The Council are in fact prepared to do something- I have arranged to meet them on site at some point soon to discuss. They are aware of the experiences set out on this website so any more are only grist to the mill. There is a lot of councillor support for this issue as many have admitted similar experiences themselves.
Westwood Bear's tale or rather his wifes experiences are very much in line with my own recent experiences of being forced to reverse down the hill.
Dan, with an attitude and mode of expression as pleasant as yours, nothing would please me more to be in a separate ball park from you; you New York, me, South London. A large stretch of water in between, please.