Council putting double yellow lines outside my house

blue_monkey_2

The OP said that others have removed part of their garden to be able to park there so I am guessing that still means refencing and they might have things in their gardens that cannot be moved (ponds/pool/sheds/childrens play area, etc...)

OP. Have you spoken to the shops about this as well? Where do the customers park? It'll no doubt be to do with the shop parking.

spiro

patman99 wrote: »

If your front garden is big enough, just remove the fence that runs along the pavement and bump your car up the kerb and onto your new 'driveway'. Where my mate lives, every house in the street did this, some even concreted the garden.

The council has the answer to this in one area of London. They wrote to residents who regularly broke the law by driving the pavement onto their front garden and told them to stop. Several complied several ignored the warnings. Those that ignored the warning one morning to find the council had installed bollards at the boundary between the pavement and their garden effectively trapping the cars on the front garden. :rotfl:

blue_monkey_2

I dunno if I'd find it funny Spiro, if you buy a house with parking and then find you have nowhere at all to park because the council have put line son, what do you do then? Using your garden is often the only option. I cannot see why them driving over the path is any different to someone else driving over a path to get out of their drive.

I wonder if the above councils had costly permit systems in place and wanted the residents to buy permits. They have this in Edmonton, you can have one drive space and one 'visitors' permit. My brother went up there to see my nan and did not realise, she was out so he parked up and went to meet her at the shops, came back and he had a clamp on his car. The result is that no-one could go and see my nan as they would not leave their cars in the town car parks where they could not see them as my cousin had his car parked on the drive most of the time - if they did they could only go one at a time as she was only 'allowed' one permit.

Hintza

The OP obviously didn't like my reply and hasn't said why it wouldn't be a good idea to put a hard standing at the back of their property. It would also have the added benefit of cheaper car insurance.

birkee

Gloomendoom wrote: »

You might have the right to cover your car, but you might run into problems if the tax disc and reg plates are not visible. You would also need reflectors on the cover. In any case, the council could still deal with the covered car in same way as they would an unlicensed skip or other obstruction in the highway.

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A covered car is still a car!

spiro

blue_monkey wrote: »

I cannot see why them driving over the path is any different to someone else driving over a path to get out of their drive.

Because when you have a drive or park legally on the front garden you have to have a dropped kerb and the council ensure it is safe to have one i.e. you cant have a dropped kerb within x metres of a tree because it will obstruct your view when exiting and the view of other motorists to be able to see you.

What I found funny was them being concreted in overnight.

As has already been said you have no 'right' to park outside your house, so if anyone chooses to buy a house without a drive or garage (I have dont have one) then you always have to be aware that at any time the road may become no parking or permit holders only.

giraffe69

then you always have to be aware that at any time the road may become no parking or permit holders only.

It sounded to me as if OP was aware but is not particularly keen on it happening and I am not surprised. I think that writing to the council, telephoning, getting ward councillor involved, asking shopkeepers etc will improve your chances of it not happening. Make a lot of noise and make it awkward for them and if you are lucky the scheme will be cut to save money!

lucylucky

spiro wrote: »

Because when you have a drive or park legally on the front garden you have to have a dropped kerb and the council ensure it is safe to have one i.e. you cant have a dropped kerb within x metres of a tree because it will obstruct your view when exiting and the view of other motorists to be able to see you.

What I found funny was them being concreted in overnight.

As has already been said you have no 'right' to park outside your house, so if anyone chooses to buy a house without a drive or garage (I have dont have one) then you always have to be aware that at any time the road may become no parking or permit holders only.

Made me laugh too.:D

blue_monkey_2

Maybe they are not online yet.

It would still cost money to get that done though, and you also need planning permission for a hard standing more than 5sq mtrs as someone 'grassed us up'for putting in a gravel drive and the planning man told us this. It's also money the OP has to pay out - not everyone has the money.

Strider590

spiro wrote: »

As has already been said you have no 'right' to park outside your house, so if anyone chooses to buy a house without a drive or garage (I have dont have one) then you always have to be aware that at any time the road may become no parking or permit holders only.

Don't get me wrong, I do laugh at idiots who buy houses next to rivers (or on a known flood plain) and then moan when it floods, I have zero sympathy for these.... They deserve all they get!!
Same goes for people who buy homes next to a night club or an industrial unit or a "lets see how much noise we can make" testing facility.
The stupid things people will do whilst chasing their middle class dreams, simply astound me sometimes.

But when you buy a house in a street with on road parking, it's stated in the property description (just as garage or off-street parking would be). The council is wrong to take this away from residents of the street.

As I said, this is either the council trying to force people onto pay and display carparks OR it's the miserable old git down the street who's complained.... OP probably had the chance to protest this decision but missed it by not reading the public notice section of the local rag.