Removing an electrical cable on customers property... that doesn't belong to the customer!

[Squid]

Jacking up the car that doesn't belong to you on someones property isn't on, frail old woman being bullied by neighbours.........

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Thanks for the prompt replies everyone. I do feel for the lady and I'd like nothing better than to dig up the cable and remove it. However, I haven't got the balls to do that so I'm going to wait for the courts decision. She has actually just got into contact with Western Power who are going to ring her back with regards cutting off the neighbours power to allow the work to be undertaken!!

 

[Squid]

Sorry have a pet hate, Mum years back had her handbag riffled £400 and her passport robbed by some Nigerian scum, don't like it when people are taken advantage of.

 

[Squid]

Thanks for the prompt replies everyone. I do feel for the lady and I'd like nothing better than to dig up the cable and remove it. However, I haven't got the balls to do that so I'm going to wait for the courts decision. She has actually just got into contact with Western Power who are going to ring her back with regards cutting off the neighbours power to allow the work to be undertaken!!

Any further info, is it a shared drive etc etc out of interest?

 

[littlespark]

At a guess the neighbours are currently sitting on their old 3 piece suite, grabbing a tin out the fridge and laughing at getting one over on the old dear next door.
This is all happening on their front lawn, not inside the house.

I say lawn.... what I mean is half weeds, half mismatched gravel bit of land they want to call a garden

 

[Octopus]

They gave her notice of doing this which she refused. The neighbour signed the letter and then added underneath his black belt in karate title just to bully her a little more (an old lady!). Grrrrrr!

What do you mean "gave her notice" - surely all this would be dealt with by means of a way leave

Wayleave.co.uk - Advice on wayleave - http://www.wayleave.co.uk/wayleave-advice.htm


why on earth does some scumbag think they can do this?

 

[DPG]

not the point, DPG. we can all be interested and advise accordingly, but in the end it's a legal matter.

Yes, sorry - I meant assuming legal matters are sorted.

 

[DPG]

not the point, DPG. we can all be interested and advise accordingly, but in the end it's a legal matter.

Yes, sorry - I meant assuming legal matters are sorted.

 

[davesparks]

Branch joint it and give the old lady free power, or hire a spiking gun and blow the fuse.

 

[pirate]

"I say lawn.... what I mean is half weeds, half mismatched gravel bit of land they want to call a garden..."
Yes, littlespark, that's a perfect description we all recognise!
also confirms the contagious nature of gravel

If there is a title condition allowing access for servicing cables etc it has to be very specific if it can also allow the placement of new services. Very few do this, in my experience, and while trespass laws are notoriously tricky, if the alleged trespass is carried out for gain, rather than just to traverse from one place to another (which is minimal and not trespass) then an offence has been committed...
well, in Scotland that is...

Scumbags often use bully-boy tactics like this, and tried it on with my parents some years ago with a drain...
eventually we got them to pay a large sum in compensation when they found their sh*t backing up!