![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-cant-use-new-drive-because-council-put-bollards-in-front-of-it/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_Bollards-blocking-access-to-driveway.jpg&description=One couple, from Darlington, splashed out for a new driveway not knowing they couldn't drive over the crossing in front of their house to access it and since the council have blocked off access to it with two bollards One homeowner has been left unable to use her brand new driveway after she parked there illegally - so the council blocked it with bollards. The resident from Darlington, who wanted to remain anonymous, could only watch as her expensive driveway was rendered useless. This was because of a crossing right outside their house used by school pupils and parents, which included tactile pavement to try and make it safer installed in 2018, meant they couldn't drive over the kerb. However, the resident was unaware of this before they built their new driveway in March, earlier this year. Now, after realising she is unable to legally use her driveway, she is calling for the crossing to be removed entirely, claiming it's unsafe and causes traffic issues. Along with her husband, she was unaware of their rule breaking parking until a local authority officer spotted it. Speaking to TeesideLive she said: "I didn't initially know you couldn't drive over it, and we only had the driveway done at the end of March. A highways inspector drove past, stopped, and told my husband he was legally not allowed to park there. "We did have grass and a footpath but the tree roots completely uplifted it, so we installed the paved driveway. To be honest, we were totally naïve and just assumed as it was a dropped kerb we would be able to use it." A letter from the council followed in May, saying bollards would be installed if the path was damaged to stop vehicles driving over it. "This was just a warning sign, we haven't used it since, yet they still came and installed the bollards," the resident added. If the couple had alerted the council of their change to the driveway they would have been warned that they couldn't access it due to the crossing. The couple's car is now parked on a ne){kind=link}
One couple, from Darlington, splashed out for a new driveway not knowing they couldn’t drive over the crossing in front of their house to access it and since the council have blocked off access to it with two bollards
One homeowner has been left unable to use her brand new driveway after she parked there illegally – so the council blocked it with bollards.
The resident from Darlington, who wanted to remain anonymous, could only watch as her expensive driveway was rendered useless.
This was because of a crossing right outside their house used by school pupils and parents, which included tactile pavement to try and make it safer installed in 2018, meant they couldn’t drive over the kerb.
However, the resident was unaware of this before they built their new driveway in March, earlier this year.