A few years ago the builder building an outbuilding in the garden cut the railway fence so he could squeeze behind. I was annoyed at the time, but as the cutting we back onto is 8ft deep in brambles and inaccessible, and the building is there, I wasn't worried about access or anything and didn't report it. I don't think I even said to him he shouldn't have done it. This was about 4 years ago.
But now workmen have come cutting a path along the railway side of the fence. I'm terrified I'm going to be prosecuted for criminal damage or something. I can afford a fine and would pay happily for this stress to go away, but I'm petrified of having a criminal record. Does anyone know what the outcome could be?
I've been googling but all I can find is about trespass on the railway.
I kept meaning to go tie it up at least with some cable ties, but it's really hard to squeeze back there so I never got around to it. I realise that wouldn't count as a repair, but might not have been so noticeable.