Parking on a public road, Van parked on our road is causing a danger to others. Options

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A large Ford Transit has been parked outside my next door neighbours.

It has now been parked for a couple of weeks now

The van is causing major problems for myself and my neighbours due to its proximity to our drives. Unlike cars, vans cause problems when parked due to their size and the lack of windows. Anyone coming out of the drives of cannot see what is coming down the road and there have been a number of near misses.

As far as I can tell, there is insurance on the vehicle which as there’s no restrictions apart from certain days, it is probably legally parked although its front wheel is outside the box.

Is there anything that can be done about this van? Is there any legislation which prevents the parking of such large vehicles on public roads where their presence can cause a danger to others?

I don’t know if this vehicle has a permit, if it does not then then the Council can legally remove it on the next event day if its still parked there.

If due to its being parked on the road, an accident is caused, can the driver of the van be held responsible. Our road is very busy and is heavily parked by commuters.

The area near us is plagued by vans from another borough where there are restrictions and are often parked for days and used for storage.

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What it means is that even if he had a permit, on Event Days he could get aPCN or even a tow.

Why don't you just call the council first thing in the morning on an event day and report it? If a few neighbours on the street do the same, chances are they'll send a CEO round and issue a PCN.

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A practice that would not work what I live as no one would let you out.

Same here, even worse when the school run is on.

I will be reporting to Council when its an event day, dont you worry.