Violation: Parking on a Private Road & in Parking Spaces

Mrs_Arcanum

Any chance of having a chat with the Railway to see if any improvements to their parking is scheduled. A local village has similar problems which will soon be solved when a larger car park is built.

poppasmurf_bewdley

You say the road is private, but when my parents lived in a similar road, the residents had to close the road off one day a year to protect the 'no right of way'. If this law is still in force (I don't know if it is) then if you haven't complied with that closure one day a year, then you can't claim you can keep other people off the road.

Ignito

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

You say the road is private, but when my parents lived in a similar road, the residents had to close the road off one day a year to protect the 'no right of way'. If this law is still in force (I don't know if it is) then if you haven't complied with that closure one day a year, then you can't claim you can keep other people off the road.

Not sure what this is all about!! Why would we close a cul-de-sac off, and how can you?

Biggles

Simple. Put up clear notices that unauthorised cars will be clamped. Make sure it's officially worded, and includes a suitably stiff release fee.

You don't actually need a clamp. I know that if I see a sign like that, even if I don't believe it, I'm sure as hell not going to chance it, I'll go elsewhere.

Ignito

Biggles wrote: »

Simple. Put up clear notices that unauthorised cars will be clamped. Make sure it's officially worded, and includes a suitably stiff release fee.

You don't actually need a clamp. I know that if I see a sign like that, even if I don't believe it, I'm sure as hell not going to chance it, I'll go elsewhere.

Thanks Biggles, that is exactly our intention. Most people are likely to be dissuaded from parking, however, some will not. Getting all antagonistic is not the best approach in the first instance.

appreciate the variety of comments.

mgdavid

slightly OT perhaps - but did you not think this potential problem through before you moved in?

sharpy2010

mgdavid wrote: »

slightly OT perhaps - but did you not think this potential problem through before you moved in?

Whether they did or not, that doesn't help the op NOW, does it.

Try to post HELPFUL comments, not "I would have thought it through, but you're obviously too thick to", type snidey comments.

agrinnall

Biggles wrote: »

Simple. Put up clear notices that unauthorised cars will be clamped. Make sure it's officially worded, and includes a suitably stiff release fee.

You don't actually need a clamp. I know that if I see a sign like that, even if I don't believe it, I'm sure as hell not going to chance it, I'll go elsewhere.

Ignito wrote: »

Thanks Biggles, that is exactly our intention. Most people are likely to be dissuaded from parking, however, some will not. Getting all antagonistic is not the best approach in the first instance.

appreciate the variety of comments.

Then take it that step further, buy a clamp (Halfords £99.99) and use it on one car every day - maybe charge them a small amount to take it off but certainly make them wait. I reckon word will get round quickly enough.

Harry_Flashman

agrinnall wrote: »

Then take it that step further, buy a clamp (Halfords £99.99) and use it on one car every day - maybe charge them a small amount to take it off but certainly make them wait. I reckon word will get round quickly enough.

charge a large amount - better still

spiro

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

You say the road is private, but when my parents lived in a similar road, the residents had to close the road off one day a year to protect the 'no right of way'. If this law is still in force (I don't know if it is) then if you haven't complied with that closure one day a year, then you can't claim you can keep other people off the road.

Ignito wrote: »

Not sure what this is all about!! Why would we close a cul-de-sac off, and how can you?

My parents had to do the same thing in a cul de sac. Notice in the local paper and then block the road for 24hrs (we parked car across road) to anything other than residents cars.