parking issues

[linlou17]

i live on a terraced street and a car repair garage has opened in a unit on the street however they are taking over the street with their vehicle some of them are here for weeks and months without moving and as a results the residents are having difficulty parking. the cars are taxed but is this allowed and is there a time limit on how long they can be left stationary in a residentail area? also they are parked on the backstreets blocking access.

[Ethel]

As long as the vehicles are taxed and insured they can be parked indefinitely where there are no parking restrictions.

Might be worth contacting the council though - but if you complain too much they may put double yellow lines down then nobody can park.

What are they blocking access to?

[linlou17]

they are blocking access to the back street which i understand is not allowed incase the emergency services need access.

nuisance parking laws state business parking shpuld not overtake the street to the point it effects residents but this is if they are using the street as a make shist sales court or work shop.

[Ethel]

Blocking access to a street is certainly not allowed.

You need to speak to the council and stress they are causing a danger.

[linlou17]

many thanks ethel, my only concern is that if they are told to remove them from the backstreet they will just park them outside of our houses!!!

[PrinceRainie]

You could get a petition together from all the local home owners and suggest to the council to implement a Residents parking system. Therefore you can only park with a permit........may cost you a little each year...but will enusre that any cars parked there without a permit will get a ticket or even better towed away!!!!! jsut a thought..

[PortlandBill]

They will need planning permission for the unit to be used for business purposes. Talking to your council may get them to be more considerate in their overspill into the local roads. THey have a duty of care for their customers property as well so the customers might be unhappy about the security of their cars. Ask advice from the Fire Brigade about obstruction, they may choose to engage the business and remind them of the fact that they are permitted to smash windows on cars if the are an obstruction to hydrants etc.