Access protection markings
Access protection markings are white 'H' shaped lines painted on the road, in front of your driveway, garage or other access point. They highlight dropped kerbs to other road users.
The Council can sometimes provide these access protection markings, at a property owner's expense, if the difficulties are being caused by visitors to local amenities (eg. shops) rather than neighbour parking.
Before an access protection marking can be considered, the property owner must have an approved dropped kerb and hard standing (eg. a driveway) where their vehicle is parked The cost of the marking is dependent upon the width of the access. A quotation or further details can be obtained by contacting the Network Planning, Safety & Management team using the details on the ‘contact’ tab above.
In certain situations, other methods of keeping access clear might be more suitable, such as bollards or a traffic regulation order (yellow lines). We can advise on this.
Please Note: Access Protection Markings (white H markings) are only advisory and there is no legal order behind them. If you are encountering issues with people obstructing your driveway, preventing you from exiting your property then this is classed as obstruction and is a local police issue. You should contact the Police for advice.
Dropped kerb requests
For information on installing a dropped kerb please see the page Vehicle access - kerbs