Will I have to pay for damaging the pavement.

[colonel c]

Not sure if this is the best place to ask but here goes.
I have cut down a conifer tree. Dug up as much of the stump as I could. Then attempted to pull it out with the Disco. Unfortunately a large part of the root had worked it's way underneath the pavement. As I pulled it lifted up the kerbstone and broke some of the to tarmac.
I have called the council hiways dept as it is a trip hazard as it is.
Question is are they likely to bill me.

I have another 130ft of these trees along the pavement that I intend to remove but I guess I will be leaving the stumps in the ground.

[AndrewEH1]

Could you not just cut the roots where they go under the pavement/road and then remove what is left of the stump?

[Muncher]

I suspect they will and I suspect the bill may be large (£500+)

As for leaving the rest in the ground hire a stump grinder or use a tree surgeon to remove them, that will do the job with no damage to anything else.

[anonymous-user]

colonel c said:

I have called the council hiways dept as it is a trip hazard as it is.
Question is are they likely to bill me

Not having a go OP but who should pay, the problem with being honest nowadays is that it usually costs you personally rather than the 'general taxpayer'

[herewego]

Could you not just fix it yourself?

[Sheepshanks]

If you do get a big bill it might be worth seeing if your insurance will cover it.

[rb5er]

I should hope they do bill you. Its not for everyone elses tax money to pay for people to carelessly destroy/damage stuff.

Try a stump grinder on the rest. Thats what they are made for.

[crusty]

rb5er said:

I should hope they do bill you. Its not for everyone elses tax money to pay for people to carelessly destroy/damage stuff.

Try a stump grinder on the rest. Thats what they are made for.

Wow, you are a bundle of joy

[DaveH23]

Whilst the OP will probably be billed its a shame when its the other way round.

How many posts do you see about pot holes damaging wheels and tyres but you are left to foot the bill.

[Issi]

Sheepshanks said:

If you do get a big bill it might be worth seeing if your insurance will cover it.

I don't think it will, as the OP has caused the damage will carrying out repairs/modifications etc himself.

[Sheepshanks]

Issi said:

Sheepshanks said:

If you do get a big bill it might be worth seeing if your insurance will cover it.

I don't think it will, as the OP has caused the damage will carrying out repairs/modifications etc himself.

Many policies cover accidental damage either as standard, or as and add on. Also householders liability to 3rd parties is a standard cover.

The only reason I could think of that it wouldn't be covered is because the damage was caused by using a mechanically propelled vehicle.

[colonel c]

Yep I'll check out the insurance if I get a big bill. I'm not trying to dodge my responsibilities. Just curious at what to expect.

[voyds9]

iirc when my parents removed a large stump the poured something on the roots which dissolved them.

Had to fill the collapsed soils sometime later.

Was a lot easier than digging out.

[Chrisgr31]

I was installing a fence out the front on the boundary with the neighbour. digging a hole for a post and the spade went through the neighbours gas supply. My legal cover extra on the insurance paid for it as had been negligent and no excess!

So if you have legal cover you should be ok.