Would you park
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Allanv said:
Did you miss the bit that stated it is my Business location, the only reason the Volvo is on the drive and not in the garage is a stipulation of the warranty company and I have already deferred my business visitors until Tuesday.
No, nor did I miss the bit that said it's your house. So you work from home,big WOW, does that mean you deserve a 30 foot strip of lowered kerb to go with the 'car sales pitch' look you've got in your front garden. Where are people supposed to park when you've annexed the road, thanks to your MP. The state the country's in you'd think MPs would have better things to occupy themselves with than helping someone turn their garden into a car park.konark said:
No, nor did I miss the bit that said it's your house. So you work from home,big WOW, does that mean you deserve a 30 foot strip of lowered kerb to go with the 'car sales pitch' look you've got in your front garden. Where are people supposed to park when you've annexed the road, thanks to your MP. The state the country's in you'd think MPs would have better things to occupy themselves with than helping someone turn their garden into a car park.
I'll be honest, I wish those like yourself would just f
k off from these forums. Think about how you sound and come across.And no, OP, I wouldn't moan.
KevinCamaroSS said:
Parking across a dropped kerb is illegal, so no, I would not moan.
It's not quite that simple these days.If it's a residential property with a dropped kerb, the owner of the property can park across the dropped kerb, as can anyone else who has the property owners permission.
From: http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/dropped-kerb-parkin...
Can I park across my own dropped kerb?
To avoid being issued a PCN for parking across your own driveway where a dropped kerb has been implemented, contact your local council to confirm your residency details and make, models and registration of your vehicle.
Are there exemptions to parking alongside a dropped kerb?
Exemptions to the contravention of parking at dropped kerbs are:
1) Setting down or picking up passengers.
2) Loading or unloading a vehicle providing there are no loading and unloading bans in place.
3) Vehicles used by emergency services.
4) Vehicles parked on the carriageway across a dropped kerb that have the occupiers consent.
5) Waste collection trucks.
6) Road work vehicles.
its a slightly pointless post from the OP, who then argues with himself really.
there's some DYL, yes don't park on them.
as for working from home, it's irrelvant. If you have a business with a considerable amount of customers and vehicles to your door, who can't park because you live on a street with no parking, yr living in the wrong place or working from the wrong place.
Personally I wouldn't want to live on a street where friends, family cannot park easily when they come to call. Or indeed even has traffic driving along it.
there's some DYL, yes don't park on them.
as for working from home, it's irrelvant. If you have a business with a considerable amount of customers and vehicles to your door, who can't park because you live on a street with no parking, yr living in the wrong place or working from the wrong place.
Personally I wouldn't want to live on a street where friends, family cannot park easily when they come to call. Or indeed even has traffic driving along it.
IMHO- it's not pointless -it's a measure of today's society and driving .I've got a large sign outside my house( on the road in large WHITE letters) saying "DISABLED". One afternoon I came home to find a BSM car parked half on pavement ,half off and blocking my parking space. Wife asked Instructor to move, to be told, when the Instructor remarked he'd not noticed sign. Confirmed my opinion of some driving schools "BLIND TEACHING THE BLIND".
austinsmirk said:
its a slightly pointless post from the OP, who then argues with himself really.
there's some DYL, yes don't park on them.
as for working from home, it's irrelvant. If you have a business with a considerable amount of customers and vehicles to your door, who can't park because you live on a street with no parking, yr living in the wrong place or working from the wrong place.
Personally I wouldn't want to live on a street where friends, family cannot park easily when they come to call. Or indeed even has traffic driving along it.
I agree totally and I have made a mess of my replies and the OP, but I stayed away due to the anger of some posters.there's some DYL, yes don't park on them.
as for working from home, it's irrelvant. If you have a business with a considerable amount of customers and vehicles to your door, who can't park because you live on a street with no parking, yr living in the wrong place or working from the wrong place.
Personally I wouldn't want to live on a street where friends, family cannot park easily when they come to call. Or indeed even has traffic driving along it.
But I do have parking for my clients / Family and that would be my drive with a dropped kerb. My own car lives in the garage at the rear of my property. The pictures supplied were I suppose incorrect as that was a hire car but my own is broken in the garage until Monday when it goes to in for repairs.
1 year ago there was ample on street parking but due to the fights, and police presence in the new development across the road they (The council) decided to DYL all side streets so as said before 30% of cars use the only on street parking and over the dropped kerbs or as some did and still do on the drives of people without bollards. As there is not enough spaces for the displaced vehicles.
But like I said also I have only been confronted once, but my 2 friends who for 25 years has had a bus stop outside their houses have been harassed numerous times due to the council fining them either manually or as it is now with a camera.
Who me said:
IMHO- it's not pointless -it's a measure of today's society and driving .I've got a large sign outside my house( on the road in large WHITE letters) saying "DISABLED". One afternoon I came home to find a BSM car parked half on pavement ,half off and blocking my parking space. Wife asked Instructor to move, to be told, when the Instructor remarked he'd not noticed sign. Confirmed my opinion of some driving schools "BLIND TEACHING THE BLIND".
One of the prolific blockers that I had to get to move before the Council put in the camera told me her instructor said it was ok to park and block someone in, they will ask you to move. So to you I agree.One thing I have learnt from this thread is that sometimes we / I explain incorrectly and it comes across like an ass, for that I am sorry.
Sometimes someones gets angry and I retaliate, again for that I am sorry.
Kind regards
Allanv
Edited by Allanv on Thursday 30th June 20:43
4rephill said:
KevinCamaroSS said:
Parking across a dropped kerb is illegal, so no, I would not moan.
It's not quite that simple these days.If it's a residential property with a dropped kerb, the owner of the property can park across the dropped kerb, as can anyone else who has the property owners permission.
From: http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/dropped-kerb-parkin...
Can I park across my own dropped kerb?
To avoid being issued a PCN for parking across your own driveway where a dropped kerb has been implemented, contact your local council to confirm your residency details and make, models and registration of your vehicle.
Are there exemptions to parking alongside a dropped kerb?
Exemptions to the contravention of parking at dropped kerbs are:
1) Setting down or picking up passengers.
2) Loading or unloading a vehicle providing there are no loading and unloading bans in place.
3) Vehicles used by emergency services.
4) Vehicles parked on the carriageway across a dropped kerb that have the occupiers consent.
5) Waste collection trucks.
6) Road work vehicles.
KevinCamaroSS said:
Parking across a dropped kerb is illegal, so no, I would not moan.
No it isn't. The height of the kerb has no relevance to whether parking is illegal or not. If, by doing so, you prevent someone from leaving their property the police can be called and you could be charged with an obstruction offence. If you stop someone from entering their property the police aren't interested as this is considered to be a private matter between car driver and property owner.stevebroad said:
No it isn't. The height of the kerb has no relevance to whether parking is illegal or not. If, by doing so, you prevent someone from leaving their property the police can be called and you could be charged with an obstruction offence. If you stop someone from entering their property the police aren't interested as this is considered to be a private matter between car driver and property owner.
If the kerb is not dropped there is no legal right to drive across the pavement, therefore you cannot block somebody in, they should not be there in the first place.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff