Can a driver cause obstruction in a driveway?
Causing an unnecessary obstruction. The irony in your situation is that if the DYL had no vertical stripes on the kerb you would be allowed to park to load in certain circumstances. Driveway obstruction-rules please. – SteveH42 You cannot prevent anyone parking outside your house on the public highway.
What to do if a car blocks your driveway?
If you return home and find a car blocking your way ONTO your driveway, then there is nothing you can do about it. But…. If you are wanting to get OUT of your drive way then this other vehicle is an obstruction and the plod will / can get involved.
Why does my car climb over my driveway?
In older areas one sometimes can see where a driveway has been constructed and small pieces of timber placed in the gutter to reduce the height the owner’s car has to climb over the kerb. In this case they have been too tight to apply and pay for installation of a dropped kerb.
Do you have to have a drop kerb in a driveway?
Every drive has to have a dropped kerb in order to have legal access to the highway and avoid damage to the kerb. In older areas one sometimes can see where a driveway has been constructed and small pieces of timber placed in the gutter to reduce the height the owner’s car has to climb over the kerb.
What happens when you hit a car backing out of a driveway?
Suddenly, a car appears in front of you backing out of a driveway. You react, applying your brakes as hard as you can. Unfortunately, the other car is too close for you to stop in time and you hit the rear of it with a huge thump.
Is it possible for a new concrete driveway to crack?
Unfortunately, it’s not IF a new concrete driveway will crack, but WHEN it will crack. Concrete driveways have what’s called controlled joints. These joints or seams are put into the concrete while it’s still wet so that as the concrete dries and cures, it will crack in those joints and not through the field.
What’s the best way to block a driveway?
Stand the coffee cans up and begin filling them with concrete around the post. Use a trowel or other thin tool to work the mixture past the nails and into the bottom. Stop every few inches of filling and tamp down the concrete by lifting the can and shaking it.
Why are there controlled joints in concrete driveways?
Concrete driveways have what’s called controlled joints. These joints or seams are put into the concrete while it’s still wet so that as the concrete dries and cures, it will crack in those joints and not through the field.