Parking and Blocking Driveways

[Shewhomustgowithoutname]

I am so angry about vehicles being parked in such a way that I can not get out. There are other driveways on my side of the street but no one else seems to have cars parking over their driveways.
I have heard that previous people in this house had multiple cars which is why there is a parking place on one side of the front garden and a driveway leading to the garage at the other side.
I got so fed up with being blocked in that I asked Police to assist. I sent them photos and some officers have called and seen the blockages. They did not do anything about the recent spate of parking. They may have spoken to one repeat blocker. I have to be able to go out when I need or want. I work and I have a child. I dont think I should be blocked in like this so often.
Do you think Police should have helped me to be able to go in and out of my property whenever I want.

@leaserspottedmummybird have you read the thread? The issue currently is they have every right to park there. The OP is in the wrong driving over the pavement.

OP you're boring me now with your nonsense. I'm unfollowing this thread.

Did the council agree your application to extend the dropped kerb?

@ComftyCushion bye bye You cant face be wrong. There is a dropped curb which is not as wide as the current driveway. In the Highway Code it says you should not park in various situations which cause any blockage.
The previous application has lapsed so a new has been completed and submitted. Our Council offices are not open at weekends so I could hardly have done anything faster.
The dropped curb will happen asap in the hope that it stops the blocking.

Previously you said there was no dropped kerb. Now there is one but it's not as wide as the driveway? So, is it even a driveway or do you drive over the pavement to access it?
It's been a long day but this is making no sense at all 🤷🏼‍♀️

@leaserspottedmummybird

You'd also need a time machine to get the clampers out.

There's either a dropped curb or there's not a dropped curb. If you have to pay for a dropped curb and you haven't paid for one, then it seems as if the answer is no. So . . .

The area of curb relative to the driveway to the garage at the side of the house is about 5.5 or 6 of curb stone. 3curb stones are completely lowered to road level 2 are the height of the normal curb stones further along the street and 3 are angled. I think the curb stones are about 3ft each. It looks like a real weird job but it was done before I moved here.
In short some parts are lowered and others not. I dont know why.

Must have fat fingers. 2 curb stones are angled. This goes further than the width of the driveway

Can I be frank please without being unkind @Shewhomustgowithoutname

I think you are being unreasonable because you are "predicting" people's future behaviour and using this as a reason not to pay £3,000 to drop your kerb.

And your "prediction" is based on their perfectly legal behaviour at the moment.

It doesn't matter if someone came out once and sprayed a few white markings. Until a sign goes up saying "Works taking place on XX.YY.2019", then people are legally entitled to park.

People don't tend to look at an empty patch of land outside someone's house and say "they could potentially park there so I'll avoid".

They look at the legal markings on the kerb. Is the kerb unbroken with no lines or restrictions? Great - I can legally park.

So you're dithering on dropping the kerb, based solely on the fact that people have legally parked outside your house and "ignored" the fact you might have a patch or two of land where you could "potentially " park...

Do you see what I mean about how silly it sounds?

The lines on the road/dropped kerbs are the only way we can communicate our legal intentions. I can't go door knocking every time I see a patch outside someone's house that might look like a parking space.

YABVU and please don't keep ascribing it to being a single mother etc.

Your neighbours don't need to be kind to you and allow you to have off street parking when you haven't paid for it by normal means of contacting the council and making it legal and enforceable.

@SuperSara not if the driveway is constantly blocked

@ComftyCushion lord no. Who has time to read all this complaining? 🤷‍♀️