Anyone have driveway problems? It's making me mad!

Jane-_3

bigmuffins wrote: »

but won't that mean that neither you nor any of your guests can park there either?

No, me, my family or my guests can park without getting a parking ticket.

They will only come ticket the car if I ring them on the number and give them the code which I will receive in a week or so.

To be more accurate they said when I need to report they usually ask what colour the car is and if I know what make/model the car is. So basically it's like ringing a taxi I suppose. They will come when you ring them.

jimmy_cricket

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

Consider yourself lucky that you don't live in Kent

" 3.1.3 Parking adjacent to a dropped kerb outside residential premises:



It is recommended that CEO’s do not issue PCN’s in these locations as the legislation explicitly allows vehicles to be parked in these circumstances by or with the consent of the occupier, unless it is a shared driveway. The enforcement of private dropped kerbs may lead to a public expectation of a 24 hour enforcement regime and the subsequent removal of vehicles which cannot be achieved under the current enforcement processes. "



I've never had anyone park in front of my driveway as everyone has a driveway, and there's always tons of on street parking available, but a friend of mine isn't so lucky. The only way she could get the issue resolved was to contact the police, several times, who finally towed the offending vehicle after much prompting.

Our local council don't enforce unless it is reported - you are lucky in Kent, here in London there tends to be very little off street parking. many of us park on our drives and then another car across and the council don't intervene. If you ring them to complain about a car that is not supposed to be there, they come and tow it very quickly. I suppose the £250 quid to get it back from the pound is a very big motivator for the council.

fart

Wish i could see their face when their car just gets mysteriously towed hahaha. Be prepared for neighbourly conflict though, it would have been easier to first knock on their door and tell them that guests are their responbility and that you'd have to get a parking order if they didn't tell people to stop parking there.

EdGasket

Well please report back if the un-neighbourly car is towed away. Though I am not sure you can rely on your own guests and yourself being able to park across your dropped curb. After all that section of road is public highway, not your private ground. Once you flag parking there as a problem, I think any car will be fair game, even your own. This was explained to me at a local resident's meeting when they were going through handing over parking responsibility to the council. Be warned, getting the council involved is a two-edged sword.

Jane-_3

EdGasket wrote: »

Well please report back if the un-neighbourly car is towed away. Though I am not sure you can rely on your own guests and yourself being able to park across your dropped curb. After all that section of road is public highway, not your private ground. Once you flag parking there as a problem, I think any car will be fair game, even your own. This was explained to me at a local resident's meeting when they were going through handing over parking responsibility to the council. Be warned, getting the council involved is a two-edged sword.

Hi, no they won't tow the cars I don't report.

ealing.gov.uk/info/200332/parking/1375/dropped_kerb_enforcement

hopefully I can record someones car being towed and their reaction

Hintza

EdGasket wrote: »

Be warned, getting the council involved is a two-edged sword.

A bit like the old Colonel who complained to the police 30 years ago about the excessive speed cars were being driven through the village. You can guess who was one of the first booked. Yes; the old Colonel.

EdGasket

Apparently in my area they will ticket the car for £70 or £35 if paid promptly; no mention of towing. It does also say 'We will only act on dropped kerbs leading to residential garages and driveways if the property owner asks us to' however that may or may not mean a one-off. Like I said having alerted them to a problem, their zealous wardens may check it more frequently and take your request to ticket a car as an ongoing thing if they find any car there.

Aretnap

If you did get ticketed (or towed) while parked across your own driveway you'd have bombproof grounds for appeal - there's an exception written into the legislation for a car parked "by or with the consent of the occupier of the premises."

Obviously the CEO doesn't generally know if the car has been parked with the consent of the occupier, which is why councils don't usually enforce dropped kerbs unless the occupier complains.

Jane-_3

EdGasket wrote: »

Apparently in my area they will ticket the car for £70 or £35 if paid promptly; no mention of towing. It does also say 'We will only act on dropped kerbs leading to residential garages and driveways if the property owner asks us to' however that may or may not mean a one-off. Like I said having alerted them to a problem, their zealous wardens may check it more frequently and take your request to ticket a car as an ongoing thing if they find any car there.

Aretnap wrote: »

If you did get ticketed (or towed) while parked across your own driveway you'd have bombproof grounds for appeal - there's an for a car parked "by or with the consent of the occupier of the premises."

Obviously the CEO doesn't generally know if the car has been parked with the consent of the occupier, which is why councils don't usually enforce dropped kerbs unless the occupier complains.

I used to rent in an area with yellow lines painted and not a single day had that issue. Since moving here it's all been trouble with driveway. It's something ill keep in mind if I ever buy another or move house! Also thanks for the link Aretnap it will come in handy if anything ��

Chrisblue1962

EdGasket wrote: »

It has no legal meaning whatsoever; you are told that in the application form. It may help though.

Well , erm...photos are accepted accepted as evidence in law and a photo of a vehicle causing an obstruction is a valid record of such an offence taking place.. Highways Act 1980.

They may help local council decide in respect of need for "H bars" at access points.

Hope this helps.