Trees and phone cable

[Dave W]

Local church need a small tree coming down and I seem to have won the contract.
Tree has got a phone line running through it. It's easy enough to dismantle it. Just wondered if it was worth contacting bt. Would they see it as their problem? Cable is pulled out of line a fair way

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

How ££much did you tender? What were there terms and conditions of the tender? We’re you a choir boy there at any point and have an itch to scratch??

 

[Steevo]

Snip the cable......leave it a week....then use the fortunate opportunity of a rubbed through wire to fell the tree!

or....

BT can sometimes be very helpful if you get the right person. Other times less so. It’s the chance you take.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Supprised Bt haven't cut the tree back years ago ,,they were round here just before lockdown cutting everything back that was close to a cable ,,a few folks not happy when they found a bloke in their gardens savaging anything that was higher than 10ft

 

[grainboy]

Around here they will come free of charge, remove, and put back on job completion.
if you damage it, you pay !!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

been having problems with phone/broadband for years here every time we report it we mention the cables rubbing on trees but still they haven't done anything about the trees and you can see the line is pushed quite a bit by the branches

 

[mixed breed]

I keep a few of these for such occasions, it may be easier to disconnect it first, just photograph what's inside the box nip it and reconnect after.

Saying that I did a cherry tree out side my brothers house last year, dropped it, top-down out of man basket on load all. The cable was well snarled up in it, I wanted to disconnect it first but father "didn't have time for that" supprisingly its stronger than I thought and we dropped it without any damage.

 

[Paddington]

We had a telegraph post outside the house replaced by BT subbies (not Openreach) they spent ages threading the cables through several tree branches.

 

[Barleymow]

Bt removed a cable so we could fell a tree a few years ago ,pity we hadn't noticed the green electric wire in it too .we did when it hit the ground electric board soon replaced that

 

[Muddyroads]

BT don’t want to know around here. 10 years ago they quoted me £110 call out fee and £110/ hour to drop wires and replace against an overgrown hedge so I could cut it back. When I asked what the charge would be if the wind brought the cable down, they said they’d put it right for free.

 

[Exfarmer]

Supprised Bt haven't cut the tree back years ago ,,they were round here just before lockdown cutting everything back that was close to a cable ,,a few folks not happy when they found a bloke in their gardens savaging anything that was higher than 10ft

Nearby hedge has been half demolished and the locals been up in arms as some half grown trees are now looking raggedy stumps etc. They all think some developer is involved and should be lynched.
If only they were sharp enough to cast their eyes up and see it was planted under 33,000v cables ?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Nearby hedge has been half demolished and the locals been up in arms as some half grown trees are now looking raggedy stumps etc. They all think some developer is involved and should be lynched.
If only they were sharp enough to cast their eyes up and see it was planted under 33,000 cables ?

Jeez that would make their hair stand up if they caught them

 

[mx110]

We had a telegraph post outside the house replaced by BT subbies (not Openreach) they spent ages threading the cables through several tree branches.

house up rd from me few years ago bt refused to connect wire back up until trees had been trimmed back

 

[Treecreeper]

Our land line and internet 'went down' back in the winter, turned out to be a rubbed line between our private access lane and property.Bt said it was my tree that caused the problem so we're going to charge me the standard £129.00 for repairs as it was not their fault. This prompted me to make a counter claim for backdated wayleave for a large number of poles going on to other properties. Which reminds me I've not heard back about that yet!.

 

[Steevo]

Our land line and internet 'went down' back in the winter, turned out to be a rubbed line between our private access lane and property.Bt said it was my tree that caused the problem so we're going to charge me the standard £129.00 for repairs as it was not their fault. This prompted me to make a counter claim for backdated wayleave for a large number of poles going on to other properties. Which reminds me I've not heard back about that yet!.

With a name like Treecreeper I'm not sure you had a leg to stand on.

 

[roscoe erf]

is it a branch line ..............

 

[Steevo]

Where's that "groan" emoji on the like button we've been asking for.....

 

[Treecreeper]

is it a branch line ..............

Just twigged that one.

 

[roscoe erf]

Where's that "groan" emoji on the like button we've been asking for.....

Just twigged that one.

 

[Steevo]

is it a branch line ..............

I'm sure if they check the logs they'll be able to tell.

Perhaps not though - doing the paperwork seems to go against the grain!