Just not my day!

He also drives a nearly new diesel Peugeot for his 4K PA mileage, and it is already covered in scrapes, yet he is a skilled enough driver to control a bus apparently. :p
 
There is no excuse for hitting something completely on the pavement like that!

The car was not overhanging the road in any way.

What's to say that couldn't have been a pram with a child in it (significantly smaller than the car the driver didn't see or care about)?

Imagine a parent with child is minding their own business waiting to cross the road and the bus driver swings around and catches your pram (on the pavement). Clearly the pram would knocked over and who knows where the child could end up? :mad:
 
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proves nothing
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Indeed I agree, although it does narrow down the potential bus's that could have done it. Hence giving my insurance a vehicle to name when contacting the bus company when requesting the CCTV. That will prove every thing. They may not have to provide it though. I'm still fully expecting them to do their best to avoid admitting it.

Unless I go to the expense of getting the residue on my car matched to the stuff on the bus and vice versa.
 
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I feel for the OP after this weekends events with my own car.

It's obviously the bus company, and I wouldn't just be camping out, I'd be going down to the station and watching each and every bus return in the evening.
 
Obviously a bus or whatever shouldn't be hitting a car off the road but what makes you think its not a proper bus stop? looks like its been there for many years and been upgraded recently.
 
BF-Bert said:
Obviously a bus or whatever shouldn't be hitting a car off the road but what makes you think its not a proper bus stop? looks like its been there for many years and been upgraded recently.
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It is a bus stop so councils can put them where they like, whether they can be enforced as no parking is implied for lay-bys, best way I can describe is, sole use for buses only. Bus stops that are on the carriageway need supporting signs and kerb marking to stop people parking in them. The old stop was outside a large garden belonging to some flats and did not block kerb access to a residential property. So no signs where needed and no bus clearway was applied for. The stop moved, still didn't apply for the clearway and afaik they cannot, without supporting signs.

There is no solid yellow line running the length of the stop, never has been. The red road surface inside of the BUS STOP hashed yellow box is only used to outline the length of the parking restriction. It does not form any formal purpose, just one for marking the area covered by parking restrictions. There are none so it just makes it look pretty.
Bus stops cannot be located in a way to block kerb side access to residential properties. Unless planing permission is obtained, due to the new enforceable NO PARKING zone it will create, out side of some ones house. I and my neighbour must be given the chance to object.

Also the bus shelter has full illuminated advertising. Again councils do not need planing permission to erect a bus shelter. They do if the bus shelter is supported or part funded by a commercial company, when using full sided/double sided illuminated advertisements. We were never part of any planning consultation before the shelter was erected.

The original bus stop on the other side of the roundabout was temp moved to the currant location many years ago, never moved back and has grown since.



Dam I typed all that and realised I had fallen to the bait. Next time I'll just type. Read the thread.

This may help some people, its even on the driving test. None of them are present, road markings or signs.

http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/bus-lane-stop-signs.html

BUS STOP SIGNS
The white bus stop signs are used to advise other road users that buses stop here. This sign is advisory only and does not possess any legal enforcement.

Yellow signs that often accompany the white signs contain the no stopping regulatory sign. See no stopping (Clearway) and no waiting signs. These signs are used to inform motorists that it’s illegal to stop here between the times shown.



BUS STOP ROAD MARKINGS
Bus stops that have parking or stopping restrictions will have a sign at the side of the road showing which restrictions are in place. Markings on the road are also put in place to inform other road users of restrictions.

The broad continuous yellow line at the edge of the carriageway means that other vehicles are prohibited from stopping. The diagram to the far right illustrates a bus lane in a lay-by. Motorists that stop even momentarily may find themselves issued with a penalty charge notice.

Hope this answers your question.
 
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Django x2 said:
You know it's illegal to park on a pavement. Right?
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No it isn't.

In most places it is legal.

The highway code states that you should not park on the pavement unless signs permit it. But should not != illegal.
 
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Acme said:
No it isn't.

In most places it is legal.

The highway code states that you should not park on the pavement unless signs permit it. But should not != illegal.
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Although local restrictions exist, there is currently no national ban on pavement parking across England and Wales. One was included in the Road Traffic Act 1974, but it was never enacted and was eventually repealed in 1991.


Stop biting, its late.

Just tell them to read the thread. :D

When you type in a motoring section of a forum that all the info they need is on the driving test. It either goes down well or not.
 
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