Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:26:35 +0100, chris French wrote:

There is manhole cover over the drain in the pavement - this is just a
pressed steel jobbie, not a cast one as would be used by a utility, it
has rusted through in one of the dips in one of the handle areas so I
figure that I need to replace it before someone puts a foot through it
one day.

I'd be tempted to play the "innocent concerned householder" and
report the rusty/dangerous cover to the council street works
department. They might just come along and replace it FOC. B-) I'd
probably send the notification as a letter and keep a copy.

But equally, might they not inspect it and then insist that it's
repaired immediately, and that the OP pays for it? No idea what the
correct answer is, but I can well understand the OP wanting to know the
legalities before approaching them.

David