A former prison officer has created a picket-style fence with hidden spikes to deter drivers from parking at the edge of his property, causing damage to his grass verge. The inventor has patented the Smart Fence, which features spikes that activate when a vehicle hits them, preventing the driver from leaving with the damaged car.
Get your news delivered straight to you by 7am -With his verge damaged by cars being parked at the edge of his property, Kevin Pringle set out to spike the inconsiderate drivers.
And the ex-prison officer has done just that – by inventing a fence fitted with barbs that deflate tyres. Mr Pringle, 64, has patented the picket-style Smart Fence, which features hidden spikes that activate when a vehicle hits them – much like a police stinger. He said that when he bought his cul-de-sac semi 'the grass verge that goes to the road was in a bit of a mess'.
'Once I'd made it tidy, I found people were using it as an extension to the carriageway,' Mr Pringle added. He spent years researching designs as he wanted to ensure his fence wouldn't 'hurt little Johnny on his bicycle'. He said: 'The plastic fence covers the spikes and the only way to expose them is with enough weight on top of them to break the plastic.
'The driver will not be able to drive away, leaving the damage for the land owner to repair. ' Kevin Pringle, pictured, with his special invention - a fence fitted with barbs that deflate tyres Mr Pringle's verge has been damaged by cars being parked at the edge of his property The former prison guard has patented the picket-style Smart Fence, which features hidden spikes, pictured, that activate when a vehicle hits them – much like a police stinger Mr Pringle, of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, thinks the Smart Fence could be used by councils to deter illegal encampments or by estates, schools and hotels.
It costs £40 per half metre. He said he has sought advice about whether users could be held liable for damage to cars.
'If I try to jimmy your door with a screwdriver and it breaks, you don't have to pay me for damages,' he said. 'Tearing up a garden is criminal damage. If you're committing criminal damage and you damage your tools, it's your responsibility.
' Insurance broker CIA Landlord said parking on a drive without consent was not illegal parking but trespassing, a civil, not criminal, offence. A Milton Keynes spokesman said: 'Under the law, items can't be placed on public highway land without proper authorisation. '
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