Andrew wrote:
On 18/03/2020 13:55, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Theo wrote:
charles wrote:
In article , Theo
wrote:
We already have a solution for this - it's what happens with dropped
kerbs. If you want a dropped kerb outside your house you ask the
council for permission, pay the fee, their contractor comes and
makes it for you.

You could imagine the same principle for charge points - apply to
the council, council electrician comes and installs approved charge
point in the road, wired in to your electricity supply, council
makes good the pavement. You get a proper 32A (or whatever) fast
charging point outside your house.

But you don't have a reserved parking space outside your house.

But you do get a reserved space outside your house if you get a dropped
kerb installed. OK you aren't supposed to park on it, but it is
effectively reserved for your use (to come and go to your drive) -
people aren't allowed to park in it and so it reserves a little bit of
your street.

If you have a driveway, why would you park on the street?

Because your campervan is parked most of the time on your own drive ?.
Or two cars owned but only space for one on the drive ?.



One solution to people parking in the street when they have drives/ garages
is the solution many US towns/ cities use- restrict the time a car vehicle
can be parked in the street even in residential areas away from town
centres etc. Typically the rule might be 3 days limit or no parking
between midnight and 6 am. Some areas even stop you keeping unused/wrecked
cars on your drive etc. Keeping a camper between trips would be fine,
keeping and old junker for spares or and old van for storage would be a
problem.