Can I park here or would it make me a CF?

[MaryPoppinsPenguins]

Visiting DH parents... its park here or park most of the street away.

DH chose far away. But come on, that is not a driveway.

OP I'm so glad you're not visiting me this afternoon - what a mood you're in!

It wouldn’t be classed as a drive as there is no dropped kerb.

So yes I would park there.

Why put yourself in a situation of potential conflict when it can easily be avoided? Get your DH to drop you off before parking if it bothers you so much.

I’m in a great mood Im having a lovely day... I was a bit frustrated by a parking situation, it’s not a big deal. I only posted to settle a jokey argument between DH and I.

It’s fine, most people disagree with me. That’s life. (More worrying is the amount of people who ‘don’t understand’ .

OP if you’re going to be pedantic at least be right - that’s still a driveway. Not having a dropped kerb doesn’t make it not a driveway.

They can’t legally access their driveway as they need to drive across the path to get to it. However, that does not exclude their “paved front garden” from being a driveway. It’s not the addition of a dropped kerb that makes it into a driveway.

I really don't get how that's not a drive?! Of course you can't park there!! Am I missing something?

I wouldn't. Not because it's wrong, but because I hate hassle.

That is not a drive it’s a paved garden. I wouldn’t block them in but it would irritate me on behalf of other people in road. I really can never predict which way threads will go!

I would not park there but I do see where you are coming from. Probably would have pulled in, unloaded and then parked else where. I would be afraid that I.would cause bad feeling between my relatives and their neighbours (seen something similar here with visitors and neighbours and it is not worth it).

Technically they're breaking the law but deliberately parking to block them in would make you a total knob. Maybe they've applied for it to be done or maybe they haven't but parking a street away is hardly a massive issue.

Sunshineface123
Look at the pavement, because there's no dropped kerb, some posters think it's funny and acceptable to block people in. It's not, it's not even legal. It's irrelevant if it's legal to park without a dropped kerb or not, it's always illegal to block people in - unless you are emergency services hopefully!

I think the most significant factor is that they are your ILS close neighbours. If visitors of mine created inconvenience to my neighbours, rightly or wrongly, I would feel responsible.

You are being really petty OP - common sense dictates it would be stupid to park there

OP, it's perfectly obvious that you photo was confusing. The markings you put on it imply you wanted to park next to, rather than in front of the car in the photo.

Yes you're clarified yourself several times but surely the sheer number of people who mis-read your post demonstrates it wasn't explained very well.

Anyway yes your husband is correct. Not necessarily from a legal perspective but from a 'being a decent human and having basic good manners' perspective. It's kind of clear from your attitude on here why you'd disagree on that basis...

MaryPoppinsPenguins
BettyPitts - you seem very emotional

Leave her be, there's no need for such a patronising manner.

You weren't clear initially, some of us interpreted it clearly, but some didn't. I did take the time to explain why to you.

Ikeepafork - your picture shows a dropped kerb.

Where in law or the Highway Code does it say it’s illegal to block someone who has mounted the pavement?

To be honest I doubt I would even have noticed a car parked in a garden without a dropped kerb.

Ignoring the issue of no dropped kerb, several posters have said they would have parked on the actual ‘driveway’ had it been empty. It’s obviously the front garden of the house which has been paved by the owners. In what world does anyone think they’re entitled to park in somebody’s front garden ffs? 🙄

your picture shows a dropped kerb.
yes, as opposed to the OP's photo.

As as I said, it's a moot point anyway, you don't block people in one way or another.

In what world does anyone think they’re entitled to park in somebody’s front garden ffs? 🙄

Kindly refer to the many many threads about CF on this forum

Yeah you must be having a great day to be spending so much of it with your face in your phone on mumsnet arguing what great company you must be

Yabu completely. Enjoy the rest of your day hun!

Your original post was not clear. I thought you meant you couldn't park there because there's not enough room between the black car and your PiL's house.
Information you posted later did make it clearer, that's not your PiL's house, and so on. Mocking us for not understanding is rude.
Your DH was right and you're just hard work.

I'd hate to have to bump my car up and down those kerbs, they look quite high. Surely it would damage the wheels eventually.

Agree with your Husband and would have parked somewhere else. Next time just get him to drop you and the kids off and then pick you up after visiting so it's only him who has to walk 400 houses.

.@BettyPitts. don't let a message on here make you cry . It's not worth it