car towed when parked in front of driveway with no car

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Permalink Reply by Sarah_24 on May 20, 2016 at 12:03

Hi Tina, 

Have a look at this site, it gives a fairly comprehensive coverage of all eventualities. I've pasted a bit in below...as the access to the property was blocked by the residents themselves I would suggest appealing it. 

DROPPED KERB PARKING LAW

There are effectively two types of dropped kerbs; the type outside of private or business residence to allow access to the property, and those found at or close to pedestrian crossings. Parking a vehicle across either type of dropped kerb is classed as an obstruction and either the police or local councils can enforce the contravention. Based on the resources a particular authority has in dealing with the contravention, particular attention will typically be allocated to offences that impede the passage of those with disabilities.

Parking adjacent to a dropped kerb becomes a contravention where a vehicle is parked on the carriageway alongside a place where the footpath, cycle lane or verge has been lowered to the level of the carriageway to enable easier passage to:

• Pedestrians crossing the carriageway
• Cyclists leaving or entering the carriageway
• Vehicles that enter or exit a property across a footpath

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Permalink Reply by pamish on May 27, 2016 at 0:53

saving this to paste on the windows of the huge cars that park not just across the footway but all over the pavement, to visit the church on our road.

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