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Driveway removed, car in a hole - my fault?

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  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Lorian wrote: »
    I would have thought if they have dug all the way out to the pavement (for example to lay a foundation for block paving) the only thing the car is likely to have damaged is the pavement itself, and I guess that's unlikely to belong to the angry person.

    How's the car?

    They had dug all the way to the pavement - there was just a line of blocks a few inches deep between pavement and hole.

    The car seems to be fine - no noticeable damage.

    It's a shame I can't attach photos - that would explain it all.
  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Lorian wrote: »
    If I were in this position I would be heading back in the daylight to (surreptitiously) take pictures of the both the hole and any damage caused.

    That's our plan. We also have photos of the car in the hole.
  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 15,933 Forumite
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    deaston wrote: »
    I feel sorry for anyone walking along the pavement as they risk falling into it or, worse, someone in a wheelchair.
    What's the person in a wheelchair doing in the hole?
  • pappa_golf
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  • Aylesbury_Duck
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    deaston wrote: »
    That's our plan. We also have photos of the car in the hole.
    Did you pose next to it, pointing at it with a sad/angry face? Would have been perfect for the local paper.
  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Did you pose next to it, pointing at it with a sad/angry face? Would have been perfect for the local paper.

    I laughed out loud. You win.
  • AndyMc.....
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    deaston wrote: »
    It's difficult to explain the exact circumstances, but I won't have damaged anything (except perhaps a plank of wood that the car physically grounded on). And if I have damaged anything then so be it, it's not the end of the world.

    I'm just amazed someone can dig a large hole alongside a pavement and not need to warn people about it. What about the postman, a courier, a pedestrian etc?


    Let's hope he doesn't report you for failing to stop and report then.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    I think I would have asked his neighbours a few questions about this hole, I recall something similar a few years ago where some crazy guy dug a ditch in front of his drive to stop people using it to turn around, but the area beyond his gate didn't belong to him.
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Anyone who is interested, here's a photo.

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9oi2ZnYFaNieG16M0VDazktOXc
  • deaston
    deaston Posts: 477 Forumite
    Let's hope he doesn't report you for failing to stop and report then.

    Failing to stop? I was stuck there for 20 minutes!

    Like I said, he made it clear he had my details (or at least, all the details he wanted. He didn't ask for my name/address/number). If a police officer thinks some possibly scraped stones are worthy of their time, I'll be happy to make them a cup of tea and discuss it with them at length.
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