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Mar 2022
Parcel delivery firm DPD has been charged £374 plus VAT for one of its vans damaging the Stray in Harrogate.
The Stray Ferret reported last month that a DPD van had got stuck in the mud when it attempted a shortcut over the public parkland
Tyre tracks indicated the driver had tried to bypass the recent road closure on Beech Grove by mounting the snow-covered Stray but was unable to complete the manoeuvre in the wintry conditions.
The Harrogate Stray Act 1985 made Harrogate Borough Council protector of the 200 acres of land.
A council spokesperson said:
The Stray Ferret asked the spokesperson if DPD had taken any action against the van driver, but has yet to receive a response.
A Twitter user called Helen was among those who uploaded photos of the beached van.
https://twitter.com/HellyR1/status/1495077805964595201?s=20&t=6_0_UnvruN9Y_DdG8wRA9w
Judy d’Arcy-Thompson, chairman of the Stray Defence Association, which was set up in 1933 to safeguard the Stray from encroachment, said she hoped the van driver had not lost their job.
She added:
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