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Power cut affecting Longfield and nearby areas

DA3 7QA, DA3 7PE, DA3 7QD, DA3 7QR, DA3 7QP and 3 more postcodes

UK Power Networks Looking after the electricity network in this area.

Started

24 Oct, 20:41

Customers affected

~59 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 25 Oct, 11:03

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

We were investigating an overhead electricity line fault which caused a power cut in the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

DA3 7QA, DA3 7PE, DA3 7QD, DA3 7QR, DA3 7QP, DA3 7QT, DA3 7QE, DA3 7

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Latest updates

  • 25 Oct, 00:34

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV OH Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 16:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 01:44

    Power cut reported

    We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers have attended the fault, and have made an emergency repair to restore power to as many premises as possible. It is our intention to return to make a permanent repair as soon as we can. I'm sorry, but we can't give you a time for this at present. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 08:24

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV OH Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 16:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 11:10

    Power restored

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV OH Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 25-OCT-2026 16:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 11:30

    Power restored

    We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers have attended the fault, and have made an emergency repair to restore power to as many premises as possible. It is our intention to return to make a permanent repair as soon as we can. I'm sorry, but we can't give you a time for this at present. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 25 Oct, 13:31

    Power restored

    We have repaired the problem with the electricity supply in your area. There may still be some tidying up to do, and any details have been passed to our Maintenance department, who will attend to it as soon as possible. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

This power cut may be eligible for compensation. It ran 12 hours or more with 59 customers still affected at that point, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards scheme. See how to make a compensation claim.

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