Is your driveway a viable space to park your car?
If not, a car turntable may be the solution you’ve been waiting for
For some motorists, manoeuvring a car in and out of tight spaces is the most difficult aspect of driving. Trying to reverse your car out of your driveway when you have to get the kids to school or yourself to work can also be extremely stressful. Here, Mark Cooper, Managing Director of Homeimprovementquotes.co.uk, looks at car turntables, as an effective solution to simply getting your car on the road!
The Highway Code Item 177 suggests “When using a driveway, always reverse in and drive out” – but not everyone has that luxury. If your road is extremely busy it could be highly dangerous to consider swinging out into the flow of traffic to reverse your car into your drive. However if you drive into your driveway, it’s equally dangerous to reverse out the next morning, especially into the flood of busy school and work traffic.
More and more motorists are now parking their cars on the road outside their property, which is a hazard for other drivers using the road. Parking your car on the road also significantly raises your insurance premiums – your car is far more likely to be hit while stationary and is less secure from thieves than when on a driveway. As on-road parking becomes more restricted, you may not even be able to see your car from your house, making it more susceptible to car thieves.
Help is at hand – www.carturntablequoter.co.uk , the newest addition to Homeimprovementquotes.co.uk, gives lots of helpful advice about installing a car turntable into your driveway. Turntables do just that - let you drive in and turn your car around, so you’re ready to drive straight out again! Turntables come in a variety of sizes and designs which means they can be fitted to any driveway and are suitable for any vehicle. You can also choose several options such as manual or motorised operation, safety lights and parking guides, and positioning your vehicle in exactly the right spot to ensure the turntable can spin with ease and you don’t prang your car!
Fully installed, a car turntable will only require the same amount of space to spin as the size of the average car – you don’t need to worry about making extra room for it. This also saves digging up your front garden for extra parking or turning space – a solution some homeowners have resorted to, tarnishing the whole outlook of the property. A car turntable will add value to your house because it increases the usable off-road parking, without affecting the existing plot.
The range of designs on offer means the turntable can fit into the aesthetics of your home and driveway – whether you live in a Georgian terrace or a new-build house. It comes with its own self-draining system so it won’t be affected by adverse weather – which is good to know in British summertime! The mechanism itself is extremely quiet, so won’t disturb the neighbours, and is simple to use in both manual and automatic formats. With the manual system you don’t even need to worry about having to be very strong – the weight of the car is spread so that the turntable is easy to spin. With the automatic system, the turntable is controlled by remote control which you can keep with you inside the car.
The system can be rotated at various speeds and can be stopped at any point. This means you can park your car at an angle across your driveway and then take the remote inside – an extra deterrent to thieves who won’t be able to get the car out of such a tight space!
The smallest turntable currently on offer would hold a hatchback car and can be fully installed for just under £7,000. The largest turntable for domestic use will carry two 4x4’s and can cost around £16,000. You can save money by installing the turntable yourself – most companies will deliver the kit and provide an installation pack and telephone support. Alternatively you can have the system professionally installed. Average installation costs are £2,500, more if the electricity supply for an automatic system has to be redirected a large distance from the house.
So a solution to inconvenient off-road parking and tiny driveways has arrived! No more will you have to worry about scratching your car on hedgerows or fences, or folding the wing mirrors in to get past the side of your house! Your car will stay looking brand new, your parking problems will be solved and you’ll get out to work in the morning safe, on time, and stress-free. Not only that, but you will add value to your home and save on your car insurance – which is always a good thing!
For more information please visit www.Homeimprovementquotes.co.uk
Showing posts with label car turntable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car turntable. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Car turntables - the parking solution
Car turntable quoter – the parking solution
If your planning application for a driveway has been refused and you can't get permission to drop the kerb, then a car turntable might provide the answer.
Local planning decisions vary from one area to another, but recent personal experience is that if you can find a way around the objections, then a further decision may be made in your favour.
With regards driveways or exits onto roads from private property, there are a number of rules and guidelines planning departments use. In most cases, they will refer to the highways department, particularly if there is any commercial aspect to the property.
They will look at certain factors – is the exit going to be on a blind bend? Is there good visibility of the road (in both directions) when pulling off the intended driveway and is there equal good visibility for road users of the exit point?
Factors like bends in the road, dips and inclines, surrounding properties, the 'class' of road etc all affect decisions, and are usually based on such factors as reversing off of an intended driveway – how safe is it to other road users (and pedestrians) as well as ease of entering the driveway. If you have to make a broad swing to get into a tight entrance etc.
A car turntable, manual or remote controlled, can help overcome many objections. It's the ideal parking solution as you can remove the objection of having to reverse out onto the main road.
Councils are keen to get vehicles off the streets – themselves a hazard and particularly so for emergency services on narrow lanes as well as public transport and community transport iniatives.
Car turntables come in all sizes to fit all cars. From super minis to SUV's and people carriers, and the costs of installing or installing it yourself are not as expensive as you might think with installed prices starting from around £7000. Average installation costs are around £2,500, more if the electricity supply for an automatic system has to be re-directed over a large distance from the house.
If your planning application for a driveway has been refused and you can't get permission to drop the kerb, then a car turntable might provide the answer.
Local planning decisions vary from one area to another, but recent personal experience is that if you can find a way around the objections, then a further decision may be made in your favour.
With regards driveways or exits onto roads from private property, there are a number of rules and guidelines planning departments use. In most cases, they will refer to the highways department, particularly if there is any commercial aspect to the property.
They will look at certain factors – is the exit going to be on a blind bend? Is there good visibility of the road (in both directions) when pulling off the intended driveway and is there equal good visibility for road users of the exit point?
Factors like bends in the road, dips and inclines, surrounding properties, the 'class' of road etc all affect decisions, and are usually based on such factors as reversing off of an intended driveway – how safe is it to other road users (and pedestrians) as well as ease of entering the driveway. If you have to make a broad swing to get into a tight entrance etc.
A car turntable, manual or remote controlled, can help overcome many objections. It's the ideal parking solution as you can remove the objection of having to reverse out onto the main road.
Councils are keen to get vehicles off the streets – themselves a hazard and particularly so for emergency services on narrow lanes as well as public transport and community transport iniatives.
Car turntables come in all sizes to fit all cars. From super minis to SUV's and people carriers, and the costs of installing or installing it yourself are not as expensive as you might think with installed prices starting from around £7000. Average installation costs are around £2,500, more if the electricity supply for an automatic system has to be re-directed over a large distance from the house.
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Car turntables – the benefits of having a car turntable installed on your driveway.
Improve your lifestyle with a car turntable
Car Turntables are no longer a rich persons toy! Nor are they exclusively for gadget lovers.
Nowadays, they are becoming an increasingly popular option for home owners and property developers alike, to help overcome local planning parking issues or to help overcome parking problems associated with ever over crowded roads making reversing out of your driveway a dangerous past-time.
With ever more restrictions being placed on parking space, councils are not only more desperate to get more cars off the road, but are also restricting planning permission to lower kerbs because of the fear of the applicant being able to drive into their property who would then have to reverse out onto a busy or hazardous road.
One answer is to install a vehicle turntable system on your drive or garden. It allows full use of smaller areas and overcomes any objections of reversing as you’ll never have to reverse out of your driveway again.
You simply drive onto the turntable, park, and then when you’re ready to leave, rotate the platform and hey presto – you’re forward facing again.
Another excellent benefit is that you don’t have to sacrifice the amount of front garden you’d normally associate with having a driveway installed. Normal turning circles and parking solutions can be reduced when you fit a car turntable.
The complete car turntable fits into the space that would normally be taken up by the average car. The installation company will be able to advise you on the best fit for a particular area.
Car turntables can also be adapted to blend in with existing driveway surroundings. Many designs allow for the integration of block paving and the turntables themselves are available in a variety of different shades.
And their usefulness doesn’t stop there, as more and more homes become two, three (or more) car families, especially those with grown up children where once there was plenty of turning space, there now involves a 300 point turn to get the car farthest from the road turned around and facing the right way again.
The key benefits of having a car turntable installed on your driveway are:
Compliance with the Highway Code – no more reversing into heavy traffic
Reduce the risk of paintwork scraps and bumps when reversing on tight driveways
No more stiff necks – no more looking backwards to reverse
Added security – park your car at right angles for added security
Satisfy local planning requirements – overcome safety and environmental objections
No more 300 point turns on your own driveway to face the right way again
One feature that is often overlooked is the added security benefits when you have a car turntable. Now, when you park, you can turn your car to 90 degrees, making it extremely difficult for thieves to make off with your car.
And did you know that car turntables come in various sizes, from super mini size to those large enough for two SUV’s side by side.
When choosing which turntable to have installed, you may think it makes sense to buy the model that fits your car. Sometimes you may be restricted by space to a certain size but if you’re not, consider this.
The next time you change your car, will you buy one the same size? You may have to upsize – families, pets, daily usage etc all affect our choice of car. Will you be restricted by what will actually fit on your turntable?
And when you come to sell the property, the car turntable will make a valuable feature, but it won’t if the potential buyer owns a vehicle too large to use it.
Car turntables come in both manual and electrically operated options. Whilst the manual versions are easily moved – makers claim a child could rotate a car laden turntable – the option of power may prove another benefit for potential house buyers as well as offering you all the convenience of remote operation.
Usually a small key fob remote is used so you can drive on, rotate and park whatever the weather in comfort and safety. Electrically operated versions usually come with emergency stop buttons, although the close fits mean there’s very little chance of anything getting trapped in the mechanism.
So now there’s no excuse for reversing out onto busy roads, being restricted to roadside parking because of lack of driveway space or scratching the paintwork on tight walled driveways. The car turntable has come to save us once and for all.
You can get an instant online quote for having a car turntable installed just by visiting carturntablequoter.co.uk. Just enter your details, the size of car you’d like to be quoted on and select electric and other options and our independent pricing system will give you an expectation of cost based on your details, there and then.
For other instant online home improvement quotes – from double glazing to kitchens, driveways and garage doors, visit homeimprovementquotes.co.uk
Car Turntables are no longer a rich persons toy! Nor are they exclusively for gadget lovers.
Nowadays, they are becoming an increasingly popular option for home owners and property developers alike, to help overcome local planning parking issues or to help overcome parking problems associated with ever over crowded roads making reversing out of your driveway a dangerous past-time.
With ever more restrictions being placed on parking space, councils are not only more desperate to get more cars off the road, but are also restricting planning permission to lower kerbs because of the fear of the applicant being able to drive into their property who would then have to reverse out onto a busy or hazardous road.
One answer is to install a vehicle turntable system on your drive or garden. It allows full use of smaller areas and overcomes any objections of reversing as you’ll never have to reverse out of your driveway again.
You simply drive onto the turntable, park, and then when you’re ready to leave, rotate the platform and hey presto – you’re forward facing again.
Another excellent benefit is that you don’t have to sacrifice the amount of front garden you’d normally associate with having a driveway installed. Normal turning circles and parking solutions can be reduced when you fit a car turntable.
The complete car turntable fits into the space that would normally be taken up by the average car. The installation company will be able to advise you on the best fit for a particular area.
Car turntables can also be adapted to blend in with existing driveway surroundings. Many designs allow for the integration of block paving and the turntables themselves are available in a variety of different shades.
And their usefulness doesn’t stop there, as more and more homes become two, three (or more) car families, especially those with grown up children where once there was plenty of turning space, there now involves a 300 point turn to get the car farthest from the road turned around and facing the right way again.
The key benefits of having a car turntable installed on your driveway are:
Compliance with the Highway Code – no more reversing into heavy traffic
Reduce the risk of paintwork scraps and bumps when reversing on tight driveways
No more stiff necks – no more looking backwards to reverse
Added security – park your car at right angles for added security
Satisfy local planning requirements – overcome safety and environmental objections
No more 300 point turns on your own driveway to face the right way again
One feature that is often overlooked is the added security benefits when you have a car turntable. Now, when you park, you can turn your car to 90 degrees, making it extremely difficult for thieves to make off with your car.
And did you know that car turntables come in various sizes, from super mini size to those large enough for two SUV’s side by side.
When choosing which turntable to have installed, you may think it makes sense to buy the model that fits your car. Sometimes you may be restricted by space to a certain size but if you’re not, consider this.
The next time you change your car, will you buy one the same size? You may have to upsize – families, pets, daily usage etc all affect our choice of car. Will you be restricted by what will actually fit on your turntable?
And when you come to sell the property, the car turntable will make a valuable feature, but it won’t if the potential buyer owns a vehicle too large to use it.
Car turntables come in both manual and electrically operated options. Whilst the manual versions are easily moved – makers claim a child could rotate a car laden turntable – the option of power may prove another benefit for potential house buyers as well as offering you all the convenience of remote operation.
Usually a small key fob remote is used so you can drive on, rotate and park whatever the weather in comfort and safety. Electrically operated versions usually come with emergency stop buttons, although the close fits mean there’s very little chance of anything getting trapped in the mechanism.
So now there’s no excuse for reversing out onto busy roads, being restricted to roadside parking because of lack of driveway space or scratching the paintwork on tight walled driveways. The car turntable has come to save us once and for all.
You can get an instant online quote for having a car turntable installed just by visiting carturntablequoter.co.uk. Just enter your details, the size of car you’d like to be quoted on and select electric and other options and our independent pricing system will give you an expectation of cost based on your details, there and then.
For other instant online home improvement quotes – from double glazing to kitchens, driveways and garage doors, visit homeimprovementquotes.co.uk
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