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The Courier
11 hours ago
- The Courier
Broughty Ferry man says council should be 'sensible' over pavement parking after 3 fines outside home
A Broughty Ferry man claims Dundee City Council is not using pavement parking powers in the 'spirit that it should be' after being hit with several fines. Rod Ferrier and his son Leon, 23, were both fined for parking on a sloped section of pavement between two grass areas in front of their driveway on Elcho Drive in May. However, Rod, 63, argues the cars were not blocking either the pavement or the road. Leon was handed a second fine in June for parking in the same spot. Rod believes the rules – which allow the council to issue fines for vehicles with one or more wheels touching the pavement – should be enforced in a more 'sensible manner' when there is no obstruction. He says the family have always parked cars there, as well as on the driveway. However, the council argues the rules are clear. Rod told The Courier: 'When I appealed, they referred me to the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. 'I looked it up and technically, I am in breach, but like all regulations, I think it is supposed to be applied in a sensible manner. 'When we got the first tickets, I said to my son, 'We'd better not park there, and in the meantime, we will appeal, even though we see that section as our driveway'. 'He parked on it a second time and got a second ticket. 'I have lived here for years and we all have cars – at one point, there were six cars, and we always parked cars there.' Rod has appealed the three fines and has since been sent an enforcement notice to pay £100, which he also intends to appeal via a formal representation. He added: 'I am going to appeal this with Dundee City Council on the grounds that the law is to prevent blocking of roads and pavements, and I do not see where I am blocking. 'If I park on the road, I will restrict the traffic. 'Believe it or not, I was working from home recently and a learner fire engine driver came by and he struggled to get between the cars. 'It is creating issues all over Dundee and maybe further afield as well. 'Out of principle, I feel the council is not applying the rules in the spirit that it should be.' Since February 2024, the local authority has been issuing fines to drivers who park their vehicles on pavements, double park, or block dropped kerbs. Tickets can be issued to anyone found with one or more wheels of their vehicle touching the pavement. Parking on grass verges – either between the pavement and the road, or to the rear of the pavement – is also prohibited under the legislation. A Dundee City Council spokesperson said: 'Anyone who receives a parking penalty charge can submit a challenge. 'However, the law is clear, and parking with one or more wheels on a pavement has been illegal since December 2023. 'Details can be found on the council's website.' Parking rules in Dundee have been a hot topic in recent weeks. In July, residents on Arklay Terrace also hit out at the pavement parking rules – saying they were causing 'holy hell' on their street. Meanwhile, Dundee FC have been among the critics of a football parking zone near the city's football stadiums – after a 25% rise in fines last year.
The Independent
13 hours ago
- The Independent
Thousands object to Tesla bid to supply energy to UK homes
More than 8,000 people have asked Ofgem to block Tesla from supplying British households with electricity over owner Elon Musk's 'clear political agenda'. The company applied for a licence from the energy regulator last month, aiming to start supplying power to homes and businesses in England, Scotland and Wales as soon as next year. But its billionaire owner's political activity, including his support for Donald Trump and far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has drawn objections to the application from the public. Campaign group Best for Britain has urged the public to write to Ofgem, arguing Mr Musk is not a 'fit and proper' person to have 'a foothold in our essential services'. Some 8,462 people have used the group's online tool to lodge objections with Ofgem so far. Best for Britain's chief executive Naomi Smith said: 'We've all had a front row seat to Musk's malign influence, turning Twitter into an incubator for right-wing hate, promoting baseless conspiracy theories and helping Trump secure a second term as US president – something that continues to change our world in profoundly dangerous ways. 'British people are rightly against Musk being anywhere near our electricity supply and that's why we are encouraging more people to make their views known before Friday by using our online tool to write to Ofgem and say they oppose this power grab – it only takes two minutes.' Members of the public have until Friday to comment on the application, after which Ofgem will decide whether to grant Tesla a licence to supply electricity. The electric car manufacturer, run by the world's richest man, also has a solar energy and battery storage business. Tesla has been involved in the UK energy market since 2020, when it was granted a licence to be an electricity generator. In the US, the group has been an electricity supplier in Texas for the past three years. The application comes amid a backdrop of waning demand for Tesla's electric vehicles across Europe in recent months. Industry figures showed an almost 60% plunge in the number of new Tesla registrations in the UK in July, compared with a year earlier. Data showed that 987 new vehicles were registered in the UK in July compared with 2,462 in the same month a year earlier.
The Independent
13 hours ago
- The Independent
Thousands urge watchdog to block Tesla from supplying electricity to UK homes
Thousands of people have asked the energy watchdog to block Tesla from supplying British households with electricity. More than 8,000 people have asked Ofgem to block the move due to Elon Musk 's 'clear political agenda'. The company applied for a licence from the energy regulator last month, aiming to start supplying power to homes and businesses in England, Scotland and Wales as soon as next year. But its billionaire owner's political activity, including his support for Donald Trump and far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has drawn objections to the application from the public. Campaign group Best for Britain has urged the public to write to Ofgem, arguing Mr Musk is not a 'fit and proper' person to have 'a foothold in our essential services'. Some 8,462 people have used the group's online tool to lodge objections with Ofgem so far. Best for Britain's chief executive Naomi Smith said: 'We've all had a front row seat to Musk's malign influence, turning Twitter into an incubator for right-wing hate, promoting baseless conspiracy theories and helping Trump secure a second term as US president – something that continues to change our world in profoundly dangerous ways. 'British people are rightly against Musk being anywhere near our electricity supply and that's why we are encouraging more people to make their views known before Friday by using our online tool to write to Ofgem and say they oppose this power grab – it only takes two minutes.' Members of the public have until Friday to comment on the application, after which Ofgem will decide whether to grant Tesla a licence to supply electricity. The electric car manufacturer, run by the world's richest man, also has a solar energy and battery storage business. Tesla has been involved in the UK energy market since 2020, when it was granted a licence to be an electricity generator. In the US, the group has been an electricity supplier in Texas for the past three years. The application comes amid a backdrop of waning demand for Tesla's electric vehicles across Europe in recent months. Industry figures showed an almost 60% plunge in the number of new Tesla registrations in the UK in July, compared with a year earlier. Data showed that 987 new vehicles were registered in the UK in July compared with 2,462 in the same month a year earlier.
