driveway

[rajbpayal]

does anybody know the rules, i parked my car just nearby my neighbour driveway (iittlebit away )and he is saying you are blocking my way,i will call the police ....

[Kim A]

As far as I remember from my days in the parking department of a South Coast council, anyone can park outside anyone elses property, provided that there is no dropped kerb for access to their front garden. No-one owns the road outside their house. You should, of course observe the requirements of the Highway Code with regard to causing an obstruction to other vehicles and emergency service vehicles, but as long as there is a space and other road users can get by safely and the guy can get in or out of his house, there isn't a problem.

[samuel23]

Ask him to call the police. If they turn up at all (highly unlikely!) they will assess two things. Are you blocking his entry / exit and are you causing an obstruction. If the answer is no to both he is likely to get a good talking to for wasting police time. Be warned ~ if you are blocking his line of vision sufficiently to cause an obstruction ~ for instance if you have parked a transit van so close to the edge of his driveway that it is likely that he will be unable to see oncoming traffic before he enters the road, you may be in the wrong. If your car is roadworthy, taxed, with current mot and up to date insurance, not blocking his vision and not restricting his access sufficiently to cause a potential accident, you can tell him to get stuffed. The road is a public highway (unless you live on a private estate) so he doesn't own the bit in front of his property and you are free to park there. As long as you observe the current council by-laws regarding parking (permits, time period, yellow lines etc) you can leave it there whenever and however long you feel like it. it is a common misconception among home owners that they have the right to park in the road outside their own property. They Don't!! end of!!!

[samuel23]

Kim ~ I need to take a leaf out of your book. You said it so well in much fewer words!

[SizzleSquid]

no sam-that was excellent.