Dad livid as new foot high kerb outside home means he can't park car on his own driveway

A dad has been left livid after a 1ft high kerb has left him unable to park on his own driveway.

Colin Gibson has said he has been driven off his own driveway and is now locked in a dispute with North Lanarkshire Council over it.

The Brit, from Newmains, has lived in the area for eight years.

The raised kerb was constructed as part of a £20million school project that was for kids attending the Newmains and St Brigid's Community Hub.

As a part of the project, Colin said they built a new path leading up to the school, something he had no problem with.

But it has left the family’s cars unable to get into their drive and in their new on street parking he claims they’ve suffered two damaged wing mirrors.

The new 1ft kerb stops Colin and his family accessing their driveway (Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)

The local council said they approached the resident with a solution that they believed was accepted but when they tried to agree a start date for works, Colin decided it was no longer good enough.

Complaining about the new kerb, The Daily Record reported said: “The council and their contractors have constructed a path up to the new school, which is fine, but the kerb outside my house is a foot high which means there’s absolutely no way I can put either myself, my wife or my son’s car into our drive without them being damaged.

“I have spoken to the council and the contractors when they were on site and asked them to do something about it but I’ve got nowhere.

Colin said he was told to seek legal advice (Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)

“It’s so frustrating. In the space of a month since I have been forced to park on the street I have had two damaged wing mirrors, it’s ridiculous.

“I spoke to one councillor who told me to seek legal advice. Why should I have to pay for a lawyer when I have done absolutely nothing wrong and someone else has made a mess of it?”

The joint campus, which also includes Newmains Family Learning Centre for nursery children, is home to more than 500 children and staff and opened its doors last month.

The dad said the family have had two damaged wing mirrors since being made to park on the street (Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)

A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council said: “Following a series of meetings between the resident and the main contractor, a proposal to provide vehicle access to the rear of the property was developed.

“However, when contractors recently approached the resident to confirm a start date for carrying out the works, they were surprised to be informed that their proposals were no longer acceptable.

“The contractors remain committed to agreeing an acceptable solution with the resident to resolve this matter.”