Power cable beneath a drive
Good morning,
I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. The cable would cross the mains water supply and drains at right angles - any suggestions that my get me off the hook would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
Power cable beneath a drive
I'm looking for a way out on this one.
We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. The cable would cross the mains water supply and drains at right angles - any suggestions that my get me off the hook would be greatly appreciated. Just tell them that you mentioned it to your solicitor when discussing something else and that he advised against it. Peter Crosland |
Power cable beneath a drive
wrote in message ups.com... Good morning, I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. The cable would cross the mains water supply and drains at right angles - any suggestions that my get me off the hook would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ==================== Make it too much trouble for THEM. Look he http://www.wayleave.co.uk/wayleave-advice.htm Cic. |
Power cable beneath a drive
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Power cable beneath a drive
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Power cable beneath a drive
Cicero wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Good morning, I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. The cable would cross the mains water supply and drains at right angles - any suggestions that my get me off the hook would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ==================== Make it too much trouble for THEM. Look he http://www.wayleave.co.uk/wayleave-advice.htm Cic. Gulp! After reading that I wouldn't let my own mother put a cable across my proerty. Thanks a lot. |
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Power cable beneath a drive
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Power cable beneath a drive
In article , The Wanderer
writes On 19 Jun 2006 00:54:36 -0700, wrote: Good morning, I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. Don't let them! You'll be storing up trouble for yourself! I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. Err, not really any regs you can quote that would stop it outright, but some things you can bring up with them which should dissuade them. 1) You require them to enter into an agreement, to be drawn up by your solicitor, which will fully indemnify you, and which will also compensate you on an ongoing basis for allowing them to have the cable on your property. 2) You require them to have an adequate insurance against any possible damage arising to your property as a result of a fault on their cable. 3) They would be responsible for any making good in the event that they need at any time in the future acees onto your land for maintenance purposes. 4) The electrical installation must be carried fully in accordance with the current edition of BS7671 (The IEE Wiring Regs). 5) You require at their expense a check by an appropriate person (a competent electrical contractor) every 5 years to ensure the installation that crosses your property is in a safe condition. 6) Everything to be at their expense! You need to play things nice and friendly, like 'Well, yes, I suppose we could, but have you thought about the legal implications?' Humm... Out of inane curiosity.. just how far down would you have to go i.e. in a tunnel say before the wayleave regs no longer applied???...... -- Tony Sayer |
Power cable beneath a drive
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:12:34 +0100, The Wanderer wrote:
On 19 Jun 2006 03:25:44 -0700, wrote: Cicero wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Good morning, I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. The cable would cross the mains water supply and drains at right angles - any suggestions that my get me off the hook would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ==================== Make it too much trouble for THEM. Look he http://www.wayleave.co.uk/wayleave-advice.htm Cic. Gulp! After reading that I wouldn't let my own mother put a cable across my proerty. Thanks a lot. Who there, wayleave.co.uk have to say is irrelevant insofar as any arrangement between two individuals. Their business is built on the Electricity Act, 1989. Hmm, brain fart there..... Should have read: Whoa there, whatever wayleave.co.uk have to say..... -- the dot wanderer at tesco dot net |
Power cable beneath a drive
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:14:52 +0100, tony sayer wrote:
In article , The Wanderer writes On 19 Jun 2006 00:54:36 -0700, wrote: Good morning, I'm looking for a way out on this one. We have recently acquired what seem to be very nice new neighbours and they have asked if they can take a power cable beneath our drive to a part of their garden. Don't let them! You'll be storing up trouble for yourself! I have no intention of allowing them to do so (for a variety of reasons) but would like to quote some regulation which would prevent my having to turn the request down flat. Err, not really any regs you can quote that would stop it outright, but some things you can bring up with them which should dissuade them. 1) You require them to enter into an agreement, to be drawn up by your solicitor, which will fully indemnify you, and which will also compensate you on an ongoing basis for allowing them to have the cable on your property. 2) You require them to have an adequate insurance against any possible damage arising to your property as a result of a fault on their cable. 3) They would be responsible for any making good in the event that they need at any time in the future acees onto your land for maintenance purposes. 4) The electrical installation must be carried fully in accordance with the current edition of BS7671 (The IEE Wiring Regs). 5) You require at their expense a check by an appropriate person (a competent electrical contractor) every 5 years to ensure the installation that crosses your property is in a safe condition. 6) Everything to be at their expense! You need to play things nice and friendly, like 'Well, yes, I suppose we could, but have you thought about the legal implications?' Humm... Out of inane curiosity.. just how far down would you have to go i.e. in a tunnel say before the wayleave regs no longer applied???...... See my comments elsewhere in this thread. -- the dot wanderer at tesco dot net |
Power cable beneath a drive
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