On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:52:25 +0000 (UTC), "Nat"
wrote:

I would like to know why the neighbour can't have the pole in
his own garden,

He can but presumably he doesn't want it. It's a bit odd but that's
his decision

also what should relative be looking out for when all this
is arranged?

Just make sure he doesn't sign anything which gives the electricity
board permanent rights over his garden. A standard wayleave should be
fine. It allows your relative to request the removal of the pole at a
later date if he gives sufficient notice

Is there a downside to sharing part of the "spur" from the UG
road supply?

I'm not sure what you mean here. It's more likely that your relative
and his neighbour will be on totally separate supplies (i.e. different
phases) to spread the load even though they come from the same "cable"

Why would anyone NOT want to be UG anyway?

Perhaps the neighbour doesn't want his garden disturbed (or he's just
bloody-minded :-) )

Am I missing
something here? ( I have spent a considerable amount of time trying to
persuade the supply people to UG my wires, to no avail. And here is
someone - the neighbour - actively refusing it) Is this a cost issue, ie
would having the pole in the neighbours garden possibly be more expensive
for the company to do, or is there some other issue here.?

More likely the neighbour is being stroppy and the electricity company
is trying to find an easier way out (and who can blame them)

Has anyone any
experience to share before I try to advise relative? Thanks.

I've had experience of having mine and my neighbours supply put
underground recently but that all went fairly smoothly

Cheers,

John