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Parking on a bend.
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On a road on an estate where I live a van is parked on a left hand bend everyday from late afternoon to around 8 am the next morning everyday Mon to Sat , and all day on Sunday .The road is wide eough in normal circumstances for 2 vehicles to pass each other safely.
The road runs down a steep slope and has 2 or 3 bends on it.
The parked van on the left hand bend means the which ever way you are travelling , up or down the road , as you approach this bend because of the van you cannot see oncoming traffic.
The road is well used by visitors and ambulances going to the residential home which lies at the bottom of the road.
The van is a Post Office van and the driver is a postman who lives in a house near to the bend.
There have been a number of times in the last few weeks where vehicles have end up almost nose to nose because they their view of the road is restricted.
How do you go about reporting this van and to whom -- please.
The road runs down a steep slope and has 2 or 3 bends on it.
The parked van on the left hand bend means the which ever way you are travelling , up or down the road , as you approach this bend because of the van you cannot see oncoming traffic.
The road is well used by visitors and ambulances going to the residential home which lies at the bottom of the road.
The van is a Post Office van and the driver is a postman who lives in a house near to the bend.
There have been a number of times in the last few weeks where vehicles have end up almost nose to nose because they their view of the road is restricted.
How do you go about reporting this van and to whom -- please.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Afraid I have to agree with R1Geezer. If there are no parking restrictions on that part of the road then there is probably nothing you can do about it. The problem is that most estates are simply not able to cope with the amount of cars/vans we have these days and people are forced to use main roads as car parks.
highway code rule 217. DO NOT park your vehicle or trailer on the road where it would endanger, inconvenience or obstruct pedestrians or other road users. For example, do not stop
• near a school entrance
• anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
• at or near a bus stop or taxi rank
• on the approach to a level crossing
• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
• opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
• where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
• where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users
• in front of an entrance to a property
• on a bend.
• near a school entrance
• anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services
• at or near a bus stop or taxi rank
• on the approach to a level crossing
• opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space
• near the brow of a hill or hump bridge
• opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle
• where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane
• where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users
• in front of an entrance to a property
• on a bend.