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Old 17-09-2021, 14:01   #46
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Re: Cabinet identification



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I know this is super old, but after many years, I've been "cajoled" by the wife and one of the neighbors into looking into this again.....

Here's a picture of the cabinet - it has been open like this and an eyesore for everyone for over a decade (well, since before I moved in anyway!).

I now have kids, so am more worried about the safety (or lack thereof!) of it.

Anyone have any ideas of who I should approach/contact about it?

VM say it's not thiers. OpenReach (who are continually in my street doing something, they are right now, about 20m from this box) say it's nothing to do with them.

Any help/thought/input would be very much appreciated!

kind regards

Jim

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Old 17-09-2021, 19:11   #47
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Re: Cabinet identification

Go out there at 3am . . disconnect 2 cables . . see who turns up

If nobody appears after a week, tell the local scrap man it's his
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Old 17-09-2021, 19:12   #48
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Re: Cabinet identification

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https://photos.app.goo.gl/oZXw5REDWXXc5MY16


I know this is super old, but after many years, I've been "cajoled" by the wife and one of the neighbors into looking into this again.....

Here's a picture of the cabinet - it has been open like this and an eyesore for everyone for over a decade (well, since before I moved in anyway!).

I now have kids, so am more worried about the safety (or lack thereof!) of it.

Anyone have any ideas of who I should approach/contact about it?

VM say it's not thiers. OpenReach (who are continually in my street doing something, they are right now, about 20m from this box) say it's nothing to do with them.

Any help/thought/input would be very much appreciated!

kind regards

Jim
You could try reporting it to your local council as dangerous street furniture.
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Old 17-09-2021, 19:48   #49
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Re: Cabinet identification

thanks all.

Prior to posting today, I actually did just that! (I didn't expect a response from the Council today, let alone how things have progressed!)

Finally, some action is being taken.

I logged a report with West Northants Council...

they told me to call Balfour Beatty...

after a call and some emails back and forth to them (who I must say, were VERY helpful!), Highways were contacted and so were Virgin Media (who previously denied all knowledge of this cabinet) by Balfour Beatty on my behalf.

Within an hour, Highways "made safe" the cabinet by surrounding it with those red "roadworks" gates, VM Engineer turned up about half an hour after and has apparently logged a job to get it dug out entirely.

Fingers crossed the last part actually goes ahead sometime soon.
Either way, I'm quite happy.

Thanks for your replies!
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Old 19-09-2021, 00:39   #50
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Re: Cabinet identification

Probably an old MATV system Virgin may have inherited, clearly not in use anymore, and not sure how great the record keeping was for this type of system as they were probably put in before cable tv as we know it was around
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