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Access Protection Lines
An access protection line is a white road
marking which may be painted on the road, lay-by or hardened verge
outside an entrance to off street premises or a private drive,
which should be kept clear of waiting or parked vehicles.
The road marking is not legally enforceable,
but is an advisory marking which is used to discourage
inconsiderate parking.
To help you find out whether you would qualify for an access
protection line, you will need to answer 'yes' to at least
one of the following questions. We regret that if you
can't say 'yes' to at least one of these questions then an access
protection line cannot be considered. However if the problem
relates to obstruction of your access by indiscriminate parking,
the Police may be able to help - phone them on 0845 045 4545 for
assistance.
- Is the access protection line for a Blue Badge holder? (If you
don't already have one, the County
Council's website has more information about eligibility and
the application process)
- Do you take access via a lay-by or hardened verge (that is, one
which has had the grass replaced with tarmac, the footpath
strengthened to take vehicles, and is level with the
roadway)?
- Does this problem only exist because of parking
by shoppers, office workers or people attending a nearby
school / college?
If you can answer 'yes' to any of the above, you may be eligible
to have an Access Protection Line painted on the carriageway across
your access point. Please note that there is a non-returnable fee
of £50 for processing this service, and we will need payment
before carrying out our investigations - but
if you do qualify, we will paint the line itself free of
charge. Please use one of the following methods to contact
us:
- Download a copy of the Application Form from one of these
links: PDF version
(35
kb
) >>, Word version
(250kb) >>. Complete
the form and send it, with your cheque for £50 (not refundable) to
the address at the end of this page
- Telephone Customer Services on 023 9244 6013,
who will mail you a copy of the Application Form for you to fill in
and return to us, along with your cheque
- Visit us in person at the address below, where you can fill in
a copy of the Application Form and make your cheque payment
immediately at our Cash Desk
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Please note that even if an application is made under the above
criteria and payment made, it may still not be possible to
provide the line if our investigations find that site conditions
are not favourable. The £50 fee is non-returnable since it
relates to the investigations that we carry out, not to the cost of
painting the line itself.
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Correspondence address to send Application Form and cheque:
Customer Services, Havant Borough Council, Civic
Offcies, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AX