Parking Problem

evolutionqy7

Hi not sure is this the right place to post it but if its not mods feel free to move it.

So living in an area where we have no parking spaces in front of our houses so every one parks up on the footpath.

The problem is that in front of our house one pub van with loads of advertisement on it is parked straight in front of the house. It never gets moved during the week, only over the weekends it seems to disappear for a few hours and then brought back into the same spot.

The problem is that parking spaces are tight enough as it is and i need one as well as my house mate.

I went in to talk to one of the workers in the pub about it and told them about it that we need the space and the woman working there seemed shocked that i actually dared to ask her to tell the owner to move the van. And ever since i talked now nearly two weeks its still sitting there.

Is there any way of getting the van removed so we could regain the only parking space beside the house because the owner doesn't seem to care.

PS sorry for the long post

Victor

Public road, anyone can park there.

That said, many places have bye-laws restricting the parking of vehicles over 3 tonnes - check with your council.

All parking on footpaths is illegal.

Do you really need two cars if you have no parking for them?

evolutionqy7

Well ive only one car the other one is my house mates.

Its a Ford Transit van people carrier covered.

Well its the fact that its owned by a pub and the pub cant find its own place to park
ie: park it outside or around its own premisses

Rather than taking up folks places.

MarkR

Even if the driver doesn't live on your road, (and I assume they do) they can park it there as it is a public place with no traffic restrictions.

Cookie_Monster

if they are blocking the footpath enough you can complain to them / council that buggies / wheelchairs can't fit. other than that not a whole lot you can do I reckon.

PCPhoto

warn your neighbours about it and call the clampers (on random days) - see if he/she enjoys getting clamped twice a week for a month.

like another poster said - its illegal to park on the footpath.

if you talk to the council they will suggest that permit parking will be introduced into the area - this is a part solution to your problem as it will help remove any cars which do not live in the area - it will be a huge annoyance for you and your neighbours afterwards - and the only person that gains is the council (money from residents for permits and money from people parking from parking fees/unclamping fees)

bit of an obvious question but why did you move into an area with "limited" parking ? ..... if you are renting you have the option of moving to a different area when your lease is up.

NOTE: Permit Parking will take minimum 12-18months before its actually set up - the council have lots of forms to fill and red tape which needs to be cut....oh and dont forget the hundreds of cups of tea they must have to have in between.

EDIT: Noticed your address is in Roscommon - not sure if you have council clampers.....or parking tickets.... give the council and/or gardai a buzz and tell them about the vehicle parked on the footpath - if you are lucky they will issue a parking ticket....and again the next day...and the next ...and the next ...eventually the owner will move it - but be prepared that doing this will encourage the council to re-visit the area and you could get a ticket in the future.

snubbleste

And when you do call to complain, give them your own plate number as you are restricting the movement of vulnerable pedestrians on a designated footpath.

Atomic Pineapple

PCPhoto wrote: »

give the council and/or gardai a buzz and tell them about the vehicle parked on the footpath - if you are lucky they will issue a parking ticket....and again the next day...and the next ...and the next ...eventually the owner will move it - but be prepared that doing this will encourage the council to re-visit the area and you could get a ticket in the future.[/B]

Haha great solution as the OP parks his/her car in the exact same manner so he/she should be getting the exact same treatment.

Just because the van belongs to a business doesn't mean it has any less right to be there than your car OP.

evolutionqy7

Yeah but why cant they sort out their own parking spot outside their pub...Its like me going and parking my car right in front of their pub door.

Tbh that van seems to sit there more for advertisement reasons rather than parking as it would look to me.

And its not Roscommon its Dublin

Cookie_Monster

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Yeah but why cant they sort out their own parking spot outside their pub...Its like me going and parking my car right in front of their pub door.

:D

you should do that and tell them as long as they park their van outside your house you'll park your car outside their pub :pac:

Atomic Pineapple

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Yeah but why cant they sort out their own parking spot outside their pub...Its like me going and parking my car right in front of their pub door.

Tbh that van seems to sit there more for advertisement reasons rather than parking as it would look to me.

And its not Roscommon its Dublin

Is there space outside the pub?

Where I live I have to park a good distance from the house sometimes depending on where others have parked and what spaces are available.

Del2005

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Hi not sure is this the right place to post it but if its not mods feel free to move it.

So living in an area where we have no parking spaces in front of our houses so every one parks up on the footpath.

The problem is that in front of our house one pub van with loads of advertisement on it is parked straight in front of the house. It never gets moved during the week, only over the weekends it seems to disappear for a few hours and then brought back into the same spot.

The problem is that parking spaces are tight enough as it is and i need one as well as my house mate.

I went in to talk to one of the workers in the pub about it and told them about it that we need the space and the woman working there seemed shocked that i actually dared to ask her to tell the owner to move the van. And ever since i talked now nearly two weeks its still sitting there.

Is there any way of getting the van removed so we could regain the only parking space beside the house because the owner doesn't seem to care.

PS sorry for the long post

Is the estate a private estate or council controlled, do you have a management company(MC)?

If it's private they usually have house rules about parking commercial vehicles and can clamp them, only thing is they will also do any neighbours with commercial vehicles, or remove abandoned vehicles. If the mini bus is only used to carry people home from the pub at night and parked up in the same place during the day you could call the MC and report it as abandoned. Usually takes a few weeks for it to be removed and letter will be sent to all residents so someone may tell the publican.

If it's council you can't really call the Gardaí over the parking on the footpath as they will ticket everyone parked illegally and in the current climate will keep returning for the easy money. Your only option in this case and if you can is to park so tight that they can't get the mini bus out, when they call for you to move your cars say no*.





* Not too sure of the legality of this

evolutionqy7

draffodx wrote: »

Is there space outside the pub?

Where I live I have to park a good distance from the house sometimes depending on where others have parked and what spaces are available.

theres just as much space outside their pub as mine. i wouldn't mind the bloody thing parked once in a while, but it just sits there all week without getting moved and the place just could be useful.

Anan1

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

I went in to talk to one of the workers in the pub about it and told them about it that we need the space and the woman working there seemed shocked that i actually dared to ask her to tell the owner to move the van.

Perhaps asking the owner to move the van might have been a more productive approach? As the others have said, if it's not parked illegally then you're asking a favour.

Paulw

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

The problem is that in front of our house one pub van with loads of advertisement on it is parked straight in front of the house. It never gets moved during the week, only over the weekends it seems to disappear for a few hours and then brought back into the same spot.

Next time, as soon as it moves, you move your car in to that space. Problem solved.

Mc Love

Throw a load of breadcrumbs on it

evolutionqy7

Anan1 wrote: »

Perhaps asking the owner to move the van might have been a more productive approach? As the others have said, if it's not parked illegally then you're asking a favour.

i did but the owner is never there and obviously none of the co-workers take my message seriously.

yeah well i go back to the country side during the week so not much help there :S

i like the breadcrumbs idea

cosmic

Bye bye reg plates.
Hello council.
Bye bye van.*





*Yes, I know this is illegal, I'm only (half) joking!

MarkR

Why don't you park your car there when it moves?

mawk

Come into possession of 4 free transit wheels, repeat if necessary

hobochris

Is it blocking access to your house, if it is this should be a simple matter to get sorted.

evolutionqy7

Its not blocking access. Though i do miss the sunshine its blocking :S

Anan1

mawk wrote: »

Come into possession of 4 free transit wheels, repeat if necessary

Please don't advocate theft.

Victor

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Rather than taking up folks places.

But its not your place. Its public. Shared. You didn't pay for it.

evolutionqy7

well would you not want a parking spot outside your house if you were in my situation?

Eric Cartman

park your and your housemates cars against the doors of the pub......

corktina

is it taxed? if it sits there for most of iyts time, it seems a waste taxing it and not using it and if it isnt taxed in a public place the gards may be interested.

Forest Master

Paulw wrote: »

Next time, as soon as it moves, you move your car in to that space. Problem solved.

How is that "problem solved"? Park there forever & never move? Is that your suggestion?

corktina

basically the OPs problem is a shortage of parking outside his house. Were it a less distinctive vehicle parking there everyday, he probably wouldnt notice it was the same one all the time.

The chances are that if he were to persuade the owner to park elsewhere, the space would be taken by someone else most of the time and so he would be no further forward.

Parling wherever there is room is the best option and walking to his house (or moving to somewhere with better parking facilities of course)

Mc Love

Get some traffic cones!

Cookie_Monster

put it up in the obnoxious parking thread too, since he's up on the footpath :pac:

mikemac

Park outside the pub and take up as many spaces as possible.
Or even park right by the front door