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Wibbles
Community member Posts: 1,606 Pioneering
I am fed up with people parking their vehicles, thoughlessly on pavements totally blocking my path and also the lack of dropped kerbs that mean that I cannot get to where I want to go without a considerable diversion - I asked my local councillor for help a few months ago and was told that a lack of money prevented any dropped kerbs from being constructed... despite the dropped kerbs being MANDATORY.
He even suggested that I might want to pay for it myself !!
This particular missing dropped kerb is some 1/2 mile from my house.
I was wondering what would happen if I was to, accidentally scratch the side of a car - if it was blocking my wheelchair access ?
Anybody else in a similar position ?
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TL;DR Unless things have changed its a case of you both being in the wrong but police probably wouldn't care to prosecute you because it would make them look bad.
My Dad when he was a PC was given a job where exactly this happened to a guy with a Ferrari. Old lady on motorised wheelchair scraped down the entire side of it.
He told Ferrari guy ... yes I can prosecute her ... but I would also have to prosecute you for your parking ...
(Not to mention how would the police look for prosecuting a disabled person trying to go about their daily business?)
Ferrari guy decided to drop accusation.
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Isn't it this kind of issue that you pay your council tax for?
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In defence of councils around 32 of them are either bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy due to year after year of cuts in support from central govt. @Wibbles can you find an alternative route?2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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Sunny_D said:Isn't it this kind of issue that you pay your council tax for?
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