Despite the drive being only just over a year old the tarmac has already sunkand the surface is breaking up.We will now have to have the drive relaid.
2006-12-29 20:34:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Hello I'm a lorry driver, but the lorries I drive wouldn't get up your drive. When in my youth I started out on smaller wagons, typically 7.5tonne we were always instructed not to drive onto a persons property due to possible damage. Yes you can sue the driver and the company but you have to prove the driver was the sole destroyer of such. When I graduated to artics and had to do a house delivery I wouldn't go anywhere near the property without the owner signing a legal document releasing me of any blame should I damage anything. Make your drive narrower.
2006-12-29 20:47:55 · answer #1 · answered by stanno 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to start with more reasonable measures, ie. make it clear that your drive is not for turning etc. and possibly also gate or otherwise bar it. If you just sit in your front room watching the lorries as they misuse your drive, without you doing anything about it, it could be construed as implied permission.
As to who you would sue is another matter. If the lorries etc. are all (or mainly) from one company, then you can conceivably take action against the company (again, you should start by talking and/or writing to them to bring this matter to their attention). If, however, it's all and sundry doing the same, you can't really sue the whole world!
2006-12-29 20:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by had enough of idiots - signing off... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The damage that has occured is from repeated use so you can't blame one entity. Reducing the size of the drive is a good idea but I think that if you go to the city and explain the situation they may be willing to install a sign limiting the weight rating of vehicles that enter the cul de sac. You might have to harass them to get them to do this though.
2006-12-29 20:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ta Dah! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a problem that wont go away on its own ..so action! when you have the drive re tarmac ed ..install a drop down bollard ..available from builders merchants ..these are erect when not in use and are normally locked in the upright position with a padlock ..when you want to go in or out you unlock it and lay flat on ground ..and you drive over it ..then you put it upright again .after a while it will feel like shutting the gate ..IMPORTANT.make sure the bollard is clearly visible with fluorescent tape
2006-12-29 21:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you can do now as they have long gone. For the future put a hefty chain across. This will make them think twice about doing it. If you see any commercial vehicles doing it then take the company name and vehicle number and write to the company about the problem.
Happy New Year.
2006-12-29 20:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fence and gate your boundaries, then yes you should be able to sue, if it's just the pathway and/or cross-over, then you probably need to speak to your county council about measuures to ban HGV's from the area. ( a 3 ton weight limit maybe)
Firts step is to talk to your local authority housing officer, and find out exactly who's property is being damaged and trespassed upon.
2006-12-29 20:54:58 · answer #6 · answered by mittobridges@btinternet.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could /should you council not assist with preventing and stopping this?
I, like others, would suggest that you put up some kind of cones / fence/ rocks/ gate etc that stops them turning.
If it is a residential area, your local press may also be interested in raising this as issue with photos, etc
2006-12-29 20:59:06 · answer #7 · answered by madgreenbird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can only sue if the property or the road belongs to the residents. it is worth contacting the highway agency cos chances are that they most probaby own the piece of road and they could enforce the law if their property is being damaged. it is also worth asking if they could errect a sign prohibiting hdv from using the piece of road.
2006-12-29 20:40:58 · answer #8 · answered by LJK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If it's obviously not part of the highway, you can claim against the driver and the owner of every lorry that damages your drive. Proving it is another matter.
2006-12-29 20:40:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
this problem will ruin your life if you let it , I had the same problem and moved house, these things grow out of all proportion if you are this type of person it will eat into your brain. or you could get the council to chip in to having a thick concrete slab installed that can withstand the pressure...good luck
2006-12-29 20:47:27 · answer #10 · answered by justice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋