Legal to walk onto your property to give your car a ticket?

Legal to walk onto your property to give your car a ticket?

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Frimley111R

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15,537 posts

233 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Sister in law had her car in the drive with the nose sticking out onto the pavement (Yaris!). She got a ticket for presumably blocking the path. My FiL is asking if it is legal for the warden to walk onto their property and put the ticket on the car.

I suspect he's onot a loser with that one...?

ferrariF50lover

1,834 posts

225 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Would you sue your postman?

Simon.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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I suspect it is legal, but never heard that one before...

Surely a simple knock on the door and quiet word would have sufficed?

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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She must have the world's smallest drive

mikef

4,826 posts

250 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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I suspect you/she may not get much sympathy, but to give some context
- why did she park obstructing the pathway?
- does she make a habit of it? Or is this the first ever time and she just got caught?
- what does the model of car matter? Whether it's 40' long or 4' long, if it's blocking 2' of pathway isn't the problem the same?

Who me ?

7,455 posts

211 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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Was the reason for the ticket "obstruction of footpath"? I ask as I've mentioned here ,possibly, elsewhere certainly, the growing trend locally to park wholly on the footpath in a decrim area to foil the CEO, who have no obstruction powers. The answer I've been given is that only in London is this an offence.

Pit Pony

8,265 posts

120 months

Tuesday 8th April 2014
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[quote=Who me ?]Was the reason for the ticket "obstruction of footpath"? I ask as I've mentioned here ,possibly, elsewhere certainly, the growing trend locally to park wholly on the footpath in a decrim area to foil the CEO, who have no obstruction powers. The answer I've been given is that only in London is this an offence.
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Even then, how much of an overhang are we talking? I mean If I park close to the curb my wing mirror over hangs.

Frimley111R

Original Poster:

15,537 posts

233 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Short drive and so little overhang but I think the council were just on a random 'purge' and any offences were punished. Its one of those areas where, if the council give an inch the locals will take a mile. I guess she was obstructing the pavement to a degree. A number of locals do the same and effectively use the pavement as part of their drive,

Snowboy

8,028 posts

150 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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I don't recall the exact wording.
But I'm pretty sure that there's an implied right if access to your front door.
I think there's also something about acessing any part of your garden that's not secured with good reason, including going round the back via an unlocked side gate.


KingNothing

3,159 posts

152 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Wish someone would come round mine and dole out some tickets, got a caravan protuding on to the path on one side of my house, and LWB van totally covering the path on the other side.

Tyre Smoke

23,018 posts

260 months

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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KingNothing said:
Wish someone would come round mine and dole out some tickets, got a caravan protuding on to the path on one side of my house, and LWB van totally covering the path on the other side.
phone Good morning, Local Council wot you pays your Council Tax to, can I help you?

Not too tricky to sort out is it? rolleyes