My electricity is an overhead supply . It comes from the pole to my neighbours house where it splits and a wire runs across from his house to mine. Will the electricity board charge me to have my own supply instead ?
Splitting electricity supply that runs from neigbour
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You'll have to wait for Westie to confirm but my guess is that unless there's a really compelling reason for it to be changed then they will charge you many hundreds of pounds.
My advice is that it would be cheaper to buy your neighbour a bottle of whisky and apologise.
My advice is that it would be cheaper to buy your neighbour a bottle of whisky and apologise.
Apologise for what?
This is about the earlier post where the cable between the two properties was rendered over.
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Ahh, sadly I read this thread first.
my neighbour is an arrogant pig and has already said he wants my cables off his property and can make me do this.
I might be wrong, and stand to be corrected by Westie, but I think he'll find those cables are not "yours" but rather owned by your DNO and they most probably have some sort of wayleave to have them there!
they asked for a price to put their cables underground which was too expensive. they then came to me and said we want to have the cables put underground it will cost this much to have yours done because they would have to be done at the same time. My husband was there when the engineer was with them and he told them ours would be free as they cant leave us without electricity but they(the neighbours) still said it would be £800.
I will speak to the electricity board and see if we can get them split free. (I wont hold my breath though)
I will speak to the electricity board and see if we can get them split free. (I wont hold my breath though)
This answer is quite correct, he cannot force you to do anything, nor can he actually force the DNO to do anything. He can ask them to remove them.
It is likely part of the existing cableing also supplies the neigbour, if he wants that moved as well he would get charged for it, or the DNO could simply remove it and leave him without a supply.
Often when these simple steps are explained no work is required
Not sure if your DNO work the same as down here, but if you get your neighbour to phone them saying he wants your supply of his property, then they might arrange to sort it out.
What's the cable like that comes over from the pole, 2 wire, 1wire, Bare, covered..?
What's the cable like that comes over from the pole, 2 wire, 1wire, Bare, covered..?
He has.
They said they would. In return for several £'00.
His neighbour doesn't want to pay.
I spoke to the electric people today. the quoted him just over £800 to make the supply an underground one. My supply would have been free but he told me it was just over £800 so basically he wanted me to pay for his electric to be changed.
That's about right, there would be no charge made to either of you to move your supply in these circumstances.
Whatever the situation there is no way you should contribute towards his costs.
He could force the DNO to move your supply in any case without any cost (apart from possibly legal ones) but, unless the DNO decide to deal with his on safety grounds he will have to pay.
Were it me at the DNO I would happily move yours then give him notice of disconnection of his suppy
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