7 and a half tonne lorry in a cul-de-sac.

[~Wingnut~]

Can someone park a 7 and a half tonne pick up truck down a cul-de-sac, just becasue it's their new job? Parking is already limited but this takes up 4 parking spaces?
Any advice greatly received.

[kazza12345]

i dont see why not, unless your road has a weight restriction. Bear in mind, i know absolutely nothing about the law, so i could be talking waffle, and this is just my opinion. I would say that the tax disk at the front of every car provides a right to park on the side of the road, but not the right to a certain parking space. i guess you'll just have to come home earlier. Or talk to the person whos truck it is

[wilsonator]

Yes they can and I do. Where do you want us to put them?

[redcrx]

If it is causing an obstruction then report it to your local council. If it is parked legally and its just an eyesore then i dont think there is anything you can do.
Have you asked the neighbour if theres a better parking space for it, do they have their own driveway?

[jake-the-peg]

I might be out of date with this but I seem to recall that for taxation purposes a van is classified as a company car if it's left outside your house overnight.

If your neighbour is not breaking the law on parking he might be unintentionally evading tax.

Just a thought ;c)

[redcrx]

That is correct Jake, although the tax is lower on a commercial vehicle than a car.

[JustSia]

I am not entirely sure about this but some companies have clause in their vehicle insurance policies that if taken home they can only be parked in the garage or the driveway belonging to the house.

Our neighbour who parked his city council van down our street got into trouble because of it only that was too late. A girl was ran over coming out from behind the van by a car the driver of which couldn't possibly see her as the van blocked half of the view of the street.

[Rock'n'Roll]

Driving may be their job,but that is no reason to bring the company vehicle home,unless of course it's his own.
I suppose you could be grateful he doesn't drive an artic.
Inconsiderate to say the least. Seems he may be just too lazy to make his way to the depot at the start of his shift

[kazminx]

i should bloody well think not...what if the emergency services had to get into the street, surely that means something...bloody cheek, id go mental!!!

[Dollie]

Similar thing happened recently near us - a group of residents got together and decided to block him in during the evening - they parked their cars right up to him and didn't budge and he needed to go to work next day. He went made but didn't bring it again - left it at a lock-up down the road !

[~Wingnut~]

Thanx all! Obviousley there is more to this, such as his depo is only a 5 min walk from here, he also had his car parked here at the same time (couldn't drive to depo to pick up truck, that would be too easy and convienient for everyone concerened)
Fair do's he only has it here when he is on call, but he's well known for being a trouble maker and liking to rub people up the wrong way.
I can't see the people who's house he parks it outside of not doing anything as it's right outside their bedroom window and I'm sure they must have quite rude awakenings in the middle of the night when he goes out on a job!
No need to get touchy Wilsonator! But I'm sure you wouldn't like it if one day you couldn't park down your own street because a blooming big truck was taking all the available spaces! just 'cos it's his new job for the time being! I'm sure your very respectful with where you park yours, only down here the parking spaces are limited and no-one is allowed to put driveways in.

I think you have a very good point about emergency services Kazminx, I hadn't thought about that, I'm not sure they would be able to get down here if they needed to.

Just wanted to get some facts! Cheers peeps! You've all been very helpful :o)

[sddsddean]

Is there an operators licence in the windscreen? (Like a tax disc, but will be blue,green,orange or white). If so, the vehicle must be parked at the operators premises when not in use, or at a suitable parking area when away from the premises. If the yard is only 5 minutes away, there is no reasonable reason for him not to park there.

[Coobeastie]

Get in touch with your local highways authority and see if there is an over night waiting ban on certain weight limits (normally set at 3.5 or 5 tonnes).

[Grunty]

As the vehicle is over 1525 Kg unladen, it must not be parked at night without the lights on. (Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations, regulation 24).

[gary baldy]

Of course i would never condone a criminal act but perhaps this selfish tw@ would think twice if his lorry was repeatedly a victim of petty vandalism.
I'm sick of people doing things just beacause they can without any thought for the people around them. He may not be breaking any law but i would call this anti social behaviour and your local council's nusiance neighbour team might agree.
If you are above tyre slashing try getting this moron asbo-ed!

[n00dles]

~Wingnut~

We used to live in a cul-de-sac, and there was a clause in the deeds, that no commercial vehicle was permitted to park anywhere (be it drive or roadside) overnight or even during the day [unless of course to carry out work or maintenance in one of the properties]. They had to park either behind the building line (original plans) or out of sight i.e. where the garages were situated. The council had a very strong view on this, we did have to report a resident who abused this with an old pick-up truck......

[conover]

Give the guy a break.. at least he works for a living ... unlike loads of layabouts I could mention..

[wilsonator]

And what if it belongs to them because they have their own business.

Any thoughts on that nobbys?

Maybe we should sack work off and live on the doll, happy? I think not!

I can feel a back twinge coming on.....

[wilsonator]

Gary Baldy you remind me of Victor Meldrew - pratt