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Driving

Is it illegal to park in front of a driveway?

Is it illegal to park in front of a driveway? It might not be but it’s certainly inconsiderate to the owner of the house, it can be dangerous and it’s…

By James Foxall26th October 202315th November 2023
parking rules for ev charging
Motoring admin

What are the parking rules for using EV bays on council-owned and private land?

Ever-more drivers are using electric vehicles (EV) meaning there are an increasing number of charging points which require their own parking bays. Our reader wants to know what the rules…

By James Foxall14th June 202317th October 2023
extending a dropped kerb
Motoring admin

Can the next-door neighbour extend a dropped kerb across our property?

Our reader’s neighbour wants to extend a dropped kerb. Their proposal is for the new lower kerb to go in front of the next door house’s garden. The neighbour wouldn’t…

By James Foxall12th April 202318th October 2023
give way signs
Driving

I was hit by a car crossing a give way sign in a multi-storey car park. They claim they’re not liable. Are they?

Our reader was exiting a multi-storey. To do so he had to drive up a slope and turn right. When he got to the top of the slope, a car…

By James Foxall14th June 202217th October 2023
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Driving

My mother is finding movement difficult. How can I get a blue badge for my car?

Your local council issues blue badges to make parking easier for people with disabilities. They make life easier for people who finding getting around difficult to access shops and local…

By James Foxall2nd February 202117th October 2023
street with dropped kerb
Motoring admin

Is getting a dropped kerb easy? I want to turn my front garden into off-street parking

For many of us ‑ particularly city dwellers ‑ off-street parking is the Holy Grail. But to turn the area in front of your property into a car park you…

By James Foxall9th July 202010th July 2023
pay by phone parking app
Driving

I used a pay by phone parking app and noticed extra charges. Can they do this?

We’re currently in something of a no-man’s land between using smartphone apps to pay for parking and old-school feeding the meter with coins or cards. The result is that the…

By James Foxall23rd November 201913th July 2023

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