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Cable compensation
I received this letter in the post. Has anyone heard of this before because I'm highly sceptical that its likely to be a scam???
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Do you have a cable running under your property - this would have been identified by your conveyancing solicitor when you purchased the property?
I'd be surprised if there is such a cable and you are not aware of it. If such a cable exists, there would be something in place for the owner to access and maintain it.
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There have been occasional threads about this. It probably isn't a scam.
See eg:
Or:
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Not a scam,but they'll take 20%+vat of any settlement, and you can easily pursue this for free if you are so inclined.
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I would contact your DNO directly to check this out. In particular I think you should be offered a recurring payment, rather than a "full and final".
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I used to regularly get these for the cable that ran across just the other side of my boundary, so a lot of it is guesswork. Or wrong.
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I had someone knock on my door a couple of weeks ago because I have an electricity pole and stay in my front garden, they reckon i can get £350 compensation for it. Was sceptical to start with but after some research it looks legit.
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Thanks everyone, I'll look into it further then. I've owned the property for 23yrs and never known about this so doesn't appear to have caused any issue for me
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