Two neighbours have refused me access to maintain shared drain. I sent them a notification that I wanted to insert a camera and maybe lift some manhole covers but they refused, one phoned the drainage company and told them not to do it.
We have rainwater getting into our sewage pipe and flushing the septic tank into a farmer's field whenever it rains, which is illegal with a £30,000 fine and 6 months prison!
All the properties deeds say something like "successors in title to the property hereby conveyed and the adjoining property of the Vendors will jointly maintain all pipes cables and other services the use of which is common between the said properties and will share equally as between such properties the cost of such maintenance repair and renewal of such pipes cables and services and the right to enter upon each others property for the purpose of carrying out repairs to such pipes cables and other services upon giving reasonable notice (except in the case of an emergency when immediate entry will be permitted) making good any damage occasioned by such entry"