Neighbour hammering a cable to my fence

victor2

I wonder if the neighbour paid BT to install an extension run to his shed? I can't believe Openreach would attach a "permanent" installation to a fence that doesn't belong to the customer, and they were explicitly told not to.

Section62

victor2 said:

I wonder if the neighbour paid BT to install an extension run to his shed? I can't believe Openreach would attach a "permanent" installation to a fence that doesn't belong to the customer, and they were explicitly told not to.

Odds are it was just an external contractor doing installation work on behalf of Openreach.

Having seen one of them using cable ties to attach the new cable to a gutter downpipe I can easily imagine them clipping the cable to a wooden fence panel.  Whatever is the quickest way of getting the job done and moving onto the next one.

subjecttocontract

Last year my neighbour took each individual fence panel out, one at a time, sprayed it with preserver, refitted it and then took the next one out etc.  That's something you might not be able to do if there is a cable tacked on the back. 

Brie

If the OP didn't know the cable was there would s/he be in danger if s/he accidently drilled through the fence and cable?  Who's fault would that be?  What if s/he didn't know precisely where the cable was - especially considering that it's on the wrong side of their fence?

Simonon77

Unclipping a cable from some cable clips to replace a fence panel would hardly be the hardest job in the world, or need any contact with openreach.

Simonon77

Brie said:

If the OP didn't know the cable was there would s/he be in danger if s/he accidently drilled through the fence and cable?  Who's fault would that be?  What if s/he didn't know precisely where the cable was - especially considering that it's on the wrong side of their fence?

Its a phone cable, they wouldn't be in any danger.

Section62

Simonon77 said:

Unclipping a cable from some cable clips to replace a fence panel would hardly be the hardest job in the world, or need any contact with openreach.

Not so easy when the cable is on the side of the fence of a neighbour you don't get on with, and doing anything to it will involve negotiating access with the neighbour.

It is also unlawful to make alterations to equipment belonging to Openreach without their consent, which is unlikely to be forthcoming in a domestic-type situation.

Of course some people will take the risk of altering Openreach equipment without consent and hope they don't find out.  But when the equipment is there for the benefit of a neighbour you don't get on with, the odds of Openreach not finding out are fairly remote.

You shouldn't advise people to do things which are unlawful on this forum.  It isn't moneysaving if it goes wrong.

Simonon77

Section62 said:

Simonon77 said:

Unclipping a cable from some cable clips to replace a fence panel would hardly be the hardest job in the world, or need any contact with openreach.

Not so easy when the cable is on the side of the fence of a neighbour you don't get on with, and doing anything to it will involve negotiating access with the neighbour.

It is also unlawful to make alterations to equipment belonging to Openreach without their consent, which is unlikely to be forthcoming in a domestic-type situation.

Of course some people will take the risk of altering Openreach equipment without consent and hope they don't find out.  But when the equipment is there for the benefit of a neighbour you don't get on with, the odds of Openreach not finding out are fairly remote.

You shouldn't advise people to do things which are unlawful on this forum.  It isn't moneysaving if it goes wrong.

Unclipping and clipping back on a cable is hardly altering equipment It is moving it temporarily so it doesnt get damaged. No different from moving a router if you were decorating a room. 

Section62

Simonon77 said:

Section62 said:

Simonon77 said:

Unclipping a cable from some cable clips to replace a fence panel would hardly be the hardest job in the world, or need any contact with openreach.

Not so easy when the cable is on the side of the fence of a neighbour you don't get on with, and doing anything to it will involve negotiating access with the neighbour.

It is also unlawful to make alterations to equipment belonging to Openreach without their consent, which is unlikely to be forthcoming in a domestic-type situation.

Of course some people will take the risk of altering Openreach equipment without consent and hope they don't find out.  But when the equipment is there for the benefit of a neighbour you don't get on with, the odds of Openreach not finding out are fairly remote.

You shouldn't advise people to do things which are unlawful on this forum.  It isn't moneysaving if it goes wrong.

Unclipping and clipping back on a cable is hardly altering equipment It is moving it temporarily so it doesnt get damaged. No different from moving a router if you were decorating a room. 

It is altering equipment and nothing like moving a router from room to room.

And as I said, it is altering Openreach equipment in someone else's property which adds a further layer of complexity.

ecraig

Section62 said:

Simonon77 said:

Section62 said:

Simonon77 said:

Unclipping a cable from some cable clips to replace a fence panel would hardly be the hardest job in the world, or need any contact with openreach.

Not so easy when the cable is on the side of the fence of a neighbour you don't get on with, and doing anything to it will involve negotiating access with the neighbour.

It is also unlawful to make alterations to equipment belonging to Openreach without their consent, which is unlikely to be forthcoming in a domestic-type situation.

Of course some people will take the risk of altering Openreach equipment without consent and hope they don't find out.  But when the equipment is there for the benefit of a neighbour you don't get on with, the odds of Openreach not finding out are fairly remote.

You shouldn't advise people to do things which are unlawful on this forum.  It isn't moneysaving if it goes wrong.

Unclipping and clipping back on a cable is hardly altering equipment It is moving it temporarily so it doesnt get damaged. No different from moving a router if you were decorating a room. 

It is altering equipment and nothing like moving a router from room to room.

And as I said, it is altering Openreach equipment in someone else's property which adds a further layer of complexity.

It's like unplugging your sky q box whilst you do some decorating.
The sky box is not your property and belongs to sky.