Parking Opposite a Driveway

jezzad said:
Yes this is what I have been doing, but with the new family addition it’s no longer an option as it means the car seat is on the wrong side.

My driveway is narrow so I need the other side of the road to line up properly.
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So move the car seat?
 
jezzad said:
Yes this is what I have been doing, but with the new family addition it’s no longer an option as it means the car seat is on the wrong side.

My driveway is narrow so I need the other side of the road to line up properly.
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We finally get to the root of the story. You are trying to make your problem into someone else's problem. /sarcasm
 
Seems there are a couple people for and against me on this one.....fair enough.

Couple more points.

  • All the driveways on our street are narrow, there is no option to make mine wider as one side of the driveway is against the house and the other side is on the boundary wall.
  • The street is relatively narrow 5m I would estimate.
  • In terms of child crying, it doesn’t affect my regular driving but it does affect my concentration when maundering in tight turning circles i.e in and out of the driveway.
Attached is Google Earth view of my property on the left you can see the cars parked in the street and the shadow from the electricity pole. I have highlighted my driveway with the red lines.

I think the simplest option is for them to adjust their parking so that they cover their driveway (highlighted in green) I dont see why I should be inconvenienced if they have 3 cars and not enough parking. Two of the cars are hardly used.
 

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That does seem tighter than a nuns vjay. They are arseholes.
 
iceblue said:
What's the rules regarding parking opposite a driveway? I can't see anything making it illegal unless there are signs stating you cannot park there.

I honestly don't like parking opposite peoples driveways, but my girlfriends house is located on a corner and the only place I can park is on the pavement or in the road directly in front of the opposite neighbours driveway. If someone is already parked on the pavement, that leaves only the road to park in. Now the A--hole over the road keeps coming to knock and tell me to move because "if I knock your car while pulling out, is your insurance going to cover it?". The house next to this neighbour has its driveway directly next to his and I actually have to park opposite both driveways, but so far the other house has never come to complain. Also, he can get out in one maneuver by reversing to the right, but I think he prefers reversing to the left.

So bottom line is, if I refuse to move, am I within my rights? I don't want to cause conflict with their neighbours, but he is pissing me off because of the fact that he obviously can't drive properly and is now making it our problem.
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There is no such thing as nowhere else to park. You are telling us it is convenient to obscure the neighbor's driveway because the only other legal parking spot is inconveniently too far for you to walk to your girlfriend's house. The house next to ours was bought by someone that uses it as a business premises and there is a lot of deliveries during the day. Our access gates are next to each other and most of the big trucks delivering goods to them would park across both driveways because that reduces the distance they have to carry the items by about 4m. It pisses me off if I have find the driver of the truck to move his vehicle so that I can get out of my yard. Some even expect me to wait until they have completed their delivery before they move. If you keep doing that to me you will find a "nice surprise next time you get back to your car.
 
Kosmik said:
By law , unless signed, you are allowed to park in the street even with no makings, so not a designated spot but not a denied one either.
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Park wherever you want, you're a **** if you park directly across from someone's driveway.
 
Bliksis said:
Park wherever you want, you're a **** if you park directly across from someone's driveway.
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Don't disagree, used to have the same at my folks place and that was a single lane road. But it's not illegal.

Now having them fined for contraflow, that would be the smart thing to do.
 
Kosmik said:
Don't disagree, used to have the same at my folks place and that was a single lane road. But it's not illegal.

Now having them fined for contraflow, that would be the smart thing to do.
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Single lane meaning one lane both ways is a problem. Dual lane both ways, or dual lane one way is less of a problem. Although I can't think of anyone living on a dual lane road and not an adjacent service road.

I say that knowing full well that I am still in bed. Lol
 
Bliksis said:
Single lane meaning one lane both ways is a problem. Dual lane both ways, or dual lane one way is less of a problem. Although I can't think of anyone living on a dual lane road and not an adjacent service road.

I say that knowing full well that I am still in bed. Lol
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Nah it was a one way single lane but the idiot would park half on, half off the pavement, which was also illegal as folks couldn't walk past on that side.

Stopped after a few fines though for obstructing the pavement. He couldn't park in the road as he would then be obstructing traffic and directly accross a driveway.
 
Kosmik said:
Nah it was a one way single lane but the idiot would park half on, half off the pavement, which was also illegal as folks couldn't walk past on that side.

Stopped after a few fines though for obstructing the pavement. He couldn't park in the road as he would then be obstructing traffic and directly accross a driveway.
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Parking is a contentious issue especially in the Cape Town southern suburbs, as well as older areas like Woodstock (the up and coming suburb that's been up and coming for 20 years LOL) and Observatory. People aren't left with much choice, which is a problem if you're having walking difficulties.

The northern suburbs are generally much more spacious, yet laziness still trumps all reason.
 
airborne said:
He probably wants to be able to see the little critters face so can’t have the chair directly behind the drivers seat or where ever the other options are.
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I see where all the distraction is coming from.

Rear view mirrors exist.
 
Bliksis said:
Parking is a contentious issue especially in the Cape Town southern suburbs, as well as older areas like Woodstock (the up and coming suburb that's been up and coming for 20 years LOL) and Observatory. People aren't left with much choice, which is a problem if you're having walking difficulties.

The northern suburbs are generally much more spacious, yet laziness still trumps all reason.
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Yeah, the southern suburbs is a huge balls up, my wife has a cousin that lives in Crawford, I've had to turn around and go around the so many times because people park next to each other in such a manner that there isn't enough space to go through.

I prefer using my wife's car when going there as it's much easier to move around in the smaller vehicle.
 
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