Specified depth for a DNO service cable is 450mm to the top of the cable, bedded in graded material (no sharp or large stones, bricks, etc. If it is DNO they will install marker tape or duct as both carry the DNO name.
If you are working with the DNO they should have specified all of this in their paperwork, if you haven't yet talked to them do so now before you do anything else.
Talk to the DNO about exactly where they will put the joint box connecting "your" cable to the cable in the street as this may affect the price they have to charge you depending on the work required.
My original plan was for the joint to be under my driveway but the DNO surveyor suggested it would save me a " few pennies" if it was located under the grass verge. This meant my trench had to be a couple of metres longer but the DNO's final invoice was less than half the price it would have been had the joint been under the driveway. Re-instatment of the ground was much cheaper and no "traffic" management was needed.
Hi, thanks, yes I have done the same, planned to dig out the drive but it would mean digging up the road, I'm also digging accross the garden as it will be jointed on the pavement saving lots of money. Thanks again
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