Parking half on the kerb

Citizen of Legoland said:
I took the dog for a walk down a street this morning and every paving slab on the outside of the pavement was cracked into at least two pieces and in some places quite dangerously tilted with up to nearly an inch of trip hazard. The slabs on the inside were mainly in full pieces except where there were driveways.

Time to start taxing vehicles based on weight and giving the money to councils to fix these things. But also homeowners should be liable for the condition of the pavement outside their
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Why should homeowners be liable for pavements not belonging to them?
 
mosssideblue said:
Why should homeowners be liable for pavements not belonging to them?
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Some are driving heavy vehicles across them causing damage that might create a trip hazard. There’s a house near me that has just been updated by the owners who are builders and park two big transit vans on the lovely drive. The £1M house with electric gates is immaculate, the pavement they destroyed when driving the heavy plant machinery during renovation looks like Gaza High Street. Why should council tax payers repair something like that whether it was done over 3 months or ten years by the homeowner?
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
Some are driving heavy vehicles across them causing damage that might create a trip hazard. There’s a house near me that has just been updated by the owners who are builders and park two big transit vans on the lovely drive. The £1M house with electric gates is immaculate, the pavement they destroyed when driving the heavy plant machinery during renovation looks like Gaza High Street. Why should council tax payers repair something like that whether it was done over 3 months or ten years by the homeowner?
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How do you cater for households with small or no vehicles?
Council tax is paid for repairs
 
denislawsbackheel said:
it is illegal to park anywhere on the pavement in Greater London and all of Scotland.
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Not sure about that, mate. My eldest daughter lives in London and outside her house were white bays painted on the pavement that allowed you to park half on and half off the pavement. The idea was that it left enough space on the pavement to allow prams and wheelchairs past.
 
hallsteve62 said:
Not sure about that, mate. My eldest daughter lives in London and outside her house were white bays painted on the pavement that allowed you to park half on and half off the pavement. The idea was that it left enough space on the pavement to allow prams and wheelchairs past.
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Tell the RAC

Parking on the pavement: is it illegal?

Parking on the pavement is not illegal outside of London and Scotland. You can, however, still get a fine for doing so in some instances. Learn more here.
www.rac.co.uk www.rac.co.uk

Or

parkingpatrol.co.uk

Are You Legally Allowed to Park on the Pavement in the UK?

Parking in the UK can be a challenge, leading drivers to park on pavements. Learn the legalities of parking on the pavement in the UK here.
parkingpatrol.co.uk parkingpatrol.co.uk

It’s been illegal in London since September.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I took the dog for a walk down a street this morning and every paving slab on the outside of the pavement was cracked into at least two pieces and in some places quite dangerously tilted with up to nearly an inch of trip hazard. The slabs on the inside were mainly in full pieces except where there were driveways.

Time to start taxing vehicles based on weight and giving the money to councils to fix these things. But also homeowners should be liable for the condition of the pavement outside their driveways.
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If you dont own it you rightfully can't be liable
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
Some are driving heavy vehicles across them causing damage that might create a trip hazard. There’s a house near me that has just been updated by the owners who are builders and park two big transit vans on the lovely drive. The £1M house with electric gates is immaculate, the pavement they destroyed when driving the heavy plant machinery during renovation looks like Gaza High Street. Why should council tax payers repair something like that whether it was done over 3 months or ten years by the homeowner?
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How do you know who or what has weakened a pavement over the years, sorry nonsense idea.
 
Jimmieblue said:
it just boils down to bad planning
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Its not even that its how times change. My house was built in the early 70's. It had a driveway but no garage - all the houses have them now as they were built afterwards. The top selling cars of 1973 were the Cortina Mk1 - the Escort Mk1 and the Marina. None of them are large and I'd imagine at best there was one per household at best. No planner could have envisaged a Range Rover or people being so "wealthy" to have a number of cars per house. We are all just victims of history as it were - time change and if anyone can anticipate it can they share the Euromillions numbers with me please?
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Tell the RAC

Parking on the pavement: is it illegal?

Parking on the pavement is not illegal outside of London and Scotland. You can, however, still get a fine for doing so in some instances. Learn more here.
www.rac.co.uk www.rac.co.uk

Or

parkingpatrol.co.uk

Are You Legally Allowed to Park on the Pavement in the UK?

Parking in the UK can be a challenge, leading drivers to park on pavements. Learn the legalities of parking on the pavement in the UK here.
parkingpatrol.co.uk parkingpatrol.co.uk

It’s been illegal in London since September.
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Apparently, if there are signs allowing it then it's OK.
 
urban genie said:
That was me


Bikes are for the road, but many a dickhead driver has hugged the kerb and clipped a cyclist on a one lane rd for lack of patience, I have seen. cyclist have to swerve onto pavements to avoid it.
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I know it was you.
I thought the irony was delicious.
If they stay on the pavement they are breaking the law and should be prosecuted.
 
hilts said:
How do you know who or what has weakened a pavement over the years, sorry nonsense idea.
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Possibly, but if you want a driveway put in you may have to ask the council and pay to drop the kerb so as not to damage any existing kerbs by driving over them. A homeowner CAN be liable for damage outside their property boundary.

I appreciate it would be tricky to force homeowners though, but it’s pretty obvious in some cases that they have caused the damage like the example I gave.

Edit: Apparently some councils DO sometimes take photographic evidence of pavements outside properties being renovated and send a bill if the pavement is damaged. Obviously a lot more difficult over a long period to prove responsibility sadly.
 
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