The answer to a question on Southern Waters website made me laugth.....
Can I wash the following using a hosepipe: Car, motorbike, taxi, company car, caravan, trailer? - As a result of the restrictions, you are not permitted to wash any of the above with a hosepipe or similar apparatus. You can however use a bucket, as long as you do not fill it with a hosepipe.
- If your vehicle or its trailer is a” goods vehicle” (i.e. constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods) then it is not affected by the ban, but we ask that all our customers use water sparingly.
So you can use a bucket, but you can't fill the bucket with a hosepipe.
OK then I'll disconnect the hosepipe from the tape and hold the bucket under the tap...how the hell does that make the difference between breaking the law and not.
What I want to know is can I fill the bucket from the tap then use a small length of hose in the bucket attached to my pressure washer/snow foam lance, drawing the water out of the bucket..
I am pretty sure the snow foam method uses less water then even a bucket & sponge.