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If speed humps meeting legal requirements cannot be driven over in a manner which they were designed for, due to people parking cars too close or even on them, should councils be made to install double...
I have just bought a new Peugeot 3008. It’s a very tight fit length wise in my garage and the front parking sensors sound off too early to be of use. I wonder if you know of any product, such as an infrared...
We own a flat in Edinburgh which we let. Someone has left a van in the parking place for the flat for many months. The police say they cannot do anything as it is a private car park. I do not know the...
A random car has parked on my property and the owner refuses to move it. I don't know if it's roadworthy, but it looks in decent condition. What are my options to remove it?
Could I, although a lawyer, offer a practical response to the reader's problem of a car unlawfully parked on their drive? First, physically block the car from being removed. If this is likely to be ineffective,...
I read your answer to the person who had problems with someone parking illegally on their driveway and wondered if the following solution might be possible? 1) Put up a sign saying that cars parking illegally...
I had a problem where someone had parked partially across my drive where there is a dropped kerb, making it difficult to get out. The council told me to call the police and the police told me to call the...
I have a dropped kerb off my narrow driveway opening, which is just big enough to get my car through. My neighbour insists on parking on the sloped kerb with his wheels on the slope, but the front of his...
My neighbour (who lives in the flat above mine) and I have a dropped kerb and solid white line outside our flats, so we can access our separate driveways. What is the current law regarding people parking...
If a car parks on my driveway, what rights do I have to get it removed?
 

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