Report all overhead power line hazards to Central Networks on 0800 056 8090 or go to our How to contact us page for more contacts numbers in the link shown. Stay away from fallen overhead power lines, keep children and family pets away from areas where lines may have come down.

Keep away from all overhead lines, poles, pylons, substations and construction sites where there might be live cables.

Power Line or Telephone line?

This is a commonly asked question. How do you know it's a telephone line? Look at the photographs below which will tell you which is which:

POWER
3 Phase 400 Volts Line
(Aerial Bundled Conductors).

PHONE
British Telecom communication line.

POWER
3 Phase 400 Volts Line
(Aerial Bundled Conductors).

POWER PHONE
3 Phase open wire 400 Volts Line with a British Telecom line attached beneath.

Power or Phone Line

Stay Away, Stay Alive

The real answer is, that to the untrained eye or without reference to plans it is often not possible to be sure which is electricity and which is not. The safe approach is to treat all overhead lines as dangerous and keep clear.