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The Exile
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Sounds a lot like Network Rail's problem to me.
Calling tree fellers ! Update.
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The tree leans over the railway at about 60 degrees with very wide branches, by the time they sort all that, the tree is pretty much gone. They have said they are taking whole tree down.
Wilfy
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Tell them to stick it up their arse.
REDM1ST
Midfield
Market Where?
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Have they put that in writing? If so get straight onto the media
PinzaC55
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Sounds reasonable
I'd say that those branches are not on her property and therefore not her problem. Tell network rail they can cut owt they want to that overhangs, and tell them they can fuck off if they think she's paying for owt too.
The only thing is she wants tree down
because she was in garden when a large branch dropped down into another neighbours, she is scared of tree now. Branches have dropped on to railway lines before and network rail cleared them without cost to her. (makes you think they feel responsible for tree).
The tree is on boundary of network rail land and her land, she reckons over the years they have moved a fence to make it appear to be on her land . She doesn't dispute ownership, she just feels that the cost is too high.
It sounds as if it's a scam.
Network Rail would never ask for that.
We live next to a depot and their team are always chopping/pruning, and they have all the special gear, including track/cranes to do it easily.
It really sounds like she's been approached by some travelling chancers who stick a hi-viz vest on and knock on old ladies' doors.
Did she get a letter, or was she 'approached'?
Verbal so far as they don't know how they are going to do the job as so tall and wide and rotten. I'm kind of hoping it is a scam by the men who visited her today and network rail will put the final cost lower? I will tell her to put the written quote to the local paper? national press?
Market Where?
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Well if you think it might be a scam contact network rail first.
No , sadly they aren't chancers (?) as when branches came down before she was advised to contact network rail, which she did. They wrote to her and said they are taking the tree down and she has to pay. She'd likely stump (no pun
) up a couple of grand to get rid of it, but £50,000!
dom
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They probably cleared them to prevent an accident!
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I'm absolutely certain it's a scam, pro tree surgeons would do it for a couple of grand if it's huge.
Who exactly has quoted the cost of building a small house to do this?
I'm absolutely certain it's a scam, pro tree surgeons would do it for a couple of grand if it's huge.
No , sadly they aren't chancers (?) as when branches came down before she was advised to contact network rail, which she did. They wrote to her and said they are taking the tree down and she has to pay. She'd likely stump (no pun
Who exactly has quoted the cost of building a small house to do this?
Wilfy
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Press and MP in all seriousness.
The men were expected, to look at tree, to plan on its removal. But maybe they were just chancing asking for money first, ? I don't know.
Anyway she will wait the written quote.
REDM1ST
Midfield
Well of course, but they never billed anybody.
Verbal estimate by guy representing network rail today, written quote to follow.
dom
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maybe once or twice wasn’t too much of a problem?
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