parking a large company vehicle

pulliptears

Ignoring the gilbert/tilt argument for a moment and I do feel vaio has a point here:

vaio wrote: »

We've got a van like that just outside my window in the car park which happens to be parked next to a Mondeo.

It doesn't look that much wider and google (for what it's worth) says the width difference is only 107mm. So, assuming that the parked van is replaced by a parked car, you aren't going to be much better off..

It's not huge by any stretch of the mark, I'm guessing there are people carriers and 4x4's that are of similar height out there as well.

mattyprice4004

If it bothers you a lot, ring the depot number on the van and then PM me the number, and I'll ring them too

vikingaero

If I were the OP I would park my own vehicles nicely spread out so that the guy can't park there. He'll soon get the message.

Tilt

Is the Op happy to let us know the location so we can take a look on Street View? That way we can see how wide the road is and whether indeed there would be a problem with parking a truck there.

pulliptears

Tilt wrote: »

Is the Op happy to let us know the location so we can take a look on Street View? That way we can see how wide the road is and whether indeed there would be a problem with parking a truck there.

Excellent idea. It would certainly settle a lot of arguments.

interstellaflyer

vikingaero wrote: »

If I were the OP I would park my own vehicles nicely spread out so that the guy can't park there. He'll soon get the message.

I think the problem with that is the OP goes out earlier and returns later from work than the truck driver.

Tilt

Some further info i've found. The lightest 'kerb weight' of a dropside sprinter (according to Merc's own specs) is 2090 kg. So the OP may be interested in what the highway code says about night-time parking;

Rule 250

Cars, goods vehicles not exceeding 1525 kg unladen weight, invalid carriages, motorcycles and pedal cycles may be parked without lights on a road (or lay-by) with a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) or less if they are

at least 10 metres (32 feet) away from any junction, close to the kerb and facing in the direction of the traffic flow
in a recognised parking place or lay-by.
Other vehicles and trailers, and all vehicles with projecting loads, MUST NOT be left on a road at night without lights.
Laws RVLR reg 24 & CUR reg 82(7)

vaio

Think that's a hang-over from the days of the black outs (& no street lights) of WW2 and certainly isn't enforced these days.

I'd guess the chances of prising a bobby out of his nice warm station/car to get him to ticket someone for parking the wrong way without lights is zero, and even if he did, he'd probably go on to ticket the probably 50% of the OP neighbours who are also parked the wrong way without lights

Tilt

vaio wrote: »

Think that's a hang-over from the days of the black outs (& no street lights) of WW2 and certainly isn't enforced these days.

I'd guess the chances of prising a bobby out of his nice warm station/car to get him to ticket someone for parking the wrong way without lights is zero, and even if he did, he'd probably go on to ticket the probably 50% of the OP neighbours who are also parked the wrong way without lights

Oh I agree. Where I live, there are hundreds of drivers breaching these rules on a nightly basis. Most are parked on roads where the speed limit is 40mph, and I bet most of them are unaware of the rules!

But the fact remains there is current legislation in place that the OP could pursue if all else fails.

Quinny_2

scotsman4th wrote: »

Think a company requires an O licence over 3500kg gvw.

Absolutely correct.