Private road and parking issues
Discussion
Local paper today has a woman who is outraged that she has been using a private street as commuter car park between the hours of 9-6 and someone has bumped her car. The car is new but she no money so close to xmas to afford repairs. She states people in the road need to be more careful when manoeuvring! Seems the mindset of the sub 30s generations is the world owes me a living. Seems to be a distinct lack of thought into consequences of their actions and when it all goes wrong it's everyone else's fault.
I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
Edited by surveyor_101 on Wednesday 2nd December 17:05
Swervin_Mervin said:
That might become an issue of obstructing the highway. Whether anyone would do anything about it is another matter.
Avon and Somerset can usually spare a couple of chocolate fire guard pcso's to give their ill informed two pence worth. In my experience they normally follow the path of least resistance blame the residents. That's if there not two busy sorting out southwest one or the chief who has now gone to g4s after 8 misconduct complaints. Then the PCC goes and reveals the name of witness to these complaints. I am still waiting for a answer from a complaint on something unrelated from October!surveyor_101 said:
Local paper today has a woman who is outraged that she has been using a private street as commuter car park between the hours of 9-6 and someone has bumped her car. The car is new but she no money so close to xmas to afford repairs. She states people in the road need to be more careful when manoeuvring! Seems the mindset of the sub 30s generations is the world owes me a living. Seems to be a distinct lack of thought into consequences of their actions and when it all goes wrong it's everyone else's fault.
I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
If she was legally parked then I dont blame her for being pissed off that her car was hit.I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
Edited by surveyor_101 on Wednesday 2nd December 17:05
Greendubber said:
surveyor_101 said:
Local paper today has a woman who is outraged that she has been using a private street as commuter car park between the hours of 9-6 and someone has bumped her car. The car is new but she no money so close to xmas to afford repairs. She states people in the road need to be more careful when manoeuvring! Seems the mindset of the sub 30s generations is the world owes me a living. Seems to be a distinct lack of thought into consequences of their actions and when it all goes wrong it's everyone else's fault.
I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
If she was legally parked then I dont blame her for being pissed off that her car was hit.I would never work on the basis that if I had a job in town I wouldn't use one of two park and rides which are £1.50 a day or use a car park. Indeed after leaving college had a job in town and forked out for multi storey 3/4 pounds a day when there was no park and ride, I didn't go I can afford a brand new car if I park in local residents streets and avoid paying my way on parking. 100 yards from were she parked is. £5 all day car park. But the new car seems to have murdered her budget.
Edited by surveyor_101 on Wednesday 2nd December 17:05
surveyor said:
Greendubber. Your quick to offer opinions. Is there any substance behind them?
Yes as she could have been entitled to park there. The OP moaning about her being pissed off I think is I live on a private road, anyone can park there but there seems to be an opinion that because its 'private' only residents can use it where as its just as likely anyone can.
Greendubber said:
surveyor said:
Greendubber. Your quick to offer opinions. Is there any substance behind them?
Yes as she could have been entitled to park there. The OP moaning about her being pissed off I think is I live on a private road, anyone can park there but there seems to be an opinion that because its 'private' only residents can use it where as its just as likely anyone can.
surveyor said:
No need - but if your replying to the OP with no expertise other than your experience of your personal circumstances it might be fair to make that clear.
Well I've dealt with numerous shouty people thinking they own the road they live on when people park there numerous timesat woek so I'm pretty experienced in parking issues. I also have direct personal experience of this very matter when neighbours of mine moaned about people parking in our street, they were adamant they couldnt, started leaving notes and got swiftly told to wind it in once someone actually checked the status of the road.... Which could easily be done here. Sadly people decided to ignore the land registry pack that came with their house and presume 'well its private so no one can come in' and start sticking letters on cars.
People and their private roads - funny old thing.
Down the side of my house is a private road. It's unlit, unpaved, no tarmac and is little more than a giant mud puddle on most days. I wouldn't want to drive my car down there much less walk. But my god, are the residents of the private road precious about it. I think they believe it elevates their 80's terrace to some sort of higher status.
I took the "private road" sign off my front wall for 1 day (I was rebuilding the wall, it was obvious to see that was happening) and I had three separate visits asking when the sign would be restored, and was asked by two others about it whilst I was out there working. Did the removal of the sign cause some sort of massive drop in the value of their property? Who knows.
I might have taken much longer to put the sign back than I otherwise would have.
Down the side of my house is a private road. It's unlit, unpaved, no tarmac and is little more than a giant mud puddle on most days. I wouldn't want to drive my car down there much less walk. But my god, are the residents of the private road precious about it. I think they believe it elevates their 80's terrace to some sort of higher status.
I took the "private road" sign off my front wall for 1 day (I was rebuilding the wall, it was obvious to see that was happening) and I had three separate visits asking when the sign would be restored, and was asked by two others about it whilst I was out there working. Did the removal of the sign cause some sort of massive drop in the value of their property? Who knows.
I might have taken much longer to put the sign back than I otherwise would have.
_dobbo_ said:
People and their private roads - funny old thing.
Down the side of my house is a private road. It's unlit, unpaved, no tarmac and is little more than a giant mud puddle on most days. I wouldn't want to drive my car down there much less walk. But my god, are the residents of the private road precious about it. I think they believe it elevates their 80's terrace to some sort of higher status.
I took the "private road" sign off my front wall for 1 day (I was rebuilding the wall, it was obvious to see that was happening) and I had three separate visits asking when the sign would be restored, and was asked by two others about it whilst I was out there working. Did the removal of the sign cause some sort of massive drop in the value of their property? Who knows.
I might have taken much longer to put the sign back than I otherwise would have.
Ah but having 'private road' signs on your street elevates your status. It does here for some folk, they also ignore the 'social housing' on the other end of the estate Down the side of my house is a private road. It's unlit, unpaved, no tarmac and is little more than a giant mud puddle on most days. I wouldn't want to drive my car down there much less walk. But my god, are the residents of the private road precious about it. I think they believe it elevates their 80's terrace to some sort of higher status.
I took the "private road" sign off my front wall for 1 day (I was rebuilding the wall, it was obvious to see that was happening) and I had three separate visits asking when the sign would be restored, and was asked by two others about it whilst I was out there working. Did the removal of the sign cause some sort of massive drop in the value of their property? Who knows.
I might have taken much longer to put the sign back than I otherwise would have.
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