Length for bus stop box markings.

[198x]

Hi, is there a maximum length that the markings for a bus stop box should be?

I am currently in dispute with a neighbour as the council workers have recently painted the box markings over half of the road outside my house and now I have to park elsewhere down the street.

Also what would happen if I could prove that the current position for the bus stop is not where it is supposed to be on the plan layout?

[Ethel]

I have found minimum lengths (19 metres) but can't find a maximum length.

If you can prove the bus stop is in the wrong place, it SHOULD be re-sited.

If the neighbour dispute is due to your parking outside his house - he has no more right than anyone else to park there, unless you are blocking his dropped kerb whilst his car is parked on his property.

[198x]

The dispute is that he parks his car outside his driveway, which is also at the front of where the bus should stop, but he's not actually inside the boxed markings.

This means that the bus driver has to swing out to avoid his car but results in the back end of the bus hitting not only my car on two occassions but my mothers whilst she was visiting.

[Grunty]

The first question that comes to mind is why the neighbour obstructs our public highway if he has a driveway.

I have also been unable to find a maximum length for a bus stop. I did find a local authority report that said the length is fixed. The report was ambiguous and did not say whether the length was fixed by law or by the authorities policies or by cost etc.

I learn a lot from Ethel's replies but on this occasion I have been unable to find any legal reference to the recognition of dropped kerbs. Also, if we are thinking about an offence of obstruction, i.e. the hindrance of a road user making a lawful journey, wouldn't it also cover the situation where the car is not on the drive but was obstructed on its way home? Perhaps Ethel would care to comment on this.