parking across a dropped kerb driveway
Discussion
Just wondering. If someone were to park their car across a driveway (dropped kerb) when a car were on that driveway. And that person prevented the car being driven in an emergency (i.e blocked someone from reaching a hospital or delayed that person reaching a hospital) has (or could) a prosecution be made against the driver of the car for manslaughter or something similar ? or would they just be prosecuted for the road offence.
Context of this is that parents neighbour does this all the time despite being asked (told) repeatedly not to, even when a car is present on the driveway. Just wondered what the worst case scenario is.
Context of this is that parents neighbour does this all the time despite being asked (told) repeatedly not to, even when a car is present on the driveway. Just wondered what the worst case scenario is.
BIANCO, I agree there are people that have simply grubbed up their front garden, laid some concrete then parked on their cars on it. But that is more an issue with the local council who should object to an inappropriate planning application accordingly.
Given my parents example, the next door neighbour has a perfectly good and spacious drive that will accommodate 2 cars, but instead uses it to store various bits and pieces for his scaffolding business.
My parents house and the other neighbour both use their drive and 2 cars can be parked on each, thus saving 4 parking spaces on the street. The point being that their dropped kerb space accounts for 1 car length between them.
Given my parents example, the next door neighbour has a perfectly good and spacious drive that will accommodate 2 cars, but instead uses it to store various bits and pieces for his scaffolding business.
My parents house and the other neighbour both use their drive and 2 cars can be parked on each, thus saving 4 parking spaces on the street. The point being that their dropped kerb space accounts for 1 car length between them.
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