Saving water isn't only for times of drought; we cannot afford to waste this precious resource at any time.
To help you to save water, many water suppliers in the UK offer you freebies - bag-type water savers which you can put in your toilet cistern, meaning that you use less water every time you flush. The Hippo Water Saver is one of the most popular ones which is given away.
If you local water company does not offer one of these devices, it is possible to put a brick or large pebble in your cistern to acheive the same effect.
However you should always be careful that anything which you put in the cistern does not affect its working. Hippo Water savers can also be bought quite cheaply from Amazon.
Many UK water companies will also give you, free of charge, tap aerators and water saving shower heads, which mean that you use less water when you have a shower or when you are running the tap but you won't notice the difference.
Many companies will also offer you shower timers to help you know how long you have been in the shower and can limit the time that you spend showereing, saving water in the process.
I just fill a nice square (empty) Tesco cordial bottle with water, seal and add to an empty area of my cisterns. 1.5L saved on every flush.... 
What a great home made way of saving water, I have heard of people putting a brick in their cistern too.
Great thing here to help us understand it more as I don't think about how much I use in a shower. Hopefully get some things to help me have a better understanding.thanks X
I think all water companies are getting more water conscious and are trying to help their customers to save more water too. I hope they had something that will help you.
I am **** about saving water! My boiler and shower couldnt be any further apart so when I turn the shower on all the water that comes through the system before its warm enough is collected and used for various other tasks!
I do the same, my last house was worse that this, I used to have several buckets of water 'ready' for various things that had been collected due to lots of cold water coming through before any hot water. It would have been wasted otherwise so why not keep it. I'm glad I'm not the only one to do this. 
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