A bit council (Vol 6)
Discussion
Spare tyre said:
That cretin makes my urine boil! Everything that’s wrong with Britain.
Richtea1970 said:
Spare tyre said:
That cretin makes my urine boil! Everything that’s wrong with Britain.
paulw123 said:
Putting little black ramps on the kerb outside your house because you're too tight to apply/pay for a dropped kerb - council.
Drive this road in Shaftesbury on a regular basis, one dropped kerb and everyone else uses it! I have even witnessed a woman in a soft roader attempting to reverse down the footpath to park where the blue X is while school kids are walking up it.nuyorican said:
Christ. Councils really do have money to burn don’t they. So this is what our astronomical bills get spent on. Is there any practical reason for doing this apart from petty vindictiveness.
I imagine they were given the option to pay the fee for a dropped kerb but refused. Given the impact on the property price people can be remarkably shortsighted.hidetheelephants said:
nuyorican said:
Christ. Councils really do have money to burn don’t they. So this is what our astronomical bills get spent on. Is there any practical reason for doing this apart from petty vindictiveness.
I imagine they were given the option to pay the fee for a dropped kerb but refused. Given the impact on the property price people can be remarkably shortsighted.On the lack of dropped kerb side of things... I pass this one quite regularly.
Apparently they applied for a dropped kerb a number of years ago but it was rejected. So they built the drive and applied for retrospective planning permission. Which was rejected. There is a gouge in the grass where they accessed the drive a few times over the last winter, but the drive tends to be empty.
Apparently they applied for a dropped kerb a number of years ago but it was rejected. So they built the drive and applied for retrospective planning permission. Which was rejected. There is a gouge in the grass where they accessed the drive a few times over the last winter, but the drive tends to be empty.
nuyorican said:
Christ. Councils really do have money to burn don’t they. So this is what our astronomical bills get spent on. Is there any practical reason for doing this apart from petty vindictiveness.
No I think the council are bang on! Why should a property owner be able to essentially steal a parking space without going through due process and, yes, paying whatever the fee is that everyone else who wishes to do so has to pay? It’s selfish tw@tishness of the highest order IMHO; sod em!Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff