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hiya every one,
i have just joined this site, and i have a question,
i live in a houseing estate in crumlin on a corner accross from a park/football pitch,
my son is 13 and severly disabled, i drive a long wheelbase vw van with 6ft ramp to take the wheelchair down,
last week i recived in the post a parking ticket for parking outside my own house with 2 wheels on the footpath, i wasnt blocking the path (i am very aware not to as of my sons disability)
i have a small driveway witch i think was made for a mini or somthing, my van does not fit into it, if i managed to smash down my wall i still couldnt get the ramp down,
i decided to leave it on the road for a night just to be legal and see what happend,
i was awoke at 7.30am buy the binmen they couldnt get through, so i moved it, then again a 8am my sons school bus couldnt get through, so i parked it on the road again, that night there was a fire in the park and the fire brigade asked my to move again,
when i looked there was no mirror on the driver side and a huge dent too!
im at my wits end here,
i applied to dublin city council for a wheelchair space but was refused as i have a drive way (fat lot of good it is)
what am i to do, im f---d if i leave it on the path and im f-----d if i dont,
any ideas?
"I have a small driveway witch i think was made for a mini or somthing, my van does not fit into it, if i managed to smash down my wall i still couldnt getthe ramp do"
Hi netty.....even if you wanted to, you can't just knock the wall down anymoreI believe a new regulation came into force in December, planning permission is now needed.
I'd go with Albercoria's suggestion! See can you have the pavement outside your home modified. If you have the time call into your local councillor at his/her clinic and set out your case. You might also consider getting onto the IWA, they have advocacy departments within their organisation. Seems to be my mantra so here I go again!! local council and european elections are coming up in June and all parties are working hard to gain brownie points.
Best of luck
Bust up the (useless) driveway and plant grass. Extend the front wall all the way across, only leaving a gap for wheelchair access. No longer will you then have a drive way so you should be able to reapply for the wheelchair space.i applied to dublin city council for a wheelchair space but was refused as i have a drive way (fat lot of good it is)
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