Severely P***ed Off

[bermudabob]

There I was with a nice lowered driveway - council had ripped me off for £500 to do it, but at least it was done.

 

I get home last night to find some poxy subcontractor (AMEC I think) has dug holes all the way through it and left it in an unfinished state, so I couldn't get to my drive. There is a big gouge out of the tarmac too.

 

No notification about it happening or anything.

 

I rang the council and they are basically fobbing me off...

 

argh!!!

 

 

Rob

[Chorlton]

That sucks ass

 

Hope you get a satisfactory answer out of them, did you find out why they have dug holes.

[bermudabob]

Some sort of underground pipe by the looks of it... no warning signs, so its not gas or electricity..

[ally]

Unexceptable! I would make some threats re. legal standing. Its the only way those muppets ever listen.

[bermudabob]

Anyone out there got any legal knowledge of my rights in this situation?

[Mark H]

Private message strees maybe?

[bermudabob]

Here's my driveway now - I can't get my bloody Elise out!!

 

[Sonya]

Here's my driveway now - I can't get my bloody Elise out!!

 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Phone the council and ask where you send the invoice for the twice daily taxi service you are having to have to get to work as you can't get your car out......

 

And ot think you can get a parking ticket etc. for parking with your wheels on the pavement if it obstructs the pavement for pedestrians, there's no getting a pram round that without stepping into the road is there!

 

Shocking.

[Chorlton]

Sell it all on ebay

[Reg]

Your hedge needs trimming

Sorry I'll get me coat

[Greg.g]

Those barriers are actually intruding onto your property.

I would have thought that they would need written permission for them to do that.

Take some 35mm photos of this work as you may be able to use it in any legal action. I am not sure if digital photography is admissable in court because it can be digitaly altered.

 

But what do i know

 

If you can get your car out, see you on sunday

[Rich111s]

Looks like a wind up from Beadle's About...?!!

 

Absolutely shocking though

 

Here's what plod says you should do if someone's blocking your drive...

 

Q. Someone has parked their car blocking my driveway.

A. Check with neighbours or local shops to see if the driver is nearby. If not, call the local police on 020 8690 1212 and have the registration number of the car concerned with you.

 

Greg & Sonya are spot on, they can't do that as you are allowed 24hr access to your own property - that includes by car if you have a drive way

 

Maybe give plod a call...?

[SOUPS]

drove past ur place today (as i drive there almost everyday to post office NOT stalking you...) and the roadwords are geting worse on your roads

[Rich111s]

Just want to point out that I got the Q&A from the metropolitan poice website, hence the London phone number... probably need to ring your local constabulary!!

[Ladders]

Have you got a sheet of MDF or something that you can cover the hole and drive over if your desperate to get out?