Wheelie Bins
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Same here, we got a letter saying any bins found that are not on personal property will be removed, you will be fined for not keeping your bin on your property then charged for a new bin.
North Tyneside Council, bunch of useless thick idiots. Why oh why did we put a woman in charge
I'm not looking for an argument here but I think the word is "demesne"; never heard of demise being used in such a way.
Due to extensions on all the old "two up, two down" houses around here, the only access to the rear yards is through the houses themselves. So keeping a wheelie bin the back yard would mean taking it back and forth through your house, which isn't practical and might not even be possible (could they fit through in interior doorway?). There aren't any front yards - properties front straight on to the street.
So where do you put the bins? If you leave them on the pavement, the council might or might not fine you. I phoned them to ask. I wasn't surprised to find that no-one knew what the policy was. Whether they fine you or not, sooner or later you're going to get your bin tipped over the pavement, stolen or blown away (probably into one of the cars parked on the street). You'll have to pay for any of that, at least the £50 for a new bin.
There are alleyways leading into the kitchens of these houses, one between two houses. They are six inches wider than the bins. So you have to squeeze past your neighbour's bin to get to your own. To take them out, you have to squeeze past both bins, unbolt the gate and jostle the bins out.
Of course, there's still the chance of them being stolen, blown away or blown into a car between them being emptied and you being able to jostle them back into the alleyway. If that happens, the council will charge you again. Why should they give a damn? There's nothing you can do about it.
The local housing situation was why the council told us that the wheelie bins would be optional. Of course, they were lying.
So where do you put the bins? If you leave them on the pavement, the council might or might not fine you. I phoned them to ask. I wasn't surprised to find that no-one knew what the policy was. Whether they fine you or not, sooner or later you're going to get your bin tipped over the pavement, stolen or blown away (probably into one of the cars parked on the street). You'll have to pay for any of that, at least the £50 for a new bin.
There are alleyways leading into the kitchens of these houses, one between two houses. They are six inches wider than the bins. So you have to squeeze past your neighbour's bin to get to your own. To take them out, you have to squeeze past both bins, unbolt the gate and jostle the bins out.
Of course, there's still the chance of them being stolen, blown away or blown into a car between them being emptied and you being able to jostle them back into the alleyway. If that happens, the council will charge you again. Why should they give a damn? There's nothing you can do about it.
The local housing situation was why the council told us that the wheelie bins would be optional. Of course, they were lying.