Thursday 7 January 2010

That told 'em - old verge protection notice spotted

I came across this heart-warming old notice in the January snow. Sadly, this particular bit of law was repealed back in the 1970s, according to Bexley Council's enviro-crimes unit, who told me that other, newer legislation does make it illegal to park a vehicle on or drive over verges to gain access to a property without a properly constructed vehicular crossing. They've said that if I report the location they'll have the sign removed. But I rather think that people should be reminded to show due respect to such public amenities, so have heavily cropped the picture to hide the location. See my postings on collateral damage to verges by people who've car-parked their front gardens for images of what happens when the law is not enforced.