parking a large company vehicle

TrickyWicky

needtosavecash wrote: »

Now this makes is very awquard for us! My partner now wont attempt to get her car off the drive anymore in fear of hitting it! So I have to! But its like a 10 point turn we wouldn’t need to do if it wasn’t there!

If you're access to the public highway has been restricted then its obstruction and it's not down to the council but instead the poilice to deal with.

Note that the first thing the police call centre will do is tell you to ring the council - they're clueless. You must insist that this is not a parking contravention under the decriminalised parking rules but instead an obstruction to accessing the public highway which IS a police issue.

Rover_Driver

Is the unladen weight over 1525 kg? if so, does it have its lights on at night as required by Reg. 24, The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989?

Gilbert2

Not saying you are in this position OP but some people think they own the road their house is situated.

I once had a large van and parked it as best I could and I had some snobby neighbour complain to me about it.

What was I supposed to do? Park it on my roof?

I was in contravention of no law yet this idiot was annoyed because he had to, oh so gently, move his car ever so slightly to get in his drive.

So what! I told him to move to a ranch or something where he could drive his car in circles with all the space he would have.

Splott

needtosavecash wrote: »

ICH thanks for that post! this vehcle certainly is an LGV i known the transit he had would have been 3.5t this is certainly bigger than that so should be classed as an LGV

Sorry, doesn't work that way. The size is irrelevent, the plated weight is what is relevent. My friend has a very large luton box van transit and that is still 3.5t and doesn't need an O license.

You can actually get the tractor unit of a 44 tonne artic, get it derated and it could be driven on a car license if you passed your test prior to 1997.

If it does have an O license you'll find the O license disc next to the tax disc in the window.

jc808

The problem with vans is they have a very large surface area, which can be very problematic if subject to an acid attack

Poppy9

Gilbert2 wrote: »

Not saying you are in this position OP but some people think they own the road their house is situated.

I've found the people who think they own the road outside their houses usually don't have driveways or live by a school!

However it's annoying when people park badly to make it difficult for you to get out of your driveway.

Johnny_Barnes10

If I was OP I'd park my car there a few times. He'll soon find somewhere else to park. After all it doesn't seem like he's willing to be reasonable and even talk to him!

Strider590

Have words with his employer, explain that your being disturbed at all hours by people asking you to move it.......

mgdavid

needtosavecash wrote: »

............ something almost the same size as the other truck and half again! (a brand new Mercedes pick up style thing) (his old one was just a smaller transit sized van)
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It’s a well known tool/plant hire firm the van is all sign written ..........

OP - everyone is trying to give good advice, but are simply guessing until you can tell us exactly what this vehicle is. Pickup? van? or my guess is it's a drop-side truck. Make, model & numbers please....

Tilt

Why don't you park you car across your drive a few times thus preventing him from parking opposite?

As previously been said, if the truck exceeds 7.5t gvw, it becomes an HGV thus requiring an O licence which is regulated by VOSA. One of the conditions of an O licence is that the vehicle(s) must have an off road regular parking base (or depot). If it is to be parked on the road, then it requires parking lights at night. Also indeed it is an obstruction if it prevents you getting off your drive and as such IS a police matter (although no doubt you will initially get fobbed off)

Another option is to contact your highways dept and ask about having yellow lines installed. If the road is narrow, then perhaps it should have them on one side anyway.