what to do with grass verge that people keep driving on!?
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strath44 said:
thanks for all the feedback, I contacted the council because I wanted to fit kerb as it seemed the most sensible option however they said that it is not a 30mph that if someone hit the kerb and flipped the car it would be my fault which is an interesting comment! I guess I will look into boulders painted white etc however they IMO look a bit rubbish and are a pain to cut the grass around!
If they think a kerb is a bad idea i can't imagine boulders would be much better. Some 2" x 2" or 50mm x 50mm timber stakes, about 12" or 300mm high above ground, painted white and hammered in at say 6' or 1.8m centers. Maybe even clip a bit of decorative chain between them. You could even put some reflectors on them.
I think it is the next most common way after white painted rocks.
They will also easily break if hit, are cheap and easy to do.
I think it is the next most common way after white painted rocks.
They will also easily break if hit, are cheap and easy to do.
vanordinaire said:
strath44 said:
thanks, I'm told by the council i own it!
Looking at the picture, I very much doubt whether you do.You may own the solum (the land beneath what is there) but usually responsibility for the verge is the responsibility of the Roads Authority. The adopted road (which the Roads Authority are responsible for) usually consists of the tar surface and the verges either side either to a fixed boundary or for a prescribed distance back from the roadside, whichever is nearest (in your case, probably the wall). Most Councils are happy to shrug off responsibility for verges if they think someone else such as the neighbouring landowner will pick it up but if you ask to see their adopted roads register, you should be able to get a definitive answer.
Saying that, if you get it in writing from them that it is yours to do with as you wish (to protect yourself for the future) you can do all sorts to stop people driving on it. I had similar a few years ago and levelled the ground off and parked a few antique agricultural implements along it right up to the road edge. As well as stopping people parking there, it also made most slow down as they passed the house as they didn't want a scrape along the side of their car from an old plough.
strath44 said:
Unfortunately timber lorries have started using our B road to clear a huge forest and they drive onto it to let people pass.
Well if that's the case a kerb isn't going to do much to deter them and neither will anything like a wooden post or bush. You'll need the large rocks or lumps of concrete to put them off a little.As a quick solution I'd go for the bucket-cast lumps of concrete painted white, and just placed loose on the ground. Though unlike the example earlier I'd use a big builders bucket to do the casting.
What is the issue with it being driven on? Seeing as its just a small strip of grass next to your wall, you cant see it from your house, nor will it impact the wall or your inner garden/driveway. Is it purely for the mud it creates on the road and near your driveway entrance? Or did you want to start planting/cultivating that bit of land?
kryten22uk said:
What is the issue with it being driven on? Seeing as its just a small strip of grass next to your wall, you cant see it from your house, nor will it impact the wall or your inner garden/driveway. Is it purely for the mud it creates on the road and near your driveway entrance? Or did you want to start planting/cultivating that bit of land?
Well, if it belongs to the OP (which he has said it does), then you want things to look nice. A 20m strip of mud is hardly attractive.And of course just the fact that lorries are driving over your land - that would annoy me as well. It's just a lack of care.
I'd go down the route of some nice timber posts that are stained with some reflectors screwed onto them. However, I'd make them a loose fit (a bit like yardage posts on golf courses) so that you can remove them to mow (easy to replace in case one gets smashed as well!) Putting down rocks etc. is very effective but they're a pain to mow/strim around.
OP - get a local joinery company to knock you up half a dozen, won't cost much (try and find someone that can supply Accoya as that will last forever without rotting).
Chap I know had a similar problem with locals driving smaller farm machinery and cutting corners across his lawns as it was the easy option, despite there being plenty of room to take a wider swing on the turn.
Tried speaking and appealing to the drivers concerned without any luck
Buried a few of these in the lawn as well as placing simple wooded posts on the edge, needless to say the corner cutting stopped fairly quickly
Very possibly not the most PC thing to do or in fact totally legal, however the desired result was achieved
Tried speaking and appealing to the drivers concerned without any luck
Buried a few of these in the lawn as well as placing simple wooded posts on the edge, needless to say the corner cutting stopped fairly quickly
Very possibly not the most PC thing to do or in fact totally legal, however the desired result was achieved
Simon Brooks said:
Chap I know had a similar problem with locals driving smaller farm machinery and cutting corners across his lawns as it was the easy option, despite there being plenty of room to take a wider swing on the turn.
Tried speaking and appealing to the drivers concerned without any luck
Buried a few of these in the lawn as well as placing simple wooded posts on the edge, needless to say the corner cutting stopped fairly quickly
Very possibly not the most PC thing to do or in fact totally legal, however the desired result was achieved
were the local farmers all vampires? Tried speaking and appealing to the drivers concerned without any luck
Buried a few of these in the lawn as well as placing simple wooded posts on the edge, needless to say the corner cutting stopped fairly quickly
Very possibly not the most PC thing to do or in fact totally legal, however the desired result was achieved
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