Re: Overheard on the scanner

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 (cryptoguy) wrote:

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> Indeed, the issue is complicated. The law on public footpaths is much
> more developed in Britain; take a look at:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footpath_%28right_of_way%29#Footpaths

I'd often wondered about the signs for "Permissive footpath" I see
around the place.  I grew up at a time the phrase "permissive society"
was being used, so the term threw up some interesting ideas.

I wonder what the rules are about walking in someone's garden in the UK.
Presumably walking from the road up the footpath to my front door is
allowed, so people can ring the door bell or put stuff in my letterbox.
Because of the cul-de-sac thing, my back garden is not on a route to
anywhere.  I've my neighbours' back garden on either side, and the side
of the house round the corner at the end of my garden.  There is a
route to the main road from my garden between that house and the
neighbouring garden, which I don't own, but I'm told I have access
rights over.

My window cleaner used to clean the neighbour's windows at the back and
then climb over into my garden to do my back windows.  Then the
neighbour decided he didn't want his windows cleaned anymore, and
denied the window cleaner access through his garden.  The window
cleaner hadn't noticed the footpath from the back garden, so I had to
point it out to him to give him access, but did tell him to be careful
carrying his ladder past my greenhouse.