About 5 years ago I asked for a drop kerb and was told £1000 subject to survey. We have motorcycles parked in the front garden with ground anchors for security. Obviously these have to be illegally ridden across the pavement. There was no expectation of parking a car, there is barely adequate depth.Eventually someone turned up unseen and sprayed marks on the kerb and pavement. Didn't hear any more, but since it was so much money I was in no hurry, I assumed it was Ealing glacial bureaucracy. A few months later LBE turned up and generously planted a tree slap in the middle of the markings. I am still waiting to hear about my drop kerb application.If you've ever watched a drop kerb being constructed, there are no new materials involved except a bag of sand. The drop is fashioned by lifting the kerbstone and adjacent flags. They are cut as necessary, the "drop" dug out, and the kerb and flags reset on a sand bed. For a couple of guys with a 9" angle grinder, a shovel and a mallet it's a 3hr job. The dug-out waste, maybe half a yard of soil, has to be removed. £1000 is "Rogue Traders" territory. But anyway, I'm sure LBE would want another £2000 to move the tree they planted, so I'll just carry on breaking the law.
Tony Sleep ● 4961d