Sewage Woe part the Second

At this point I rang the Water Board again and they said that we were responsible for the pipe right up to the main drain (again). Rang the Insurance Company - "Read the small print - only responsible up to the edge of the property". Now rapidly losing temper. Neighbour whinging on as if it was my fault ! We then get a formal letter from - guess who ? The Water Board - "It has come to our attention that the sewage outlet pipe from your property is damaged - Under law it is your responsibility to maintain it - It will require replacement as you have not got the correct standard of pipe fitted (tried to explain that the pipe WAS the standard when the house was built - to no avail!) Also as it will require digging up the road only the specialist contractors the Board has certified can carry out the repair. Please contact "Nabitt and Scewt" our authorised contractors ! - Heavy sighs - they send out survey team and cost will be near enough 5 grand !
Spoke to neighbours and they will pay half - Was trying to borrow our half when Mother in Law (God Bless her) came up with the necessary. Eventually team arrive - work one day - leave "Things" sticking up out of the trap and one empty tea mug ? - Several days pass - Ring the company "Oy where's me repair man? Sorry - he was taken off to hospital and won't be back for some time. Only got one team then says I - "Yes" says they - Will get a team from another area when we can - upshot being it was some days (and the trap was filling up again!) before the new lot arrived - was at work so did not see the results at the time. Came home - large new patch of tarmac in road - trap re-fitted and all right with the world . Since then the Company have sent us back a cheque for thirty some odd quid as we over paid !! - The lorries have continued to queue up down the road - and I have now noticed "Dyno rod" type vans further down the road - so I think there is more to come - Today I notice the road repairers are down the street and putting new tarmac down - and guess what ? the patch put in by the drain people has been "chalked " for repair already !
God Help us
Mog