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Alot of people park on the foot path near me and there is a blind resident who gets abuse from some of the car owners because he is hitting cars with his stick.
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I blame the popularity of "off-road vehicles". People take the name way too literally!
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I've known someone to sharpen the rivets on their jeans and "accidentally" rub against the car's paintwork. I've also known mirrors and door panels to get badly damaged by people struggling to get past with wheelchairs.
But the answer is to phone the police - especially if you're in a wheelchair. Can I ask one question though? Why, when people are pushing a buggy with a youngster in to, do they push the buggy first into the road? Should they not PULL the buggy to protect the youngster for as long as possible and not let it get hit by the passing car who wouldn't be able to see it? |
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Unless councils find a way to improve parking, it's going to continue to be an issue. If all the cars parked on the road as required by law, it would block up the road for drivers and emergency vehicles.
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What are the rules concerning wheel clampers? Can they only be called by the police or can a member of the public contact them if a car is repeatedly causing an obstruction?
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In the area where I live, parking issues have been taken away from the Police and handed to the council for enforcement. Strictly speaking parking any portion of a motor vehicle on a pavement is illegal and in theory the vehicle could get a ticket but it never happens. I think if drivers were more considerate and ensured that if they had to park partially off road, them they should leave enough room for pedestrians to get past, including prams wheel chairs etc.
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I like the idea of being obvious about taking a photo of the car - especially if the driver is in it.
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I like the idea of being obvious about taking a photo of the car - especially if the driver is in it.
![]() but my camera is a massive dslr and takes twenty minutes to get out of the bag. i should start carrying and old phone about and hold that up
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The Police will do nothing about it
All depends which police force/service you come under. The police can take action here (sometimes) even though the pavement is very very wide and no obstruction is being caused to pedestrians and wheelchairs etc. Depending on the individual officer, Park with a wheel one inch over the line and you risk being ticketed. whereas other police will just walk by. At the present time they appear not to be interested, . Because of the wide width of the pavement some inconsiderate drives will double park causing pedestrians to squeeze by between the two cars causing bags buttons or zippers to scratch the paintwork but fortunately these incidents are rare. |
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This is something I feel fairly strongly about but there doesn't seem to be a solution. In police terms obstruction occurs if there is insufficient room for a pushchair to pass, but they are not interested in persuing cases saying it is the council's responsibility. To their credit the council have introduced new parking bays in some streets but they are totally inadequate. Our street is quite narrow and the turning areas down the bottom are always blocked by vehicles including a large transit and frequently all the bays are taken. At times cars park right across my entrance so I have to squeeze to get out of my own house... I would never ever park on the pavement myself and always find somewhere to park even if it needs a five minute walk, but of course everybody else insists on having to park within feet of their house.
Problem getting worse all the time and little seems to be done about it. |
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What are the rules concerning wheel clampers? Can they only be called by the police or can a member of the public contact them if a car is repeatedly causing an obstruction?
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how do you get to these random roads if the only way you can get to where you are going is chokka with cars on narrow pavements?
i`m not as restrained as you op, i make sure they know what kind of vagina by another name i think they are. |
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I've known someone to sharpen the rivets on their jeans and "accidentally" rub against the car's paintwork. I've also known mirrors and door panels to get badly damaged by people struggling to get past with wheelchairs.
But the answer is to phone the police - especially if you're in a wheelchair. Can I ask one question though? Why, when people are pushing a buggy with a youngster in to, do they push the buggy first into the road? Should they not PULL the buggy to protect the youngster for as long as possible and not let it get hit by the passing car who wouldn't be able to see it? Personally, I've no time for people who park their cars and by so doing, block the pavement. It's selfish and arrogant. |
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Just wondered if any drivers have returned to let-down tyres??
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As a wheelchair user it really annoys me! The only thing worse is when people don't pick up after their dogs!
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What a stupid thing to say. Perhaps the cars should park somewhere that isn't illegal?.
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Just wondered if any drivers have returned to let-down tyres??
There are still some decent types around. |
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I like the idea of being obvious about taking a photo of the car - especially if the driver is in it.
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i think of that every time!!!
but my camera is a massive dslr and takes twenty minutes to get out of the bag. i should start carrying and old phone about and hold that up ![]() Woman parks on mans drive then spits on him when he complains |
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Another aspect is parking restrictions. Where I live they put double yellows along the major routes as commuters were parking and blocking busses. So people just parked where they can even if that is the pavement. This morning I had a new one. A John Lewis lorry had parked across my garage and gone off to deliver a fridge. I had no idea where the driver had gone, just had to wait for 20 minutes. Late for work and again lack of anywhere to pull up so he just left it where he could.
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Walk somewhere the roads are not so narrow? Noticed this is a trend with new estates and not just old villages.
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I just get annoyed by people putting their wheelie bins on the pavement, as the binmen won't walk up a driveway to fetch them (or even just turn them to open facing the roadside for the truck's arm to pick them up).
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As a wheelchair user it really annoys me! The only thing worse is when people don't pick up after their dogs!
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I get annoyed when people park on the green areas around my estate or on the pavements. There seems to be more cars about here these day, possibly because houses are more expensive and more people are living together ? We also have workers from the near by industrial estate parking here.
Things will only change if you complain to the relevant authority. The police may issue fines etc, or the council can put up signs or posts to stop people parking on public land like grass verges etc. It's not even difficult to get in touch these days, just send them an email. I emailed my council regarding some dodgy looking work on a tree and they got back to be by 10am next day. |
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Perhaps councils should do a better job of not allowing developers to build new estates with inadequate parking and narrow roads?
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Another aspect is parking restrictions. Where I live they put double yellows along the major routes as commuters were parking and blocking busses. So people just parked where they can even if that is the pavement. This morning I had a new one. A John Lewis lorry had parked across my garage and gone off to deliver a fridge. I had no idea where the driver had gone, just had to wait for 20 minutes. Late for work and again lack of anywhere to pull up so he just left it where he could.
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Seems to be a new trend - to park fully on the pavement so there's no space at all to walk and you must walk in the road.
I was walking with my nan who is a bit doddery and we ended up in the road twice, the second time the driver was just looking at us as he sat in the car, but of course saying something would likely start a confrontation and he could see perfectly well he was making us use the road. Cars were parking half on the pavement now they are full on and I do find it irritating as I don't want to walk in the road. Yes I know I should have more important things to think about but I felt really miffed having to help my nan along the roadway today and cars were slowing but why should we have to do this? Anyone else getting this happen near them? Very odd. |
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Alot of people park on the foot path near me and there is a blind resident who gets abuse from some of the car owners because he is hitting cars with his stick.
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