Car Dealers new stock on surrounding roads
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Trying to get an idea of how prevalent this is. Basically I live near a main dealer that specialises in parking a lot of its stock and courtesy cars on the surrounding streets.
Other residents have been in touch with council etc to get formal restrictions and of course we've spoken to dealership directly. The parking continues and its not unusual to see upto 20 cars on the resdential streets around their site.
Most of it isn't illegal, mostly inconsiderate e.g partially obstructing pavements.
I don't know of or haven't seen any other main dealer that does this. I've seen a couple of their cars have been vandalised. Today there is one missing rear lights and a smashed lock. 67 plate no less.
The sausages are in the freezer and my hammer is sharpened.
Other residents have been in touch with council etc to get formal restrictions and of course we've spoken to dealership directly. The parking continues and its not unusual to see upto 20 cars on the resdential streets around their site.
Most of it isn't illegal, mostly inconsiderate e.g partially obstructing pavements.
I don't know of or haven't seen any other main dealer that does this. I've seen a couple of their cars have been vandalised. Today there is one missing rear lights and a smashed lock. 67 plate no less.
The sausages are in the freezer and my hammer is sharpened.
dibblecorse said:
So locals in pitchfork riot because car dealer has the temerity to park cars legally ........
More NIMBYism .....
Legally but inconsiderately to the local area is what the OP has mentioned. There is a difference, and its the same difference that is mentioned every time we have a thread about cars being parked in residential roads near an airport. More NIMBYism .....
It would annoy me too, slightly. But fortunately I don't have to put up with this kind of thing, so I don't have to worry much.
All the dealers around Horsham appear to keep their stock on their site. Which I assume is better, surely, where it can be controlled, its behind locked gates/posts at night, and with CCTV covering anyone who tries to nick it. On the public roads, it has none of this.
It'll be interesting to see if the cars are registered and therefore taxed, having a number plate, doesn't necessarily mean the car is registered, if it isn't registered then it isn't taxed.
Pretty much all of the new cars that we on site have won't be registered until the day that they are delivered/collected.
Pretty much all of the new cars that we on site have won't be registered until the day that they are delivered/collected.
Not quite Nimbyism as in it should happened in their yard not everyone elses. They know how big their site is and seems poor form to use space outside people front doors because they've too much stock. It heavily impacts other local buisnesses and not helped at weekends when a community centre gets visitors too.
Seems most of the vehicles are legit, some are too new to show on DVLA site though!
Seems most of the vehicles are legit, some are too new to show on DVLA site though!
I live near a Toyota dealer and the roads around (no parking restrictions) have a lot of new Toyotas during the day. Seems to mostly be dealership staff parking for the day, I'm guessing they all get cheap/free cars. Like most dealerships away from the vast trading estates, there's barely enough space on site for used stock and customer/service parking, so staff must be asked to park elsewhere.
Don't have a problem with it, if they're parked legally.
Don't have a problem with it, if they're parked legally.
shost said:
Trying to get an idea of how prevalent this is. Basically I live near a main dealer that specialises in parking a lot of its stock and courtesy cars on the surrounding streets.
Other residents have been in touch with council etc to get formal restrictions and of course we've spoken to dealership directly. The parking continues and its not unusual to see upto 20 cars on the resdential streets around their site.
Most of it isn't illegal, mostly inconsiderate e.g partially obstructing pavements.
I don't know of or haven't seen any other main dealer that does this. I've seen a couple of their cars have been vandalised. Today there is one missing rear lights and a smashed lock. 67 plate no less.
The sausages are in the freezer and my hammer is sharpened.
Which city is this?Other residents have been in touch with council etc to get formal restrictions and of course we've spoken to dealership directly. The parking continues and its not unusual to see upto 20 cars on the resdential streets around their site.
Most of it isn't illegal, mostly inconsiderate e.g partially obstructing pavements.
I don't know of or haven't seen any other main dealer that does this. I've seen a couple of their cars have been vandalised. Today there is one missing rear lights and a smashed lock. 67 plate no less.
The sausages are in the freezer and my hammer is sharpened.
If they are obstructing the pavement ask the council to erect bollards to prevent them
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