On 26 Jul 2013 at 4:56pm H Penney wrote:
Hello
I am hoping someone in lewes can help. A huge van, registration E913 MCK, has been parked between ours and our neighbours drives on barons down road for over a week. I totally understand people need somewhere to park and it free up here but this has really restricted the views as we leave our sloping driveways. It's really dangerous as we can't see cars approaching and they cannot see us leaving our drive.
There are spaces further up the road that doesn't restrict any views from driveways and I really urge whoever owns this vehicle to move it only 20 meters up the road.
I really hope someone can helps before there is an accident!!!
On 26 Jul 2013 at 6:23pm Peter Pan wrote:
Is it blue?
On 26 Jul 2013 at 6:58pm Lewes30 wrote:
I know the one you're talking about, it was parked in southover high street for quite some time, it was parked there on a visitor voucher, but never seemed to be occupied, hope it gets moved for you soon, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
On 26 Jul 2013 at 9:31pm Xplorer1 wrote:
Report it to the police as abandoned.....
On 26 Jul 2013 at 9:55pm Dunk wrote:
It is an ugly pain in the neck. You can't see people crossing behind it or cars coming the other way. I'm surprised the bus can fit past. I know we don't own the road outside our houses but surely there are places more appropriate to leave a vehicle like that than on a residential road.
It says (strangely) it is a library on the side. If someone knows who owns it please ask them nicely if they could move it.
On 26 Jul 2013 at 10:03pm A person wrote:
I know it. It was at the junction of Cockshut Road for weeks.
Have you tried talking to the council? If there seem to be people living in it they might not take kindly to people camping on the public highway.
On 27 Jul 2013 at 7:21am Sid wrote:
If its taxed and insured ! It can say there as long as they want.i park my van outside other people houses so I get a better view. Lol
On 27 Jul 2013 at 8:07am Van the Man wrote:
Check the tax disc, if it's lapsed ring DVLA and they'll come and clamp it (not helpful to you I know)
If its over 2500kg it must be left with its lights on from sunset to sunrise. This rarely happens so inform plod. If its causing an obstruction then also give then a ring.
On 27 Jul 2013 at 8:17am padster wrote:
tap into google .......
ask mid
this will take you to the motoring insurance database.
you can check a vehicle although you are only meant to check you're own.
the van is insured the details on MID are
Vehicle Make/Model: INSURANCE GROUPS COMPANY USE
Not much one can do if taxed and insured. good luck.
On 27 Jul 2013 at 8:55am lewes wrote:
I've seen it too. Im assuming that the owners had to move it from Cockshut road for Mumford weekend and haven't bothered to move it again. While it's probably legally parked, it doesn't change the fact that the owner is an inconsiderate tosser.
On 27 Jul 2013 at 12:30pm amy wrote:
Probably nothing to do with Mumford weekend. I have seen a number of these type of vehicles in Lewes over the past few months. Converted large vans used as dwellings. There is one on Malling, and many down opposite Tesco. Seem to be increasing in number.
On 27 Jul 2013 at 3:25pm Driver wrote:
If you have a genuine problem with visibility, contact the Police, with the reg.no. They will trace the user, and probably have a quiet word; and ask the owner to move it along to a better position.
On 28 Jul 2013 at 8:24pm Van man wrote:
Moved yet?
On 29 Jul 2013 at 1:16am Dunk wrote:
Seems to have moved on now. Hooray.
If you read this, thank you for moving and I hope you find somewhere better to park.