courtesy bay's?

julesgr

Personally I think councils should clamp down on those that think because you have a hard surface on your front and knock down the wall or fence you are entitled to park there! If a person has paid for a crossover thne fair enough but why should pavements be restricted and people feel be made to feel they can't park somewhere legitimately when the person with a car on a "drive" is doing so illegally

derrick

stroppiemare wrote:

no it doesn't count and if you had the problem's many have down here for parking i am sure you would do the same ,as the law is on my side i am not breaking any law's i will continue to park were i can.

The law is NOT on your side, you are causing an obstruction!! If the police are called and you cannot be found they have the power to remove the car, I think a recovery fee in excess of £100. would concentrate your mind and hope you would then have consideration for other people

ckerrd

From the Birmingham.gov.uk website

Obstructions and dangerous parking


If a vehicle is parked dangerously or causing an obstruction, for example blocking a driveway and you are unable to trace the owner of the vehicle, you should contact West Midlands Police on 0845 113 5000.

If it was my driveway I would call the police and see what they said

Skint_Catt

If someone parked in front of my drive and caused an obstruction I'd phone up the nearest scrappy and sell the car to them!

Or get my mates round to bump it out of the way at very least!

How ignorant can you get by blocking someone else in!

Catt xx

iceicebaby

You cannot block someones drive. Its called obstruction and you are blocking the persons "enjoyment" of their property.

You have been shown links to police/highway code web sites showing this

Either you are very rude or a wind up

stroppiemare

Al_Mac wrote:

Read my previous post, you are breaking the highway code. Yes the warden doesn't care, why should they?

having just got off the phone to my local police and made sure i was not breaking the highway code he also said i can park there if i want to,they do not own the drive or the road,he said it's a bit like when someone buy's a large country house and the next morning joe public is walking through their front garden,it's a public right of way,he also said he own's a drive and people park there all the time it's just one of those thing's.:T

iceicebaby

I thinks your local police man has been taking something, or your a wind up!

Raksha

I wonder if there's some confusion between blocking a driveway (illegal) and parking in a 'layby' which some roads have to provide parking for residents who don't have driveways........
If the OP is talking about a layby, as long as it isn't clearly signed 'residents parking only' then yes, anyone can park there.

derrick

stroppiemare wrote:

having just got off the phone to my local police and made sure i was not breaking the highway code he also said i can park there if i want to,they do not own the drive or the road,he said it's a bit like when someone buy's a large country house and the next morning joe public is walking through their front garden,it's a public right of way,he also said he own's a drive and people park there all the time it's just one of those thing's.:T

The person you spoke to is not a police officer,(civilian personnel),and does not know what they are talking about,(you have been given the relevant highway code link by Al Mac,read it), if he is prepared to put up with obstruction, that is up to him.
Not all "large country houses" have " a public right of way" and therefore that would be trespass.

iceicebaby

Raksha wrote:

I wonder if there's some confusion between blocking a driveway (illegal) and parking in a 'layby' which some roads have to provide parking for residents who don't have driveways........
If the OP is talking about a layby, as long as it isn't clearly signed 'residents parking only' then yes, anyone can park there.

The OP refered to parking in front of someones drive way