Can a nursery do anything about people parking on the pavement outside the nursery

treasuretiger

my gran has the same problem. she lives opposite a infants school . the car drivers are as inconsiderate as they come! i refuse to walk on the road for people who cant park safely. if there car gets a lil scratch its thieir own fault. pavements are for pedestrians, roads are for cars. first step would be to see if its residents only parking between certain hours.... then make friends with a parking officer and help boost his commission! they'll soon stop parking on the pavements then!

Flyboy152

treasuretiger wrote: »

my gran has the same problem. she lives opposite a infants school . the car drivers are as inconsiderate as they come! i refuse to walk on the road for people who cant park safely. if there car gets a lil scratch its thieir own fault. pavements are for pedestrians, roads are for cars. first step would be to see if its residents only parking between certain hours.... then make friends with a parking officer and help boost his commission! they'll soon stop parking on the pavements then!

And if you get arrested for criminal damage, then that is your own fault as well. Since when did two wrongs make a right?

George_Michael

And if you get arrested for criminal damage, then that is your own fault as well. Since when did two wrongs make a right?

Flyboy, are you argumentative just because you enjoy it?

All treasuretiger stated was that they would use the pavement for its intended purpose, and would not walk on the road, and did not make any mention of deliberately causing damage.
If they have to force their way beside a car that some inconsiderate motorist has left blocking their way, and this caused a scratch to the car, then so be it.

The CPS would have to prove that they had the intention to cause damage, and not just rely on the fact that damage occurred due to them going about their daily life.

nicolax

nellytheelephant wrote: »

Oooh, this reminds me of when a mother dropping their kid off to the primary school at the end of my road parked on my drive!! I'd left for work but forgotten something - got back and there was this car parked up there :mad: I parked behind it, so they couldn't get out, she came back and gave me a gobful! I was sooo irritated, I called a taxi and left the car there, ha!

I don't know how she tried to get out during the day, I was at work... She came back later in the evening, I got back at about 7pm, and asked me to move the car so she could get out - I said I would but... I'd had a drink so couldn't possibly! She called the police, they actually turned up (!!!!!) but told her she shouldn't have parked there and that she had to wait!

Never had that problem again

she actually parked on your drive?!!!
like your solution though!

Yogibear

in Edinburgh it`s only police traffic wardens that can issue endorsable tickets ie stopping on zig zags even for a second as most people think they do,the police/tws can get vehicles uplifted off pavements,when I worked for the police you could get a ticket for having two wheels on the pavement,thw answer is ring the police/council,but if it`s private ground nobody can do anything but sue the drivers

Yogibear

d123 wrote: »

No, it isn't, unless you are in London



Read the story properly, it is more to do with obstruction




Again, no it isn't.

Why do so many people perpetuate the same incorrect fact?

Obstruction is an offence, parking 2 wheels on the pavement is not illegal unless certain other criteria are met, and probably never will be on the average residential street outside London.

one word .bolloxs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHIPSHAPE

George_Michael wrote: »

The CPS would have to prove that they had the intention to cause damage, and not just rely on the fact that damage occurred due to them going about their daily life.

George Michael, you are the last person to give advice on driving!

(Only kidding!:p)

d123

Yogibear wrote: »

one word .bolloxs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, but spoken by you.

You don't have to believe me, how about what Parliament says?

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/

257. In London it is an offence to park on a pavement unless signs indicate that it is specifically permitted. Throughout the rest of the country there is no national law that bans parking by cars and small vehicles on the pavement.[212] A council wishing to ban pavement parking in a specific area can use Traffic Regulation Orders to this effect.

shaun_from_Africa

one word .bolloxs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Three words.
Road Traffic act.

There is nothing in this that states that the parking of cars on pavements is illegal.

There is a specific part of this act (section 19), that states that it is illegal for HGV's to park on footways, but makes no mention of lighter vehicles.