In article , Broadback
wrote:

When there is a hose ban, hoses are banned, end of story.

They are not banned. Did you not read the RHS quote in the OP? Why not
read up on some of the water compnay websites before spreading
misinformation? Try
http://www.3valleys.co.uk/home/ah_be...ught_dom.shtml which lists
a dozen or more perfectly legitimate uses of a hose during a hosepipe
ban.

Last year a
lady got prosecuted for using a hose connected to a rain barrel, nuts!

Then she could sue because no-one had any right to prosecute her.