But it s important to realise the potential problems.
Owners think they re doing a tidy up job for the local council at the same time.
But it s important to realise the potential problems there could be for stock and their owners under current law if things go wrong. Stock grazing the road verge held by an electric fence are generally used to traffic. But they can break out on to the road where the fence has shorted out, or where the electric wire has been pushed over by vehicles or stock. The law is very clear - the person in charge of the stock is responsible for them and any damage they may create to vehicles, people or to the road or the verge. Motorists should also remember that if the person in charge of the animals has taken 'reasonable steps' to protect them from the traffic, and motorists ignore these and hit a beast, then insurance companies generally won't honour any claims by the motorists.