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Bryn Mawr
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A court in London has just ruled that a doctor cannot legally park on his own land without paying a parking fee to the local council.

The basis of the judgement was that, whilst he owns the land, he does not own the tarmac on top of it.

Surely, this goes against every principle of land law in the book?

I see an appeal coming on!
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Technically the law is in favour of the council but where's the natural justice here ?

Its outragous that Camden Council have persued the matter, obviously for financial reasons rather than any road safety/parking issues.

I don't think I could have contained my rage at such stupidity
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well who put the tarmac there? did they get permission from the landowner?:sneaky: He should have the tarmac removed :wah:




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Interesting, Bryn. Camden!

BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Parking on private land is banned
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Bryn Mawr;1268124 wrote: A court in London has just ruled that a doctor cannot legally park on his own land without paying a parking fee to the local council.

The basis of the judgement was that, whilst he owns the land, he does not own the tarmac on top of it.

Surely, this goes against every principle of land law in the book?

I see an appeal coming on! Do you have a link for the story?

I don't get It. We live In a private lane that technically is owned by the residents. After a woman smashed Into our car as It was stationery In our drive and left the scene of the accident, the Investigating Officer was extremely frustrated that he could not prosecute her for leaving the scene as the lane being private did not come under The Road Traffic Act and he had no power. This is why I can't make this one out.
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AussiePam;1268136 wrote: Interesting, Bryn. Camden!

BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Parking on private land is banned Ahhh I see now.... It was parked on a pavement... that explains it all.
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That does seem silly. Of course, I have a relative who lives on a very small street that is not considered part of the city or country. It's more like a big driveway. It's up to the residents to maintain. Last time I drove on it, it was full of potholes and in horrible condition. The residents were expected to pool money together and fix it with a private contractor, but that's seemed to have stalled. Either way, it will cost someone money to maintain pavement.
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yaaarrrgg;1268199 wrote: That does seem silly. Of course, I have a relative who lives on a very small street that is not considered part of the city or country. It's more like a big driveway. It's up to the residents to maintain. Last time I drove on it, it was full of potholes and in horrible condition. The residents were expected to pool money together and fix it with a private contractor, but that's seemed to have stalled. Either way, it will cost someone money to maintain pavement. Very similar to my lane. It was full of potholes but I kicked up a stink and got them done by the council although the council don't own the lane. ( It's complicated). We have no street lighting what so ever and fields outside the house. It costs us big time in power for motion sensor floodlighting at night and outside lights.
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