I lived on a street with terraced houses and everyone parks on the roadside outside their houses and parking is very limited. Someone (I don't think it is one of our neighbours) has left a small trailer there. It is not attached to a vehicle and the number plate stuck on it, is hand written on paper with blue marker pen. Is it legal to leave it there with no car attached? It is really causing a parking problem and no one has been near it for days. Is there any way I can have it removed?
2007-03-06 06:48:31 · 9 answers · asked by Jo H 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Motor vehicle lighting regs do apply to trailers and if it is not parked correctly at night it needs lights.It does not need number plates if it is not attached to vehicle but it it is handy that it appears to have owners reg.no. on .If it is left on the highway for an unreasonable length of time which this one appears to be it constitutes an obstruction under the Highways Act.Report it to the police.
2007-03-06 17:46:10 · answer #1 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, in the UK... it should bear a proper registration plate for a start. Secondly, it should have a proper set of lights/reflectors etc that should be pointing the towards the traffic on the side of the road it's parked - ie the back of it should be facing oncoming traffic. Thirdly, it should bear the registration number of a vehicle that is insured, and that tows it. Best thing to do, is to contact your local Police on their non-emergency number, and ask for a traffic warden, local officer, or PCSO pop down and have a look and see if they can do anything about it. More than likely, they should make contact with the person whose registration number is written on the back of it, and get them to sort it out.
2007-03-06 12:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by ragill_s1849 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure it is illegally parked.
If you parked a caravan on the road the council would soon make you shift it.
If you are in doubt call your local council highways dept and ask for advice, they will probably ask the police to trace the number plate, and then get the trailer moved
2007-03-06 06:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
trailers on the road aren't illegal if they have a number plate on them but if it has been there for a while and is causing a problem you need to contact your local council and tell them that it has been there for ages with no sign of anyone going near it and that it is causing you and your neighbours problems with access and parking, the council are obliged then to put a notice on the trailer to the owner to move it or house it somwehere else, hope this helps.
2007-03-06 06:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by CLAIRE BEAR 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you cannot move it yourself i.e. the wheels are locked then remove the number plate , then its only a
matter of time before PC plod will resolve the situation for you.
2015-11-10 00:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by Varley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best thing I can suggest is that you get a car with a towbar and remove it one night / early hours at around 0200. Leave it a fair distance away.
Legally, there is no restriction regarding trailers on the road
2007-03-06 06:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2017-03-03 20:14:31 · answer #7 · answered by Esther 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust an x traffic warden to suggest illegally interfering with someone's property.. I would not listen to the kind of low life that hangs around on corners.
2016-07-02 23:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by david d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your city or county. They'll be able to tell you. Most likely, given the lack of plates, not legal.
2007-03-06 06:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Jay 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋