On myquiet street the new chavvy family has a bloke who drives a HGV. This lorry is parked on the street overnight and over weekend. Whats the stand point from a legal perspective?
if its "your" street then tell him to **** off, otherwise if there's tax on it i aint sure you can do owt? just have a word with neighbours and spread the cars out so he cant park there all the time, he'll get pissed off at trying to find a pog
hes been asked to park somewhere else...like the huge tescs what lets hgv's stop over with permission. I didnt think leaving a 40ft wagon out of depot like that is allowed due to tachos insurance etc.
dunno? insurance should be covered no matter where it is, but id say the best bet is to block the space, then its up to him to do something about it
Probably nowt, like company vans as well. Managed to stop a council one being parked up in street at weekends and overnight by complaining to the council. I'd be in favour of parking permits, free for first car for a household and then a fee, rising in increments, for subsequent cars with it costing a few hundred if it's a work van.
It goes like this. Operators of HGVs (anything above 3.5 tonnes in weight) have to be in possession of an Operator's Licence which entitles them to operate the vehicle on the highway. As part of the Licence requirement the owner must state where their Operating Centre is. An Operating Centre is an off-street location where the vehicle will be garaged at night. This is declared at the time of issuing an Operator's Licence. This does not include such things as overnight stops for long distance journeys where official areas are usually used. The offence being committed is one of not parking the vehicle overnight in its specified, off street parking area. </p> It is a breach of the terms of the licence to park overnight on the street. If found in breach of the licence, the operating company can have its licence revoked. You need to get the relevant details from the lorry in question - Registration, company name and address if possible, Operators Licence number (this is on a second disc on the windscreen) and a diary of dates and times and locations of offences. Explain to your neighbour that if he doesn't start abiding to the terms of his company's licence, you will report this to the local Traffic Commissioner.</p> This gadgy: Tom Macartney Hillcrest House 386 Harehills Lane Leeds LS9 6NF Telephone number 0113 254 3291 Good luck.</p>
I had to look it up a few months ago One of the girls at work had the same problem. The Traffic Commissioner wrote a letter to the company and the neighbour stopped parking there with pretty much immediate effect. Now he just shouts obscenities and throws things at her whenever he sees her in the street, garden, local pub etc. Sorted.
RE: I had to look it up a few months ago Would that also cover work's vans that are brought home?</p> I Know a few people I could p*ss off...</p> (chinny) </p>
I don't think so. IIRC only HGV's and buses require an Operator's Licence. Which is a pisser because otherwise I'd have some stern words with the bloke across the road.
You can park em where you want. Its not operating if its parked up and the tachograph is set to rest and not work. i think.
I say that in most estates i go into, and i'm driving my minibus and it was only last week when a car was on fire and the fire brigade couldnt get to it because of the cars on the road..
