The Council is being demanding

ryanfitton

I woke up this morning to find a letter from the council underneath my car's windscreen wiper, it read:

"Dear sir/madam

Waste collection

with reference to the above matter i wish to make you aware that because of access problems continually being caused by parked cars, the waste collection crew is experiencing difficulties in making a collection from properties in the area.

When parked vehicles restrict access, a number of premises will not receive a refuse collection or recycling collections, which consequently leads to an accumulation of refuse and recycling waste in the location.

Please park your vehicle in a place that will not block access for the collection vehicles. The collections in this area normally takes place between 7.00 am and 5.30 pm.

I trust i can count on your co-operation in this matter to ensure that the premises in this area receive a regular refuse collection and recycling collection. I would appreciate it if sufficient space could be left for the refuse collection vehicle to manoevure and gain access.

Yours faithfully
D Lacey
Mr darren Lacey
Operations Officer."

I have attached a number of photographs concerning my car that they say is blocking access. I do not want to move the car when the refuse wagons come and i feel that there is enough room where i have parked my car for them to manoevure. What are my rights concerning this letter?

Many thanks, Ryan.

My car is the blue VW Polo.

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p.s. sorry about not hyper-linking them, it says i am a new member and not allowed to do this.

Freddie_Snowbits

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Mankysteve

That letter is no way demanding its just politely asking the people on your street to be considerate for the better good of you and your neighbours.

MT90

Your car is in the way, they ask you to move it? I don't see them being unreasonable.

Foggster

Ryan

You are parking on the pavement dear.

ZERO sympathy - move your car or extend your driveway to accomodate both vehicles.

Mankysteve

That letter is no way demanding its just politely asking the people on your street to be considerate for the better good of you and your neighbours.

lucylucky

You feel there is enough room - they don't.

Not in anyway a demanding letter, so for the good of all concerned, move the car.

gordikin

Freddie is an ex...sprurt!

maninthestreet

Foggster wrote: »

Ryan

You are parking on the pavement dear.

ZERO sympathy - move your car or extend your driveway to accomodate both vehicles.

So the dustcart needs to drive on the pavement??

MoneySavingNovice

[FONT=&quot]rafanfitton,

I'm sure that you are not going to want to here this but never the less,

It appears that you are parking illegally, the reason being to quote from the Highway Code:-[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]a) [/FONT][FONT=&quot] You are parking on the pavement:-[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]'244[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Law GL(GP)A sect 15]'[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]b) [/FONT][FONT=&quot]You are causing an obstruction to lorrys entering and leaving the entrance opposite. [/FONT]
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242 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You MUST NOT leave your vehicle or trailer in a dangerous position or where it causes any unnecessary obstruction of the road.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Laws RTA 1988, sect 22 & CUR reg 103]'[/FONT]
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069860[/FONT]
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Given the above, and what in my mind at least is a not un-reasonable request from your council, if it were me I would find somewhere else to park.[/FONT]

Freddie_Snowbits

gordikin wrote: »

Freddie is an ex...sprurt!

I am not changing my Signiture to satisfy your hidden feelings Gerkin