It appears the Green Claims department at Highways England is not managed and struggling. The ‘Green Claims’ team handle those[…]
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Category: Claims
Misunderstanding Transparency
31/10/2019 Highways England reports: ‘We do not have schedules of rates for the unplanned/emergency repairs specified in those contracts’. This[…]
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Highways England Reverts to Unreasonable Rates for DCP Works
Seemingly unable to find a single schedule of Damage to Crown Property (DCP) rates in 2018 for any of their[…]
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National Audit Office (NAO) and the Half-Truth
During 2019, we raised a concern with the NAO; Highways England claimed to have no schedule of Damage to Crown[…]
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Kier Highways Under Investigation
Highways England has been investigating two Kier Smart motorway contracts under construction. The investigation is understood to have been prompted[…]
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Highways England’s ‘Effort’ to Address Costs
In 2016, Highways England’s CEO’s wrote to us: ‘I also want to ensure that drivers only pay appropriately for the[…]
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200106 NOT Vexatious (again)
06/01/2020 ICO rejects Highway England’s exemption: In 2016 the Chief Executive Officer of Highway England, Jim O’Sullivan’, wrote: ‘Thanks for[…]
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Highways England Drives Claim Costs Up
11/2019 – Highways England Drives Claim Costs Up Whilst we understand the feedback from the NSoRC is being considered, it[…]
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Kier Highways AIW’s £14.95 / hour
Leaked presentation slide evidences AIW’s are NOT paid the uplifts Kier have been charging Third Parties for years on 1,000’s[…]
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Transparency (lack of)
‘Transparency, in a business or governance context, is honesty and openness. Transparency and accountability are generally considered the two main[…]
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