drop kerb and driveway

kitty41

hi
does anybody know who I can contact about getting my kerb dropped and driveway done so I am able to park nearer to my front door as my daughter is hypermobile and has heart disease
so some days are very hard for her to get about and this would make hers and my life much easier,,, I would do it myself but it cost so much I cant afford it,, and thought there might be away round this but im not sure who I contact, she does get dla but on middle rate

SandraScarlett

The only way I know is to contact your local council, and they'll put you through to the relevant department. HTH

xx

Spamtastic

Hello Kitty, we're having ours done next month. We contacted the council and had to pay a survey fee, then man from the council came out to look at the pavement and granted us approval. You must use a council approved contractor to do the work and the council gave us a list of local approved firms to choose from.

Safetyone

My local council did mine for me at cost ,the good part about letting the local council do it is .......They will also maintain it if any problems arise.
Having it done by a contractor is risky, in the event of problems arising in the future and the contractor no longer trading

SPELLKASTER

The previous occupier of my house had the dropped kerb done several years ago at a cost of around £450 at the time.

You will also need to pay an admin fee for Highways Agency to come out an do a pre survey; we were charged £60 by the local Council, and its a one off fee.

Obviously each cost is different for each Council so phone the up; check to see if you qualify for a discount as well (no harm in asking) xx

dave030445

Safetyone wrote: »

My local council did mine for me at cost ,the good part about letting the local council do it is .......They will also maintain it if any problems arise.
Having it done by a contractor is risky, in the event of problems arising in the future and the contractor no longer trading

The information you give is not correct.
You have to use a council approved contractor, so its still down to the council if any thing goes wrong with it .

Chrisblue1962

I don't know if rules are different in other parts of the UK but in Knowsley, Merseyside it is necessary to contact the local authority / council as they will then get contractors working on their behalf to carry out the works.

Any works in the Footway , which is part of the Highway, MUST be carried by a Local Authority nominated contractor as the liability for the work passes to the Local Authority upon completion of the work and must be to acceptable standards and to particular specifications.

Not doing this would expose any persons carrying any unauthorised work in the Highway to liability issues, which can be as much as £20,000 in the event of even a simple trip claim i.e. you or your mates can't just do it yourself.

Safetyone

dave030445 wrote: »

The information you give is not correct.
You have to use a council approved contractor, so its still down to the council if any thing goes wrong with it .

Try telling that to my local council ............There motto is ...We did not do the job ....we do not maintain it ...

Chrisblue1962

Safetyone wrote: »

Try telling that to my local council ............There motto is ...We did not do the job ....we do not maintain it ...

mmm...as the Highway Authority for your area, your local council is legally obliged to maintain all adopted public highways under Highways Act 1980.

It would laughable if they tried to cite that excuse in court :rotfl:, the judge would immediately find for the claimant.