Query - Driveway with no dropped kerb

[J2daG1990]

Just curious... a house on my road for a while now has re-done their front garden. Removed the fence/gate, created a dirt driveway and now park their car on their "drive".
Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.
It's been like this for a few years now without changes, but I was under the assumption that without a dropped kerb they are effectively breaking the highway code every time they drive on and off the kerb?
I've never reported it, as it doesn't bother us as we have our own driveway with a dropped kerb. Have they just got away with it as no one has said anything, or do they not need to bother with changing the kerbing?

[Centurion07]

IANAL but that's my understanding too.

[Pica-Pica]

They can keep their car on their land, but not sure that they can drive across a pavement.

[davek_964]

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

[washingitagain]

They are not allowed to cross the pavement if there isn't a proper slope.

A mate of mine's drive is much wider than his slope and someone obviously complained he was bumping over the kerb over the grass as the council came and installed a bollard on the grass verge to stop him.

[Hol]

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

That...is a very good point. 10/10 for lateral thinking.

[tigamilla]

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

Boom!

[Pica-Pica]

Hol said:

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

That...is a very good point. 10/10 for lateral thinking.

Ooh, let me think 🤔 in ‘their’ parking space on ‘their’ street? Or perhaps not. Best thing is park an old wreck on their ‘exit’ point.

[R.Sole]

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

No they have created an extra space as there is nothing stopping someone parking on the road directly behind them!

[T5R+]

davek_964 said:

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

Whilst this may sound crazy - I was refused planning permission to extend an existing dropped kerb, as it would remove on street parking spaces.

Ironically, they would allow me to extend the existing dropped kerb by essentially 0.6metre for the sum of £1580 (I declined their kind offer) - given that the contractors were already on site redoing the kerbs and had it dug up, the quote seemed excessive.

[washingitagain]

Hol said:

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

That...is a very good point. 10/10 for lateral thinking.

But when they are out, now the space in front of their house can't be used, whereas before it could.

[vonhosen]

washingitagain said:

Hol said:

davek_964 said:

J2daG1990 said:

Despite not having a dropped kerb in front of it, they have put up a sign behind the car next to their house stating others not to block the driveway as it is in use, effectively removing a parking space on the road now for others.

Except that they haven't really have they. Where do you think they'd be parking if they couldn't use their "driveway"?

That...is a very good point. 10/10 for lateral thinking.

But when they are out, now the space in front of their house can't be used, whereas before it could.

It can be used

[washingitagain]

vonhosen said:

It can be used

It can but it's going to cause issues with the neighbour.

[anonymous-user]

How many cars have they got? If two, then they can keep one parked on the road and when the other gets in, move it out the way, the other parks on the driveway then the other parks up on the road again.

[vonhosen]

washingitagain said:

vonhosen said:

It can be used

It can but it's going to cause issues with the neighbour.

People parking legally often causes issues for some people.
Some people after all regard other people parking legally outside their house as somebody parking in 'their' space.

[SS2.]

washingitagain said:

But when they are out, now the space in front of their house can't be used, whereas before it could.

Of course it can.

[matjk]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315980/C...

these tossers are driving up a pedestrian crossing to reach their "special drive".

[sortedcossie]

Adding a dropped kerb is pretty expensive in some areas.

For example, where we live its a £28 survey cost then the average price to install 2 slopped and 3 flat kerbs is £918 quid. The last one that was done by us the "contractor" was there for about 80 minutes, 2 guys. They may have billed for more time of course.

[irocfan]

sortedcossie said:

Adding a dropped kerb is pretty expensive in some areas.

For example, where we live its a £28 survey cost then the average price to install 2 slopped and 3 flat kerbs is £918 quid. The last one that was done by us the "contractor" was there for about 80 minutes, 2 guys. They may have billed for more time of course.

I
seem to recall that it's quite a bit more than that
in the SE, seems like your local friendly builder is going to be an option for some people

[semisane]

irocfan said:

I
seem to recall that it's quite a bit more than that
in the SE, seems like your local friendly builder is going to be an option for some people

an illegal option ?