A pensioner has slammed Balfour Beatty after the company told him he would be breaking the law if he parked his car on his driveway. Balfour Beatty wrote to Ed Fisher, 78, saying he would be breaking the law if he was to continue to driving over the kerb into his driveway. Ed Fisher, 78, has lived in Woolston, Southampton, for 50 years and drives up the kerb to park on his driveway as he has no dropped kerb outside his house.

The Woolston resident has also worked for Hampshire County Council’s Highways Authority for more than 40 years. The kerb outside Mr Fisher's home (Image: NQ) In June, Ed was sent a letter by roads contractor, Balfour Beatty, stating that he was committing an offence under Section 184 of the Highways Act in gaining access to his property without a properly constructed dropped kerb. He said he understood and accepted the law - but criticised the company for pursuing this issue considering the state of the roads.

The pensioner said: “As I worked on the highways for 40 years I do understand that by going over a kerb is against the law – so does that mean every driver in the city who parks on the pavement will also be penalised? “In a city riddled with defects and potholes, it seems Balfour Beatty have time to identify this sort of thing when areas are crying out for repair. “Athelstan Road is like playing a game of dodge the defect, Cranbury Road and Lyndock Place are also no better. “We would have to fork out a lot of money to get a dropped kerb.