[Steven01903]

42. Our business uses water while working on behalf of customers – are we affected by the restrictions?

Yes. Any use of a hosepipe for garden watering is banned. A gardener working on a garden cannot use a hosepipe if the water supplied is mains water. There are the following exceptions:

• Cleaning a private motor vehicle by a business specialising in hand car washing which uses hosepipes as part of the process;
• Using a water-fed pole to clean the windows of domestic premises in the course of a business;
• Cleaning the walls of domestic premises in the course of a business where the purpose of cleaning is the removal of graffiti;
• Cleaning paths, patios and hard-standings by a business whose sole operation is the cleaning of paths, patios and other hard-standings.

[C.C.S.]

42. Our business uses water while working on behalf of customers – are we affected by the restrictions?

Yes. Any use of a hosepipe for garden watering is banned. A gardener working on a garden cannot use a hosepipe if the water supplied is mains water. There are the following exceptions:

• Cleaning a private motor vehicle by a business specialising in hand car washing which uses hosepipes as part of the process;
• Using a water-fed pole to clean the windows of domestic premises in the course of a business;
• Cleaning the walls of domestic premises in the course of a business where the purpose of cleaning is the removal of graffiti;
• Cleaning paths, patios and hard-standings by a business whose sole operation is the cleaning of paths, patios and other hard-standings.

i think it's not right.did you copy and paste from somewhere?do you have the link?

[magic moments]

That is correct that's from southern water site

[Londoner]

Is says cleaning a domestic house is exempt if you read it. So the implication is commercial properties are not exempt from the ban.

[magic moments]

I'm sure it mentions commercial is exempt as well,all on the site.

[H S and Son]

So far as we are concerned cleaning is our business, thus to us it is commercial. You're confusing what we call commercial (offices, factories, schools etc) and what the water boards call commercial (any business).

[Londoner]

Well it says you can only clean domestic premises so that means offices are out I imagine. You are not going to clean shops wfp anyway. But schools could be a problem too. Blocks of flats are domestic I would say. 

[rg1]

Just so everyones clear, a commercial building is one that is used by a business and domestic is a property pertaining to a family.