Parking in someone elses road.

JoolzS

I do think that a huge number of people are of the erroneous belief that they cannot park in front of their own dropped kerb. I think it is drummed into all of us when we first learn to drive that parking in front of a dropped kerb is absolutely forbidden, and no-one bothers to mention that it is only forbidden if you are actually blocking someone else in. I only say this because I live in a lovely road, where about 60% of the properties have off-road parking but hardly anyone parks either in, or in front of, their own off-road parking.

Fortunately, because of those who do use their own drives, and the fact that it's a quiet road that almost has more parking than homes, it isn't really an issue - it's just amusing.

Maybe there should be a campaign to teach people that they are allowed to park in front of their own drives. It might solve an awful lot of neighbour disputes. I completely understand why a lot of people don't use their drives - they are often far too small to be able to open the car doors without whacking them into a fence, or plants, or both. I'm very grateful that my downstairs neighbour prefers to use her drive, at her own inconvenience, because it leaves the space at the front of our property free for my car

Julie

Harry_Flashman

I'm amazed after reading through all this that so many people think it's fine to park outside someone else's house thereby preventing them from parking? I realise it ain't illegal but surely at the very least it demonstrates a huge lack of courtesy and thoughtfulness?

I live in a terrace and we have 1 car (a 4x4 for all those who hate them) which fits very nicely on our frontage. One side of us has two cars and theirs often encroaches on us but not to the extent of preventing parking.

However, on the other side there are two households with 3 cars each. I'm often caused to park quite a distance away by their cars (like last night when I had a carful of stuff to shift). Do you really believe that's ok?

pianeet

JoolzS wrote: »

I do think that a huge number of people are of the erroneous belief that they cannot park in front of their own dropped kerb. I think it is drummed into all of us when we first learn to drive that parking in front of a dropped kerb is absolutely forbidden, and no-one bothers to mention that it is only forbidden if you are actually blocking someone else in. I only say this because I live in a lovely road, where about 60% of the properties have off-road parking but hardly anyone parks either in, or in front of, their own off-road parking.

Fortunately, because of those who do use their own drives, and the fact that it's a quiet road that almost has more parking than homes, it isn't really an issue - it's just amusing.

Maybe there should be a campaign to teach people that they are allowed to park in front of their own drives. It might solve an awful lot of neighbour disputes. I completely understand why a lot of people don't use their drives - they are often far too small to be able to open the car doors without whacking them into a fence, or plants, or both. I'm very grateful that my downstairs neighbour prefers to use her drive, at her own inconvenience, because it leaves the space at the front of our property free for my car

Julie

i am pretty sure that the government have changed the law earlier this year ,definately in london ,where it is now an offence to even park in front of you own dropped curbs.

XDA

uktyler wrote: »

No you don't have the right to park outside your house.

Why didn't you rent somewhere with a drive?

If parking is such a big issue to you move somewhere with private parking. You chose the house, knowing there was no private parking, and then get upset if someone parks outside?

I know I dont technically have "the right" to park outside my house, but I am more entitled than anyone else? After all, I am required to keep it clean and tidy...

Well I didnt rent a house with a drive for a number of reasons! The main one being that I was just glad to be offered a house, after months of viewings. One of the other reasons being cost - houses with drives tend to cost alot more?

Parking isnt a big issue, as I usually get parked outside my house 99% of the time. When I chose the house, I thought others might be abit more thoughtful but I was obviously wrong?

I am looking to find somewhere with a driveway/private parking, but it seems to be impossible to find anywhere.

I bet you have a driveway and no-one parks infront of your house? You dont have any idea what its like?

Maybe I should start parking outside your house, and stop you/your visitors parking? Bet you would soon get sick of it..... :rolleyes:

roswell

pianeet wrote: »

i am pretty sure that the government have changed the law earlier this year ,definately in london ,where it is now an offence to even park in front of you own dropped curbs.

I dont think thats lodon specific iv seen a few cars ticketed for doing exactly this regardless of who owns it, its not only cars that need access to dropped kerbs disabled wheelchair users also use them and for this i think its classed as a public right of passage.

Bongedone

And what about those that don't have anywhere because they live in a block of flats ?

Liz3yy

You lot are lucky, I live in a flat on a busy road which has no parking space whatsoever. I have to park in a open air public car park down the road where you have to pay.

Luckily they only charge between 9am and 3pm so Monday - Friday I dont have to pay but at weekends I do.

Stop moaning and thank your lucky stars you can park on the street at all.

hewhoisnotintheknow

some of the posters in this thread are funny, what do you do if you goto a friends and cant park outside their house, turn round and go home?

dacouch

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

some of the posters in this thread are funny, what do you do if you goto a friends and cant park outside their house, turn round and go home?

Apparantly you have to show respect and not park on the public highway outside someone elses houses. This applies even if you have paid your vehicle tax and have as much right to park there as anyone else.

What I think is bad is that in our local park we sometimes have people coming along and letting their kids play there and they do not live in the area. Don't get me started on the people who come along to "My" local shopping mall and even though they are local proceed to shop. Where will this end? I'm firing off a letter to the Daily Mail immediately.

jackomdj

I don't mind people parking outside or opposite our house, but I do get annoyed when they park & we can't get out without faffing with out other car. We live at the top of a turning circle & park one car on the drive & the other in the road. We can drive around the top of the in road car & out but sometimes people park next to our on road car so our car on the drive is blocked in. I don't mind when it is our neighbours relatives etc but when it is people visiting from down the road how do they know that it is our car that is in the road?

I used to live in a terrace house & parking was a nightmare - but I used to be able to park with a couple of inches at either end of the car (couldn't do that anymore!)