Lorrys are parking right outside my front window

Hammyman

Flyboy152 wrote: »

But every night. Unless the driver can prove that it is there during the normal course of his business, the local authority can prevent him from doing so.

No they can't unless they create a byelaw or apply an overnight ban or weight limit.

Hammyman

scotsman4th wrote: »

Is a class C not over 3500KG with a trailer under 750kg?

For the love of god...

The number of halfwits in this thread having a go at lorries (which then turn out not to be lorries) and bang on about what they can and can't do yet are completely clueless about what does and doesn't count as Cat C is beyond belief.

In short, there must be a sum total of three contributors to this thread who appear to actually know what a lorry is and what licence classes apply.

Yes Cat C is over 3500kg but so is Cat C1. Cat C1 however ends at 7500kg whereas Cat C ends at the legal limit for a rigid vehicle in the UK which is 32 tonnes.

Tilt

scotsman4th wrote: »

Is a class C not over 3500KG with a trailer under 750kg?

Over 3500kg with (or without) a trailer up to 750kg is C. C1 has a vehicle mass weight restriction of 7500kg where as C dosn't. I must admit it is confusing since we now refer to HGVs as LGVs.

mikey72

Hammyman wrote: »

So please post the section in the road traffic act that states they can't park anywhere they want providing restrictions aren't in place.

That'll be the restrictions that stop them parking where they want to? Apart from them, there won't be any you mean?

Rolandtheroadie

Hammyman wrote: »

For the love of god...

The number of halfwits in this thread having a go at lorries (which then turn out not to be lorries) and bang on about what they can and can't do yet are completely clueless about what does and doesn't count as Cat C is beyond belief.

In short, there must be a sum total of three contributors to this thread who appear to actually know what a lorry is and what licence classes apply.

Yes Cat C is over 3500kg but so is Cat C1. Cat C1 however ends at 7500kg whereas Cat C ends at the legal limit for a rigid vehicle in the UK which is 32 tonnes.

For the love of god, wind your head in.
It was a question about class C as the post I was referring to said a class C was above 7500kg and had a wee sigh trying to suggest another poster was wrong.
I couldnt give a flying !!!! to be honest, I was just responding to something that appeared misleading.

Although just to add, if theres halfwit caps being thrown about, lets ensure everybody entitled gets one.

mrbadexample

Hammyman wrote: »

In short, there must be a sum total of three contributors to this thread who appear to actually know what a lorry is and what licence classes apply.

Not one of the three then Hammyman? :doh:

Hammyman wrote: »

...whereas Cat C ends at the legal limit for a rigid vehicle in the UK which is 32 tonnes.

Close. But wrong*. :whistle:



*You forgot to add the trailer with a maximum authorised mass of 750kg. So class C entitlement 'ends' at 32750kg.

Flying-High_2

optimus_primera wrote: »

It all depends on the O'licence you apply for.
We have ol's that state our trucks (7.5t,12 and 18 tonners) have to be parked up on/in the relevant depots overnight..

That'll be a restricted license... i.e not for hire or reward but I cant see any reason why they would have to be depot based overnight.i.e you could do own account Multidrop work and be away all week.

optimus_primera wrote: »

Then you get ol's that the hauliers use, where they can park up anywhere overnight,as they travel the length and breadth of the country.Yes they have to have a named 'base' so to speak, but they are not expected to have to stay there every night...

Then theres the Standard National or International that enables you hire & reward + your own account if necessary.

Strider590

Thread seems to have turned into an attack on truck drivers, which is wrong..... What the OP is trying to address is the use of their frontage for overnight parking of commercial vehicles and all this ranting isn't doing anything to help!

Hammyman wrote: »

Its not very nice for the lorry driver either who has to park up in a place with no showers, no place for a wash, no toilet and no access to a hot meal.

We all know where the plastic bottles of cloudy yellow liquid come from

George_Michael

So please post the section in the road traffic act that states they can't park anywhere they want providing restrictions aren't in place

Isn't that quote above exactly the same as saying:

"Please show me the section of the road traffic act that states a car can't be driven at any speed the driver wishes providing that there aren't speed restrictions in place"

reduceditem

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