'Residents only' signage

CardinalWolsey

Where has the OP indicated that the spaces are specifically marked as "disabled parking"? I've read it as there are marked (i.e. white lined) parking spaces that are not obviously on private land, where the owners have now put up simple "Residents Only" signs.

Some people need to find where they can "park" their high horses.

missile

CardinalWolsey wrote: »

Where has the OP indicated that the spaces are specifically marked as "disabled parking"? I've read it as there are marked (i.e. white lined) parking spaces that are not obviously on private land, where the owners have now put up simple "Residents Only" signs.

Some people need to find where they can "park" their high horses.

Do you really need a sign to tell you what is the right thing to do? You will be one of those who don't get up off your seat when you see a pregnant lady / elderly person standing on a bus / train?

In my street there is an 'assisted living' building for those with disabilities.

missile

AndyMc..... wrote: »

You tell us how selfish he is, has he actually said he parks there?

Yeah right and you believe in the tooth fairy? If the cap fits :A

Herzlos

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

But that's OK because the people on the parking subforum here will help them avoid paying the "speculative invoice" from the parking company, talk about how all parking companies are cowboys, complain about those that engage their services, and so on .

And that he also shouldn't park there.


That he's in the wrong isn't reason for some grey area scammers to make a huge profit. The advice here is to not abuse the parking spaces which he knows aren't for him, to prevent them being forced to hire a scammer who'll harass everyone, legal or not.

mills705

Very helpful as ever.
I dont park in the spaces- I have a front yard, however a number of people in my street are not that fortunate and have been using the spaces as previously there was nothing on the parking spaces!

There is no obvious markings making the spaces private land- you drive into the street and they are on the left and my house along with the rest are on the right! Not in a car park etc.

It was a surprise to see these signs spring up one day. It would now seem that they have just taken 'ownership' of the building as although it has been completed for nearly a year they have just taken over from the builders due to snagging issues. There was no signage up during the interim time which has made me question it!

AndyMc.....

missile wrote: »

Yeah right and you believe in the tooth fairy? If the cap fits :A

Ok then take your cap off and provide us with the evidence he is parking there.

AndyMc.....

missile wrote: »

Do you really need a sign to tell you what is the right thing to do? You will be one of those who don't get up off your seat when you see a pregnant lady / elderly person standing on a bus / train?

I bet you don’t pay for a seat on a train and give it up.

Bigphil1474

Perhaps the spaces do belong to the assisted living property, perhaps not. Who is to say they haven't just bought some signs because they want to save the spaces for staff. There might be no residents who actually drive due to their disability, or maybe they all do. It could be no different to someone painting 'no parking' on the wall outside their house, to try and keep a road space for themselves to park.
Basically, it would come down to whether the spaces are on private land or not. If they are, then the landowner can specify who parks there, and try to enforce that. If they are on public land, then it's the local council, and they have to specify the restriction e.g. permit holders etc. Most residents only signs that councils use, mean residents with a permit, not necessarily residents of that particular building. They may have put the signs up because people not living in the block were parking there. However, sometimes developers do have to provide parking spaces which are public use, particularly if they are removing the side of that road due to the development - prior to the development, possibly people could park their cars along both sides of the road.
OP, I think you asked a valid question, and some people are unnecessarily jumping to conclusions. You should be able to check the plans online and see who owns what. If the residents of the block need the spaces (for obvious reasons), then hopefully others won't park their anymore.

CardinalWolsey

missile wrote: »

Do you really need a sign to tell you what is the right thing to do? You will be one of those who don't get up off your seat when you see a pregnant lady / elderly person standing on a bus / train?

Clearly there is nowhere for you to park your high horse as you're still riding it. You're making some very large assumptions in your post.

BigPhil makes some very valid points, and in addition:

How does a member of the public identify the building as a home for those with disabilities that require assisted living? The OP knows this because they live on the street - visitors may have no indication.

How does anyone, including the OP, know that the disabilities that require assisted living are physical disabilities, or one that requires close access to a vehicle?

Without reference to the site layout plans as approved by development control, and cross-checking with an OS MasterMap, there is no clear way of identifying - or so it seems - whether these parking spaces live within the private boundary of the residential centre or not.

And ultimately, a parking space on the road is fair game, regardless of whether you, I or anyone else on this forum would park there or not, we have to accept that the vast majority of people, seeing an empty parking space that is on an open and public stretch of road, will park there. Considering that, the centre may want to consider other options to "protect" those spaces, if they are for their private use - lockable bollards on their land for example.

Oh, and I'll always offer my seat on a train/bus/tram to someone else who is clearly in more need of it than I am, but I do expect those sat in a priority seat to move their bums first.

Mercdriver

From what I've read on the OP, the spaces aren't on the road but on the home for assisted living's land. This changes things somewhat.