Question juridique clé
Whether the missed cantonal administrative appeal deadline should be restored under Art. 43 VRPG/BE
Solution extraite
Restoration was denied because the lateness was not due to an excusable, uncontrollable impediment; the appellants themselves caused the delay or failed to take reasonable steps.
Motifs extraits
The deadline was a statutory, non-extendable period. Restoration requires clear absence of fault and objective or subjective impossibility to act in time. The appellants' explanations did not meet that strict standard.