A pavement parking odyssey

[DRM]

The last time I took a picture of one of the housing associations vans, same spot, I did it from the the pavement. The driver followed me in, asking what I'd just been doing.
Obvious and honest answer of taking a picture of a van where it shouldn't be.
They went back to the van returning on the phone, with a tablet in their other hand, taking a video under instruction of their manager.

I asked if they had a permit and a chaperone, as was required to use a camera on private property, as required by the owner. The look on their face, and the sound on the manager on the phone trying to get their heads round what they'd just been told was priceless.

Should have told them not delete it, as they're filming on behalf of a business you can ask for a copy under a FOI request

 

[classic33]

Should have told them not delete it, as they're filming on behalf of a business you can ask for a copy under a FOI request

They'd have denied it was ever taken. Given they'd been informed they required a permit.

 

[classic33]

They'd to keep it dry this afternoon, so parked a bit further in, under a tree.

 

[classic33]

Don't know whether it's the bus stop or the junction that attracts them, but from a little over half an hour ago.

The only way past is by going into the main road, despite what seems a large enough gap, the rear doors quickly fill that gap.

 

[classic33]

Same bus stop, same company.

The unmarked van pulled into the junction on the side you see it parked on. Thought the driver was going to go inon the wrong side of the road/park on the pavement. He straightened out slightly leaving the car part on/part off the pavement, with the van pointing over the junction.
He'd have pulled out, and exit the junction, on the wrong side of the road(the entrance) onto the main road.

 

[Drago]

How about contact the local chipwrapper, she if they can either shame the company into ceasing this selfish behaviour or push the carncil into getting them off of their property?

 

[classic33]

How about contact the local chipwrapper, she if they can either shame the company into ceasing this selfish behaviour or push the carncil into getting them off of their property?

Just sent that last picture via their Contact Us form, along with how do they view it at a company.
Carncil! As long as the flag is flying on the town hall they couldn't be bothered.

 

[farfromtheland]

Should have told them not delete it, as they're filming on behalf of a business you can ask for a copy under a FOI request

Can one do this? My latest search only turned up making FOIs from govt. agencies and their ilk.

 

[Alex321]

Can one do this? My latest search only turned up making FOIs from govt. agencies and their ilk.

FOI is the wrong term. They should have said data subject access request.

 

[farfromtheland]

FOI is the wrong term. They should have said data subject access request.

Thank you Alex. I might use that!
T'internet is a wry old beast now. You can only find what you want if you already know what it's called.

 

[DRM]

FOI is the wrong term. They should have said data subject access request.

That's the one, but it teaches them a lesson that if your doing such things on behalf of a business, it can bite you on the bum

 

[All uphill]

I saw this today and decided to act.

These are three vans, each encroaching on the footpath. What really annoyed me is that the workers are doing work on a sheltered housing development. Apparently the older and disabled residents can just walk in the road.

The worker I spoke with was uninterested and the vans hadn't moved two hours later.

I phoned the company and got to a manager.

I wanted three things:

The vans moved immediately.
An apology
An acknowledgement that the company needs to update its employee training.

The first was agreed, the second was eventually given, but there was no movement on the third.

 

[classic33]

How about contact the local chipwrapper, she if they can either shame the company into ceasing this selfish behaviour or push the carncil into getting them off of their property?

Sent copies of the pictures on here, and one where the driver ended up parking on the grass having driven onto, then over, the pavement before parking up and leaving it, to the company today.
Initial response to one picture was indifferent. So sent the others, in case they thought it was a one-off incident. About ten vans in total.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Taken a few days ago. Just look at the gap they left!😯 I bent that left hand wing mirror forward to show my anger as I passed, then heard it being moved back in place by presumably the inconsiderate idiot who'd parked there. Ah well, at least he/she didn't say anything, so hopefully they knew they were in the wrong!🧐

 

[classic33]

You can see the Virgin Media box, usually blocked from view by a van.
The white car is for the person who's having extra lessons. Think the person giving the lessons could do with a few themselves.