Bureaucracy gone mad, sent my guys out to do a maintenance job on a local shop in out in two hours. Perspex panels x 2 and 12 6 ft tubes what could go wrong. Well we invested in a boss tower a few years back and often use it on thease types of jobs in stead of ladders, we all have our pasma training in place and it is a great safe way to do jobs like this. Today just as the tower was in place a member of the council approched us and insisted we stopped working as we didnt have a licence for our scaffolding. We use a snap up instead of a ladder we are in and out in a few hours we are taking up no more space than ladders. 100 fee and 100 deposit in case we damage the street furniture. I agree fixed perminant scaffolding errected to re roof a building that may be in place for a few weeks would fall into this licencing requirement but we are changing a few flouresent lamps... I find myself doing more of this type of work early in the morning, late in the evening, or on a weekend! I've been asked a number of times 'have you received permission to block the pavement and divert the public onto the highway", I have a few ex service barriers which I corrall people around with - if need be, I've so far just said yes, my boss dealt