Let’s face it, if you own a TVR you’re a member of an elite club of automotive connoisseurs and most likely take great pride in your vehicle, treating it with the utmost care and respect. As a member of this elite club, you want to be sure that every possible step has been taken to maintain the integrity of your vehicle, even while it is parked in your driveway. Often times those who have shared driveway agreements in their neighbourhoods find that car storage actually becomes the purpose for which their shared drive is used. Individuals living in the surrounding homes will never need to access the shared driveway and when they do it is only for brief moments to have another vehicle moved into or out of the shared driveway.
One problem that can arise from shared driveway situations is that their usage is often not set out in writing in any detail, leaving the specifics of the arrangement to be worked out by the individuals on a case by case basis. The potential for confusion, conflict, and the risk of damage or injury is trouble waiting to happen in a situation where there is no clear description of what is permitted or not permitted on a shared driveway or what is permitted or not permitted between neighbours who use the shared driveway to access their property. When it becomes time to make a claim with an insurance provider or to seek a remedy in the court system, it is too late to find out that the shared driveway in your neighbourhood should have been maintained as a private road.
If you’ve been in this situation it is not too late to correct the oversight and to protect your investment in your TVR. Take steps to ensure that your rights are set out clearly in writing so as to avoid any problems. This can come in the form of a shared driveway agreement template.
What is a Shared Driveway Agreement Template? A shared driveway agreement template is a set of simple instructions on paper to clear up any existing issues and to avoid issues in the future. If for example, your neighbour has their son park in the shared driveway, and the son happens to slip badly and create an oil slick down the driveway, some questions must be answered. Who will clean it up? Will the repair cost end up costing television sets for the son until the oil slick is cleared?
If you created a legally binding shared driveway agreement, you would be protected against liability, and put your TVR away as you planned to instead of fixing other vehicles in your community.
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