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I forgotten to turn the hedge cutter off on more than one occasion and accidentally trimmed overhanging hedges ?
Hedges should grow no further out than the roadside edge and surely a height restriction should be standard for low tree branches. I see bark missing from trees and damaged hgv's all the time. I used to haul round bales three high but wouldnt be able to nowAll done by contractors.
How do the council measure how much to trim back? If you lightly trim you can cover twice as much and make more profit with less wear and tear. That's better tthan inefficiencies of councils employing own staff somehow?
I forgotten to turn the hedge cutter off on more than one occasion and accidentally trimmed overhanging hedges ?
Our council has found a £3m hole in the roads budget. Transerv Scotland had a 5 year maintenance contract, they then sub-contracted the work to DG First who are the commercial arm of the council. DG First then sub-contracted to others.All done by contractors.
That's better than inefficiencies of councils employing own staff somehow?
Trouble is Tam and Jock cost the council thousands doing peoples driveways for cash on the councils time and with the councils tarmac so were sacked!Old days, Tam and Jock got a load of tar and a wee roller and sent up various back roads to fill in all the holes they could find.
But that was inefficient
??? cynicTrouble is Tam and Jock cost the council thousands doing peoples driveways for cash on the councils time and with the councils tarmac so were sacked!
always used to clear the snow in our village i woudnt do it now , to much risk + you woudnt get athank you they think its part of the service.I hate this HS blame culture etc. I reckon only the main routes should be salted/gritted and communities/self responsibility should sort the rest. It might educate a few drivers in that driving like a dick actually might get you into trouble which is only caused by themselves.
same goes for roadside hedges and nesting birds. If contractors, farmers and home owners didn't get so frightened/blackmailed by the greenies I'm sure the nations roads would look better and be far safer. Surely the roadside hedges are such a small proportion that mashing a few nests shouldn't have too much of an impact considering the number of cats etc coming from peoples homes.
Where are all these council owned hedges? There’s plenty of farmers not cutting road side hedges round here.