People who live on roads with on street parking have been known to put out cones or a wheelie bin to reserve a space outside their home, but the rules around this are clear.
It's understandable that people get annoyed when they're unable to park outside their home, or when someone parks carelessly by your house.
So leaving cones out to reserve a space seems reasonable, but according to the highway code it's not allowed.
Paragraph 243 of the Highway Code requests motorists 'do not park in front of an entrance to a property.'
But since the code uses the phrasing 'do not', this is only deemed advisory and as a result there is no legal comeback if the motorist ignores it - reports GlosLive.
There are some place where the Highway Code specifically states you must not park, these are:
- On a pedestrian crossing, including the area marked by the zig-zag lines
- In marked taxi bays
- In a cycle lane
- On red lines
- In spaces reserved for Blue Badge holders, residents or motorbikes (unless entitled to do so)
- Near a school entrance
- Anywhere that would prevent access for Emergency Services
- At or near a bus/tram stop
- Opposite or within 10 metres of a junction
- Over a dropped kerb
Unless someone is blocking your driveway, or their wheel is over the dropped kerb to your house, they are not doing anything wrong.
The police are keen to remind people that it's not 'your right' to park in front of your house, unless you have a designated parking space.
And unless your street is governed by residents' parking permits, any member of the public can park in your street, as long as they are complying with restrictions, and not causing obstructions.
