To think if you have a driveway

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Parking in our little cul de sac has become a bit of a problem lately. We previously had access to a communal space for years but the landowners have now fenced this off and we are unable to use. So out of 18 houses there are 4 houses without driveways. Unfortunately some of those with driveways have started parking on the road so no one else can park near those peoples houses and there really is nowhere else to park. AIBU to think if you have a driveway then bloody park in it and don't be selfish and object to people parking near your house.

What a heartwarming story.

I have a 2 car driveway but sometimes have to park my car on the street as inconsiderate people park on the neighbours dropped kerb opposite one side of my drive so only DHs car can get on the other side. Otherwise I agree with you!

But surely those of you that park on the road because you don’t want people to block your drive as it makes it too difficult are just parking across the entrance to your drive so not taking up any actual spaces?

No - parking across a dropped kerb is illegal, for starters, but also our driveway is around the back of the house as we live in terraced housing. I don't park on the driveway as people block the back street, so I park out the front instead so I know I can get out and get to work in the morning.

We’ve got two cars. One is parked on the drive, the other on the street. Theoretically we could put both on the drive but they would be behind each other. No room otherwise. So one of us would always be blocked in.

If you block their car in their drive then you are breaking the law. If their car is on the road and you park over their drive, you are not committing any offence. If i was in your position i would start using all available space so long as your not restricting anyone's access to the highway.

That's not correct - parking so you block a dropped kerb is illegal and you can be fined for it by the police/council.

It depends on the circumstances. I have a driveway and always use it, but I'm on a bus route and it would cause problems during busy times.

Many families have two cars, so one in driveway, one on the road not blocking partner.

@CounsellorTroi @vivainsomnia So park one behind the other and let each other out/borrow keys and swap them yourself? I do find this sort of stuff mind-boggling and selfish. And yes I have a driveway.

You can park over your own dropped kerb I think? It's only blocking vehicles in which is unlawful. So if there's no car in there, it's not illegal, just rude. But if it's in front on your own drive, it's not even rude. That's what I would do if I had a driveway I didn't want to park in for whatever reason.

My NDN parks on the path outside her house. To do this, she drives up past my house, turns round and then parks. She has a driveway. It drives me absolutely mad to be honest.

It’s not that simple in our case. Our drive is quite tight (house built in 1930s when cars were smaller) and the house next door has been extended up to the boundary and if you park far enough up it to allow another car behind it’s very difficult to get out of the car.

Our next door neighbours can’t get out of their car on the drive due to our shared boundary hedge one side and a sloping lawn the other. They’re trying to dig out the lawn to widen it but lots of the driveways here don’t let you open the door or boot (50s houses for tiny cars).