"Rusty" wrote in message ...
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


Hmm, very interesting!
Thanks for the info. I have actually put "89 Private parking" on my
wall which has had some effect in keeping people away. I think the
people using it (legitimately) for access actually prefer not to have
anyone parking there as it's easier to use the drive and garages, so
they haven't taken any action as I only let my visitors use it twice a
week and tell others to move on.

I think the numerous neighbours with access twigged that it's the
least of various evils, since, if I didn't bother keeping people off
it, there would be cars parked there all the time. I would have much
less incentive to move strangers if I couldn't use it myself and they
can't be bothered.

They probably also realise that future owners of my house might not
give a blind hoot and park there permanently regardless, as well as
strangers, since the house only has one tiny garage and one private
parking space. There might be a chance that the "89 Private..." sign
would give a future owner of my house posession of the parking spaces
next to the house (adversly?). Again, from the point of view of
neighbours using the access, that would be the least of evils since it
would at least be clear of cars when the new owner wasn't in.

It sure is complicated...

M.K.