Parked in front of Driveway

AoD

To be fair to the OP, whilst the owner of the house has turned his entire front garden into a drive / car park, if you look closely, it doesn't look like there is a corresponding dropped kerb along the entire area, especially in front of the limo where the car was parked.

RichardD1970

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

You parked in front of a drive. Pay the ticket. There is no kerb just a line of cobble stones that mark the driveway.

If you look at the image on Google Maps you can see that there is an area which is dropped in front of the garage (with the drain in front). The rest of the area in front of the block paved area where the limo is, is just a low curb, there is a noticeable difference in height.

Nodding_Donkey

But there is no footpath that the limo owner could be accused of driving on to get onto his drive. It looks as if his property extends right up to the road.

Orford

Don't forget this is a FPN, there is no appeals procedure as such. You either pay or take your chance in a magistrates court

AoD

Orford wrote: »

Don't forget this is a FPN, there is no appeals procedure as such. You either pay or take your chance in a magistrates court

And I suppose the question is, is it worth it for £30?

PasturesNew

There is a problem with school traffic on that Close - it was subject to a special meeting just 2 weeks ago.
https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/da/72773/Avalon_Road__Earley_NAG_meeting_tonight.html

So, that Close and school traffic will have been discussed and a solution implemented ..... e.g. ticketing.

RichardD1970

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

But there is no footpath that the limo owner could be accused of driving on to get onto his drive. It looks as if his property extends right up to the road.

That's as maybe, but the OP isn't blocking a dropped curb or drive way and is parked, what looks to be legally if not courteously, on the public highway.

esmerobbo

What Orford said!

Aretnap

Orford wrote: »

Don't forget this is a FPN, there is no appeals procedure as such. You either pay or take your chance in a magistrates court

And also that if you're convicted, the court could well impose a bigger fine than £30. Off the top of my head the maximum is £1000, in practice it depends on your income, but maybe a couple of hundred for someone on average income.

iliko

PasturesNew wrote: »

There is a problem with school traffic on that Close - it was subject to a special meeting just 2 weeks ago.
https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/da/72773/Avalon_Road__Earley_NAG_meeting_tonight.html

So, that Close and school traffic will have been discussed and a solution implemented ..... e.g. ticketing.

It can be discussed and conclusions they come to should be backed by a law. So if that is true anyone can claim front of his house as a driveway even if it is behind the fence.