Drivers and their problems

David9694 wrote:

I imagine the damage to the family's multiple cars would be even worse on unfamiliar roads as opposed to the one they all use regularly. 

I can promise them it would be even worse in Derbyshire.

OnYerBike wrote:

Not sure this thread is the place for detailed legal discussion, but I think the term would be "involuntary bailment" if you want to google it for more info. The long and short of it is the person who has come into possession of the goods (the bailee) has certain obligations regarding the goods, including keeping them safe. Simply dumping them in the street would likely by at the very least a civil tort against their owner, and potentially a criminal offence too (if deemed to be fly tipping). 

However, TIER bikes are left in the streets as part of their usual operation, so it could be argued that they are as safe in the street outside of his property as they would be anywhere else. Better to leave them where they were left by TIER though as it could be argued that moving them caused some damage.

David9694 wrote:

Then you'll know the distance from Eling village to the centre of Totton is less than a mile, but drivers will die on that hill. 

And, more seriously, where's the coverage of the closure of the cycle lane which forces you to cycle on the Totton bypass.

Sudbury has more going for it than Hadleigh but the local Sudbury councillors demanded a vote of no confidence as a result of the "shameful" decision.

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24244100.sudbury-councillors-brand-parking-c...

stonojnr wrote:

Sudbury has more going for it than Hadleigh but the local Sudbury councillors demanded a vote of no confidence as a result of the "shameful" decision. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24244100.sudbury-councillors-brand-parking-c...

It's funny how on the one hand it's all a war on the hard-working motorist while the bl00dy cyclists unfairly receive all that taxpayers' money (really?) and yet on the other hand the motorists still insist on free or insanely cheap parking for their vehicles… 

Its the story that just keeps giving, the councillor who has submitted the request to call in the decision and wants 1 hr free car parking is from the Green party!!!

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24247158.sudbury-hadleigh-lavenham-parking-c...

Not heard of that expression but have read some of the detail before in a different context. Does seem to relate to another person rather than a company and I thought the same as HP that the normal operation of Tier is to leave the bikes on public property, so I don't think there would be a duty of care beyond making sure there was no obstruction of the highway.

Actually as the article says people have arrived to hire the scooter, he should hire them for 1 minute and leave them in public space!

Don't TIER scooters have a geofenced area where you must leave them?  In which case, they might have ended up fining him for leaving them outside the area marked for leaving them.

Definitely in it

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1EOMwwJ0WEDfXDSIn9tq8bWNlsg...

Hirsute wrote:

Definitely in it

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1EOMwwJ0WEDfXDSIn9tq8bWNlsg...

Oh fair enough - I'd thought that the parking areas were drawn a lot tighter than that.

I really don't understand how drivers can hit this tree stump - it's on the pavement, it's not like it's in the middle of the road.

You have to feel sorry for this poor driver

Only to a degree! He shoud have had the sense to come to Lancashire where all this petty bureaucracy of number plates, VED, MOT etc. has long since been abandoned

brooksby wrote:

Not exactly 'drivers' problems', but I'll leave this here:

Businessman accused of 'holding e-bikes to ransom' after TIER left them at his storage firm by mistake

TIER didn't come and pick up five bikes left at Stewart Burrough's self-storage business, so he started charging them for the storage. TIER responded by calling the police

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/businessman-accused-hold...

I saw that and had mixed opinions about it as TIER aren't the best run business around, but the bloke had no right to move the bikes into his storage container and then try charging them for storage.

I think he should have informed the police/council about TIER fly tipping e-waste instead.

perce wrote:

I really don't understand how drivers can hit this tree stump - it's on the pavement, it's not like it's in the middle of the road.

Stump wasn't wearing hi-vis - clad in dark low-contrast bark.
Stump wobbled and suddenly fell in front of the car.
Stump wasn't wearing a helmet ("is this right, counsel?")
Stump unexpectedly appeared where no careful, competent driver would expect it (on pavement)
Driver was distracted by having to avoid a stump on the opposite pavement.
"Exceptional" weather conditions prevented the driver from seeing the stump (dark due to night, overcast, spot of rain)
Sun was in the driver's eyes.
Driver said they had looked several times but "simply failed to see it".

Assuming you're referring to the tractor, I believe there are slightly different requirements for agricultural vehicles with limited use on public roads. Can't say for sure whether this tractor is compliant, but equally not confident it isn't.

Good to see the person in yellow apologising to the driver for having caused this

No, he's Praising the Lord for saving him from being killed! Fire and Rescue turned up a couple of hours later to knock down the teetering walls, and the council has done a good job of shoring up the remainder. This could all have been much worse- there's a lot of pedestrian traffic coming and going to the river off left, and vehicle traffic parking.

OK- let's try Lancashire Audis, then. This is as good as No Plate

David9694 wrote:

Driver has no recollection of hitting the stump.

Stump was hard to pick out against the copse in the background.

Dear Insurer re damage to front bumper

" I drove on the wrong pavement and hit a tree stump that should not have been there ".

Or this