Those of you that have drives

[BevS97]

One of our previous houses didn’t have a dropped kerb. Someone previous to us had put some concrete in to make a small ramp which wasn’t great.

However, we never had any issue with it being parked across and parking was very tight on the street. There was sometimes someone parked very close to the drive but not over it.

[snowbelle]

We have a hard stand for my car and a drive for DH car
We don’t have a dropped kerb but I can manage to reverse into the hard stand from the edge of our drive.
When we moved in the solicitor said that people could park in front of the hard stand as the kerb isn’t dropped.
Luckily our road is busy and most people are pretty considerate, and most have drives but further up the road parking is a nightmare with most houses having 2/3 cars and works vans.
Your neighbour is being inconsiderate and the only way you can stop that is with a dropped kerb.
Apparently the council costs for surveying etc here before you are allowed to begin the process is £700

[neilhd]

If you don't drop the kerb, I think you would be breaking the law every time you parked on the drive as you aren't allowed to cross the footpath otherwise.

Also, if someone parks and blocks you in, or prevents you from getting on, you will be able to do nothing at all about it as they won't be breaking any rules. In fact, they would simply be preventing you from breaking the law!

If you get it dropped, then nobody can park over the dropped part. Where I live if someone does that you can call the council and they will come out and ticket the car. And you get the bonus that you can actually park over the dropped bit yourself - or your visitors can.

[HappyPanda]

We rent our property but have a driveway without a dropped kerb - no-one ever parks in front of it but it is a completely pain driving up the kerb each day to get onto the drive. We've asked our landlord numerous times if he we can have a dropped kerb to avoid damage to the car but I think he must be related to your contractor as he really doesn't see the need!

[lizzie145]

As others have said you need a dropped kerb, otherwise the council could say that you are damaging the kerb and make you pay for repairs. Plus it will damage your car in the end.

If I see an empty drive without a dropped kerb it is perfectly reasonable to park there and if that is the only space I will do. I do giggle when I see signs saying drive in constant use or traffic cones in the road reserving their spaces.

You can also get a white line painted, it will have to be done through the council, so that people know not to park too close. This gives you more clout if they continue to park so close.

As he hit your car, though can you prove it, you can report it to the police as he has not given you his insurance details.

[Jan]

I think I would be dropping the contractor! Clearly he is not aware of the law!

[snowbelle]

Originally Posted by lizzie145

As others have said you need a dropped kerb, otherwise the council could say that you are damaging the kerb and make you pay for repairs. Plus it will damage your car in the end.

If I see an empty drive without a dropped kerb it is perfectly reasonable to park there and if that is the only space I will do. I do giggle when I see signs saying drive in constant use or traffic cones in the road reserving their spaces.

You can also get a white line painted, it will have to be done through the council, so that people know not to park too close. This gives you more clout if they continue to park so close.

As he hit your car, though can you prove it, you can report it to the police as he has not given you his insurance details.

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The thing is lizzy some people are so unreasonable and malicious, I saw a car in our local supermarket here once .. it had “don’t not park here “ scratched in 6 inch high letters all down the passenger side, honestly I was shocked people would go that far .. but my sister had someone near her like it and he would put stuff under the tyres to puncture them and they could not catch him doing it .

[magickate]

I'd definitely get the kerb dropped & if you're not bothered with block paving look at doing the driveway yourself. We've done slabbing and gravel ourselves in previous houses, hard work but saved a fortune.

[Snowball24]

We have a drive, where it was made bigger a few years ago it stretches across so we do need a dropped kerb but were told it's expensive?

[JLH]

Originally Posted by Snowball24

We have a drive, where it was made bigger a few years ago it stretches across so we do need a dropped kerb but were told it's expensive?

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it is expensive but it is a legal requirement - we were the first to do it in my road which has very thin pavements and I had to pay the council £1300 or there abouts to drop the kerb. Since then the majority of my road have done it and most of them haven't paid to get the kerb dropped(I am not going to lie it does annoy me they haven't as they are first to complain if it someone parks across it) I have kept all my paperwork from the council to say mine was done legally .