If someone keeps nicking that sought-after spot right outside your house, or parking on or across your driveway, these are your rights.
IT'S a familiar problem - you come home from a long day at work, only to find that there's nowhere to park in the street. Are you entitled to the parking space outside your house? Your neighbours might give you a preference over the parking spot right outside your house, but is it a legal entitlement? We're afraid it's bad news for those of us who live in town centres, where parking is often at a premium. The police are keen to remind people that it's not 'your right' to park in front of your house - unless you have a designated parking space. Provided your street isn't governed by residents' parking permits, any member of the public can park there - as long as they are complying with restrictions and not causing obstructions. Is it illegal to park across someone's driveway? If someone is blocking your driveway, or their wheel is over the dropped kerb, they are committing a parking offence. There are two types of dropped kerbs: those for pedestrians, especially those with buggies or in wheelchairs, and those for drivers to access driveways. Vehicles parked across dropped kerbs can be ticketed, even if they're not fully blocking it. But parking very close to a dropped kerb or directly opposite it isn't illegal, even if it restricts access. Is it illegal for someone to park on your driveway? A strange legal loophole means anyone can park on your driveway - and there's not much you can do about it. There have been a number of cases in the UK where homeowners have been stuck with a stranger's car on their driveway, only to be told neither police nor local authorities have the power to move it. In the instance of a stranger parking on your driveway, an issue arises when the line between criminal and civil law is blurred. If a car is parked on a public road and it's blocking your driveway, local authorities certainly have the power to issue a fine. But once the car moves onto your drive, it's technically on private property - and local councils have no jurisdiction. Councils are required to remove abandoned cars from both public and private property, but if the motor in question is taxed, insured, has a valid MOT and isn't in a dangerous condition, they are unlikely to touch it on private land. Police will acknowledge the car is technically trespassing, but they will classify it as a civil offence, dropping it far down their priority list and meaning you would need an eviction notice from the courts. This articles was taken from The Sun News Article website - Mr Alex Stewart - College Officer
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