what rights you have to park over dropped kerb?

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ok I know this is a bit daft but one of our neighbours has dropped kerb access to her drive but never uses it (the drive is seperate to gate to her house so its not the only access point to her home). Neighbours rarely use the drive though and park in road. All this is fine but we've got a lot of builders at moment so parking a bit tight at present - can you park over this drive if you're not actually blocking them in to their property?

Seem to remember some thread ages ago saying that if you don't actually block access there are circs in which you can park over a dropped kerb.

Yes, you're right yuo can park over their entrance just as long as you are not blocking them in.

I don't know the legal position but why not ask her if you can park there for a bit? Or ask her to pop her car into the drive as there'll be builders lorries coming down the street.

might do - although she previously got very huffy with my mil for parking near her drive (even though she didnt want to actually park in it ). Think the main reason she doesnt like using drive is that it is quite tight to get her car/in out of it -I have some sympathy with that but when she parks on road she is using two parking spaces (ie hers and the space of her kerb)

Maybe best to ask her to park over her own drive if she is not in it?

Part of my rationale here is that I'm a very poor/nervous driver and now 8 months pregnant so usual strategy of not driving/parking miles away less of an option.

you could pop round and ask her if you could use her space/park over the kerb and explaion you're worried about the big vans etc - maybe she would like to park in her drive so her car is in no danger from the vans!!

Maybe if she parks in her drive all the big vans obscure her view of the road getting out.

I would leave it alone. Ask the builders to drop stuff off and park further away.

she has been doing this since before the builders arrived so I'm not sure if it is purely that (although I take your point that the drive isn't ideal to get in/out of from visibility stance). Its only now it has become more of a space issue.

Could try with the builders but somehow think will get no where.. it does piss you off when there are 3 vans plus a skip plus the cars of the homeowners in question there all day (ok I'm being a nimby here but does seem a little unfair on all the neighbours not just me - one of our other neighbours has 2 kids under 3 and I've seen her having to ferry them/the various kit quite a distance)

snora -you're right that will probably say nothing but more as she is not the type to be receptive so seems pointless creating bad feeling rather than I don't think I have a point.

tell her to park in front of her own drive! that's crazy

just realised how bonkers and hormonal this thread sounds - think need to eat some chocolate to rein the hormones in...

It is a pain, but you have to consider the long term.
Who's builders are they? Yours or hers or other people in the road? Not sure, thought they were yours.

Yes but building work should make the general area more attractive so building work tends to benefit ore people in the long run. I've moved my car for builders lorries/removal vans provided I'm asked nicely or given some prior notice. Sounds trite but neighbours should be able to work together .

builders working for other people on the road so just as much a hassle for them as rest of road -and you are right that at present not worth causing a fuss over it (as that will be what happens) . Have one set of neighbours who are given to complain about anything at all so am not about to stir up any more bad feeling.