Just got this year's water bill from Severn Trent. It's gone up almost £100 !!! Why? Just why?? What has ST done to justify a 15% increase ?? My water is the same, no one has upgraded anything nearby where I live or even in my street, water leaks, polluted rivers, homes of many people in Leicester have been flooded recently because the drains and sewers are badly maintained and/or blocked and the list goes on!! So many reasons for ST to NOT force a big price hike on their already financially stretched customers ... and yet..... they have !! Again !! But this year I will have to now pay £650 !! It was £560 last year. I have a shared supply with my neighbour too !! And ST charge my neighbour the same !!!!! It comes in the same flippin pipe ST !!! The same pipe !!! But now that water coming through that same pipe is almost £200 more expensive this year for absolutely no clarified or justified reason ???!!!!! I called them today to ask why they have forced this unjustified rise onto us all ...... 4.6 million ST customers. No solid answers at all, just excuses and placatory sound bites . I then pointed out that what ST have just foisted onto us, their 'loyal' customers works out at just under half a billion pounds !!! (£460,000). Last year's profit for ST was .... wait for it... half a billion pounds !! (£508,000). Surprise surprise! A manager is calling me back within 24 to 48 hours , apparently to explain why there has been a huge price hike ... again. I'm interested to hear his excuses. I'll let you know .....