off road parking...

Redman · 4 Mar 2011 at 17:37

Vanquish-Storm said:
has the pic been removed? i cant see what the OP means.

Nope, it's still there. ctrl-F5 maybe?

DavidMarq · 4 Mar 2011 at 18:00

There is a universal ban on "pavement parking" within Greater London except where signed otherwise. Outside of London it is dependant on the Local Authority have a Traffic Regulation Order(TRO) in place to prohibit "pavement parking" and traffic signs to inform the motorist of the parking restriction.

Destination · 4 Mar 2011 at 18:33

This isn't pavement parking, this is parking within the bounds of their property.

OP, I'd just get over it. I doubt it'll drop your propeerty value at all. If anything it is better than people arriving and less apces around to park in to actually view your property. Its one less car directly on the road.

DavidMarq · 4 Mar 2011 at 18:46

Hikari Kisugi said:
This isn't pavement parking, this is parking within the bounds of their property.

I used inverted comas for a reason

Although the parking may be within the bounds of the property, the law may see the the land as part of the highway as the public can pass and repass. It is quite a grey area, but previous similar cases have been lost in the High Court.

Kutter · 4 Mar 2011 at 20:26

looks like he has to reverse out over the pavement into a junction to get the car out. Im sure some busy body from the council would have a field day with that one.

Whats the address so we can google street view it ?

Energize · 4 Mar 2011 at 20:34

mattmos said:
It feels very invasive and as we're getting ready to sell, could be pretty off-putting to potential buyers.

You can't be serious?

MrKeeno · 4 Mar 2011 at 20:49

If I was going to view his property I would be put of tbh. Makes outside look untidy.

mattmos · 4 Mar 2011 at 22:31

Energize said:
You can't be serious?

I totally am. But trying to get over it

Problem is when I open the front door the car is facing me about a foot away, and quite often there will be someone sitting in the car smoking, it just feels a bit awkward.

It seems like there isn't much I can do about it, there are more important things to worry about, just wanted to know people's thoughts...

HAz · 4 Mar 2011 at 23:15

u need to get over this one

Murray · 4 Mar 2011 at 23:34

NUKE IT!

v0n · 5 Mar 2011 at 01:25

I'm with OP on this one. I would never buy a property if it looked like proprietors of surrounding businesses were camping with their cars across pavement right on door steps. It's ***** and it spells trouble - it's either proof that the area is so rough that that people will go to desperate measures and prop old, shoddy citroen against their own shop display to keep an eye on it or it's a display of antisocial business, if the owner doesn't see anything wrong in cramming his car on whole two yards of pavement, then he just doesn't see the place as someone's home - he is going to be the kind of a-hole that piles up crates and pallets all over the place like it is Marakesh fruit market and his buds will constantly block pavements and roads in front of your house to unload goods.

Energize · 5 Mar 2011 at 01:39

v0n said:
I'm with OP on this one. I would never buy a property if it looked like proprietors of surrounding businesses were camping with their cars across pavement right on door steps. It's ***** and it spells trouble - it's either proof that the area is so rough that that people will go to desperate measures and prop old, shoddy citroen against their own shop display to keep an eye on it or it's a display of antisocial business, if the owner doesn't see anything wrong in cramming his car on whole two yards of pavement, then he just doesn't see the place as someone's home - he is going to be the kind of a-hole that piles up crates and pallets all over the place like it is Marakesh fruit market and his buds will constantly block pavements and roads in front of your house to unload goods.

I don't know what thread you were reading but in this one we have one guy parking on his private property because of lack of available parking. Nothing like what you're describing.

v0n · 5 Mar 2011 at 02:05

Energize said:
I don't know what thread you were reading but in this one we have one guy parking on his private property because of lack of available parking. Nothing like what you're describing.

Doesn't matter why he does it. All cars are parked on the road but one business owner keeps his delivery chariot propped against the wall on a "concrete parterre". From the view point of potential buyer, it's the equivalent of the "socially unadjusted neighbours" - you know the type - the one family on the street with 1980ies camping trailer parked in front garden or with mold ridden sofa permanently displayed by the front door. Or a washing line full of skid mark knickers hanging like flags between front windows where every property in terrace has back garden.

MikeHunt79 · 5 Mar 2011 at 02:14

Tombstone said:
Well they are bringing in £70 fines for anyone who parks with 2 wheels on the pavement, though no idea if that applies to this situation.

I can see many wingmirrors being smashed off by bin-lorries!

Valentino · 5 Mar 2011 at 02:16

You could put a 6ft fence up which would stop potential house buyers ever knowing, then once the house is sold, in the dark of night, return to the property and reclaim your fence.

Tombstone · 5 Mar 2011 at 09:18

MikeHunt79 said:
I can see many wingmirrors being smashed off by bin-lorries!

It's getting so rare to actually see binmen these days with their once in a lifetime bin collections that it shouldn't be too much of a problem. No worries for my wingmirrors though as I park on my driveway

borich_planner · 5 Mar 2011 at 09:49

contact the Council planning enforcement team. If its a Classified road they need planning permission for what they are doing. If its not then its the local highway authority who have to deal with the issue.