Notice for ripping up pavement/blocking driveway access
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Last night a sign went up at the end of the road for "footway works" to take place on the 31st (Today). I am at work (I get the train in to work) and just been told that they've ripped up the pavement outside, blocked access to my driveway and won't be putting the new pavement down until after the weekend. They've not left a steel plate down so it looks like my car is blocked in all weekend and I need to use it.
When they did the opposite side of the road 2 months ago, they put signs up well over 4 weeks in advance, this time around it's less than 24 hours. Surely more notice can be given so cars can be moved if needed etc..? It's not emergency works, it's just a refresh of the paving/walkway.
When they did the opposite side of the road 2 months ago, they put signs up well over 4 weeks in advance, this time around it's less than 24 hours. Surely more notice can be given so cars can be moved if needed etc..? It's not emergency works, it's just a refresh of the paving/walkway.
Had this recently in Hertfordshire - no notices at all and blocked in 2 of 3 cars. They were not remotely interested in the difficulty this caused and relied upon calling it emergency works when it wasn't. IMHO, the lot who got notice were lucky, you have not been (but at least you don't have to commute via car, so that's a plus)
If you go to https://roadworks.org/ it should have the details of the works, who is doing it and a reference number. I think it might have a phone number sometimes but I guess the company's main switchboard should be able to put you through.
Janesy B said:
I've got the number from the sign they put up last night and asked them to leave sand/stones down. Whether or not they do it is another matter.
If they don't then do it yourself then bill them. If you're really annoyed, do it with concrete so they'll have a bit more of a job to sort it out on Monday.brrapp said:
Janesy B said:
I've got the number from the sign they put up last night and asked them to leave sand/stones down. Whether or not they do it is another matter.
If they don't then do it yourself then bill them. If you're really annoyed, do it with concrete so they'll have a bit more of a job to sort it out on Monday.As someone who organises footway works such as this it sounds like you've either got a piss poor council or its been contracted out to a company who don't give a toss.
Rule of thumb with us when surfacing footways in residential areas is to have everything you've excavated that day based up at an absolute minimum. Yes sometimes things don't go to plant but that's what plates and walkboards are for!
Rule of thumb with us when surfacing footways in residential areas is to have everything you've excavated that day based up at an absolute minimum. Yes sometimes things don't go to plant but that's what plates and walkboards are for!
Happened to me a few years back when I was living with my folks, sign appeared 48hours in advanced, they tore up all the pavement at the bottom of the drive.
Luckily I owned an L200 at the time which made short work of it, there is still tyre marks in the pavement from when my dad had to go to work and left in my truck well the tarmac was still drying.
Luckily I owned an L200 at the time which made short work of it, there is still tyre marks in the pavement from when my dad had to go to work and left in my truck well the tarmac was still drying.
They've stuck some plastic boarding down so I'm good.
My father who parks in the road got a load of stick from the "gaffer" (that's what he referred to himself as) because he wanted to call his friend quickly and ask if it was okay to stick his car on the drive. If they gave people more than a few hours notice they wouldn't have to threaten them with a low loader.
If they had any brains they would have done both sides of the road, not pack up and come back weeks later unannounced, but I guess that's down to the council. Nobs.
My father who parks in the road got a load of stick from the "gaffer" (that's what he referred to himself as) because he wanted to call his friend quickly and ask if it was okay to stick his car on the drive. If they gave people more than a few hours notice they wouldn't have to threaten them with a low loader.
If they had any brains they would have done both sides of the road, not pack up and come back weeks later unannounced, but I guess that's down to the council. Nobs.
There's a list of hundreds of legal requirements that must be fulfilled by contractors on roadworks.
Most of the sub-contractors who actually do the work don't give a toss as they have had their prices hammered into the ground by the Morgan Sindalls, Carillions, Amey, etc., etc. of this world.
If the Council was minded so to do they could employ a team of inspectors to tour the roadworks and dish out £120 (?? I think) fines for each and every contravention of the Regs.
For some reason, they chose not to do this and employ said folk on chasing motorists overstaying their welcome on parking bays, parking outside the lines, straying into bus-lanes, etc.
On purely cost benefit & bonus safety improvements they would make more money policing the contractors and raising the standards. Maybe road works would be completed sooner too.
Most of the sub-contractors who actually do the work don't give a toss as they have had their prices hammered into the ground by the Morgan Sindalls, Carillions, Amey, etc., etc. of this world.
If the Council was minded so to do they could employ a team of inspectors to tour the roadworks and dish out £120 (?? I think) fines for each and every contravention of the Regs.
For some reason, they chose not to do this and employ said folk on chasing motorists overstaying their welcome on parking bays, parking outside the lines, straying into bus-lanes, etc.
On purely cost benefit & bonus safety improvements they would make more money policing the contractors and raising the standards. Maybe road works would be completed sooner too.
Same thing happened to me. Got back from work to find this a few years back.
The only notice we had was that some work was being carried out on the water pipes. No mention of drives being blocked by mounds of earth.
Luckily I didn't need to use it so turned down their offer of them letting me get it off the drive but not back until the work was completed, which turned out to be a week later.
The only notice we had was that some work was being carried out on the water pipes. No mention of drives being blocked by mounds of earth.
Luckily I didn't need to use it so turned down their offer of them letting me get it off the drive but not back until the work was completed, which turned out to be a week later.
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