Parking in front of driveways

greatsite_2

I was once blocked in my drive and the police would do nothing, another time I was blocked out of my drive again the police did not want to know

skintbuthappy81

greatsite wrote: »

I was once blocked in my drive and the police would do nothing, another time I was blocked out of my drive again the police did not want to know

If you are unable to get ON your drive then this is not an offence. If your unable to get OFF your drive then it is an offence, in this case take the reg and phone it through to the police they will either do a check on the vehicle and phone the keeper advising them to move it or they will send out a local officer, unless of course they are extremely busy.

rca779

hotchicklegs wrote: »

Yes ask your wife to turn off the radio and wind the windows down a little to listen for traffic, that's what I do.:j

She never has the radio on, but opening the windows to listen out isn't a bad suggestion but I still don't consider it very safe. I am considering putting up a mirror on the other side of the road although I don't know what the council will say about it being put up on their grass verge!

derrick

hotchicklegs wrote: »

I agree, although when someone has been told consistently and is being consistently ignorant, go for the horn !:mad:

Which in itself is an offence; -
Highway Code 112

"The horn. Use only while your vehicle is moving and you need to warn other road users of your presence. Never sound your horn aggressively. You MUST NOT use your horn

• while stationary on the road
• when driving in a built-up area between the hours of 11.30 pm and 7.00 am

except when another road user poses a danger.
[Law CUR reg 99] "


And before someone comes along and says " the HC is not the law" remember that whilst it isn't as such it does make reference in certain instances to the actual law being broken, in this case "[Law CUR reg 99]"


Also the words "MUST" and "MUST NOT" are legal requirements, and in this day and age, it will most likely me the horn blower who gets booked whilst the ignorant/arrogant parker gets away with it!


From the introduction; -

"Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You may be fined, given penalty points on your licence or be disqualified from driving. In the most serious cases you may be sent to prison. Such rules are identified by the use of the words ‘MUST/MUST NOT’. In addition, the rule includes an abbreviated reference to the legislation which creates the offence. An explanation of the abbreviations can be found in 'The road user and the law'."



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