What can my friend do about a Land Rover parking outside her house, actually it parks outside 2 houses right on the corner. She is disabled so needs to get her car close to the door and every house in the street has two cars except her.
The problem is this land rover parks there early and leaves early so if she is out in the day her space is taken before she gets home. Parking is difficult in our village and the two public car parks do not allow any vehicles over 1525kg
The first idea was to have a word and explain her predicament to which she was told to get stuffed, its a public road. The second thing was to apply for a reserved parking place painting on the road. However these are not enforceable, they are only there for courteous drivers to obey.
I have wondered about a letter explaining that he is parking illegally without lights, however this would result in him either leaving the lights on or getting annoyed. I am not a grass and would prefer not to report him for this, or for her to do so.
The bloody thing is a nuisance though, it has a winch on the front and a fixed heavy pin drawbar on the back. It makes parking a pain and the winch would destroy her car if she touched it.
I would think your County Council would have an access officer who could look into your Friends parking problem Malc. The highways department in this County are quite helpful concerning Disabled peoples needs.
The good thing about landrovers is that they have plenty of attachment points for chains, if you were so inclined to turn up with a tractor unit
Hot wire the winch, especially if there’s a sturdy tree nearby.
Remove the valve inserts, and post em back to the owner.
Fifth wheel/cv grease under the door handles.
I’ve recently had a similar problem with bloody community nurses parking across the drive despite politely asking them several times not to, solved when they saw me start to attach a ratchet strap to their car.
Wheel Nut:
The bloody thing is a nuisance though, it has a winch on the front and a fixed heavy pin drawbar on the back. It makes parking a pain and the winch would destroy her car if she touched it.
FFS what speed is she parking at! Just because the winch is made to survive. Are you saying her parking skills use contact to confirm there is another vehicle there? As for the drawbar pin at the back are you sure its not just a Dixon bate hitch or something? I take its a Defender 110 or something? You do know you can get articulated landrovers now as well?
Go for the disabled space markings, even as a voluntary thing its a good idea to start with.
Wheel Nut:
The second thing was to apply for a reserved parking place painting on the road. However these are not enforceable, they are only there for courteous drivers to obey.
I think you’ll find that it is illegal to park in an on-street disabled parking space unless you are disabled (although other disabled people would be allowed to park in it)
It is an offence to park a vehicle which is not displaying a badge in an on-street Blue Badge parking bay. If you see this, you should report it to a traffic warden or parking enforcement officer, the local police or the local council.
Police officers, traffic wardens, local authority parking attendants and civil enforcement officers have the right to inspect Blue Badges.
It is an offence to refuse or fail to produce a badge for inspection, without reasonable excuse. This offence carries a maximum fine of £1,000.
Wheel Nut:
We are liking this, anyone want to buy a winch?
No need for that Malc.Get the bay sorted,it is enforcable.
Disabled Parking Spaces outside applicants’ homes by Traffic Regulation Order (TRO). This, in effect, reserves part of the public highway for the specific use of an individual who is disabled.
On-street parking
The provision of disabled parking bays is the responsibility of the local authority. All local authorities produce local transport plans (LTPs) that have to conform to the guidance published by the Department for Transport. In the past this has required local authorities to take account of the transport needs of “older people and people with mobility difficulties”;32 there is now a specific duty to “have regard to the needs of disabled people”.
In terms of enforcement of disabled persons’ parking bays, there are a wide variety of powers available to local authorities under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to tackle abuse and misuse on-street. For example it is an offence to park a vehicle which is not displaying a badge in a designated disabled persons’ parking bay.
My father-in-law has just had the same problem…bloody selfish neighbours!
Has your friend got room to park a car off road, in front of the house? If yes, drop the kerbs, chuck some gravel down on the garden and get a ‘Keep clear. Disabled access’ sign put up.
Thats what we did for father-in-law, end of problem…
Piston broke:
My father-in-law has just had the same problem…bloody selfish neighbours!
Has your friend got room to park a car off road, in front of the house? If yes, drop the kerbs, chuck some gravel down on the garden and get a ‘Keep clear. Disabled access’ sign put up.
Thats what we did for father-in-law, end of problem…
Hope you get it sorted for her
Sorry no drive, or waste ground, tonight she parked up at home and got a lift back here, defeats the object of paying for a car though.
And be glad it has a winch bumper and towing equipment, at least when she hits it she won’t need to repair it - unlike most other vehicles on the road in which a scratch on the bumper will cost you £300+
Assuming of course she would report having driven in to a parked vehicle.
And be glad it has a winch bumper and towing equipment, at least when she hits it she won’t need to repair it - unlike most other vehicles on the road in which a scratch on the bumper will cost you £300+
Assuming of course she would report having driven in to a parked vehicle.
It is illegally parked without lights, anything is over 1525kg, (But only at night)
The difference between what brand of vehicle it is is the size and the narrow residential street.
It doesn’t bother me either but a friend asked if she could do anything without getting anyone into trouble. If you lived closer I would ask him to park it across your entrance
Probably worth re-visiting your understanding of The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 s.24 paragraph 7.
The 1525kg restriction applies only to goods vehicles, which that Land Rover probably isn’t (it might be - but that still doesn’t render your post correct).
Passenger vehicles have no such restriction.
If its actually causing an obstruction then fair enough but all I’m reading here is you don’t like Land Rovers and their heavy bumpers which your friend can’t bounce off while she drives badly.
Ian G:
Probably worth re-visiting your understanding of The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 s.24 paragraph 7.
The 1525kg restriction applies only to goods vehicles, which that Land Rover probably isn’t (it might be - but that still doesn’t render your post correct).
Passenger vehicles have no such restriction.
If its actually causing an obstruction then fair enough but all I’m reading here is you don’t like Land Rovers and their heavy bumpers which your friend can’t bounce off while she drives badly.
Not sure it is a passenger vehicle either, it is a LR pick up truck with a drawbar or winch protruding at each end. Lets hope you don’t need a blue badge one day, or you need a fire engine up your street. We already have a parking problem round here as every home seems to need two cars, it may be their right, but is it RIGHT?
2 up - 2 down houses without drives are great for one vehicle.
Anyway, don’t you worry yourself about it, we will contact the county council for a dedicated parking bay with a dropped kerb for the wheelchair
