Scaffolding Lorry/Van

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Alex_225

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6,234 posts

200 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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My mum lives down a fairly narrow road which has cars parked both sides, it's always busy at weekends. As you'd imagine as well, no one parks very considerately but there is one chap who's recently moved in with a scaffolding van/lorry...



I just wondered if there were any restrictions on this type of vehicle on such a road?

The only reason I ask is that the back of this van is quite a bit wider than the front so at night where the road isn't that well lit, it can be quite deceptive. Let alone the poles sticking out of the back.

This isn't a "not in my back yard" post as I appreciate people need to park where they live etc. but it just doesn't seem like a great idea on such a road.

By the way, the picture is a bit deceptive as it just looks like a flatbed van parked along the road but that's the vehicle anyway. smile

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Alex_225 said:
I just wondered if there were any restrictions on this type of vehicle on such a road?
No, it's a 3.5t (at most) Ford Transit. It's taxed, it's insured, it's MOTd.

Alex_225 said:
The only reason I ask is that the back of this van is quite a bit wider than the front
Standard Ford pickup body, so it'll be well within the maximum 2.55m width.

Alex_225 said:
Let alone the poles sticking out of the back.
Not unless the load is more than two metres past the vehicle.

HantsRat

2,369 posts

107 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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It is currently taxes & has a valid MOT. Also appears to be insured too so perfectly entitled to park on that road. I take it it's a public road? Some new build locations can put restrictions on commercial vehicles but this doesn't look to be the case here.

Alex_225

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6,234 posts

200 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Thanks chaps, much appreciated. I knew someone on PH would have some more official info.

I had a feeling it was within rights to be parked there, just not an ideal location for it but legally it's sound so can't argue that. smile


Cheers

photosnob

1,339 posts

117 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Might be an idea to take the photo down now people have said what the regs are. I have no idea what the legal status of all this is - but it's not good pr for the blokes company if people are going onto a popular website and slating his parking.

PAULJ5555

3,554 posts

175 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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photosnob said:
Might be an idea to take the photo down now people have said what the regs are. I have no idea what the legal status of all this is - but it's not good pr for the blokes company if people are going onto a popular website and slating his parking.
He obviously has no consideration for others so why should the OP

Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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PAULJ5555 said:
He obviously has no consideration for others so why should the OP
How so, he's parked a taxed, insured vehicle perfectly legally.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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photosnob said:
Might be an idea to take the photo down now people have said what the regs are. I have no idea what the legal status of all this is - but it's not good pr for the blokes company if people are going onto a popular website and slating his parking.
Good. Perhaps then he'll rethink his decision to park a commercial vehicle outside a residential property, and park the blasted eyesore in the company yard. It's one thing to park a "one-man-band" tradesman's van outside his house. I've got two neighbours who's vans I don't particularly like parked in the street, but they have nowhere else to put them. But I find it hard to believe that a scaffolding firm owns only the tubes, boards, and clamps loaded into a single vehicle. Selfish, IMHO, to park such a large, ugly POS outside houses, especially if parking is already at a premium.

The "bloke's company" has created their own bad PR by sanctioning this, to be honest...

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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yellowjack said:
Good. Perhaps then he'll rethink his decision to park a commercial vehicle outside a residential property, and park the blasted eyesore in the company yard. It's one thing to park a "one-man-band" tradesman's van outside his house. I've got two neighbours who's vans I don't particularly like parked in the street, but they have nowhere else to put them. But I find it hard to believe that a scaffolding firm owns only the tubes, boards, and clamps loaded into a single vehicle. Selfish, IMHO, to park such a large, ugly POS outside houses, especially if parking is already at a premium.

The "bloke's company" has created their own bad PR by sanctioning this, to be honest...
It appears to be a one-man band.
http://bulldogscaffoldingltd.co.uk

gazza285

9,780 posts

207 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Twin wheel transits can be up to 4.6 tonne, is it a 350 or a 460 model? If it's a 460, then parking it on the road may be in breech of the operator's licence. If it's a 350, then other than maybe dangerous loading with the overhang, there's not a great deal you can do.

Edited by gazza285 on Monday 20th March 12:57

Sheepshanks

32,531 posts

118 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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If it's left like that at night, then it's facing the wrong way.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Not quite sure why the hate for commercial vehicles being parked up in residential areas, especially if taxed and insured?

Now those filthy, smelly travellers with uninsured/untaxed st boxes are a different matter all together.

Mammasaid

3,777 posts

96 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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gazza285 said:
Twin wheel transits can be up to 4.6 tonne, is it a 350 or a 460 model? If it's a 460, then parking it on the road may be in breech of the operator's licence. If it's a 350, then other than maybe dangerous loading with the overhang, there's not a great deal you can do.

Edited by gazza285 on Monday 20th March 12:57
TRANSIT 115 T350L RWD, would struggle to pull the skin off a rice puidding.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Insert Coin said:
Not quite sure why the hate for commercial vehicles being parked up in residential areas, especially if taxed and insured?

Now those filthy, smelly travellers with uninsured/untaxed st boxes are a different matter all together.
I wouldn't be quite so scathing if the feckers doing the parking kept the transit van on their own drive,and parked their shiny cars outside my house, but when it's the other way around it just demonstrates contempt for their neighbours. Just my opinion, obviously, but if the situation were reversed would they appreciate me keeping something large, scruffy, and downright ugly outside their well-kept house and garden? No, you can bet that they'd be knocking on the door in minutes asking me to move it.

I'm seriously considering purchasing an FV 432. Tax and MOT exempt, and pennies to insure. I'm pretty sure after the novelty wore off and everyone had posted pictures of it on social media, that the neighbours would quickly tire of the sight of it in the street. No real difference to having manky commercials on a cul-de-sac, is it?

Durzel

12,232 posts

167 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Am I missing something because that looks barely bigger, if at all, than the car it's parked in front of? What's the issue? confused

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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Durzel said:
Am I missing something because that looks barely bigger, if at all, than the car it's parked in front of? What's the issue? confused
Seriously?

We're on a web forum where ownership of an older BMW is considered "council as fk", and where I recently saw a thread entitled "Breitling - a bit chav?" or something similar, and parking a fk-ugly commercial vehicle outside what looks like a reasonably nice house is just fine and dandy?

The powerfully built, goateed PH directors need to take a real close look at themselves. Either that or I'm missing something. I'm on the verge of defecting to Mumsnet as it is, because they are so much more level headed and sensible on there...

rolleyes

Riley Blue

20,915 posts

225 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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yellowjack said:
Durzel said:
Am I missing something because that looks barely bigger, if at all, than the car it's parked in front of? What's the issue? confused
Seriously?

We're on a web forum where ownership of an older BMW is considered "council as fk", and where I recently saw a thread entitled "Breitling - a bit chav?" or something similar, and parking a fk-ugly commercial vehicle outside what looks like a reasonably nice house is just fine and dandy?

The powerfully built, goateed PH directors need to take a real close look at themselves. Either that or I'm missing something. I'm on the verge of defecting to Mumsnet as it is, because they are so much more level headed and sensible on there...

rolleyes
This is S,P & L and the OP asked about legality, not asthetics.

JM

3,170 posts

205 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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photosnob said:
Might be an idea to take the photo down now people have said what the regs are. I have no idea what the legal status of all this is - but it's not good pr for the blokes company if people are going onto a popular website and slating his parking.
As from 07/03/17 the company is "dissolved", so not really harming their PR.

Sheepshanks

32,531 posts

118 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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JM said:
As from 07/03/17 the company is "dissolved", so not really harming their PR.
I wonder if the owner is keeping the truck and its contents out of the way?

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th March 2017
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yellowjack said:
I wouldn't be quite so scathing if the feckers doing the parking kept the transit van on their own drive,and parked their shiny cars outside my house, but when it's the other way around it just demonstrates contempt for their neighbours. Just my opinion, obviously, but if the situation were reversed would they appreciate me keeping something large, scruffy, and downright ugly outside their well-kept house and garden? No, you can bet that they'd be knocking on the door in minutes asking me to move it.

I'm seriously considering purchasing an FV 432. Tax and MOT exempt, and pennies to insure. I'm pretty sure after the novelty wore off and everyone had posted pictures of it on social media, that the neighbours would quickly tire of the sight of it in the street. No real difference to having manky commercials on a cul-de-sac, is it?
Had to Google that FV 432, that's cool as feck, no complaints if you parked that outside my house laugh

Nearly all my lads take their work vans home at night, there isn't room in the yard for 40+ vans, plus most of them have no other way of getting to work and back if they don't use our vans to commute.


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