Vent: Tesco Van Parking Over Driveway

tom15387202

jacques_chirac wrote: »

Yesterday DPD delivered a parcel to me. The driver is an old friend so we were chatting at the door. The neighbour came out and told him he was slightly over their driveway, would he mind moving. The driver said 'No problem at all' and moved his van. No crisis, no complaining on Facebook - would have probably worked in your situation too.

...and your neighbour will never get another parcel delivered on time.

Arlandria606

Wow. What an unsympathetic, judgmental bunch you are. Making excuses, accusing me of hysteria(!), clearly not reading the entire post, all because I'm annoyed at a company breaking the law when there was no real reason to and in the process causing a potentially serious problem for me.

Just the thought of having to go through all that again is unbearable without the added complication of having to explain it to a stranger while it's happening, and yet apparently asking Tesco to behave within the law and give a decent response to a customer complaint is unreasonable of me.

I sincerely hope that, if any of you ever need an ambulance, there's a huge fleet of Tesco vans illegally parked and blocking them from getting to you.

brendon

It is not a illegal to park temporarily in front of a dropped curb. Whoever told you that is mistaken. It is my mentioned in the Highway Code as a "Do not" rather than a "Must not". Only "Must not" rules are legal requirements.

jacques_chirac

Arlandria606 wrote: »

Wow. What an unsympathetic, judgmental bunch you are. Making excuses, accusing me of hysteria(!), clearly not reading the entire post, all because I'm annoyed at a company breaking the law when there was no real reason to and in the process causing a potentially serious problem for me.

Just the thought of having to go through all that again is unbearable without the added complication of having to explain it to a stranger while it's happening, and yet apparently asking Tesco to behave within the law and give a decent response to a customer complaint is unreasonable of me.

I sincerely hope that, if any of you ever need an ambulance, there's a huge fleet of Tesco vans illegally parked and blocking them from getting to you.

A huge fleet of Tesco vans? Hmmn ...

Slowhand

jacques_chirac wrote: »

Towels and hot water might be more useful

I was anticipating the OP's reply...I am not disappointed!

meer53

The van was stopping your car from accessing the road for how long ? The driver would have been a short walk away from the van. An ambulance would get to you, whatever was parked across your drive,and if you need an ambulance and not your car, whats the issue ?

If it happens again, as you say it's illegal (is there some confirmation as to whether this applies to deliveries ?) call the Police, i'd like to hear that phone call !

tom15387202

Slowhand

jacques_chirac wrote: »

A huge fleet of Tesco vans? Hmmn ...

I'd just ask the ONE that was blocking my drive to move...but only if I had to. I live in a narrow street and cars/vans/lorries block access to houses daily for short periods of time. In 20+years there's never been a problem for anybody to my knowledge.

Poppie68

Potentially it could of caused a few seconds delay of getting off your driveway..but then again by the time you had got into the car and got to the end of your driveway the van would/could of been moved...while im sorry this issue is causing you some stress i do think your getting yourself in a bit of a tizz over something that did'nt happen...and to be honest while you seem to think it has the potential to be in the running for the crime of the century it was in all fairness just a Tesco delivery driver blocking your driveway for a few moments while dropping off someones shopping.

powerful_Rogue

I used to work in a police control room. It was very very rare a patrol would be dispatched to a blocked driveway. They certainly wouldn't have been dispatched in a situation like this as you know who the driver is and haven't asked them to move it. If I remember correctly, it was only an obstrcution if you wanted to get out at that time.

Also, if your situation is that serious, the question is should you be driving and wouldnt you be best calling an ambulance? What happens if your car breaks down, gets stuck in traffic or hits every red light going?