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Clamped on "Drive"
dacouch
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Hi,
I wonder if the experts on here can help my friend.
He has parked his van on the "drive" that leads to his private drive / garage which is part of his rented council house.
He has parked his van on the access from the road to his own drive, it is between two large flower beds and still leaves access behind for the pavement.
He lives up in london and the entire estate is residents permit holder parking only.
The nosey neighboor next door recently complained to the council and they advised her where he parks they cannot put cross hatches or bollards as its not theirs. So they placed a bollard on the part that is the councils to reduce the parking there.
He has just been clamped today with a release fee of circa £250
Do you have any advice
I wonder if the experts on here can help my friend.
He has parked his van on the "drive" that leads to his private drive / garage which is part of his rented council house.
He has parked his van on the access from the road to his own drive, it is between two large flower beds and still leaves access behind for the pavement.
He lives up in london and the entire estate is residents permit holder parking only.
The nosey neighboor next door recently complained to the council and they advised her where he parks they cannot put cross hatches or bollards as its not theirs. So they placed a bollard on the part that is the councils to reduce the parking there.
He has just been clamped today with a release fee of circa £250
Do you have any advice
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Pavement parking is not allowed in London.
However, that doesn't mean that the council have done everything they should.
We will need to see the documents. And photos of the contravention.
Has your friend been to collect the vehicle? If he has, then we need to see those docs too. If not, and he intends to go, he should not ask for anything. He should pay, collect his vehicle and only take whatever documentation is handed to him. Do not query the papers, or ask for any appeal forms.
Someone will be along to assist shortly, no doubt.
ETA: I see he has been clamped, not towed. Towing is the next step, I guess.0 -
It might help for later, if you can take some pics of it where it is and before it gets towed or clamp released etc etc
It's not just about the money0 -
Was this definitely a council clamp?I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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It was a council clamp, they have taken the clamp off (After he paid the fine). the chap who took the clamp off agreed that the area he parked on was in effect his drive / access to his garage and was not the path or road0
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It was a council clamp, they have taken the clamp off (After he paid the fine). the chap who took the clamp off agreed that the area he parked on was in effect his drive / access to his garage and was not the path or road
Who owns (or leases) the land that he was parked on?"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0 -
Its the access to the drive / garage in front of his council house. It is a defined strip of tarmac with flower beds either side and a path behind it.
A nosey neighboor recently had the council out to sort out the parking in front of her house and they advised her they could not touch that part.0 -
Pics and paperwork as per Sarahs post no2 would be a help.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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