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No legal ban. Stoke-on-Trent's supplier has asked people to save water voluntarily, but there is no restriction and no fine.
Stoke-on-Trent is supplied by South Staffs Water, which has a voluntary appeal, not a ban; its water is drawn from the River Severn at Hampton Loade and boreholes in the Staffordshire sandstone.
There is no legal restriction and no fine. South Staffs Water has asked customers to save water where they can.
We are an unofficial tracker, so South Staffs Water’s own notice is the version that legally applies to you.
A hosepipe ban is set by your water company, not your council, and most bans cover only part of a company’s area. Stoke-on-Trent is billed by South Staffs Water, so its rules are the ones that apply here, but the boundary can run through a town: your postcode is the only certain answer.
Whatever the status, a watering can, a bucket and collected rainwater are never restricted. See what you can still do and how the fine works.
No. Stoke-on-Trent's supplier South Staffs Water has a voluntary water-saving appeal, not a ban, so there is no restriction and no fine.
Stoke-on-Trent is supplied by South Staffs Water. Your water bill confirms your supplier, and a ban is set per company, not per town, so the boundary can run through a town.
Up to 1,000 pounds, imposed by a magistrates' court on conviction, not a fixed penalty set by the water company. In practice enforcement starts with a warning.