The following will be exempted from the restriction:i.using a hosepipe in a garden or for cleaning walls or windows of domestic premises, paths or patios, a private leisure boat or an artificial outdoor surface, where such use is necessary for health and safety reasons. ii.people with severe mobility problems who hold a current Blue Badge as issued by their local authority will not be prohibited from using a hosepipe to water a garden attached to a domestic dwelling, plants on domestic premises, or allotments where the Blue Badge holder is the tenant. iii.using a hosepipe to clean a private motor vehicle, walls and windows of domestic premises, or paths, patios and other outdoor surfaces where this is done as a service to customers in the course of a business. iv.using a hosepipe to water an area of grass or artificial outdoor surfaces used for sport or recreation, where this is required in connection with a national or international sports event. View the list of sporting events exempt under the Temporary Use Ban which will be updated as and when required. v.drip or trickle irrigation watering systems, fitted with a pressure reducing valve and a timer, that are not handheld, that place water drip by drip directly onto the soil surface or beneath the soil surface,without any surface run off or dispersion of water through the air using a jet or mist. RepresentationsSince our restrictions were first announced, we have made two changes to the exemptions following formal representations from customers. These are:1.Business customers who clean paths and patios as part of a service are exempt; 2.We have extended the blue badge exemption to allotments where the blue badge holder is a tenant;
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