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This van parked on our driveway without permission
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 7865271.
This van parked on our driveway without permission. When we asked the owner upon his return to his vehicle he said he lives down the road so it’s quicker to park here. It’s just very rude and he didn’t want to drive further down because his house has a tighter access.
Updates
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Where no waiting restrictions are present on the road, parking on a grass verge or pavement is not illegal. However, a driver may be open to prosecution if their vehicle is persistently damaging a verge, parked dangerously or causing an obstruction. prosecution if their vehicle is persistently damaging a verge, parked dangerously or causing an obstruction.
Where there are no restrictions on the road, enforcement can only be carried out by Northamptonsire Police, but they are only likely to take action if the parking is causing an obstruction, such as a situation where pedestrians, pram or wheelchair users are being forced into a busy road as a result of parking blocking the verge or pavement. Such cases should be reported to the police on the non-emergency phone number 101 they will then make a decision on what action they may be able to take.
Pavement parking is a national problem and the Department for Transport has been looking into this issue for some time and we are waiting the outcome of the consultation that they carried out in order for us to consider this matter further as currently parking on the pavement is not illegal outside of London, although we do fully understand the concerns that this has within the local community. The following link is the most up to date information that is available Managing pavement parking - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
In the interim, should you feel that an obstruction is happening, then this can be reported to the Police who can judge whether this is dangerous or causing an unnecessary obstruction of the road, they could look to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice.
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