This Temporary Use Ban comes after East Anglia experienced its second-driest spring on record, followed by a July with nearly zero rainfall. Compliance is monitored directly by the water company staff, heavily relying on neighbours and community members reporting rulebreakers through official online reporting forms. After two decades of pushing shoppers toward self-service technology, several major UK supermarkets are reversing course and bringing back staffed checkouts. This shift follows growing customer dissatisfaction with automated machines, particularly the notoriously frustrating “unexpected item in the bagging area” alerts. The balance between automated efficiency and human customer service is being actively re-evaluated across the entire retail industry.