"Stan The Man" wrote in message

Fortunately, the advance of water metering presents the water
compnaies
with a dichotomy. If we are brainwashed into using less water, the
water industry gets less revenue from metered properties. Fokestone
&
Dover water company, which lifted its hosepipe ban this month, has a
vested interest in doing so because it announced earlier this year
that
all its customers would be compulsorily metered.

I'm seeking clarification here. Aren't water metres (and thus payment
for water) a standard thing in all city locations or are they just
being introduced across the UK?