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Analysis and argument from the InfoHandle newsroom—our take on the stories behind the headlines.
We should require Thames Water hosepipe restriction door stickers to print each property’s meter serial and restriction start date—because September enforcement visits still cite neighbour disputes when stickers lack identifiers households can photograph for appeals.
We should require MOT certificate PDF hashes to match DVLA records before insurers and warranty schemes pay garages for claimed tests—because September Trading Standards casework shows duplicate paperwork still unlocks payouts when the vehicle never entered a bay.
We should require electoral registration officers to mail postcard confirmations within five working days of granting postal votes, because silent approvals leave voters assuming ballots will arrive when register updates still fail DWP identity checks.
We should require Japanese knotweed survey bonds and insurance certificates to list treating contractors’ PCA or INNSA membership numbers on page one, because homebuyers cannot verify guarantees when paperwork hides behind solicitor portals.
We should tie standing-charge rebates to audited smart-meter install logs, because Ofgem’s bill relief means nothing if suppliers credit accounts that never received a functioning SMETS2 unit.
We argue county councils along HS2 Phase 2 must publish compulsory-purchase parcel lists weekly with map coordinates, because landowners cannot challenge blight when route books hide behind freedom-of-information delays.
