Contractor digging up road asking for cars to be moved

[winchman]

So a contractor is digging up the street
If they need cars moving are they obliged to provide alternative parking as part of CDM or what ever it is?
90% of the cars are parked on the street as very few drives, I have already shifted the contractors from parking on my little strip of land I own as the streets tight.

 

[Kayos]

No, a section 50 notice is required, nothing to do with CDM, alternative parking is only stipulated if it's a residents car park

 

[winchman]

Thanks
Problem is my land gets targeted by every Tom Dick and Harry as they think its a free carpark!
The contractor had two vans and a plant trailer on it today until I called them to enlighten them

 

[Kayos]

That's out of order, and should have been highlighted when they applied to the council

 

[roofman]

Thanks
Problem is my land gets targeted by every Tom Dick and Harry as they think its a free carpark!
The contractor had two vans and a plant trailer on it today until I called them to enlighten them

 

[winchman]

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Its more complicated than that as its several pieces some are mine some are not

 

[Gritineye]

Thanks
Problem is my land gets targeted by every Tom Dick and Harry as they think its a free carpark!
The contractor had two vans and a plant trailer on it today until I called them to enlighten them

A farmer friend had this, all their stuff parked overnight in his paddock, he got there first in the morning,parked his car across the gate and said £300 or you don't work today. They said they'd just drive out through the hedge, he said that'll cost £500.

they called head office who sent someone down from head office with the cash, so they lost most of the morning as well.

 

[winchman]

Do I have a right to see application? If so from who?

 

[brightspark]

A farmer friend had this, all their stuff parked overnight in his paddock, he got there first in the morning,parked his car across the gate and said £300 or you don't work today. They said they'd just drive out through the hedge, he said that'll cost £500.

they called head office who sent someone down from head office with the cash, so they lost most of the morning as well.

so they wernt travelers then otherwise he would ask nicely and would pay them to move

 

[Agrismith]

No duty to provide additional parking. Actually very little duty to do anything in some county's.
Is the land of yours obviously private or does it look like council land. If the second it is understandable they made a mistake it's very difficult working in restricted sites and we tend to put vehicles out the way if we can as the alternative is making the site even bigger and inconveniencing even more people.
But out of courtesy if one of my jobs was causing people to park on someone's land, and if they spoke to me about it, I would offer to put barriers out to stop the parking

 

[Agrismith]

Do I have a right to see application? If so from who?

There will be a board somewhere with a permit number written on it usually cable tied to a lamp post. As long as they have the permit in place that is all that's available.

 

[brightspark]

There will be a board somewhere with a permit number written on it usually cable tied to a lamp post. As long as they have the permit in place that is all that's available.

we get them all the time on the railway crossing and road stating any works coming up . an a4 laminated sheet giving details cable tied to the lamp post

 

[julianf]

A farmer friend had this, all their stuff parked overnight in his paddock, he got there first in the morning,parked his car across the gate and said £300 or you don't work today. They said they'd just drive out through the hedge, he said that'll cost £500.

they called head office who sent someone down from head office with the cash, so they lost most of the morning as well.

I assume the situation was well signposted. I suspect, otherwise, not allowing the vehicals to leave would be a more significant crime than mistakenly parking somwhere that was not otherwise clearly marked.

 

[Agrismith]

we get them all the time on the railway crossing and road stating any works coming up . an a4 laminated sheet giving details cable tied to the lamp post

That's an advanced warning board which is slightly different and not compulsory.

Permit boards are compulsory and just have a number filled out usually in sharpie
Our ones are only a5 and the number is for the council to check they have permission to be there. But by checking the number is displayed you know they have permission to be there.

 

[James1979]

A farmer friend had this, all their stuff parked overnight in his paddock, he got there first in the morning,parked his car across the gate and said £300 or you don't work today. They said they'd just drive out through the hedge, he said that'll cost £500.

they called head office who sent someone down from head office with the cash, so they lost most of the morning as well.

Don’t do that. Since the wheelclamping regs changed it’s an offence to wheelclamp vehicles on even on private land. They included ‘blocking in’ in this.

It’s always been an offence to block entry to the highway. Interestingly, not from it. So if a drive is empty you can park across it and there’s nothing to be done. Although not If it’s occupied.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Don’t do that. Since the wheelclamping regs changed it’s an offence to wheelclamp vehicles on even on private land. They included ‘blocking in’ in this.

It’s always been an offence to block entry to the highway. Interestingly, not from it. So if a drive is empty you can park across it and there’s nothing to be done. Although not If it’s occupied.

It’s a shame the tractors broken down then and can’t be moved, just pure bad luck.....

 

[Gritineye]

so they wernt travelers then otherwise he would ask nicely and would pay them to move

Nope, no way, not him!

I assume the situation was well signposted. I suspect, otherwise, not allowing the vehicals to leave would be a more significant crime than mistakenly parking somwhere that was not otherwise clearly marked.

Don't think it was, but who cares?

Don’t do that. Since the wheelclamping regs changed it’s an offence to wheelclamp vehicles on even on private land. They included ‘blocking in’ in this.

It’s always been an offence to block entry to the highway. Interestingly, not from it. So if a drive is empty you can park across it and there’s nothing to be done. Although not If it’s occupied.

Again who cares? All that's needed is a 'Won't be druv' attitude on one side and a job to be done against penalties on the other. Simple.

 

[brightspark]

It’s a shame the tractors broken down then and can’t be moved, just pure bad luck.....

a car blocked my drive and it had a towbar. hooked it up with a chain to my fergie tractor and pulled it out of my way

 

[gaz1]

best way

 

[julianf]

Don't think it was, but who cares?

If you take away the fact that he's your mate, you have someone illegally impounding someone's vehical, demanding a form of ransom or black mail, due to, possibly, a mistake on behalf of the other party. You have given us no information to the country, despite my query as to adequate signage.

I care that there are people who think society should tolerate illegal demands for ransom money.