Parking in Campbeltown

[The Hitman]

Valid point, but what about the other side of the road? A vast majority of the grassed area at Kinloch Park is never used so I am sure a deign could be implemented to allow a nice car park, new play area to be integrated next to aqualibrium and therefor enhance that area. You have focal points like the war memorial, aquilibrium etc, why not frame them in a nice car park, play area with picnic benches, block paving and the like and perhaps move the crazy putting etc over to that part of town.

I think that would be a fantastic idea and the old path running through the green could be kerbed and the footway itself laid with paviors. It would also be a good place to watch any football that is going on with nice views out over the loch.

Possibilities are endless!

[hoots the scoop]

Very hot topic in the Courier letters over the last couple of weeks.

Whats going on up Ralston?

[bill]

Thought to myself when I read it,that's going to end in tears.

[spangles]

The residents at the top end of Ralston Road especially past the shop always parked on the right hand side going up.

A few years ago works going on meant that residents started to use the other side which led to cars on both sides at sporadic intrevals. Since then residents have continued to use both sides of the street.

A number of residents have put in driveways to make sure of a parking space but others then park over the entrance to that drive.

Not sure where the law stands on this but unless the law has changed for road useage I think a driver can park where he likes as long as he is displaying an up to date road tax disc. Nobody needs a residents permission to park on a public road but the inconvenience to the resident trapped in his drive makes it an understandable nusiance and can and does cause friction between neighbours.

I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the resident with the letter in the Courier has the right to dictate where another road user parks. Isn't it tatamount to saying that he owns the road in front of his house? If that's the case then would be liable for extra council tax to maintain his extended property?

Just a thought.

S

[Ship called Dignity]

Too may cars, too many work vechiles.....

I can remember when you could play fitba in the streets. Noo am sounding auld!

[Stone Cold aka Doags Bs]

Too may cars, too many work vechiles.....

I can remember when you could play fitba in the streets. Noo am sounding auld!

Sounding?

[Malky]

I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the resident with the letter in the Courier has the right to dictate where another road user parks. Isn't it tatamount to saying that he owns the road in front of his house?

I'm not sure that's strictly true. If the resident has checked with the planning and roads departments, received the correct permissions and then constructed a proper driveway, ie. one with "dropped kerbs" then anyone parking in front of his driveway is causing an obstruction. The resident then has the right to ask the police to move the vehicle on - though how much help you'd get with the police is another matter

It all hinges on whether the driveway has been constructed properly though. You can't just dig up the highway to put in a dropped kerb yourself - it has to be done by a registered contractor with public liability insurance and they must be accredited under the Road and Streetworks Act to work within the public highway. It wouldn't do to accidently dig up some gas pipes or something

Malky

[spangles]

Bit of a grey area I think. Some residents are able to make a drive because of the shape of their garden and others can't even if they wanted to.

I think I read somewhere that in a case like that where one resident is going to restrict the parking area by inserting a run in he needs to apply for planning and inform neighbours of his intentions so that they have the chance to obeject at having to park a large distance from their house because of the drive in which was not there when the other tenant bought their house? Possibly the resident who wrote to the Courier has done all that?

TBH I don't know the ins and outs but it would be interesting to find out the position on it. I lived next door to a person with two cars and he used to flip his lid if anyone even parked on the road outside his house and he didn't have a run in

I suppose the police would look on it as a civil matter so they probably would ignore it unless there was a stand up fight in the street over who can park where.

Kinda on the fence on this one. I would hate to have to park a long way from my house because someone has put in a run in but on the other hand it must be annoying to spend a lot of money on a drive in and have to fall out with all the neighbours because they restrict my use of it??

Where's the Duke of Ralston when he's needed? He might know what's going on.

S

[Malky]

Yes, I think because you are removing some street parking you would most definitely need planning permission for a driveway.

The Duke could surely rule on this - him being a Duke and all

Malky

[spangles]

So maybe by highlighting this in the Courier the Council may decide to find out who all has a drive in that does not have all these permits in place. If not then the resident can't complain if anyone parks there.

Theoretically by highlighting it the author in the Courier may have shot himself in the foot. I'm not saying he has but it may be the case. On the other hand if all hoops have been jumped through then the owner of the drive in may be allowed to erect a "No Parking" sign in the front of his property.

Dukes Probably an absent landlord
S

[Malky]

Dukes Probably an absent landlord
S

I suppose the answer is not to park your car entirely in your drive but leave the front (or back) partly on the road thus ensuring no-one can park across your drive.

Malky

[Annie]

That will just subject your vehicle to annoyed pedestrians that will have to go around the car, which would be blocking the pavement!

[Malky]

That will just subject your vehicle to annoyed pedestrians that will have to go around the car, which would be blocking the pavement!

Damn, hadn't thought of that Back to the drawing board then.....

Malky

[Annie]

Well ye jees don't want yer good car being keyed doon the side noo --dae ye!?