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mjm3346

rowan222 said:

mjm3346 said:

Gates across a road left open? Sounds like Amazon should put the addresses there on a block list so drivers don't waste their time in future.

It would seem that you haven't spent any time in the countryside or know anything about rural communities. Your response is naive and arrogant!  Gated roads are not unusual in rural areas. They are regular single track roads that go through farmland but there are gates every so often because the fields are often unfenced and contain livestock. They are signed at either end as "Gated Road",  There are also signs on the gates at either "Livestock pressent--please close Gates"

Its common courtesy to close gates after a vehicle passes through. Every one from residents to the local postie manages to do it.

I was working with our houses in an adjacent field and went down and closed it the first time and then again later when he returned. It was only later that evening that I learnt from a neighbouring farmer that he'd left the other gates open and together we were up until 02:30 getting the sheep back!

I live in a hamlet and nearby not even an approx 2 mile no-through-road that leads to perhaps 3 dwellings (including a farm) has any gates across what is a public road and if there were I doubt there would be a legal requirement to close them.

rowan222

mjm3346 said:

rowan222 said:

mjm3346 said:

Gates across a road left open? Sounds like Amazon should put the addresses there on a block list so drivers don't waste their time in future.

It would seem that you haven't spent any time in the countryside or know anything about rural communities. Your response is naive and arrogant!  Gated roads are not unusual in rural areas. They are regular single track roads that go through farmland but there are gates every so often because the fields are often unfenced and contain livestock. They are signed at either end as "Gated Road",  There are also signs on the gates at either "Livestock pressent--please close Gates"

Its common courtesy to close gates after a vehicle passes through. Every one from residents to the local postie manages to do it.

I was working with our houses in an adjacent field and went down and closed it the first time and then again later when he returned. It was only later that evening that I learnt from a neighbouring farmer that he'd left the other gates open and together we were up until 02:30 getting the sheep back!

I live in a hamlet and nearby not even an approx 2 mile no-through-road that leads to perhaps 3 dwellings (including a farm) has any gates across what is a public road and if there were I doubt there would be a legal requirement to close them.

We are not talking about a legal obligation here. We are talking common courtesy to farmers and people that live and work in rural environments and what is the accepted norm. Not all single track rural roads are gated, in fact its probably only a small minority, but where they are its for a very good reason, that the fields are not enclosed and there are livestock present. None of us actually enjoyed running around retrieving sheep in the middle of the night! Your attitude beggars belief!
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sheramber

I lived on a rural single track road through crofting  land. Animals roam free along the road in places as the crofters have grazing rights for the verges. 

The road had cattle grids to prevent the animals from straying.

Sometimes cows  were  in a gated field but the fishermen going to the lochs  left the gates open, allowing them to wander. 

One cow used to jump the fence and her calf  learned from her.  
 

However , I  wouldn’t call the drivers behaviour appalling. 

For the pittance the  drivers  get for delivering a parcel he probably resents the time lost having to go back and close the gates., especially if he only has one parcel to deliver. 

Lack of consideration but not appalling. 

PHK

I spent the first 20 years of my life living in the country on farms. Although that's some decades ago, I've never seen gated roads. I've seen them with cattle grids but not gates. 

I'd think gated roads are uncommon enough that a driver might not realise. If they aren't used to the area that is. 

Skiddaw1

PHK said:

I spent the first 20 years of my life living in the country on farms. Although that's some decades ago, I've never seen gated roads. I've seen them with cattle grids but not gates. 

I'd think gated roads are uncommon enough that a driver might not realise. If they aren't used to the area that is. 

There are quite a few gated roads around our way (Cumbria). They certainly aren't uncommon. As I mentioned earlier, I'm certain that none of our regular delivery people (Amazon and otherwise) would fail to close a gate.

HedgehogRulez

If it was such an issue surely the farmer would adequately pen their livestock rather than relying on third parties to do it for them? Entitlement….

Murphybear

I buy loads of things from Amazon but have only had to contact them once when a parcel hadn’t turned up.  I emailed them at customer services and they responded very quickly and sent me a replacement.

However that was before the days of these computer chat thingies 😹