Oh dear! Just had visit from council officer about not having dropped kerb...

epz_2

anybody ever done a freedom of information request on the manhour's and material costs on dropping a kerb, if i had to dish out 3k i certainly would.

ffacoffipawb

Riq wrote: »

Mr Beckford, who lives at his parents' £350,000 house in Willesden, Brent,

Surely that house is not worth £350k?!

That's Mr Zabit's house, not Mr Beckford's!

It looks like it is worth £50,000.

Strapped

Re. what picnic said about her neighbours driving up her dropped kerb and then along to their houses - this used to happen where my mother in law lived. The road turned right, but straight ahead there was a patch of green with a row of five houses on each side. The kids couldn't play outside on the green, or elderly people (like my mother in law) walk safely along the path because inconsiderate neighbours would drive their cars up onto the green.

One day the council came along early one morning and built a low barrier (sturdy wooden post and rail fence concreted into the ground) along the end of the road and around the green. Shame about the cars that were marooned inside. I understand it cost them rather a lot of money to have them craned out again. They also went further down along the road, across a couple of "illegal" driveways.

ukjoel

I have had two dropped curbs done in the last few years with 2 different councils.

Firstly the application fee covers someone coming out and looking at the property so £35 seems fair enough.

After that both times we were given permission and either allowed to nominate a builder or the council would do it for us. They charged £50 a curbstone I think and we had 5 done.

I would advise you get your own people in as their guys are useless and the pavement is currently falling into our garden so am getting them back out to redo it.

Pricewise it can be very cheap or a hell of a lot. The factors which impact this are trees, lamposts, hydrants, postboxes, bus stops ie anything in the way. IF you just need to level some concrete its easy. IF you need to relocate a lampost then it will cost.

This type of thing should be picked up in survey.

nelly_2

Why are councills such diks?

Theres so many real problems in society going on and yet they waste time and money on shight like this

Its no wonder no one votes any more they are all complete little hitler morons