ᐅ The road maintenance authority charges €5,000 for a temporary driveway crossing.
Created on: 1 Mar 2013 23:12
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blubblHello,
I’m new here and hoping someone can give me advice on a current issue.
Brief description of the situation:
We have an end-of-terrace house (facing the street) in Hamburg. In spring, we want to redesign our garden and need several deliveries of bulk materials (topsoil, recycled concrete, gravel, etc.). The street is separated from our property by a sidewalk about 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide. There is no lowered curb (although the curb is very low, about 5–7 cm (2–3 inches)) and no parking bays. The sidewalk is around 50 years old and paved with old gray slabs and some loose coarse asphalt.
The suppliers informed us that we need permission from the road maintenance authority to drive over the sidewalk, in case of possible damage. Our gardener (a friend) said it’s common either to pay a fee of around 600 € for this permit, or alternatively, a security deposit of about 2,500 € which the authority can use for repairs if damage occurs.
Today, the road maintenance officer came on site and said a temporary driveway would be required (the sidewalk would be removed, asphalt placed so that the curb is no longer an obstacle, and then after the work the driveway would be removed and the sidewalk restored). So far, so good.
BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO COST 5,000 €!!!
In other words, we should pay 5,000 € without even having caused any damage!
We’re quite shocked. Wouldn’t it make more sense to resolve this with a security deposit instead? After all, we are just a private household and have saved carefully for the house and new garden. 5,000 € seems really excessive. Recently, we already paid 500 € to the city office to build a small garden shed under a tree (which could be at risk, according to the environmental office). I already found that quite steep, although I’m a real nature lover. Others just buy a garden shed for 500 €.
Well, the shed situation doesn’t really matter here, I just wanted to mention that it’s not that we are avoiding all fees. But 5,000 €?
Now the question: Does anyone have any advice for us? Who can we contact, or does anyone know similar cases in Hamburg?
Many thanks in advance for your replies!
I’m new here and hoping someone can give me advice on a current issue.
Brief description of the situation:
We have an end-of-terrace house (facing the street) in Hamburg. In spring, we want to redesign our garden and need several deliveries of bulk materials (topsoil, recycled concrete, gravel, etc.). The street is separated from our property by a sidewalk about 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide. There is no lowered curb (although the curb is very low, about 5–7 cm (2–3 inches)) and no parking bays. The sidewalk is around 50 years old and paved with old gray slabs and some loose coarse asphalt.
The suppliers informed us that we need permission from the road maintenance authority to drive over the sidewalk, in case of possible damage. Our gardener (a friend) said it’s common either to pay a fee of around 600 € for this permit, or alternatively, a security deposit of about 2,500 € which the authority can use for repairs if damage occurs.
Today, the road maintenance officer came on site and said a temporary driveway would be required (the sidewalk would be removed, asphalt placed so that the curb is no longer an obstacle, and then after the work the driveway would be removed and the sidewalk restored). So far, so good.
BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO COST 5,000 €!!!
In other words, we should pay 5,000 € without even having caused any damage!
We’re quite shocked. Wouldn’t it make more sense to resolve this with a security deposit instead? After all, we are just a private household and have saved carefully for the house and new garden. 5,000 € seems really excessive. Recently, we already paid 500 € to the city office to build a small garden shed under a tree (which could be at risk, according to the environmental office). I already found that quite steep, although I’m a real nature lover. Others just buy a garden shed for 500 €.
Well, the shed situation doesn’t really matter here, I just wanted to mention that it’s not that we are avoiding all fees. But 5,000 €?
Now the question: Does anyone have any advice for us? Who can we contact, or does anyone know similar cases in Hamburg?
Many thanks in advance for your replies!
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o0Julia0o6 Aug 2013 13:55A crane delivery should cost less than 300€
Isn’t it possible to deliver the bulk material using a concrete mixer truck? It could park on the street and, with its adjustable, “semi-circular chute” at the outlet, probably reach about 2.5 meters (8 feet) away. Of course, this depends on the consistency or “flowability” of the bulk material: it works better with fine gravel than with topsoil.
Just on principle, I’d be tempted to come up with such clever solutions and give the path maintenance worker a bit of a surprise.
Just on principle, I’d be tempted to come up with such clever solutions and give the path maintenance worker a bit of a surprise.
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MarinaBain7 Aug 2013 14:38klblb schrieb:
Isn’t it possible to deliver the bulk material with a cement mixer truck? It can park on the street and with its adjustable, “semi-circular chute” at the outlet, it can probably reach about 2.5m (8 feet) over. Of course, this depends on the consistency or “flowability” of the bulk material: fine gravel works better than topsoil.
Just on principle, I’d be tempted to come up with such clever solutions and give the road maintenance worker a hard time. Oh yes, I’d also like to give them a hard time, because this is just an outrageous cheek.
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