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POTASH:
give him a good thrashing :scold: :roll:

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
thats one thing that throws the toys out the pram ever time. its even worst when u have more than one car. we need less house packed in an a tiny bit of room  to park would be nice. moan over  :troll: :scold: :troll: :whothedaddy: ](*,)

thermidorthelobster:

--- Quote from: Tommo on January 05, 2008, 22:51:18 ---Ive often thought of tugging cars out of the way whenever summot like that happens to me.

--- End quote ---

"Somebody I know" had a small roadside concrete parking bay on the side of a hill, overlooking the house below, which people used to park in, ie on private property, despite it being very obviously private.  One day my "friend" got so irate that he pushed a car from the parking bay out onto the road, bounced it down the road slightly, and then rang the police to report it as abandoned.  I'm not sure it's entirely advisable.

redhand:
A quick search found this http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=7310

Parking enforcement - dropped kerbs and driveways
Fines for cars blocking dropped kerbs or driveways

London Borough of Hillingdon parking services provide a service for residents and issue fines for cars blocking dropped kerbs or driveways.  Motorists who park alongside a dropped kerb in Hillingdon could come back to find a parking fine on their windscreen.

Dropped kerbs are provided to help pedestrians cross the road or to assist vehicles to cross the footway to residents driveways. Inconsiderate parking can prevent residents, particularly people with disabilities and persons with pushchairs, from crossing the public highway in a safe manner, and also prevents the residents from getting their vehicles back on the road.

Due to a change in legislation the "obstruction offence" which was enforced by the Metropolitan Police, has now been "decriminalised" by Section 14 of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2003. The decriminalisation of this offence allows a Penalty Charge Notice to be issued by the Council against vehicles that park adjacent to a dropped kerb. The new legislation refers to two different types of dropped kerbs; (a) the enforcement of a dropped kerb where a vehicle is obstructing pedestrian access, (b) the enforcement of a single occupancy driveway for residential premises. However in respect of the single occupancy driveways, enforcement action can only be instigated at the request of the occupier of the premises.

I realise it'sfor a london council But I would have thought that the rules are the same wherever you live.

Bob696:
If sign dosnt work then contact local council highways and ask them to mark the dropped access with a white "H". Might cost you a few £ but they are used a lot around here and are never disregarded.

Alternativly if you have access to the right paint you could try and save yourself a few £ but might count as vandalism.

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