Is there a law that states farmers must clean roads if they cover them with mud?
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not sure if there is but there should be! these dirty, straw-eating, sh1t kicking, tractor driving bastrads leave their crud all over the roads. i've lost count of the times i've nearly came off my motor bike driving round the corner into a big pile of horse keek!
No idea
no
i don't think there is a law,however should there be an accident the farmer can be sued for negligence if someone was killed it could be classed as manslaughter
no there's no present law that says anything about it,,they don't have to clean it up,,but some will if its bad enough,,i live in a farming community,and around here they don't clean it,the rain does it for them,,good luck i hope this help,s.
In the UK - yes.
However, there are anomalies in this - if a farmer takes steps to clear mud off the road, and then an accident occurs which may have been caused by the mud, there are issues surrounding liability which may NOT have arisen if he had not attempted to clear up the mess. In other words, by trying to do the right thing, he may land himself right in the.er. mud.
This may seem ridiculous, but we are talking about the UK.
I remember reading a legal article on this, but unfortunately I cannot remember the conlusion - if there was one!
If not there should be.
no
no as long as they put MUD ON ROAD signs up thats it
It used to be the responsibility of the Highways department of the council for the area. It was their job to enforce that deposits on the road should be cleaned up by the perpetrators.
I am not sure if that department has merged with another now.
They not responsible if the road is a private or unadopted road.
No but maybe you can get them under the littering law? It might be a long stretch but you never know. They would get fined for littering but they wouldn't have to clean it up.I'm presuming the council workers would have to.
nope there isnt, u have 2 prove it, but seek your local council/authority
i would of thought it's illegal for them to leave mud on the road,it is for a truck!
It is true that if you try to make something safe you must do it properly ie if your clear snow of your pathway using water which then turns into ice and someone slips on it you are liable for their injuries under negligence law. The house occupier is not obliged to clear the path and would be better off not doing so. If someone slips in the snow the occupier is not liable as he did not create the hazard. However your reference is to the road, and presumably it is not a private road, for which the farmer is responsible. If the farmer owns the road he does not have to clear it but can be reported to the local Public Highways as he is creating potentially dangerous conditions but those on the road could be charged with tresspassing. (yes it is true tresspassers can sue you if they injure themselves whilst in the boundaries of your property). If the road is a public road then the Highways should clean it up otherwise they can be sued by anyone who sustains an injury attributable to the mud. If there's manure in the mud report it to environmental health.
I think they only have to put a caution mud on road sign up and they are covered.
Not that I am aware of. I think this would fall under road hazards. If your car is leaking oil, do you think you should have to get out with a rag and clean it up?
Yes, but they never do. They think that they're above the law
No. Not farmers, not construction vehicles, not oil field equipment.
I am sorry to have to contradict all these experts when they say there is no such law. If they were to look at Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, they will see that prosecutions for leaving a dangerous environment uncorrected can lead to very heavy fines and even prison sentences. Muddy roads come under this part of the Act.
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