This post is unrelated to an early 1980’s Scottish new wave/post-punk band, fronted by singer Clare Grogan. When a Highways England contractor repairs damage, for example to a barrier, usually…

A contractor having had their knuckles wrapped for adding a 10% ‘admin’ fee to claims (HHJ Godsmark – para 40): The additional 10% Administration Charge is not a reasonable addition…

It appears the Green Claims department at Highways England is not managed and struggling.   The ‘Green Claims’ team handle those claims the Authority makes against drivers who cause damage to…

Seemingly unable to find a single schedule of Damage to Crown Property (DCP) rates in 2018 for any of their Asset Support Contracts (since 2012), in 2019, Highways England compiled…

21/11/2016, Highways England’s CEO, Jim O’Sullivan, wrote to us: ‘I also want to ensure that drivers only pay appropriately for the damage they do to Crown property. I’m sure the…

In some Highways England Areas, if the repair cost following Damage to Crown Property (DCP) is: over £10,000, Highways England is billed by Kier and it is the Authority who…

3 years ago … November 2016, Jim O’Sullivan Highways England’s CEO: ‘Thanks for your note. I also want to ensure that drivers only pay appropriately for the damage they do…

It is troubling to have someone deem a FoIA request ‘vexatious’ but this is the approach Highways England adopted when I sought Damage to Crown Property (DCP) rates in 2017. …

Rates that were the subject of ‘a lot of effort’ by the Authority in late 2016 and in respect of which we wrote in 2017, are finally (2019) being considered…

2012 to 2019 BBMM Area 10 claims saw the contractor use CECA rates when billing Third Parties (drivers, fleets, hauliers & insurers) on claims under £10,000 but ‘mates rates’ (far…