dropped kerb parking problems

catwoman150

here is a bit of background information. We live in a row of terraced houses. The houses have bricked wall gardens. One side of the road has double yellow lines and the other side is free to anyone to park on.

One of the neighbours has recently got a dropped kerb outside of their house. The side that has no double yellow lines on the road. At the moment they have not knocked their wall down yet. I am just wondering if I can park where their have there dropped kerb as I am not blocking access to their property, or can I get a ticket cause I am causing an obstrution?
The person that owns the property likes to park their car outside their house where the dropped kerb is, but doesnt like anyone else to park there.

Thanks

peter_the_piper

If they are using the DK as a parking area thamselves they will find that they have hassle. Whilst you are allowed to park over your own DK, the CEO does not know this and they will have to appeal quite a few tickets. If they do knock the wall down then "you " will not be able to park there. I'm presuming London here.

catwoman150

I did think that if they knocked the wall down then noone can park there as its blocking access to their property. No, its not in London area. Yes at the moment they are using their drop kerb as their own personal parking spot.

catwoman150

So can I report them for doing this to the council?

Sirdan

catwoman150 wrote: »

So can I report them for doing this to the council?

Doing what exactly ..parking across their own dropped kerb , outside their own house ??? (Which as I understand it is allowed)

Why would you report them for that ????

mikey72

Sirdan wrote: »

Doing what exactly ..parking across their own dropped kerb , outside their own house ??? (Which as I understand it is allowed)

Why would you report them for that ????

I think she wants to park outside their house, and their car is in the way.

catwoman150

mikey72 wrote: »

I think she wants to park outside their house, and their car is in the way.

If there is no other space on the road apart from where the drop kerb is then yes I would like to park outside their house. I want to know if I can report them for what seems to me like they have just reserved themselves a parking space outside their own house.
I would also like to know if it legal for anyone to park there as its not blocking any access so far, until they knock their wall down.

wriggly

As long as the dropped kerb has council permission (it may be worth checking), then the dropped kerb can only be parked against with the owner's permission. So, yes they can park there, and no, you cannot. However, to get council permission, their plans must have involved creating access to off-road parking.

tanith

You need permission from your local council to put a dropped kerb in and some need planning permission, usually the council do the work (they charge the earth) or will give you a list of approved contractors. You have to provide room to park on your land or your application may be turned down. So if they have permission they now should be able to park on their own land so the wall needs be coming down.. ( they are then allowed to park across the access).

catwoman150

the council did the work, knowing they have a wall there. If the owner did knock their wall down. I dont think that they could get their car at the front of their house as our gardens arent very big. It may hang over onto the footpath.

Sirdan

catwoman150 wrote: »

the council did the work, knowing they have a wall there. If the owner did knock their wall down. I dont think that they could get their car at the front of their house as our gardens arent very big. It may hang over onto the footpath.

Personally I'd get over it and park somewhere else ...maybe outside your own house ??:D