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The problem of on street parking is only going to get worse and no one seems to have any sort of plan to deal with the chaos this can cause. SOme countires insist that you can only have a car if you have a residential off road parking spot, some insist that all homes, flats houses must have at least one allocated off road parking spot.
In one local village the mothers regualry block the road to drop off their children, this causes chaos at peak times as it is also a through road. Obvioulsy a 15 minute walk is too much for todays mothers.
We need to get smart,soon, and solve the problem before we cannot move because our roads are all partially blocked!
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The problem of on street parking is only going to get worse and no one seems to have any sort of plan to deal with the chaos this can cause. SOme countires insist that you can only have a car if you have a residential off road parking spot, some insist that all homes, flats houses must have at least one allocated off road parking spot.
In one local village the mothers regualry block the road to drop off their children, this causes chaos at peak times as it is also a through road. Obvioulsy a 15 minute walk is too much for todays mothers.
We need to get smart,soon, and solve the problem before we cannot move because our roads are all partially blocked!
What sort of plan do you want? Forcibly migrate half the population to another country so their houses can be demolished to provide parking for the rest?
Many roads were laid out in the days before the horse & cart, let alone mass car ownership.
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A can be removed even if it has a MOT and is taxed by the local authority if it has not moved for a long time, has damaged ie: broken glass, flat tyres, has no number plates or is unroad worthy.
Some years ago I had left an old Carlton on the road while away from home, it was taxed and insured yet upon returning home it had a notice that it will be removed. Should have let them take it.
www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-res...d
Bit off topic, intercepters this week, man was sat in his car on the road and was caughtioned for having no insurance, yet the charges were dropped as there was no evidance he had driven it. I thought all cars on the road needed insurance?
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We need to get smart,soon, and solve the problem before we cannot move because our roads are all partially blocked!
What sort of plan do you want? Forcibly migrate half the population to another country so their houses can be demolished to provide parking for the rest?
If half the population was migrated to another country there would be planty of space fror parking and no traffic congestion. (Just like it was in the 1950s)
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On our 1980's estate all the houses were built with a minimum of a single garage and a drive for at least two cars. The garages are actually big enough to get large cars into.
However over the years planners have allowed people to convert garages into living space and convert lofts. This means many of the three bedroom house with at least two spaces have become four bed with one space. Four cars are not uncommon.
I understand the demand for bigger houses but allowing development should include a requirement that the remaining off street parking is adequate.
Its only one aspect but planners do bear some responsibilty here.
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Neighbour parks on the corner - reason? his caravan fills the driveway.
Bottom of road was a self employed chap - Transit van, Taxi, Volvo estate on the road - motorhome, speedboat in driveway. Garage with 3 motorbikes. What was used regularly was the transit & the taxi - the rest rarely moved. All gone now apart from a car which sits in the drive - much t the relief of the houses opposite.
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In one local village the mothers regualry block the road to drop off their children, this causes chaos at peak times as it is also a through road. Obvioulsy a 15 minute walk is too much for todays mothers.
If they can legally park close to the school why shouldn't parents park there?
Locals should know to avoid the area during drop off and collection times - which for most schools is around 8:50am and 2:50pm - most people I know are already at work by then.
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<< If they can legally park close to the school why shouldn't parents park there? >>
Silly question. Everyone says 'legally', that's OK ! The problem is practical, not legal. If there are more cars than available space, how is the problem solved?
It's often a combination of selfishness, idleness and/or thoughtlessness.
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<< If they can legally park close to the school why shouldn't parents park there? >>
Silly question. Everyone says 'legally', that's OK ! The problem is practical, not legal. If there are more cars than available space, how is the problem solved?
It's often a combination of selfishness, idleness and/or thoughtlessness.
“Legally” then moves quickly to “what I can get away with” and an asertion of “my rights” where the emphasis is on “my” to the detriment of everyone else.
Two thoughts that most seem incapable of processing
- for every “right I claim do I uphold an equivalent “responsibility”?
- it may be legal but is it ethical / sensible / reasonable?
And “ethics” is not to the north east of London.
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Selfishness, idleness and/or thoughlessness by the motorist of course-but what about applying these words to planners, local authority employees of all kinds, traffic management experts and even traffic cops?
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In one local village the mothers regualry block the road to drop off their children, this causes chaos at peak times as it is also a through road. Obvioulsy a 15 minute walk is too much for todays mothers.
If they can legally park close to the school why shouldn't parents park there?
Locals should know to avoid the area during drop off and collection times - which for most schools is around 8:50am and 2:50pm - most people I know are already at work by then.
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In a nation which is so obsessed with its cars and car related stuff, its no surprise that some people are SO obsessed that they hoard them as others hoard clothes or shoes. The only difference really is that they tend keep them outside, meaning that they sometimes annoy other people as clothes or shoes rarely do. Now that we have access to MOT and tax records we do at least have a weapon against people who at one time would flaunt the law with virtual impunity and, like an ex neighbour of mine, keep several untaxed vehicles on the highway for days and weeks on end without obvious sanction from the authorities.
The only way you could deal with this is if you can legitimately argue that your neighbour is actually and technically causing an obstruction, and that I suppose would mean obstructing your access or passage or that of any other neighbours. And as Rob says, there's a possibility that the local Environmental Health department might be interested in the accumulation of debris on his property, although like all public services they've been emasculated by cuts and barely have enough staff nowadays to make the tea, let alone go out and do anything useful.
Edited by argybargy on 09/02/2018 at 08:57
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I can see that a lot of people think the current situation with regular road blockage, and partial blockage is acceptable.
We can do nothing, nothing must change, so road users must accept more delays and frustrations caused by the bad estate planning, inadequate road planning, and sheer laziness and thoughtlessness by some.
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Residents' parking permits (chargeable or free) help in restricting parking in residential areas.
Local parking costs otherwise lead commuters to park within walking distance of town centres thus reducing many side roads to one lane only, with problems for bin collection and residents parking.
In terms of it being 'legal' to park anywhere, is it not the case that highways are legally for travelling on and vehicles that stop on them may be treated as "causing an obstruction", which is not legal?
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Where I live it seems to be a deliberate policy not to enforce parking restrictions near schools at drop off and pick up times. The road is clogged every time I go past at those hours and I have never seen a traffic warden around. Some parents sit outside the school on a double yellow for half an hour waiting for thier kids to leave off.
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I can see that a lot of people think the current situation with regular road blockage, and partial blockage is acceptable.
The situation is steadily worsening for a combination of reasons:
- more people own a car, maybe because they have to drive further to work
- more people own more than one car, needing more space. Driving through any housing estate, there are not many driveways with only one or two cars
- cars keep getting bigger/fatter and more difficult to pass
- roads generally do not.
The only people who have a genuine right to complain about it are those who don't contribute to the problem.
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