Are you sure it's not a termination of a cooker extractor or similar, I can't think of any reason to have any part of the installation go out into a "box" like this, any chance of a photo?
Presumably, rather than chase a new cable into the wall for a cooker or something, they've brought it up the outside of the house.
Does the neighbour also have an issue with the house's gables projecting into his garden's airspace as well
I'd be interested to hear the outcome of this - sounds like bad communication between neighbours to me but I'm interested in the legal point - what if it was just a phone or satellite cable?
Is that the edited and cleaned up version of animal farm.
And so it begins -The owner of the cable i believe still refuses to remove it.
That would be theft.One way to get rid of it would be to connect a few sockets to it, i'm sure the neighbour would get it shifted then.
That would be theft.
That would be theft.
Only if you take some electrons from the neighbours mains wiring and then keep them for yourself.
Many years ago a chap was charged with stealing electricity from the GPO when he plugged something into the lamp holder in a phone box. In a pre court hearing he proved with the aid of an expert witness that all electrons had returned before he unplugged. So they couldn't charge him with theft. I can't recall if it was him or another person but someone doing the same thing was charged with "mis use of electricity" and found guilty.
You could argue that all connection boxes need to be accessible and this one clearly isn't without the consent of the neighbour so therefore does not comply with part 'P'.
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