The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]
Discussion
Sticks. said:
vikingaero said:
There's a real culture now in many tourist beauty hotspots where people think dumping cars on DYL, kerbs, verges and generally on the other side of double yellow lines magically means they are parked OK. Is it a generational thing where the current orange tan brigade seem to do this as a right? I'm fairly sure that most of us old/older farts on PH know the significance of DYLs extending to property boundaries and know not to park on zigzags. But the current parc of drivers seem to DO AS I FACKING PLEASE!
A £70 fine reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days is no longer a deterrent. I would give Police and Councils the ability to issue a superfine where parking is dangerous, say £500 with no discount.
Camber had a 2.5 mile queue of stationary traffic just to get there on Monday, as usual. There's not enough parking and the council has decided it's a good idea to charge £30 a day. So, DYL parking and parking on people's drives is the norm. Sometimes it's gridlock due to the parking. Having a sA £70 fine reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days is no longer a deterrent. I would give Police and Councils the ability to issue a superfine where parking is dangerous, say £500 with no discount.
t in someone's garden isn't uncommon too. This is not new. People know before they come, but still do.
DKS said:
mac96 said:
The neighbour seems to want the entire width of their plot as access to their paved garden. Obviously unreasonable and I doubt they would get permission for a dropped kerb that wide.
If everyone did that there would be no room for any parking on the road!
I'm lucky the council elected to effectively drop the kerbs along the entire length of my road allowing anyone access to their front garden, which has allowed most people to park 2 cars off the road with relative ease (some including me have a garage too). Although access is implied rather than explicitly offered maybe. Very sensible in my opinion and has resulted in very few parking issues in over 20 years.If everyone did that there would be no room for any parking on the road!
CMTMB said:
tomsugden said:
Interesting article on the BBC today, and I'm inclined to agree with the person parking there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3perwwny1o
My first thought is it must be an extremely slow news day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3perwwny1o
POIDH said:
CMTMB said:
tomsugden said:
Interesting article on the BBC today, and I'm inclined to agree with the person parking there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3perwwny1o
My first thought is it must be an extremely slow news day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3perwwny1o
See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
Rusty Old-Banger said:
I'm surprised at that - unless they are encouraging 50/50 footway parking, allowing residents to effectively block their own driveways (a more common practice than you might think). My LA will not allow a double width dropped kerb (unless shared with a neighbour) because it removes availability of on-road parking. There must be a minimum of 5m between dropped sections for this reason.
Yes - there's a defined patch that may have been grass a long time ago that is kind of marked parking that still allows front drive or rear garage access.Streetview
Rusty Old-Banger said:
No issue with the pavement parker. Big issue with the neighbour who hasn't applied for a vehicle access.
See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
What a waste of time and money, get a grip!See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
joshcowin said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
No issue with the pavement parker. Big issue with the neighbour who hasn't applied for a vehicle access.
See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
What a waste of time and money, get a grip!See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
Rusty Old-Banger said:
joshcowin said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
No issue with the pavement parker. Big issue with the neighbour who hasn't applied for a vehicle access.
See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
What a waste of time and money, get a grip!See this road near me: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.913938,0.8949132...
I reckon over half of the houses have "driveways" but no actual, official vehicle accesses, meaning parking on the road is exceptionally limited for the number of resident vehicles. Their day is coming... Maybe spiteful of me (as it is a pet hate of mine), but I am in the process of looking at a maintenance scheme along here which will reset the kerb height to the full 125mm, and only official dropped kerb accesses will remain. And then if people still insist on driving across the footway, bollards will go in.
It's annoying to go through the effort and expense of doing something properly and legally, only for others to do as they like. I've seen broken service covers, bits of wood and rubber screwed to the road or free-floating near the kerb. If people want vehicle access, make them pay for it. If they rent, their landlord should pay for it and put the rent up to cover the additional amenity. They'll also benefit ultimately, from a greater resale value.
The cheekiest one I saw was a pair of people who had no driveway until the council built a pedestrian crossing. Now they use the pedestrian crossing as access to drive onto their front gardens. I've been stood, waiting to cross when they arrive and start driving up. One of those situations where you jump out of the way because they're clearly a bit mental, and later wonder what would have happened if you had just refused to move.
Rusty Old-Banger said:
It's literally my job. I'm a highways engineer for the local authority. A 125mm kerb face is standard - putting in anything less is non-standard, therefore against policy. If I build something which facilitates people to continue crossing a non-VA, then we (and by extension, the taxpayer) become liable for damage to utilities (mega£££), safety incidents, etc etc.
Upon review, carry on, keep up the good work 
joshcowin said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
It's literally my job. I'm a highways engineer for the local authority. A 125mm kerb face is standard - putting in anything less is non-standard, therefore against policy. If I build something which facilitates people to continue crossing a non-VA, then we (and by extension, the taxpayer) become liable for damage to utilities (mega£££), safety incidents, etc etc.
Upon review, carry on, keep up the good work 
Saleen836 said:
Leaving Dorchester this morning and spotted this...
Ok, it is broken down but no effort made at all to be as less as an obstruction as possible, you can see the que of traffic behind
(Yes I know sometimes a vehicle will just die and make it impossible to roll out of the way)
It seems unlikely he couldn't have got further left though, unless he was already stopped in a queue when it died!Ok, it is broken down but no effort made at all to be as less as an obstruction as possible, you can see the que of traffic behind
(Yes I know sometimes a vehicle will just die and make it impossible to roll out of the way)
mac96 said:
Saleen836 said:
It seems unlikely he couldn't have got further left though, unless he was already stopped in a queue when it died!droopsnoot said:
Recently there was a Mini broken down in the entrance to my local Sainsbury's, and it caused absolute chaos - queues for some distance to get out, and lots of congestion on the road outside whether you're trying to get in or not. It seemed as if they'd been asked "Can't we just push it out of the way" a few times before I asked the same thing. Apparently the handbrake was locked on.
Friend of ours experienced similar embarrassment when her electric BMW had a wobbly in the exit of a busy shoppers car park. Couldn’t do anything with it at all!RicksAlfas said:
droopsnoot said:
Recently there was a Mini broken down in the entrance to my local Sainsbury's, and it caused absolute chaos - queues for some distance to get out, and lots of congestion on the road outside whether you're trying to get in or not. It seemed as if they'd been asked "Can't we just push it out of the way" a few times before I asked the same thing. Apparently the handbrake was locked on.
Friend of ours experienced similar embarrassment when her electric BMW had a wobbly in the exit of a busy shoppers car park. Couldn t do anything with it at all!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff