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Parking Rules - Blocking Driveway Etc
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Chrishazle
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I've seen a number of threads on here about parking problems, and saw this item today about the law, so thought I'd post it for referenece.
FYI I've had a discussion with Kent Police about people parking across the dropped kerb access to my garage, and providing it's blocking my access to the road (and not blocking getting my car back into my garage) it confirms what they told me - but don't expect quick reaction if some inconsiderate clown blocks you getting to the road!!
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Chrishazle said:I've seen a number of threads on here about parking problems, and saw this item today about the law, so thought I'd post it for referenece.FYI I've had a discussion with Kent Police about people parking across the dropped kerb access to my garage, and providing it's blocking my access to the road (and not blocking getting my car back into my garage) it confirms what they told me - but don't expect quick reaction if some inconsiderate clown blocks you getting to the road!!0
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It's about time the law was updated to make it an offence to park on someone else's driveway without permission.Yes the council can ticket cars but that doesn't get the car moved. Is it still the case that if you are completely blocked in then the police should come and remove the car?0
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We are in South London, near a school so we have plenty of "its ok I am only dropping the kids off".
No - its not OK - I need to go out.
But we do have a phone number for the local council and they have sent someone out pretty quickly to issue tickets.
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EdGasketTheSecond said:It's about time the law was updated to make it an offence to park on someone else's driveway without permission.Yes the council can ticket cars but that doesn't get the car moved. Is it still the case that if you are completely blocked in then the police should come and remove the car?
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EdGasketTheSecond said:It's about time the law was updated to make it an offence to park on someone else's driveway without permission.Yes the council can ticket cars but that doesn't get the car moved. Is it still the case that if you are completely blocked in then the police should come and remove the car?
Because the last changes to the law covering unauthorised parking on private land (which covers all of those scenarios and more) saw the actions available to landowners severely restricted. Clamping is illegal. Towing is illegal. All you can now do is send a snottogram with a bill, and even then every single I has to be dotted and T crossed, with more signage than you can shake a now-redundant wheelclamp at.0 -
AdrianC said:Because the last changes to the law covering unauthorised parking on private land (which covers all of those scenarios and more) saw the actions available to landowners severely restricted.0
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DoaM said:AdrianC said:Because the last changes to the law covering unauthorised parking on private land (which covers all of those scenarios and more) saw the actions available to landowners severely restricted.
Whether it's subcontracted or not is irrelevant.0 -
Subcontracting is (was) entirely relevant ... if landowners had taken more care about who they subcontracted to then there may not have been a need to change the law.0
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DoaM said:Subcontracting is (was) entirely relevant ... if landowners had taken more care about who they subcontracted to then there may not have been a need to change the law.0
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