Carers keep using non drop kerb to get on my drive

[DirectionsForUse]

I have a large drive, enough room for 5 cars. However, we only ever put 2 cars on it because this is all the access you can get from the drop kerb. (Without manoeuvring cars).

Our application for a new drop kerb to make it a drive on drive off type arrangement was declined.

Anyway DH has carers coming and they regularly drive across the pavement to get on the empty bit of driveway.

As I understand it, this is illegal, but who is liable? Me as the householder of the drive being accessed or them as the driver?

Carer here Your carers won't know they're causing problems unless you say something! No point telling them all individually though...Speak to the care manager - they can put a note on your case notes so that all carers know not to park there. The last thing (most!) carers want to do is cause you more stress.

@HoldontoOneMoreDay

I would give your carers a break, to be honest. They don't get paid for their travel time and things like parking and traffic can be inordinately stressful for them. So they want to shave a few seconds off their round? Not your circus, not your monkey. You wouldn't be liable for any accidents and I'm presuming they check for pedestrians first?

This.

You would not be liable, They would.

Plus carers are paid a pittance for doing a really essential job. They don’t get paid for the travel time between clients.

I’m sure this is a non issue compared to everything else you’ve got going on op. This happens literally all the time and it’s not a problem, no one will get into any trouble for it. I understand when things are stressful, other things can seem very difficult when they don’t have to be but can you find a way to try to forget about this? And I mean that for your own stress levels, nothing else

Carers can't do right for doing wrong. When we had carers in for DD, one of them parked across the road outside a neighbour's house. Neighbour came out and yelled at them and told them to move! We mostly had the same carers (out of a pool of 6) so were eventually able to educate them all about where they could park. Our carers were respite carers so we would go out whilst they were there. If it was daytime we'd move our car off the drive and put it on the road so they could park on the drive (neighbour wouldn't dare tell us to move) and we could then go out in our car.
If you don't need to use your car whilst carers are visiting could you park on your paved area leaving the driveway free for the carers with dropped kerb access.

I’m sorry you’re getting a bit of a hard time on this thread @DirectionsForUse. You are more important that the carers, their role is to support you and your DH.

I have carers coming in and if they were causing me to worry, they’d want to know and do something about it. I recently had cause to speak to the agency who come to me about parking and they just said “fine, we’ve updated the carers and made a note.” Complete non issue, no fuss.

For those who said carers don’t get paid driving time, most agencies are now paying for driving time unless the carer is coming from/going home.