He told The Sun: “I’ve had to pay £20 to go in a taxi to get bottles from wholesalers, it sells out so fast.
"People are desperate and that money has to come from somewhere.” Thames Water has been active on social media as it desperately attempts to fix water pipes that were attacked by Storm Emma and the “Beast from the East” last week.
They tweeted: “We are pleased to say that supply in your area should be returning in NW3 and NW4 after we fixed two burst pipes and restored water pressure in the pipes.
Thames Water also apologised to those in the E3 area who were without water due to a burst water pipe on Devas Street.
South East Water, Southern Water and South West Water have also informed customers of their efforts to deliver water where pipes have been plagued.
A low-pressure system has been forecast to hit the UK over the weekend that could bring further water chaos.
More snow could fall as a result of the new front.
“This will cause some wet and windy weather and we are looking at gales and a lot of rain in parts of the country.
“It will bring some cold air back into Scotland, and this is where some talk of the cold returning could be coming from, and there is quite likely to be further amounts of snow.
“Ahead of the weekend there could be some further problems with snow in Scotland, elsewhere it will be milder and slightly unsettled.”