Folks
What's the law about having access via your own driveway? Specifically regarding the full width of the house and the dropped kerb.
So, some neighbours have knocked down their front wall and have now got access to park two cars on the drive. However doing so removes some on street parking as they expect to be able to drive both cars straight off, one via the proper drive and the dropped kerb, and the other via the new exit over the pavement and over the normal kerb.
It got me thinking, if everyone up the street did this then there would be no on street parking space unless you blocked someone in.
I guess I have two questions, if you knock down your front wall do you have a legal right to drive access via that method?
Are you allowed to drive over the pavement to access your new parking? (And if not, why can you do so via a drive?)
What happens if someone were to park on the road blocking their "new drive" but still legally as per the rules of the road ie not over the dropped kerb.
Cheers
Mike
What's the law about having access via your own driveway? Specifically regarding the full width of the house and the dropped kerb.
So, some neighbours have knocked down their front wall and have now got access to park two cars on the drive. However doing so removes some on street parking as they expect to be able to drive both cars straight off, one via the proper drive and the dropped kerb, and the other via the new exit over the pavement and over the normal kerb.
It got me thinking, if everyone up the street did this then there would be no on street parking space unless you blocked someone in.
I guess I have two questions, if you knock down your front wall do you have a legal right to drive access via that method?
Are you allowed to drive over the pavement to access your new parking? (And if not, why can you do so via a drive?)
What happens if someone were to park on the road blocking their "new drive" but still legally as per the rules of the road ie not over the dropped kerb.
Cheers
Mike
