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Fuming dad banned from parking vintage motorhome on his own driveway

Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI, which he calls his "pride and joy" - but council bosses have ordered him to move it

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[offagen]

14 years restoring and it looks like a rust heap?

 

[jockaneezer]

They're only trying to motivate him to get it finished ?

 

[Emmit]

Worcestershire Council are so far up their own orifaces that
when I wrote to them to advise them of the running of the
'Easter at Avon Bank' Rally, the office that I wrote to sent my letter
back, advising me that I had sent the letter to the 'wrong' office and
instructing me to send it to another of their buildings.

It was, of course still within the umbrella of Worcestershire Council.

I cannot believe that they do not have an internal mailing system and
they were being 'Jobsworths to the highest level.

 

[gus-lopez]

I would park it in the road then. Perfectly legally as A) it is over 40 years old & exempt from mot
B) it can be taxed online if needed at 0 cost as it is exempt for the same reason.
C) it can be insured as a classic

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[pappajohn]

A little heavy handed but I do agree ....it's a shed and a good job it is MOT exempt as it looks like it would never pass

 

[Bobbejaan]

Fuming dad banned from parking vintage motorhome on his own driveway

Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI, which he calls his "pride and joy" - but council bosses have ordered him to move it

www.mirror.co.uk

I suspect the owner (= Mike Perkins) has a strong chance of winning his Section 215 appeal based upon precedent High Court Judgements against corrupt or ultra vires "Function Creep" actions by Local Councils.

For example :-

Section 215 of the Act empowers a local planning authority to issue a notice to the owner of land or a property where it adversely affects the local area, and the notice can specify what remedial action is required. Sub-section 1 states,

If it appears to the local planning authority that the amenity of a part of their area, or of an adjoining area, is adversely affected by the condition of land in their area, they may serve on the owner and occupier of the land a notice under this section.
— Section 215(1), Town and Country Planning Act 1990

It was under this provision that a notice was served in 2015 by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, after the property developer had painted the front of her house in red-and-white candy cane stripes. However, following judicial review by the High Court of Justice, Mr Justice Gilbart ruled,

In my judgment, to allow a local planning authority (LPA) to use section 215 to deal with questions of aesthetics, as opposed to disrepair or dilapidation, falls outside the intention and spirit of the Planning Code...
— Mr Justice Gilbart

Thus overturning the notice, and allowing Lisle-Mainwaring to keep the stripes on her house.

 

[JnJ]

I think this is probably about more than the motorhome the article says 'Council officers issued a tidy-up notice which required the vehicle and trailer to be removed from the driveway and the waste to be tidied up'
Maybe the whole garden/ drive area is full of stuff too hence photo of motorhome on the road and not his drive.

 

[Soycd]

Wouldn't want him doing any jobs at my house if it took him 14 years to 'restore' the van.

 

[dunnah01]

I've got a real soft spot for the old transits. Our first family car was a 1967 Dormobile, but 14 years to get it that far is borderline lazy s0d- sounds like there's far more to the story then the transit ..

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[David and Sally]

A little heavy handed but I do agree ....it's a shed and a good job it is MOT exempt as it looks like it would never pass

As I understand it, it may be MOT exempt but not exempt from being roadworthy. It is an eyesore so the council seem to have a case.

 

[Widge]

I would park it in the road then. Perfectly legally as A) it is over 40 years old & exempt from mot
B) it can be taxed online if needed at 0 cost as it is exempt for the same reason.
C) it can be insured as a classic

Interesting our 1981 transit camper, I got re classified as a vehicle de collection here in france, still had to have a CT (french MOT) but only every 5 years, Also they test it taking into account the age, so it still has to pass, but only to the level that you would expect for a vehicle of that era, also if you sell it the CT still has to be less than 6 months old for the new owner to register it.

Personally I think it is ridiculous to allow a vehicle on the road without some sort of inspection, to ensure it is at least roadworthy.

 

[Otter Spotter]

Fuming dad banned from parking vintage motorhome on driveway after complaints

Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI, which he calls his "pride and joy" - but council bosses have ordered him to move it.

www.express.co.uk

 

[David and Sally]

It’s a shed. Scrap it.

Edit…joking in case anyone is offended

 

[olley]

He's spent 14 years restoring, what the hell did it look like 14 years ago!

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[15isto2]

It looks like a s**t tip, not surprised people complained

 

[Riverbankannie]

I suspect, as ever, there is more to it. The article mentions trailer and waste too.

 

[Jez1966]

Maybe it done in the Rat Rod style?

Registered 1972 so @ 52 years old is it not MOT & Tax exempt, subject to "no ‘substantial changes’", so it has an MOT & Tax?
That does not stop it looking a total reck though.

The modern white/yellow reflective registration plates, really spoil the overall look.

For a better appreciation of the 14 year renovation:

Fuming dad banned from parking vintage motorhome on driveway

A fuming dad has been banned from parking his vintage motorhome on his own driveway – after council bosses said it was "damaging the area". Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his beloved 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI, which he calls his “pride and joy”. The 63-year-old kept the motorhome...

uk.news.yahoo.com

It did have an MOT in 2010 than historic MOT check site lists as expired 2011.

Registered 1972 so @ 52 years old is it not MOT & Tax exempt, subject to "no ‘substantial changes’", so it has an MOT & Tax?
That does not stop it looking a total reck though.

Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax
Vehicles that do not need an MOT
You do not need to get an MOT if:

• the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago
• no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works

Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax

• If your vehicle was built before 1 January 1984, you can stop paying vehicle tax from 1 April 2024.

 

[M-J]

Not my cup of tea but I’d tell the council to jog on. A decent cover while it’s not being worked on should be enough.

 

[Bessy765]

Your pride and joy is yours and that is his, we do not know his financial position, whilst it does not pristine some attempt to clean the roof may help the appearance, if it was mot’d and taxed he could stand it in the road, if there are no covenants restricting him. I had a bad stroke and rebuilding an old classic car took me over 5 years but the task helped me. So I would not be so quick to condem without being in possession of the facts. I thought this forum was better than that.

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[nicholsong]

If the newspaper report is correct that the letter said 'damaging the amenity of the area' the Council would need to explain what 'amenity'.

 

[ivorantony]

As the landliner was my first Motorhome I wish him the best on it’s restoration, admittedly it’s taking its time, but any fifty year plus restoration won’t happen overnight,
In there day they were excellent and had all the amenities that we have come to expect in the modern motorhome,

 

[ChrisL]

It appears to be parked on the road so presumably is taxed, mot'd and insured and if not then it can be seized and crushed.

 

[Jez1966]

As the landliner was my first Motorhome I wish him the best on it’s restoration, admittedly it’s taking its time, but any fifty year plus restoration won’t happen overnight,
In there day they were excellent and had all the amenities that we have come to expect in the modern motorhome,

It does not look to have happened over 5,110 nights.
"Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI.

 

[Jez1966]

It appears to be parked on the road so presumably is taxed, mot'd and insured and if not then it can be seized and crushed.

As post #6
Insurance check site currently being upgraded & taking longer than expected.
A WAG would be it is insured otherwise it could simply towed as you say, thought I'd be interested to know by whom.

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[robnchris]

Maybe it done in the Rat Rod style?

Registered 1972 so @ 52 years old is it not MOT & Tax exempt, subject to "no ‘substantial changes’", so it has an MOT & Tax?
That does not stop it looking a total reck though.

The modern white/yellow reflective registration plates, really spoil the overall look.

For a better appreciation of the 14 year renovation:

Fuming dad banned from parking vintage motorhome on driveway

A fuming dad has been banned from parking his vintage motorhome on his own driveway – after council bosses said it was "damaging the area". Mike Perkins has spent 14 years restoring his beloved 1972 Ford Transit Landliner CI, which he calls his “pride and joy”. The 63-year-old kept the motorhome...

uk.news.yahoo.com

It did have an MOT in 2010 than historic MOT check site lists as expired 2011.

Registered 1972 so @ 52 years old is it not MOT & Tax exempt, subject to "no ‘substantial changes’", so it has an MOT & Tax?
That does not stop it looking a total reck though.

Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax
Vehicles that do not need an MOT
You do not need to get an MOT if:

• the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago
• no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works

Vehicles exempt from vehicle tax

• If your vehicle was built before 1 January 1984, you can stop paying vehicle tax from 1 April 2024.

You might not require to pay a road fund licence but you do have to go online every year and tax it, there is of course no charge for a vehicle over 41 years old.
On my Historic motorcycles I still have them Mot'd and keep a log of any maintenance work I do.

 

[gus-lopez]

It appears to be parked on the road so presumably is taxed, mot'd and insured and if not then it can be seized and crushed.

mot exempt, tax is free .
just t,p for classic & leave in the road.

 

[cruiser]

Oh dear. I hope my council does not do that to me. I do add that mine is not that old YET.

 

[Emmit]

It looks like a s**t tip, not surprised people complained

Stop beating around the bush.

Tell us what you really think.

 

[Peter and Julie]

It's a shed on wheels! Wonder whats been restored since purchase?

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