A 'selfish' Land Rover Defender driver who parked on the sidewalk of a village street hit back at his critics.
The vehicle was filmed late last month in the town of Birstall, Leicestershire, completely blocking pedestrian access.
One critic posted the image on the local He Spotted Birstall Facebook group, calling it "another example of silly parking," and many others Agreed.
The villager who posted the snap said he had two parking spaces in the immediate vicinity.
They said out loud: "I don't usually take pictures of both, but he has two other parking options and he parks right next to the wall."
"When there are kids around and we teach them not to cross behind parked cars during school holidays, people like this have no choice."
Drivers who wish to remain anonymous come forward to explain and wish. , justifies his actions. and his wife, who had limited mobility due to osteoarthritis, was recovering from major surgery, and was back from the store within minutes. He told Mercury: My wife has osteoarthritis, a condition that makes her joints painful and stiff.
``This means I have to help her in and out of the Land Rover. She has a walker that helps her sit up and down, and if she needs it, we have to carry it around.
"She is 74 years old and has been properly discharged from the hospital. It's been less than 10 days.The gallbladder has been removed.
"So it's too early to walk too far.Surgery is life threatening and she's been in the hospital for this." It was transported."
The original Facebook post accused the driver of causing a potential safety hazard.
It states: "Another example of stupid parking. Normally I wouldn't mind taking pictures, but he had two other parking options and parked right next to the wall.
"School is closed and we teach you not to cross behind a parked car, but people like this don't give us a choice.
But the driver said he had been sitting in the car waiting for a parking space to become available.
He said: "At the time, I was sitting in my car hoping to get a parking space on Stonehill Avenue, but it didn't happen because no one was moving.
"There is no handicapped parking at all on Stonehill Avenue in Barstall, so it is very difficult for people with disabilities to get close to the store.
"My wife just came to pick up her card from a store about 60 feet away and was out in about 5-10 minutes. If people come, I will." Moved my car out of the way.
There are not many hard and fast rules governing drivers who want to park on the road.
The Highway Act states that drivers outside London "shouldn't" park on sidewalks, meaning there is no real law used by the police.
However, it is illegal to drive on the sidewalk.
outside London} So, it's the city council's responsibility to enforce parking on the pavement.
Thus, the Land Rover driver could have been fined by the Council if found. There is.
Congress is currently considering passing new legislation later this year . There is no yellow line or the vehicle is not causing an obstruction.
