Blocked Drive

[pjohnson64]

my problem is that i live in a close and have a problem with my drive , i have a droped curb and and the chap over the road parks on the other side of the road outside his house, please note he has a drive, this means to use my drive i have to turn  into to the close and turn around to leave the close .can i do anything about this , thanks paul.   

[smudge]

Why doesn't he park on his drive, rather than outside his house? Perhaps he doesn't realise that it is an inconvenience to you. As In A Pickle says, perhaps you could casually mention this to him.

Also, you may get more response if you transfer this question to Home & Garden rather than Travel. Just a thought.

[Hgrove]

for you to enter your own property.  Nobody, as far as I know, has a right to park on the public highway, even where they have a dropped kerb.  I do believe people using the public highway should do so in a way that is not a nuisance to others such as you.  That said, the usual caveats about not falling out with him apply as it can lead to more unpleasantness.

[Hgrove]

Sorry there seems to be a bug here, my typing disappears.

[Hgrove]

Sorry there seems to be a bug.  The following should PRECEDE my post above.
I think he IS doing something wrong but I am not sure exactly what.  By parking on the public highway he is making it difficult for your to drive into your own property.  Nobody, as far as I know, has the RIGHT to park on the public highway, even hard up against a dropped kerb to their drive.

[Hammer]

Nobody has the right to park on the road in front of a dropped kerb, even if it is in fromt of their own house. If this is what he is doing (which it sounds like from your post) you could get in touch with your local parking enforcers, or whatever they are called these days, and suggest that they might like to come and visit as he is parked illegally and causing an obstruction.

Incidentally, the Govt considered allowing people to park in front of their own drives a few years ago, but decided against it as the law would become unclear if members of the public could choose who could and could not park in certain spaces.

[Mowbray]

If you don't want to resolve the matter with the person who is parking their car opposite your drive, you can contact the Highways Department within your local council (don't forget to mention that you have a dropped kerb). 
I hope this will help resolve the matter.

Katherine