Can I apply for my road to become a permit only road?

TugaGirl

Hi there,

I've tried to look for this information online, but couldn't find anything so thought I would ask you lovely people.

I've recently bought our first home. It is the closest road to the train station with no parking restrictions. This, unfortunately means that from around 7am dozens of cars park wherever they can and stay there until the end of the day. As well as this often meaning I'm not able to park anywhere near my house (frustrating when I have my two little ones in the car), my biggest problem with this situation is the way the cars park. It is a narrow road, but as it is two ways, cars use up ALL of the pavement which means that I (and many other people) are unable to use it when pushing a buggy or in a wheelchair. I'm currently on mat leave and often walk to the park at the bottom of the road. There has been occasion when I've had to walk on the road with the buggy all the way down.

I think that, unfortunately, the only way of changing this is to try and get the road to have parking restrictions.

Is this something I can apply for?

Gloomendoom

If the cars parked on the pavement are genuinely obstructing your free passage along the pavement, report them to the police and keep doing so until they do something.

You could also write to your local councillor, your MP, the local highways department etc.

elsien

On my road it took time to lobby the local council, then a questionaire was sent to everyone in the street. The procedure probably varies between councils. You're probably best off contacting your local councillor to start with.
And reporting the obstructions each time they occur.

forgotmyname

Beware of what you wish for. How much are you willing to pay for that permit?

What if the price doubles or triples next year? I presume nobody ever visits you either? Where will they park?

You and your neighbours need to make it difficult for them to park, park your cars with gaps that are not quite big enough for them to park between.

Marktheshark

They are talking of £500 a year in Leeds for said permits.
Surely you were aware of the issue when buying the house.

Hope there is not a pub near by, it will be that next.

elsien

My permit is £10 a year. Again, check with your council.

loskie

is it not illegal to park on the pavement?
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiting-and-parking-238-to-252

MacMickster

Good grief. You will be popular with your new neighbours if you become the cause of them having to pay to park in their own street. Maybe you should canvas opinion (and a great way to get to know your neighbours) before going on some solo crusade for more council bureaucracy in your area.

Marktheshark

The people using the trains have exactly the same right to park outside your home as you do.
Its first come first served, you bought the house not the road.

londonTiger

i live in London and our parking permit is £120 a year, I wish it was more. There are far to many social & domestic drivers on the road - owning cars just because they can. They're just left on the road - hardly driven apart from weekends.

If residents permits were more expensive it would deter those people. For the last 2 weeks I have barely been able to park on my street because there are so many cars owned be residents.

konark

So you bought a house near to a commuter train station and are surprised that cars park near your house. Didn't you anticpate this , or see them when you viewed. You did view the house did you, yes the vendor said to come round Sunday afternoon , nice and quiet wasn't it?

It's called 'due diligence' don't buy a house next to the gasworks then complain about the smell!