Neighbour parked on my drive - any advice?

Jamie_Carter

Two_Combs wrote: »

Really, how are they doing that?

They are parked at the end are they not?

If you read the OP, then you will see that they actually block the road.

adouglasmhor

Two_Combs wrote: »

The left X is in the dead end and not blocking access down the road, or am I missing somethingYes that's a gate?

If a car is parked there and it could be the opsIt's not - thats blocking access for OP's garage as they have allready stated then that's not an issue for the fire service.

It's not a dead end there is a gate.

If the house which is served by the gate is on fire, the fire brigade may need to access their grounds through that gate. Maybe not breaking through a fence with an apliance but possible running hoses and equipment through it.

Jamie_Carter

Two_Combs wrote: »

It is a dead end as access is stopped by the gate.

I'm not aware of the fire service routinely attending fires with the first point of access being via the rear. They would roll up at the front ie the given address.

So we'ii agree to disagree.

Read post 103.

adouglasmhor

Two_Combs wrote: »

They block the road to where?

You are either trolling or you have some problem or both.

Gordon_Hose

A dead end suggests there is nowhere else to go. If there are gates/garages at the end for residents to park their cars and access their property it can't be, by definition, a "dead end".

Jamie_Carter

Two_Combs wrote: »

They block the road to where?

The garages, the cars, the gardens, or anything at the back of the premises. Isn't that obvious??

A small fire in a bin, in the corner of a room, can develop into a fire that fully engulfs the room within 2 minutes. So the fire service need to be able to find the best access possible, with the least amount of hose to run out at possible, in order to be able to commit firefighters as quickly as possible. If a fire engine turns up with a crew of 4, then having to run out loads of hose could delay them in tackling the fire by as much as 10 minutes.

fivetide

Garages tend to be full of lovely flammable materials. This is why my insurance is cheaper if I park on my drive than out of sight in the wooden garage!

Exemplar

Joe_Horner wrote: »

You probably don't know many owners of small local care homes, do you?

Yes I do actually. Please do not presume that YOU know anything about ANYONE on here. I deal with and speak with MANY care home owners/ directors/FD's/FM's on a daily, weekly and monthly basis whether small individual businesses or multi-site.

Keep your baseless opinions where they belong, in your head.