"Mark" wrote in message
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nightjar .uk.com nightjar@insert my surname here wrote in message
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http://www.thameswater.co.uk/UK/regi...FAQ_000051.jsp

Washing flags is not explicitly banned, so you wouldn't be prosecuted.
It's a question of conscience.

Being true for Thames Water doesn't make it true for other water
companies, though.

The relevant Act only gives the Water Suppliers the power to prohibit the
use of hose pipes for watering of domestic gardens and for the washing of
private cars. They do not have the powers to impose greater restrictions,
until they get

Until they are granted a drought order.

Which was the implication of the rest of my post.

Colin Bignell