Car blocking mine so I can't get out of the driveway!

keystone

Fuzzy_Duck wrote: »

It's not a dropped kerb no- it's already a pain to get out because of that as the underneath of the car gets scratched. Does that mean the council won't take any action then?

Actually your inconsderate parker is not actually doing anything wrong if its not a dropped kerb. It also might mean the council takes action against you for bumping across the kerb.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-524838/Cars-trapped-illegal-driveways-council-fits-bollards-middle-night.html

Yes I know its the Daily Fail but council are within their rights. For example that BT cover isn't designed to have a car driven over it repeatedly. Who sorts that when it gets broken?

Cheers

LE3

if it's not a dropped kerb, then unfortunately you have no right to drive across that piece of pavement and the other car has a right to park there.
You(or your landlord if you are renting) need to get in touch with the council about having the kerb dropped & making it a formal driveway - this will cost you!
Alternatively, how about parking your car on the road where the other car was parked - no issued manoeuvring then!

Coupon-mad

As I read it, the car had parked opposite which is no offence at all.

So unfortunately the difficulty is being made worse by tightly parking three vehicles on the driveway - so that they cannot manoeuvre off as easily as 2 vehicles could.

keystone

OP's schematic at linky in Post 4. OP is describing a hardstanding they have no legal vehicular access to across the pavement as a driveway. 'Tain't a driveway at all - sorry OP.

Cheers

martinsurrey

Fuzzy_Duck wrote: »

Cheers, I'll had a look at the council website and they have a section on nuisance vehicles which I think this would come under. I'll give them a call when I'm able and next time they do it I'll note down the details so I can pass them on.

Thanks all

Think carefully before you do anything.

You are the nuisance parker in this case, and as your car scrapes on the curb, which is not dropped, I'm sure the council will be interested in how youare going to repair the curb, that you are damaging!

Until you have a LEGAL parking space (so a dropped curb is in place) the person parking on the road is doing nothing wrong, and has no reason to stop parking where they do.

WestonDave

Keystone is right - what you are doing is wrong because as part of the process of installing a dropped kerb, the pavement is supposed to be strengthened to take vehicles rather than people walking.

So the car parking in front is doing so perfectly legally because there is no dropped kerb (and if there is no dropped kerb at all there is nothing stopping another car parking there and blocking all 3 cars in or out!).

However the council could take action against you and the other car owners for driving across the pavement. For a 3 car dropped kerb you are looking at around £1000 to get it put in and you'll need to get permission from council highways (and planning if its a conservation area).

matelodave

I'd suggest that you park where he is when he's out and leave your car there for a few days - claim squatters rights

Fuzzy_Duck

I sure am glad I checked in on this thread again!

I had absolutely no idea we shouldn't be parking there, and clearly our neighbours don't either. I'll speak to my landlord about getting a drop kerb installed and start parking the car in front once they've moved. At least that sorts both problems in the meantime!

Personally I still feel their actions, whilst legal, are pretty inconsiderate, but ho hum. Just as well I asked here before taking it further I suppose!

Thanks again for all your advice.

Fuzzy_Duck

So I got home today to find the other car gone (yay) and that I am somewhat mistaken. There is a drop kerb, but it only covers part of the driveway. Basically it falls in front of just one of the cars, so the neighbour adjacent to it can get out with no problems, the other can do it with relative ease, and I think we can just about manage to drive in and out over it, although it's obviously not going to be easy for a newly qualified driver.

Does this make any difference at all?

Coupon-mad

Not if the car is only parking opposite, he is at liberty to park there if that kerb isn't dropped.