situation doesn't improve. These are just initial steps. It may be more about changing people's general mindset to use less water, than any specific restrictions.

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Which was your statement :rolleyes:

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You are being very nieve to believe that :rolleyes:

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Sorry, I don't see your point??

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most of them advertise as hand car wash -using a bucket and sponge would make it a true hand wash .

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either way they are a business and so exempt ,specifically to avoid job losses

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my local car wash is manned by Russians i don't think the local economy would be unduly harmed if they went out of business .

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It's not about the economy it's peoples jobs .I suppose you would complain if it where British nationals that lost their job if the car washes had to close

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What's more important, washing cars or growing fruit and veg?

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British nationals will always come first in my book -but i would not complain if they had to do it the old fashioned way with a bucket and sponge and a shammy leather ,there is after all a drinking water shortage .

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Washing cars.