Just had a letter from Southern Water informing me of my high usage of water compared to last year (91m3) as oppose to this years (210m3!)

Went outside to check if i had a leak on the supply pipe like they said, turn of stop cock then see if meter is still running..........

PAH! Can't even see the fecking thing and nearly got eaten by a black widow spider, don't tell me they don't exsist here, this one had a knife and fork ready!

But, when i lifted the lid to the meter it had a 3 core wire coming of it which was snapped, water company said they'll send someone out but i was wondering what effect this would have on the meter?

I don't have anything different to last year, only put dishwasher on every 2 days etc and there is only 2 adults and an 18 month old in the house, pretty sure my consumption shouldn't have over doubled????