Billing period 42 days

The erratic period of billing is making our life a misery. One cannot budget accurately, we are pensioners and to be faced with this bill which puts us into a higher charge bracket for water is unacceptable. The bill says actual reading but looking at our water meter, don't think it has been read for years! <br> The previous month we were billed for 21 days, so a double bill this month on everything. ****************.