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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jacob Phillips

Thames Water to pay customers up to 10 times as much in compensation for failures

Thames Water is the UK’s biggest water supplier - (PA Archive)

Thames Water and other water companies will have to pay customers far more compensation for failures such as fuel leaks, sewer flooding or low water pressure.

The Government has confirmed that new and increased compensation will be compulsory for water companies to pay customers and businesses, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

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