Leaking external stopcock is this the cause of my high water bill

[Ian Noble]

Hi all
I have had a very high water bill. When I turn the external stopcock off, the flow indicator stops spinning, so I assumed it was a house leak issue. However, I have noticed that the external stopcock is leaking. When the stopcock is turned off, the water to the house is turned off , the meter stops spinning and the stopcock stops leaking. When I turn it back on it leaks quite considerably and the flow indicator spins even though nothing in use. Wil I therefore being paying for leaking water from the stopcock which is directly next to the meter.
Thank you

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Not normally as the stop tap is before the meter so sounds like you have a leak from the meter to the house

You can confirm this by turning the internal house stop tap off and if the meter keeps spinning / registering usage then you know it’s between these two stop taps