Parking large vehicles

Baldytyke88

I believe HGVs are not allowed to park in residential areas, but are there and specific rules for large vans?

They can block your view when parked, I have an old friend complaining about one of our large minibuses parking close to the entrance of a gym. He parks partially on the pavement, but close to the entrance.

Martin_the_Unjust

…and you have someone on the internet complaining about your minibus parking on the pavement.

pavements are for people.

Arunmor

Parking on pavements in England can result in fines ranging from £50 to £100, potentially increased to £130 in London. These fines are typically issued as Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) by local authorities, or as Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) by the police. 

Parking on a pavement in Scotland can result in a fine of £100, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days. This also applies to parking at dropped kerbs or double parking.

Baldytyke88

Martin_the_Unjust said:

…and you have someone on the internet complaining about your minibus parking on the pavement.

pavements are for people.

The complaint wasn't about parking on the pavement, it was a complaint about a large vehicle parking close to an exit, so blocking the view of vehicles exiting.

daveyjp

I think the 'he' relates to the van driver, not the friend.

born_again

Report it to police/local council. 
If it is within the parking limits of a junction.

Herzlos

Baldytyke88 said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

…and you have someone on the internet complaining about your minibus parking on the pavement.

pavements are for people.

The complaint wasn't about parking on the pavement, it was a complaint about a large vehicle parking close to an exit, so blocking the view of vehicles exiting.

You're not supposed to park anything within 10m of a junction, but there's nothing specific about large vans.

Is there a reason you need to park a minibus somewhere so obnoxious?

Martin_the_Unjust

Baldytyke88 said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

…and you have someone on the internet complaining about your minibus parking on the pavement.

pavements are for people.

The complaint wasn't about parking on the pavement, it was a complaint about a large vehicle parking close to an exit, so blocking the view of vehicles exiting.

Yes I know, I was just pointing out that it is also unprofessional and almost certainly illegal to park on the pavement.

i was suggesting that it would perhaps be better to suggest to your friend that they park correctly in future.

Okell

Martin_the_Unjust said:

Baldytyke88 said:

Martin_the_Unjust said:

…and you have someone on the internet complaining about your minibus parking on the pavement.

pavements are for people.

The complaint wasn't about parking on the pavement, it was a complaint about a large vehicle parking close to an exit, so blocking the view of vehicles exiting.

Yes I know, I was just pointing out that it is also unprofessional and almost certainly illegal to park on the pavement.

i was suggesting that it would perhaps be better to suggest to your friend that they park correctly in future.

I'm not sure that it's necessarily illegal to park on the pavement anywhere, but I am fairly sure it's a civil parking offence to park on the pavement in London (unless the local council has disapplied in respect of certain streets the London-wide ban on pavement parking) and in Scotland.

Where I live people have to park on the pavement.  Outside London and Scotland it doesn't necessarily follow that it's illegal...

Okell

daveyjp said:

I think the 'he' relates to the van driver, not the friend.

Yes.  I didn't at first understand who the OP was complaining about either.

Then I realised the OP was @Baldytyke88 posting and it suddenly made sense that the post didn't make any sense...

Baldytyke88

Martin_the_Unjust said:

Yes I know, I was just pointing out that it is also unprofessional and almost certainly illegal to park on the pavement.

i was suggesting that it would perhaps be better to suggest to your friend that they park correctly in future.

Parking correctly on the road may cause other motorists more problems, perhaps there should be different rules for large vans/motorhomes and minibuses.