rusty

That would be good, thanks.


Unfortunately my expert with the legal books is at home with flu, but I
found this on the web about unadopted roads
http://www.barsby.com/article3.pdf
So it looks like it's a legal minefield. See also this parliamentary
question on unadopted roads, which come under the highways act 1980 sections
205-218.
http://www.publications.parliament.u...t/20717w20.htm
Your first option is probably to write to the clerk of the town/parish
council and ask an opinion. They will have seen similar local problems and
will tell you what is legally feasible. Which is probably not a lot.

The residents in a private street of about 20 houses hereabouts put up their
own no-parking notices along the lines of "This is a private road, no
parking, no turning". As long as the council turns a blind eye, as they
probably will, this might have some effect (especially if you drew a fuzzy
wheel clamp picture on it), however it has no legal force and a busybody can
try to have the signs removed. As this itself would be a legal procedure,
and there are probably no penalties for putting the signs up anyway, you
would be pretty safe for a few years.



rusty