Parking on quiet street

asset2004

I'm looking for some advice.
I park my car on a quiet residential street (most of the residents are elderly without cars). Where I park there is a gate to the house and at the side there's another gateway which is about 1 foot wider than the path gateway, there's a slightly wider path and it leads to a stone built hut, where the householder keeps her wheely bins.
There's a dropped kerb onto the st, although there's another dropped kerb a bit further down at a driveway that is in use.
The hosueholder does not have a car, and even if they did could not use their dropped kerb as the gateway is too narrow. The path and the hut is also too small tobe utilised as a garage.
I've been parking there for 15 years through uni and work and recently have been getting sticky labels stuck to door to keep the 'driveway' clear.
Now if it was a 'driveway' and they had a car I would keep it clear but I know for a fact it is neither.
Last week I had the police at my home (I was at work) who had been contacted by this householder :mad: as I was blocking her 'driveway'. They spoke to my parents who advised the police it was a path and too small for a car.
Yesterday I parked in the same place, not quite across the dropped kerb, there was about 3-4 feet clear behind my car, and yesterday the police visited again, they called me at work and were going to remove my car as they said I was blocking a 'driveway'. :mad: And if I park there again my car will be removed :mad:

I think also there's history from the residents on this st that they don't want commuters parking on their st. The general feeling of the st is they are a level above everyone else, even though its made of ex- local authority houses. :mad:
The alternative is to park it on the main road at the bus stop as there's no road markings to stop people from doing that, yet no one parks there because its a main road and would cause congestion.

I maintain it is a path and not a driveway, where do I stand and is there anything can I do? :mad:

ppc_guy

Where in the country? Parking in front of drop kerbs has been against the rules in London since Section 14 of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003 came into force.

molerat

Is there a dropped kerb opposite that could be used by a wheelchair user, is the dropped kerb to allow a disabled buggy to access the road ? If you want your car lifted then keep on parking there, the police have warned you.

asset2004

In Scotland.
There's not a dropped kerb opposite. Further down the st (about 30 yards) at the corner there's a dropped kerb and on the opposite side of the road there's alsoa dropped kerb for a wheelchair.
I find it amazing the police can threaten to lift the car, yet in an emergency or if people report a theft/ drug dealing etc they are nowhere to be seen (but that's another story)

McKneff

Youre right, it is another story and irrelevant to your post.

If you have been warned by the police not to park there, just park elsewhere. Or face the consequences.

taffy056

As mentioned you have been warned, they will tow you if you keep parking there, you are saying its not wide enough for a car, what about a motorbike or one those electric buggy things that the elderly can use ?

Mojisola

How do you know what access is needed during the day? If you keep parking there after being warned not to by the police, you deserve whatever happens to your car.

note_2

yes, agree with the above, its bad enough having idiots park directly opposite our house when theres a whole road to choose from as it makes reversing out very difficult, let alone !!!!!! parking outside someones house on a dropped kerb.

Tigsteroonie

taffy056 wrote: »

As mentioned you have been warned, they will tow you if you keep parking there, you are saying its not wide enough for a car, what about a motorbike or one those electric buggy things that the elderly can use ?

Could even just be a baby buggy, with the Mum grateful that she has one less 'bump down a kerb' to her day.

malkyh

If I was the home owner, and I had a dropped kerb outside my house giving access to my drive/path/garden which you kept parking over then I would hope the police would take your car away.

PDC

Could you not park a little further forward or back so you were not obstructing the kerb as this is clearly disturbing the resident of the house?

We have a shop several doors down and the number of people who park blocking our cars in when there is a small car park at the shop and a lay by opposite is very tedious. All it takes is a little thought and some consideration.