South West Water brought a Temporary Use Ban into force at noon on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
It covers named areas of Mid Devon and parts of East Devon only: Tiverton, Cullompton, Bampton, Honiton, South Molton, Dunkeswell, Axminster and Lyme Regis.
Cornwall, Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay are NOT covered. This is the most misread restriction of the summer, because the affected towns share the EX, PL, TQ and TR postcode areas with places that are not restricted at all. An EX postcode alone cannot tell you which side of the boundary you are on.
South West Water has not published a customer count for this ban. The restriction is defined by the named areas, not by a headcount.