Cars blocking farm entrance

[dannewhouse]

What's the legal situation?

Cars are constantly overhanging into farm lane they don't listen and just say they'll move if we ask them to. You can get a car through but start with anything bigger and you can't.

One got hit yesterday so want to know where we stand.

 

[Nearly]

On your property or on public highway?
Have a visitor to farm hit another.
They'll learn.

 

[serf]

 

[dannewhouse]

It was a visitor to the farm that touched the car.

Grey are as to who owns the lane, there are a few houses on the lane so I think everyone owns it. It's also a bridle way.

What happens if there is a fire, is it illegal to restrict access?

 

[box]

What would happen if you paint double yellow lines where you don't want people to park? You might be pleasantly surprised? Or at the very least, it gives you some "evidence" for the insurance photos.

 

[devonbeef]

how about take the largest thing you farm to entrance, park your car where trouble cars park, put some chalk scrap lines on car to make it look like scatches, take pictures,laminate them ,then put on posts at head of lane with title on it if you park where you should,nt this will be your car, you have been warned.

 

[betternextyear]

how about take the largest thing you farm to entrance, park your car where trouble cars park, put some chalk scrap lines on car to make it look like scatches, take pictures,laminate them ,then put on posts at head of lane with title on it if you park where you should,nt this will be your car, you have been warned.

Best idea yet. Cheap simple and polite

 

[Jimfandango]

Put a couple of big old bits of stone either side of the entrance. Far enough apart to allow good access for big vehicles but close enough that a car can't reasonably park inside them... or just a sign saying "don't park this side of stone"

 

[flinty123]

Put a couple of big old bits of stone either side of the entrance. Far enough apart to allow good access for big vehicles but close enough that a car can't reasonably park inside them... or just a sign saying "don't park this side of stone"

If he doesn't 100% own the lane, if anything hit the stones he would be liable I suspect. The laws do Farm machinery absolutely no favours unfortunately

 

[DrDunc]

If he doesn't 100% own the lane, if anything hit the stones he would be liable I suspect. The laws do Farm machinery absolutely no favours unfortunately

So what about a fence strainer post each side?

Could even attach a "polite" notice?

"Parking here at owners risk" perhaps?

 

[Jimfandango]

If he doesn't 100% own the lane, if anything hit the stones he would be liable I suspect. The laws do Farm machinery absolutely no favours unfortunately

Really? Even if they aren't on the public highway? I assume it's a verge and it's probably privately owned land. Plus they are obviously static. If I drive into a parked car, I am always going to be at fault. Am I not?
Anyway, I don't suppose it would come to that. It is just an inconvenience to make the b*ggers park 100m up the road.

 

[Nearly]

scratch a few then apply for a new gateway and farm lane elsewhere. I'm sure the neighbours will support it.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Without a witness you've no idea who or what hit a parked car.

I wouldn't leave stones or objects on the verge, some moron will drive over them.

 

[Henarar]

that looks a good powerful handler for its size

 

[serf]

that looks a good powerful handler for its size

Cars are only light though ...

 

[Paddington]

Leave a notice on the ground "MOD Tank training route", then run over it with the tractor.

 

[PSQ]

It was a visitor to the farm that touched the car.

When the car owner comes looking for compo, shrug your shoulders and explain that it probably won't be the last badly parked car to get damaged.

But check your title deeds sharpish, and if you can find a copy of the other houses deeds at the land registry then stump up the fee so you can check them on the QT too...

 

[deleted user 837354]

If there are no witnesses, who is to say what vehicle hit another? Probably a DPD van or those guys on the bin wagon who are often in a hurry down this lane?

 

[dannewhouse]

scratch a few then apply for a new gateway and farm lane elsewhere. I'm sure the neighbours will support it.

Council sent an enforcement notification out to stop using a field gateway as an entrance

 

[betweenthelines]

It was a visitor to the farm that touched the car. Any Witnesses?

Grey are as to who owns the lane, there are a few houses on the lane so I think everyone owns it. It's also a bridle way. Can't belong to "everyone" if no one person owns it, then no one owns it, but several properties may have a right of access. Being a bridleway would indicate the Council don't own it otherwise there would be no need for it to be a Bridleway

What happens if there is a fire, is it illegal to restrict access? Yes

Don't put up a sign about parking at own risk as that will just encourage people to park there. As it's not a public toad, I'd be dropping some very big boulders (or bales) to stop cars parking in the way, cite "emergency access" if anyone moans.