House dropped delivery on pavement
House dropped delivery on pavement
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fourstardan

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6,524 posts

173 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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It's hard to explain the whereabouts of this but looks like a house near me that has a public pavement running along the back of there garden fence is doing a patio job and decided to leave the whole order of tiles, there must be about 45cm to walk round it on the pavement.

One or two days around a weekend job I could accept but this has stayed the same for over two weeks now, its also amounting rubbish on top of it.

They have a two car drive where this could had been dumped.

Whats peoples opinion on this?

randlemarcus

13,646 posts

260 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Stick a "free to a good home" note on them smile

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

199 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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fourstardan said:
It's hard to explain the whereabouts of this but looks like a house near me that has a public pavement running along the back of there garden fence is doing a patio job and decided to leave the whole order of tiles, there must be about 45cm to walk round it on the pavement.

One or two days around a weekend job I could accept but this has stayed the same for over two weeks now, its also amounting rubbish on top of it.

They have a two car drive where this could had been dumped.

Whats peoples opinion on this?
How much room is left to get round them?

Edit: Just saw the 45cm.

Have you knocked the door and asked them how long it is going to be there?


Edited by Alucidnation on Tuesday 11th August 22:08

henrycrun

2,473 posts

269 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Report online as fly tipping ?

m3jappa

6,948 posts

247 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Yet another example of you get what you pay for with building work. It isn't just the job its the associated behaviour which dictates price (well not eveytime).

This is out of order and not legal afaik. If someone trips etc they will have a valid claim.

i do paving and sometimes we will get stuff delivered to the pavement as there's no other realistic option.....but its gone as quick as possible.
if its a proper footpath which is in proper use and not just one down a little cut de sac then i will drop the stuff on my own trucks so we just don't block the pavement.

Never surprises me just how much some people don't give a fk about others, even when it damages their reputation.

CharlieH89

9,080 posts

194 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Busy road? Cross over if not?
Tradesman may have disappeared off the job.

hutchst

3,727 posts

125 months

Tuesday 11th August 2020
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fourstardan said:
It's hard to explain the whereabouts of this but looks like a house near me that has a public pavement running along the back of there garden fence is doing a patio job and decided to leave the whole order of tiles, there must be about 45cm to walk round it on the pavement.

One or two days around a weekend job I could accept but this has stayed the same for over two weeks now, its also amounting rubbish on top of it.

They have a two car drive where this could had been dumped.

Whats peoples opinion on this?
I think they did it deliberately just to wind you up, but it didn't work, obviously.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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What was the response of the occupier when you asked them how long the tiles would be there?

Chrisgr31

14,275 posts

284 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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I have read recently, possibly on here, about someone complaining as they had received notification from the Council to move their building materials that were on the verge/pavement or the Council would do it for them.

So either complain to the householder or the council

fourstardan

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6,524 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Sounds like its a resounding in favour of this being unacceptable. It's griped me for the last week now, I did think they might be waiting for the temperature to drop a bit?

I've reported it to Mr council as fly tipping, I'm not talking to the owners, it's not down to me to inform them they shouldn't be so fking ignorant and inconsiderate and they could quite easily move this load onto there front porch.

LOL at putting "free to a good home" down, they look like expensive tiles and im its quiet round here so they are lucky nobody has caught whiff of this locally.

fourstardan

Original Poster:

6,524 posts

173 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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m3jappa said:
Yet another example of you get what you pay for with building work. It isn't just the job its the associated behaviour which dictates price (well not eveytime).

This is out of order and not legal afaik. If someone trips etc they will have a valid claim.

i do paving and sometimes we will get stuff delivered to the pavement as there's no other realistic option.....but its gone as quick as possible.
if its a proper footpath which is in proper use and not just one down a little cut de sac then i will drop the stuff on my own trucks so we just don't block the pavement.

Never surprises me just how much some people don't give a fk about others, even when it damages their reputation.
This is my thought about why I don't think its acceptable too. Job it hardly big based on the garden size.

What goes throughs this house owners mind is not something I want to analyse any further tbh.



smokey mow

1,404 posts

229 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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It’s not so much an issue of fly tipping but the storing of materials on a highway (which includes the footpath) would require a permit from the council. Council Highways is normally managed by the county council with a few exceptions where the borough council is the highways authority.

sociopath

3,433 posts

95 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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fourstardan said:
It's hard to explain the whereabouts of this but looks like a house near me that has a public pavement running along the back of there garden fence is doing a patio job and decided to leave the whole order of tiles, there must be about 45cm to walk round it on the pavement.

One or two days around a weekend job I could accept but this has stayed the same for over two weeks now, its also amounting rubbish on top of it.

They have a two car drive where this could had been dumped.

Whats peoples opinion on this?
So enough room to walk round it then?

DanL

6,586 posts

294 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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While it’s not great, what difference is this really making to your life?

I’ve found you can often choose what annoys you, and I’d question whether being annoyed by little things you can’t really control is adding to your life. smile

Davie_GLA

6,878 posts

228 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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fk me. Sat stewing over this for a week. You need a hobby.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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You've reported them for fly tipping? What ever happened to neighbourliness?

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Riley Blue said:
You've reported them for fly tipping? What ever happened to neighbourliness?
That stopped when the ignorant neighbour blocked the footpath?

XCP

17,698 posts

257 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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Get a life!

davek_964

11,258 posts

204 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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I sympathise with the OP.

Couple of years ago, my neighbour had their back garden landscaped - including knocking down a brick wall. The people doing it stored all of the rubble etc. on the road - it took up about the size of an average car - with no boundaries around it, no lights. Despite the neighbour having a driveway half of which is free.

This is on a road with limited parking (you can only park on one side of the road because it's fairly narrow).

I ignored it for a week - until it suddenly got even bigger when they dumped a load more stuff on it.

I knocked on the door to ask when it would be moved - but the neighbour threw a tantrum and literally behaved like a child ("I was going to get it moved this weekend, but now I'm going to tell them to leave it there another week!").

At that point, I told her I would call the council. It was moved the following day.

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Wednesday 12th August 2020
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speedyguy said:
Riley Blue said:
You've reported them for fly tipping? What ever happened to neighbourliness?
That stopped when the ignorant neighbour blocked the footpath?
Two wrongs etc. etc.

FWIW I'd have offered to help him move them.