Charging for electric shut down

[Tonythetree]

Had a conversation with Central Networks today there new policy is to charge for shut downs anyone heard this. I told the person the tree can fall over and take the wires out I aint payin

Tony

[JimM]

Booked a shutdown today from SSE. No mention of cost at all. I think the idea is that if they charged we'd all have a go "live" to save money and risk our necks into the bargain.

[geoff]

Never heard that from the local provider before, check it out if I were you.

[mattinman1990]

Scottish power charge around £175 for a basic shutdown. We r in d&g south Scotland

 

 

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[Warren Stirling]

Got a shut down booked with uk power networks on Wednesday, no charge, just very poor customer service! And have had to notify all houses that are going down because the power company haven't yet and they've had 12 weeks to do it.

[Hodge]

I've done loads of shut downs with our local company enwl and united utility's and never had to pay, maybe things are a bit tight at the moment;)

 

 

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[codlasher]

Can't say for present policy but past policy was helpful when the company was EDF. UK Power Networks may be in confusion on this one??

 

We took down many Beech trees in the Chilterns, mainly over week-ends with the engineers co-operation. Local businesses objected to week-day shut downs as this disrupted their work so we went with WE's. Some jobs required the lines themselves to be taken down too so the man-count crept up into double figures. Jobs got done well and safely and everyone was happy. I would date this work around 2000 as looking at the current re-growth it'll need attention again but not with heavy equipment this time, just utility cutters.

codlasher.

[Tonythetree]

It must be a recent development I've been in the industry 20 years and never had to pay before:bawling: sign of the times

Tony

Edited June 15, 2013 by Tonythetree