parking oil truck in an estate

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pothole

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just wondering are oil trucks allowed be parked in an housing estate. its parked up every evening in the extra common parking spaces at end of estate beside my house, and is ruining the road in the estate.
 
Why is it ruining the road. Do you mean it is tearing up the road surface or is oil leaking onto the road. Maybe neither of these and you just don't like looking at it.

Let us know what is the problem?
 
Is it a waste oil truck or a fuel hupply truck (home heating oil or similar)
 
Unless there is a specific prohibition there is nothing unlawful being done. Contact the council if you are still concerned about it.
 
bond-007 said:
Unless there is a specific prohibition there is nothing unlawful being done. Contact the council if you are still concerned about it.
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Is there not a provision in a Cerrtificate of Competency - sort of a haulier's licence - where the truck has to be parked every night - am not sure but I do recall this from my freight days as being part of the licence.

Check with the oil company or the Department as to where the truck is stated to be parked.

IANAL
 
There may be an issue if there is oil in the truck (ADR Regulations), but if it's empty it can be parked anywhere that's not causing an obstruction. An insurance policy may state that it has to be parked in a certain place but all trucks do not return to a base every night. That would mean that no truck could ever stay away and we know that does not happen

In my own head it's a NIMBY issue

Head
 
Its illegal to park a commerical vehicle overnight on a residential street.
 
Indeed. What law are you referring to? Some town/city councils do have bye laws to cover this but it is by no means a nationwide blanket ban.
 
Some people drive them home instead of using their own of public transport.

I seem to recall there may also be an insurance issue attached driving the truck and/or to parking the truck overnight in a residential area.

Certainly at 2.4 metres wide they are a good half a metre wider than even a large saloon, are usually poorly lit and poorly reflective unless kept well-washed.

Talk to your local authority and Gardaí about this issue.

ONQ.
 
onq said:
I seem to recall there may also be an insurance issue attached driving the truck and/or to parking the truck overnight in a residential area.
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Unless you know the stipulations of every commercial insurance policy in the country you are talking through your ass.

onq said:
Certainly at 2.4 metres wide they are a good half a metre wider than even a large saloon, are usually poorly lit and poorly reflective unless kept well-washed.

Talk to your local authority and Gardaí about this issue.

ONQ.
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What do you mean poorly lit and poorly reflected. For a start how much reflective strips are on a car and how well lit are they when they are parked up and no lights on. And I won't even mention anything about the fact that there are no dirty cars in all of Ireland !!!
 
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