A VEHICLE parked on a pavement can be a real nuisance. It makes it more difficult for pedestrians to use the pavement – particularly those with pushchairs or wheelchairs – and it’s dangerous for road users, particularly cyclists.
It’s no wonder, then, that residents and businesses in Brick Lane were fed up with pavement parking on the Lane. Fortunately, they didn’t suffer in silence – or resort to moaning on Facebook or in WhatsApp groups.
The locals reported the parkers to the Council – who took action, leading to a clearer Brick Lane and fines for drivers. One vehicle owner, the Council reported, had to pay £1,066. Ouch.
In its report of the Brick Lane example, the Council encourages residents to follow the Brick Lane example and report Anti-Social Behaviour (see link below to the Council website). The ASB Reporting page on the Council website is a little daunting, as different kinds of ASB have to be reported in different ways. Also, you can only report ASB which happened on a public street or on a Tower Hamlets Council housing estate. If you live in private property or in a home owned by a Housing Association, you should approach your landlord.
Sadly there is an error of the Council’s ASB Reporting page. One of the questions asks “are you a tenant or a leaseholder of London Borough of Tower Hamlets (formerly Tower Hamlets Homes)?” This is wrong. You have always been a tenant or leaseholder of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets Homes was, for some years, a managing agent which delivered housing services, but it never owned Council homes. You might have thought the Council would have known that.
●Report ASB: Council ASB Reporting website page
●Read more about it: Council says drink & drug-related ASB down 5% Council tackles ASB – very, very slowly