How to stop people parking on my drive?

xylophone

I admit that it isn't necessarily obvious that it is a drive and perhaps looks like two parking spaces to some.

They are side by side and are tarmac so don't really look like a drive. I remember when we viewed the property before buying it several years ago and we were wondering if it was the driveway or public parking.

Then it is not surprising that you are having problems?

You need to make it clear that the area is privately owned by any of the methods suggested?

That said, there is a lot of inconsiderate, (not to say positively dangerous) parking taking place on a daily basis- try living close to a school (or worse, four schools).......:eek:

Loopy28

In an ideal world I would like to have a garage built on the side of my property and these two spaces could then form part of the entrance to the garage, although imagine that would be costly and would involve planning permission?

pleasedelete

wannabe_sybil wrote: »

Bollards.

You can even get them shaped like penguins.

That has outed you as a mumsnet user

gadgetmind

Loopy28 wrote: »

In an ideal world I would like to have a garage built on the side of my property

Yup, if you have a motor vehicle, buy a property with a garage.

Dumping them at the side of the road as obstacles for passing traffic isn't really acceptable but many people insist on doing it. My first house had a drive/garage but badly parked vehicles (neighbours who had drives but refused to use them!) made access a 3/5 point turn.

wannabe_sybil

pleasedelete wrote: »

That has outed you as a mumsnet user

I ******* love mumsnet

The penguin bollard saga was awesome. For those interested, someone defending their parking space and ending up with penguin bollards is here

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1956527-To-buy-this-land-and-risk-upsetting-the-tenants-next-door?pg=1

It will be hours of your life you won't get back but it is funny. Warning, mumsnet does not censor bad language.

OP from the sound of it you will get people parking there unless it is more trouble than it is worth, hence the bollards suggestion. Someone parking there is always 'just five minutes' and can never understand the fuss - ask anyone who lives near a school! Good luck.

System

gadgetmind wrote: »

Google for "universal service provider".

Of course, while this makes certain parking legal that would otherwise be legal, the moral obligation to park safely and considerately still holds, as I frequently have to inform various drivers who think they have carte blanche.

So it's only a very small subset of deliveries that this applies to then and not a universal dispensation.

gadgetmind

I've got no figures regards what percentage of deliveries it is, but a liveried delivery vehicle (DHL, RMG, UPS, or dozens of others) is exempt.

It really does all hinge on the definition of "universal service provider".

C_Mababejive

gadgetmind wrote: »

Nope, any liveried delivery vehicle used to collect or deliver post. If you search, most councils have amendments that make this clear. They tend to reference definitions in Postal Services acts of 2000 and 2011.

What if your not delivering or collecting post but providing some other essential service? you could be for example..

From one of the utility companies
Delivering medication from a chemist
A visiting healthcare professional
A security wagon delivering/collecting cash or other instruments
Someone engaged in repairs or maintenance to the carriageways
etc

davidmcn

gadgetmind wrote: »

It really does all hinge on the definition of "universal service provider".

...and whether the relevant Traffic Regulation Order includes an exemption for universal service providers. It's not something which applies everywhere, so may be tricky for drivers to know whether or not they're safe in a particular street.

gadgetmind

Well, RMG tell their drivers to park wherever they like, whenever they like, and I don't recall seeing many of those red vans sporting parking tickets. The sods even block bike lanes, which is deeply anti-social.