Hosepipe ban, why is this not nationwide?

It was a very wet Winter in most places so maybe a hosepipe ban unnecessary?

It’s not necessary, because there isn’t a national water grid, water delivery systems between different areas of the country are not connected, and not everybody has supply issues. We in Wales don’t pipe water to Kent for example, although we do supply a lot of water to Birmingham. I just checked and it says our water supply is currentlyin a strong, stable position.

I’m north west with higher rainfall than the south east. Our reservoirs are ok. As Casdon posted, we don’t have a national water supply

It's not needed in many places....I'm NW...can't remember our last one? ...my mums north Yorkshire...she had one most of last summer ( she had an exemption due to her age so wasn't an issue)

Oreo

It was a very wet Winter in most places so maybe a hosepipe ban unnecessary?

Yes, it's one of the few advantages to living in a wet climate. Not great when there is drizzle all summer, but at least we don't run out of water.

I wonder how you can have lived long enough to be a gran and not understand that different parts of the UK have different weather?