Parking on front of shop.

pendragon_arther

This is a parking matter not a police matter, so phone the traffic enforcement office at your local council. If they're anything like Kingston they'll send a warden on a bike who will take photos and issue a penalty notice.

ChumLee

pendragon_arther wrote: »

This is a parking matter not a police matter, so phone the traffic enforcement office at your local council. If they're anything like Kingston they'll send a warden on a bike who will take photos and issue a penalty notice.

Since when have the council been able to issue tickets on private property?

pendragon_arther

ChumLee wrote: »

Since when have the council been able to issue tickets on private property?

Good point, but if their systems aren't up to scratch it may not be designated as private, so it's worth a shot and won't do any harm for the sake of a phone call.

ChumLee

pendragon_arther wrote: »

Good point, but if their systems aren't up to scratch it may not be designated as private, so it's worth a shot and won't do any harm for the sake of a phone call.

I'm sure the OP knows whether he owns it or not.

Strider590

colino wrote: »

You wont sort this out by lashing out your own profits on signs and chain-link.

It would be tax deductible, so would effectively cost nothing at all.

In fact almost anything is going to be tax deductible, that includes paying a tow truck to take it away.

colino

Seriously, "It would be tax deductible, so would effectively cost nothing at all."?

Clearly you get all your business info. from Dragons Den. Anything that costs money, costs money.

Buzby

A short term solution would be 3 concrete flower pots - true you couldn't park yourself, but it asserts your ownership and will keep your property undisturbed. Clearly this isn't a recognised parking space so you don't want to have your use of doing this prohibited so it pays to be circumspect, but you may have to ride it out until he moves on to the next den.....

sheramber

From the picture it looks like the property was originally a house with a front garden, like the rest of the houses.

When the lower part was converted to a shop the front wall was removed, and a hard surface laid possibly for parking/ loading , just like some people slab their front garden to park their car on it.

The dropped kerb may have been made at the side for safer access and to allow a vehicle to park lengthwise in front of the shop , which would be more difficult if accessing the space from the road in front.

There should be planning information from when the shop was opened but whether records would still be available is another matter.

force_ten

the drop kerb at the side is a disabled access ramp for use by wheelchair used and people on mobility scooters you can tell this by the tactile surface that has been laid by the drop kerb

as far as i can see there is no official access over the pavement to the shop frontage

Car_54

Strider590 wrote: »

It would be tax deductible, so would effectively cost nothing at all.

In fact almost anything is going to be tax deductible, that includes paying a tow truck to take it away.

Every "tax-deductable" pound will cost you 80p, rather than "nothing at all".