Personal car parking space

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Council contractors were forced to resurface a road around a parked car after its owner failed to heed signs warning of the impending work.

Photos taken by resident Michael Curtis show workers doing their best to carry on with the work in Scarborough.

Mr Curtis said he thought it was "silly" the car was not moved but North Yorkshire Council said forcibly removing the car was not an option.

A spokesperson said staff would return to complete the work at a future date.

The council said signs had been put up to inform people that parking would be suspended in New Queen Street between 06:00 and 18:00 BST on Thursday, but the Silver Corsa was not moved.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67034731

[Kate!]

Omg

[MTVN]

So tow it away surely :crazy:

[Crimson Dynamo]

those lads in the pic could have easily lifted it

[user104658]

TBF the owner could be abroad or whatever - depends how much notice they gave. If they only gave a couple of weeks notice the car's owner might not even be aware. Or it might have been abandonned. I've seen cars sit for months unattended... I believe the council has to send out multiple letters to the registered owner's address and wait a certain amount of time before they can tow.

So tow it away surely :crazy:

I imagine they have no legal basis for doing so and it could be considered theft.