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Daily Mirror
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Susie Beever

'Jobsworth' council says couple can't have driveway like neighbours due to 40cm difference

'Jobsworth' council chiefs have been accused of 'red tape' after a couple were told it was 'too dangerous' to have their own driveway, despite six neighbours having them.

Paul O'Flynn and wife Lynn have lived in their home for 22 years and have always had to park their vehicles on the public road, taking up space.

The couple sometimes end up having to park as far as a quarter mile away from their home near a sports ground in Morley, near Leeds, as their street becomes "absolutely rammed" on match days.

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