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You can park there, mate (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think it's so that the council has a control on the number of driveways on a road. Because, if you have a driveway, then other people are not allowed to park in front of it, so it technically takes up even more space than if you'd just parked your car there. If everyone on a street had a driveway, there would be no on-street parking for anyone, so there has to be a limit in place.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding how driveways are built but I assumed it would be the width of car more or less which would be less than the length of a car if they parked on the street?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago

    Ah right, yes! I grew up on a cul-de-sac where you would park perpendicular to the curb so I was using that as a reference, but thinking about it, on a regular street you'd be parallel and take up more space.

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