Northeastfarmer
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Get a land agent to send them an invoice for your time…..why should you have extra unpaid work because of their negligence
Are there any conditions on the access rights? Can you have a gate there and how easy is it to open? Is it the one hinge, fall over variety that you have to drag out of the way.Mine but they do have a right of access.
The above, also chain and lock the gate. Waste of time billing them as won’t get paid without a purchase order.Speak and write to someone senior before locking the gates to ensure they know the issues. With the potential for a serious accident then I think they will take action. My experience with some sub-contractors is that they will take every short--cut once the supervisor is out of sight so they need to have an obvious sanction. One company deducted £500 for any minor H&S breach such as taking a hi-vis jacket off to keep them on their toes
As I said up thread, I assume there isn't anything in the access agreement saying you can't have a gate?The gate in question , sewage works 100 metres from gate.
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With a sewage works built 100m down a track into farmland surely there is some sort of formal access agreement. It would be worth having a good look at that first to see what rights both parties have.The gate in question , sewage works 100 metres from gate.
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Bike chain on the gate and a notice - “phone me for the code”Yorkshire water gain access to a sewage works through my land every 2 months they send a tanker to pump sewage and take it away for treatment. Twice now..... twice..... they have left the gate open and let my cattle out onto the road 25 cows and 25 calves and a bull, was the first time (June last year) when the driver actually lifted the gate of its crooks and laid it on the grass verge ,and just left it. Today it was only 4 cows and a couple of calves that made it out onto the road and a farming neighbour rang me and we got them back in.
I had a real go at them the first time but it seems like they have not learnt How would you take this forward? I do not want it to happen again.
We are dealing with Limousin cattle here so I definatly want a gate If cattle grid all and sundry would just drive in for picnics.My gut feel is put a cattle grid in. One less gate to have to open off a busy road would be a good thing in my view. You can still put a steel barrier gate across the track on the otherside of the grid to stop unauthorised access.
In post 5 you say they have access, what's the agreement say?We are dealing with Limousin cattle here so I definatly want a gate If cattle grid all and sundry would just drive in for picnics.
Will have to dig out the deeds, we bought the land 2000 and put up the corral to aid catching/ transporting cattle back to the steading . The sewage works have been there as long as I can remember .In post 5 you say they have access, what's the agreement say?
It looks like a well formed track, who owns it, maintains it, is it classed as a road etc?
For the third time, are you allowed a gate? If it's unrestricted access it might explain why they are not shutting it and why Yorkshire water don't have signs on it.
Not taking sides, it does sound like they are in the wrong but I think a bit more information would be handy, in case there's something you're not mentioning.