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daengland's avatar
daengland
Tuning in
5 days ago

Why don't virgin instruct drivers to park outside own house?

Why don't virgin instruct drivers to park outside own house? There are 2 in our road that park everywhere except outside their own house. One even moans if anyone parks outside his house. Just ask them to act in a social manner.

5 Replies

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta

    If you want help provide at least : 

    1) The Post Code where the VM van is parked.
    2) The VM van's registration number
    3) Attach current photos of the Van showing the problem and the registration plate.

    • daengland's avatar
      daengland
      Tuning in

      We did. Twice. Over a year ago. Nothing. Why not just issue a general instruction to all drivers as I suggested?

  • goslow's avatar
    goslow
    Alessandro Volta

    The usual parking complaint on here is VM vans abandoned on the street for months on end (for reasons I have never worked out) and never moving . VM does mostly seem to take action on that when provided with the info that Client62 has suggested.

    It is usually your local council who will deal with local parking matters, maybe the police for matters of obstruction.

    Are the van drivers breaking any of the local parking rules for your area? If so, report them to your local council.

    Something might possibly get fed back to the drivers via a post on here (if you post the required info) but it will likely be nothing more than 'words of advice' unless your think they are breaking some kind of highway rules or parking laws.

    • daengland's avatar
      daengland
      Tuning in

      Being pragmatic I guess they aren't breaking the law. But there surely is more to being a good neighbour than following the 'letter' of the law. 

      I realise why they don't park outside their own house...it's unsightly and difficult to have unobstructed visibility of the road when pulling out of your drive ..... and the vans are parked for days on end.

      I just wondered why virgin don't make their drivers follow a more helpful and neighbourly code of practice?