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Driving

Is parking across a driveway illegal? How can I stop it?

Parking across a driveway is one of those irritations associated with the congested streets many of us live in. Here we look at whether it’s legal or not and what,…

By James Foxall23rd September 202110th November 2021
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Driving

My mother is finding movement difficult. How can I get a blue badge for my car?

Your local council issues blue badges to make parking easier for people with disabilities. They are designed to enable people who finding getting around difficult to access shops and local…

By James Foxall2nd February 202112th February 2021
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Motoring admin

Is getting a dropped kerb easy? I want to turn my front garden into off-street parking

For many of us ‑ particularly city dwellers ‑ off-street parking is the Holy Grail. But to turn the area in front of your property into a car park you…

By James Foxall9th July 202023rd July 2020
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Driving

I used a pay by phone parking app and noticed extra charges. Can they do this?

We’re currently in something of a no-man’s land between using smartphone apps to pay for parking and old-school feeding the meter with coins or cards. The result is that the…

By James Foxall23rd November 20196th July 2020

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