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Pyxis

pollyanna24 wrote: »

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Just as an additional point, down my mum's road, there are people who park their car in their front garden even though there is no dropped kerb. .

It is actually illegal to drive over a normal kerb into a front garden, and the householders who do that can face a hefty fine if the Council find out.

Technically, you are allowed to park alongside a normal kerb, (subject to other parking restrictions!), but I wouldn't deliberately block someone in.

If, however, you come along, and there is no car in the front garden, there is no reason why you shouldn't park alongside the kerb. If householders want to be able to cross the pavement, they would have to apply, and pay for, a pavement crossover.

Kayalana99

daisiegg wrote: »

It is not me! Lol. This doesn't happen on my road and I would not block someone in who had parked on their garden I was just saying, that's all.

Sorry ranting on and not noticing I didn't think it sounded like something you would do when I saw your name just pop up. :rotfl:

pollyanna24

Pyxis wrote: »

It is actually illegal to drive over a normal kerb into a front garden, and the householders who do that can face a hefty fine if the Council find out.

Technically, you are allowed to park alongside a normal kerb, (subject to other parking restrictions!), but I wouldn't deliberately block someone in.

If, however, you come along, and there is no car in the front garden, there is no reason why you shouldn't park alongside the kerb. If householders want to be able to cross the pavement, they would have to apply, and pay for, a pavement crossover.

Erm, it was just a question and no, I haven't ever blocked them in. Just annoying when I have a dropped kerb (which cost a lot of money to get if you request one from the council, so a bit annoying when people think they can just park in their front garden).

I do park there when there is no car in the drive as how are people supposed to know it's a drive with no dropped kerb? Although sometimes they do try and "reserve" the space by putting a bin out.

As to me being spiteful, it's more the fact that I don't wish to park miles away and then try and get two small children out of the car. Plus, it's not a dropped kerb, so anyone can park there!

What gives them more right to the space outside their house than my parents for example, who can't park outside their house because more often than not, there's a car there which my parents just accept because that's life and there isn't a dropped kerb.

pollyanna24

Think I quoted the wrong post in the previous post! Oops!

rpc

pollyanna24 wrote: »

Just as an additional point, down my mum's road, there are people who park their car in their front garden even though there is no dropped kerb.

That's called driving on the pavement and is illegal (Highways Act 1980).

Dropped kerbs aren't just a nice little ramp so you don't bump too much on your way in - part of installing one is to make sure the pavement is strong enough. Normal pavement isn't designed to carry vehicles, dropped kerbs are.

Anatidaephobia

justme111 wrote: »

Very much as you described , mostly it is me being unhappy because someone uses what I see as mine. I suppose I will have to clarify the legality of someone parking in front of dropped curb as opinions here are divided on that one. At a risk of repeating myself - they treat other people's dropped curbs as a sacred thing there so I was convinced it was illegal but a few of you said it is not..

Presumably because other people use their driveways but, as you said on page one, it is well known that you don't use your driveway. I'm sure your neighbour would be horrified if he realised that his parking had triggered this thread!

Is parking a problem in your street? If there is ample parking elsewhere then just talk to him about it and he'll stop doing it. If there ISN'T enough parking then you will have to consider the fact that you want three parking spaces when you only have one car. The only space that is "yours" is the driveway itself - anyone can park anywhere on the rest of the street.

theoretica

justme111 wrote: »

Very much as you described , mostly it is me being unhappy because someone uses what I see as mine. I suppose I will have to clarify the legality of someone parking in front of dropped curb as opinions here are divided on that one. At a risk of repeating myself - they treat other people's dropped curbs as a sacred thing there so I was convinced it was illegal but a few of you said it is not..

You do not own the road infront of the dropped kerb. Mostly people don't park across them from kindness as they don't want to obstruct someone driving in and out. However as you don't drive in and out it seems reasonable to park across yours. I guess that the neighbours whose drives are left clear do use them?

In some areas parking against a dropped kerb can get you a parking ticket- but this applies whether it is your drive or someone else's. The traffic warden who tickets cars is not going to know which house a car belongs to and could ticket you for parking in front of your own drive.

slightlyconfused1

I had neighbours who used to park over their own dropped kerb. Unfortunately this was directly opposite ours, which made reversing out difficult as it narrowed the road considerably. The solution? I went across and explained I was having a problem. They never parked there again.

Why not give your neighbour a chance to solve your problem by explaining that him parking slightly over the dropped kerb causes a problem when you are expecting visitors and ask him to draw his car forward a bit?

I must admit I don't really understand why you have an issue with what he is doing but since you do find it a problem you should speak to him.