Where do Irish Water get their info from?

sbsquarepants

We recently moved into a new house (an old house, new to us!) About 3 or 4 weeks after moving in a letter arrives in the post addressed to the missus from Irish Water saying we believe you have recently moved in here and we are registering you as a customer (or words to that effect).

My question is simply this - who told them?
And who else does this mystery person inform?
For what reason?

cruizer101

They have a talk to forum on here could try ask there, does seem bit odd alright

http://www.boards.ie/ttforum/1643

joe stodge

mostly pieces of paper they find on the ground, other than that local snitches.

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branie2

Hidden cameras

biko

Google tells them, or Facebook, or CIA

Victor

There would have been paperwork generated by solicitors regarding having paid water bills.

sbsquarepants

joe stodge wrote: »

mostly pieces of paper they find on the ground, other than that local snitches.

And what do snitches get children, st.. st.. stich... stiches - that's right!

Victor wrote: »

There would have been paperwork generated by solicitors regarding having paid water bills.

Not on my behalf they didn't - I never paid one. And they no longer existed when I bought the house, it was only a couple of months ago.

seamus

Local authority maybe - did she register to vote at the new address?

You can always ring them and ask.

Victor

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Not on my behalf they didn't - I never paid one. And they no longer existed when I bought the house, it was only a couple of months ago.

Irrelevant. Your solicitor will have sent the vendors solicitor a letter asking "Were Irish Water charges paid?". The vendors solicitor would have sent a letter back saying "Yes, here's the certificate from Irish Water", etc.

Badly Drunk Boy

About 13 years ago, my ex bought a house. Within a week of moving in, the TV licence inspector called to the door asking if she bought her licence. She didn't know how they got the information, and so quickly.

o1s1n

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

About 13 years ago, my ex bought a house. Within a week of moving in, the TV licence inspector called to the door asking if she bought her licence. She didn't know how they got the information, and so quickly.

I'd say that was just a coincidence, they do rounds and knock on doors.

Boom_Bap

Tea leaves and 'sources'

sbsquarepants

Victor wrote: »

Irrelevant. Your solicitor will have sent the vendors solicitor a letter asking "Were Irish Water charges paid?". The vendors solicitor would have sent a letter back saying "Yes, here's the certificate from Irish Water", etc.

Why though? Water charges had already been abolished, it made no difference whether they had been paid or not, and who else do they inform?

WoollyRedHat

From one of the local wells I would imagine.

McMurphy

Chinese Lantern.

It's the only plausible explanation.

sbsquarepants

seamus wrote: »

Local authority maybe - did she register to vote at the new address?

You can always ring them and ask.

No haven't registered to vote or anything like that. Changed the electricity and gas, nothing else.

I'm not overly concerned or anything, I'm just wondering where they got the info? It wasn't addressed to the occupier or anything like that, it named my missus. Neither of us gave any information to them, this time or for the last address - bills came out in my name that time.
Possibly the solicitor, but I don't see why they would, or should for that matter.

sbsquarepants

Rick Shaw wrote: »

Chinese Lantern.

It's the only plausible explanation.

So that's what they're for.

Another mystery checked off the list:)

seamus

While you may have not given them the info directly, your name(s) are already tied to the property in many places, not least from mail that's been received through An Post, Revenue, TV licences, etc. Someone didn't snitch on you, they got it from one of the multiple places you've given your name and new address.

Ring them up and ask them.

Mrs OBumble

seamus wrote: »

While you may have not given them the info directly, your name(s) are already tied to the property in many places, not least from mail that's been received through An Post, Revenue, TV licences, etc. Someone didn't snitch on you, they got it from one of the multiple places you've given your name and new address.

Since this is After Hours, I will suggest that they got it from the private security company who were doing a "will we let them move in here or do we need to top them off" check on behalf of your prospective new neighbours.



But if this was any other forum, I'd just agree with Seamus.

sbsquarepants

seamus wrote: »

While you may have not given them the info directly, your name(s) are already tied to the property in many places, not least from mail that's been received through An Post, Revenue, TV licences, etc. Someone didn't snitch on you, they got it from one of the multiple places you've given your name and new address.

Ring them up and ask them.

No way. They can hypnotise you over the phone into agreeing to pay. Paul Murphy told me that.

Aren't all these other crowds supposed to keep your info to themselves?
Someone clearly did snitch - it's just a matter of who!

Victor

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

About 13 years ago, my ex bought a house. Within a week of moving in, the TV licence inspector called to the door asking if she bought her licence. She didn't know how they got the information, and so quickly.

The previous owner likely changed over their own licence. That, or the post man registered the new occupant. Realise that it is An Post that that enforce the TV licence.

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Why though? Water charges had already been abolished, it made no difference whether they had been paid or not, and who else do they inform?

Mainstream charges abolished. Charges for excess use not abolished.