is this legal?

shaun_from_Africa

Rover_Driver wrote: »

Anything that obstructs free passage along a highway is an offence - wheelie bin, parked car, etc. - s.137 Highways Act 1980.

I would have said that S148c would be a more apt section.

148
Penalty for depositing things or pitching booths etc. on highway.
If, without lawful authority or excuse—
(c)a person deposits any thing whatsoever on a highway to the interruption of any user of the highway,
he is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

forgotmyname

Whats level 3 on the standard scale. 1p or £150,000 ?

Many years ago we had some neighbours move in and start sticking cones outside their house. Problem was they had 2 cars and the old style terrace houses were not wide enough for 2 cars. So the cones moved.

I would just reverse and push them out the way or throw them into their garden.
Slowly the cones started to vanish though.

Its nice to park outside your house, But its not a legal right. Its the highway anyone can park there.

Pop the bin into their garden. Tell them the traffic warden was going to give it a ticket

atrixblue.-MFR-.

or call the council and say theres a spare refuse bin in the road. it will soon be collected.

kaya

You need a road closure notice from the council to put a skip on a public highway , don't see why this would be any different

Rover_Driver

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I would have said that S148c would be a more apt section.

Either could suffice, it would be easier to show that something like a wheelie bin or a parked car was causing a physical obstruction, rather than than just an interruption.

Rover_Driver

forgotmyname wrote: »

Whats level 3 on the standard scale. 1p or £150,000 ?

A level 3 fine is up to £1000. Instead of quoting a maximum fine for offences, now they are set at different 'levels'. When they want to increase fines, all they have to do is increase the amount of the level, rather than having to amend all the different legislation relevant to the offences.

s.37, Criminal Justice Act 1982.

patman99

Just wait until he has gone out and fill the thing with fast-setting concrete. Then have a good laugh watching him put his back out as he grabs the bin and tries to tilt it back before realising rather to late that the bin is heavier than expected.

Catch it on camera and get £250 for YBF on top.

George_Michael

Snoop32 wrote: »

Id make the bin disapear

Or be of the opinion that as it's a bin left in a public place then it must be for public use, then dump all of your rubbish in it.

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My neighbour has taken over half the street.

His garage is full of junk, and there's a car parked in front of it. The shared drive is full of sleepers, bricks, wheelbarrows etc., with another car and a skip at the end of the drive. There's a car parked on his front garden, another in front of his house, another in front of my house, and his work van across the end of the drive. I can just about get a pushbike in and out. The mower blade has got dents in it from the car parts discarded on my front lawn.

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George_Michael wrote: »

Or be of the opinion that as it's a bin left in a public place then it must be for public use, then dump all of your rubbish in it.

If the neighbour complains you should Listen Without Prejudice, otherwise you won't have any Faith that there won't be any Careless Whispers. Alternatively you could just park around a Different Corner.