For years we have been seeking the contractually agreed rates for repairs between Highways England (HE) and Kier Highways. The[…]
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Category: DCP Rates
The secret / hidden charge rates associated with DCP (Damage to Crown Property) that, post 11/2017, Highways England state do not exist for ASC – Asset Support Contracts
Highways England’s Court Fiasco
HE forces insurers to go to Court to challenge ‘reasonable’ rates, then ignores the guidance subsequently provided by the Court?[…]
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Court finds Kier Highways Overcharged Third Party Insurers for Damage to Crown Property (DCP) Claims in the Name of Highways England
Highways England’s own expert agrees ‘sums claimed are too high’! The test-case hearing, initiated by the Authority (claiming against insurers)[…]
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Pain Gain Share “oh yes there is’ … ‘oh no there isn’t”
A ‘pain/gain share’ contract involves a risk and reward compensation regime; the parties (Highways England and their contractor) share in[…]
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Highways England Habitually Withholding Information
‘Standing up to the bully in the playground’ (the late Robin Reames): Highways Extortion; a Public Authority scamming those they[…]
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A Pig with Lipstick*
Drivers, Fleet, Hauliers or their Insurers to Pay 3 Times More for Repairs ‘Highways England appoints single law firm to[…]
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Altered Images
This post is unrelated to an early 1980’s Scottish new wave/post-punk band, fronted by singer Clare Grogan. When a Highways[…]
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State enabled exaggeration and fraud on an industrial scale
1983 … in Superman III, Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) receives his first payslip for $143.80. A colleague comments his salary[…]
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Kier’s Time Travelling Crash Cushion
Doctor What? … the paperwork it seems … Kier Highways Ltd develops a crash cushion able to be in two[…]
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Kier Operative Rates – Northamptonshire County Council Bargains!
Are you: Want to pay as little as £11.63 / hour for a Kier operative? Tired of paying over £65[…]
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