Pet Hates........or FFS

[Pieoftheday]

Did you not get a letter sent out to you, James, advising you of the forthcoming works? We did, and so were prepared for it.

Why not take a hammer to the junction box, in the wee small hours, and blame it on vandals?

Then when they come back out to fix it, you can ask them 'nicely' to put it somewhere else.....

Marco.

No communication at all Marco. I've seen other people online trying to get these boxes moved and these were 3 times bigger. it seems Virgin just ignore them

[Marco]

could see it getting caught by the local builders merchant truck the guy around here has hit a lamp post

Indeed... In situations such as this, one needs to apply some lateral thinking

Marco.

[Marco]

No communication at all Marco. I've seen other people online trying to get these boxes moved and these were 3 times bigger. it seems Virgin just ignore them

I think you should look into their contractual obligations, in that respect, and find out what Virgin are legally obligated to do, in terms of advising local residents of forthcoming works, especially when things such as large junction boxes are encroaching on your property. Google for it and see what you find.

If it's obvious that they've been negligent in some way, then you may be able to force them to move it. Fight for what's right. Don't just give up and allow the technology bandwagon to simply steamroll over you!

Marco.

[Pieoftheday]

I think you should look into their contractual obligations, in that respect, and find out what Virgin are legally obligated to do, in terms of advising local residents of forthcoming works, especially when things such as large junction boxes are encroaching on your property. Google for it and see what you find.

If it's obvious that they've been negligent in some way, then you may be able to force them to move it. Fight for what's right. Don't just give up and allow the technology bandwagon to simply steamroll over you!

Marco.

Jus got a number from one of their work barriers, this number is no longer in use!!!! Got another number,oh no you should have pressed 1 at the start said the chap,dialled again and pressed 1, our call handlers are busy, cue shite music,I gave it 5 and hung up, what a crap company

[Pieoftheday]

Unbelievable!! Managed to fire off an email to their expansion team, 30 seconds later I got an email to see if I wanted to buy wine from them FFS!!

[mightymonoped]

May be worth trying a complaint via Twitter to @virginmedia? Companies are getting much more sensitive to this as it's a very public forum which reflects badly on their reputation and brand.

[Pieoftheday]

May be worth trying a complaint via Twitter to @virginmedia? Companies are getting much more sensitive to this as it's a very public forum which reflects badly on their reputation and brand.

It's a good point,i closed my Twitter,Facebook etc account s ages ago though. Looking forward to a response from their expansion team

[guy]

last post here may be of interest/use:

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...n/td-p/3573225

claims they do get local authority approval!

[walpurgis]

last post here may be of interest/use:

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...n/td-p/3573225

claims they do get local authority approval!

Only in so far as the broad terms of the streetworks license that statutory undertakers must have. It's not necessarily specific about everything.

[guy]

Only in so far as the broad terms of the streetworks license that statutory undertakers must have. It's not necessarily specific about everything.

Perhaps my interpretation of this phrase is too literal then:

"The cabinets are installed only when they have been approved by the Local Authority and we do give them full dimensions for them to consider......"