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CATV cover outside house does not fit. It has come dislodged leaving a dangerous hole

The CATV cover is in part of the grasscrete area which is used for parking. Several times my front wheels have almost gone down the hole. It is dangerous. I contacted the council at least 3 months ago but have heard nothing

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The CATV covers are on pavements, so they should not be parked upon. Can you post some photos showing both the cover and the surrounding area.

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Councils will not allow vehicle access onto areas that have utility access until this has been approved by the utility. 

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Cant seem to upload pictures. The area was grassed up until about 3 years ago when the council converted it to a hard standing so that cars could mpark on it. The surface if a sort of concrete honeycombe that allows grass to grow through it.  

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If that's an official parking space then the council should have consulted with the utilities to ensure that any access covers were suitable to carry vehicle loadings. Perhaps they did - Virginmedia is not known for efficient response to enquiries.

It may be more useful to report this to the council as being a H&S risk on their property.

Try reducing the size of the photos. 

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thanks for the reply. I will have to try and get the council moving. Not hopeful as they didn't respond to several e mails sent months ago

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I have found that getting your local councillor to give them a push can help. 

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HI 25108, thanks for the message. I am sorry to hear that this has happened, can you confirm the error message you get when trying to upload the picture? Have you heard back from the council since posting? ^Chris

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thanks everyone - sorted now

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