Parking ticket for parking at end of my own driveway!

baser999

Tell the council you’d been doing some work in the garden, brought the car on the drive to load up ready to go to the local refuse centre and just popped indoors to use the loo and lock up before going

Half_way

AS before its worth taking this to pepipoo, heres a similar case with Stoke council

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=129379

sevenhills

daveyjp said:

If its your driveway the Council will cancel the ticket.

My driveway is part of my property, this driveway looks like council property.

35har1old

Wiccaman9 said:

Message I sent to my Stoke on Trent council department:

"I have received a parking ticket for parking at the end of my driveway!!

All afternoon of the 16-02-23 I have been cutting wood, doing DIY projects on my driveway. I rolled my car down the driveway, parking at the bottom, but in no way obstructing the pavement for passage of pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchairs (I work with disabled people and know the problems people cause with inconsiderate parking, and trying to manoeuvre wheelchairs). I was not on the road, was not on any single yellow lines/restricted parking. Photographs testify to this. I finished my DIY projects and removed all tools into my house circa 15:20. At 15:31 I seem to have received a fine/ticket, reference number as above. I do not understand why I am receiving a penalty, for simply rolling my car to the end of MY driveway, being OFF the road, and in NO WAY obstructing the movement of pedestrians, pushchairs, wheelchairs, etc. Also, I clearly was in no way obstructing the movement of traffic, as my car was NOT on the road! I feel victimised, whilst at the time of the seeing the ticket, cars are actively parking on single yellow restricted parking areas and also parking on school chevron areas clearly stating no parking. Again photographs included."

 Does the council have a right to put a parking ticket on a car not on the road, or obstructing pavement for pedestrians, wheelchairs, prams, etc? 

 

What does your deeds say about ownership ?  I have know some deeds to claim ownership to the center of road.
The bonnet of the car would appear to be on the footpath approx 600mm.

HampshireH

If I were a passerby I would never assume this was part of your drive its.  And it is definitely on the pavement which is almost 100% council owned.

I can't imagine your deeds show full ownership of this whole area

prowla

From the Highway Code https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/road-markings.html

Waiting restrictions indicated by yellow lines apply to the carriageway, pavement and verge. You may stop to load or unload (unless there are also loading restrictions as described below) or while passengers board or alight.

However, it does seem draconian to have been ticketed on that one occasion where the car was dropped back to allow work to be done on the driveway.

I don't know if the Council parking admins are reasonable people or not.

fisherjim

35har1old said:

Wiccaman9 said:

Message I sent to my Stoke on Trent council department:

"I have received a parking ticket for parking at the end of my driveway!!

All afternoon of the 16-02-23 I have been cutting wood, doing DIY projects on my driveway. I rolled my car down the driveway, parking at the bottom, but in no way obstructing the pavement for passage of pedestrians, pushchairs and wheelchairs (I work with disabled people and know the problems people cause with inconsiderate parking, and trying to manoeuvre wheelchairs). I was not on the road, was not on any single yellow lines/restricted parking. Photographs testify to this. I finished my DIY projects and removed all tools into my house circa 15:20. At 15:31 I seem to have received a fine/ticket, reference number as above. I do not understand why I am receiving a penalty, for simply rolling my car to the end of MY driveway, being OFF the road, and in NO WAY obstructing the movement of pedestrians, pushchairs, wheelchairs, etc. Also, I clearly was in no way obstructing the movement of traffic, as my car was NOT on the road! I feel victimised, whilst at the time of the seeing the ticket, cars are actively parking on single yellow restricted parking areas and also parking on school chevron areas clearly stating no parking. Again photographs included."

 Does the council have a right to put a parking ticket on a car not on the road, or obstructing pavement for pedestrians, wheelchairs, prams, etc? 

 

What does your deeds say about ownership ?  I have know some deeds to claim ownership to the center of road.
The bonnet of the car would appear to be on the footpath approx 600mm.

Yes but he does not own the pavement or the road surface does he? Who maintains the roads the paving slabs, the drainage etc not the homeowner!