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parvez12345's avatar
parvez12345
Settling in
4 days ago

Removal of virgin box in front of driveway

The virgin box is in the middle of my driveway which means that it's hard for us to fit in an extra car in the driveway and so have to park elsewhere. Is there a solution as to this box being relocated or removed because its quite tough to park without it damaging my cars.

13 Replies

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    Share some pictures.   Too many times this question has shown a fence or wall to have been recently removed and there to be no dropped kerb to recognise the wider access to the road.

     

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    Some photos showing the view from the drive and the view from the road would help.

    • RetiredATCO's avatar
      RetiredATCO
      Up to speed

      Photos please.
      Which came first, the box or the driveway.
      Is the box on your property, a service strip or public land?

  • goslow's avatar
    goslow
    Alessandro Volta
    parvez12345 wrote:

    Is there a solution as to this box being relocated or removed because its quite tough to park without it damaging my cars.

    The solution is that you pay VM a non-refundable survey fee of around £250-ish and VM produces a quote for the work (if it is feasible to move it).

    If the quote is acceptable to you, you pay VM the cost and VM moves the box.

    It is not uncommon to see quotes of 5 figures reported back on here but the exact cost will depend on exactly what it is that requires moving.

    • parvez12345's avatar
      parvez12345
      Settling in

      How do i go about this? Who do I get in touch with to make that happen, thanks

      • Carley_S's avatar
        Carley_S
        Icon for Forum Team rankForum Team

        Hi parvez12345 
        Welcome back to the Community Forums. 
        Sorry to hear of your concerns with one of our cabinet placements. 
        The placement of our cabinets are planned in advance alongside the local council, and it is the local council who will grant permission to have the cabinet installed where it is placed. This is usually decided and agreed upon due to the cabling infrastructure that's already in place. Since it will have been placed on council property, normally a public footpath, and not on private property, you can contact your local council if you dispute this fact. 
        Let us know what the council has advised you, and the team can investigate this further from there. 

  • To add to that, kids have to be extra careful when getting out of the car without hurting themselves. The box should be removed as I'm sure with the advancements Virgin witholds it can do something with these old boxes that bother many home owners.