Parking car on grass

Section62

TELLIT01 said:

Section62 said:

TELLIT01 said:

Ajmason42 said:

Do you have to cross a pavement to access if so you should have a dropped curdb. Illegal to bounce up a high curb. 

You are correct, but thousands of people do  this every day.  Councils would have great difficulty stopping the practice, although there have been a number of cases reported of councils putting bollards up to prevent cars doing this.  There was one instance where the new bollards prevented somebody from getting their car back onto the road.

Actually they are 50% wrong, it isn't illegal unless the Highway Authority have served notice on the property occupier/owner to stop doing so.

Enforcement is relatively easy - by serving the notice above, or by the strategic use of street furniture to prevent vehicular access to the property.  The issue is whether the authority have the resources to proactively seek out cases, or rely on being informed by neighbours, or periodic inspections of the highway.

Applying for a crossover is a good idea because it avoids the risk of either of the above happening, and the potentially greatly increased costs of getting a crossover installed if the council have previously blocked it.  It also avoids the risk of doing damage to your vehicle by repeatedly bumping up the kerb.  And it means you can sell the property with a driveway, rather than a paved front garden.

It is illegal to drive over a pavement, but action can only be taken if the offence is actually seen to take place.  A car parked in a garden, even if the only way to get there is to drive over a pavement with no drop kerb, is not proof that the vehicle has actually broken any rules.

No, it isn't - if it is done to gain access to property adjacent to the highway.  (Unless the highway authority have served notice on the owner/occupier under Section 184 of the Highways Act 1980)

The key point here is the word "over" (or more correctly "across") vs driving along a footway or verge.

getmore4less

I have looked at the grids for paths etc.

That's what I would go with a couple of tracks for each car and walkway to hard standings.

If space maybe a bit wider so you can vary the loading.

Relatively cheap and if it fails spectacularly reconsider parking or get it done properly.

Seen some that are overlaid existing grass surfaces to just spread loads might not be great for regular use.

£10-£20 sqm gets the good ones that need some ground work 

Mids_Costcutter

OP, please note that since an amendment in 2008 to permitted development rules (England and Wales) householders who want to pave their front garden with hardstanding of more than 5 m2 will need to apply for planning permission. This is to reduce the impact of this type of development on flooding and on pollution of watercourses, flooding events of course becoming more frequent as a result of climate change.

More information at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/7728/pavingfrontgardens.pdf

Please bear in mind also that gravel on driveways gets dragged onto the road by car tyres and can be dangerous for motorcyclists and cyclists. If choosing gravel surfacing then use of a plastic grid (as suggested by others previously) will help to contain it.