Move a Virgin Street Cabinet
Hi, there is a virgin media green street cabinet on my land and it's taking up a part of my back garden. I'd like the box removed as I am renovating the garden and the wall. I did not consent for the...
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from a similar topic in March.
Usual process for this type of request is VM charges you a survey fee (around £250 has been reported in the past) and then prepares a quote which could realistically be a 4 or 5 figure sum or VM may decline to do anything if VM thinks it has a right for the cabinet to be there.
As I mentioned, I did not consent for the box to be installed on my property and nor did the previous owner as there is nothing in writing from Virgin Media.
SonalMistry wrote:As I mentioned, I did not consent for the box to be installed on my property and nor did the previous owner as there is nothing in writing from Virgin Media.
Yes, I am sure you are correct but the fact is the cabinet is there already and exists so (from VM's point of view at least) it is your problem at the moment rather than VM's.
Do you know how long the cabinet has been there? Some of these cabinets date back decades to the early days of cable TV where there was a lot more of a 'wild west' approach to where the cabinets were placed.
There have also been past topics on here where strips of land adjacent to the public highway have been used by VM and the council for street equipment in the past and homeowners are now seeking/claiming ownership/use of the same. Does that fit with your situation?