Electricity poles

Davesnave

smallholdingsister wrote: »

You can get them removed, whether or not there is a wayleave agreement, but if it supplies an essential service the owner can theoretically apply for a compulsory purchase order.

When I discovered Openreach had an illegally erected pole on my land, it was made abundantly clear by their surveyor that, if push came to shove, they could, theoretically, stick it where they wanted. I imagine it's probably the same for electricity.

As we were both reasonable people, we managed negotiate the re-siting of the pole to a more convenient place and I was duly paid their 40 pieces of silver, which was only overdue by about 7 years.

EachPenny

Davesnave wrote: »

So, it's certainly not a get-rich-quick wheeze, although when they replaced the cables a few years ago and forgot to collect several hundred metres of the old ones......

:rotfl:

Shameful flytipping!

Davesnave

EachPenny wrote: »

:rotfl:

Shameful flytipping!

Mmm, no proof as to who it was, unfortunately. It was done under the cover of darkness; someone had turned the electricity off! :cool:

G_M

AnotherJoe wrote: »

I think you mean "do not use" GM?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Thanks Joe!