About Dropped Kerb Guide and how we check our data

Dropped Kerb Guide is an independent information website about dropped kerbs (vehicle crossings) in the UK. We're not a council, we're not connected to any council, and we don't build dropped kerbs. We also don't prepare or submit planning applications: we provide the guides, the cost calculator and the eligibility checker, and you apply to your planning authority yourself.

How we check council data

• Official sources only. Every fee, rule and timescale on a council page comes from that council's own website (or GOV.UK, legislation.gov.uk or nidirect), and we link to the exact pages.
• Dated. Each council page and each row of our fee table shows when we last checked it. The current data was checked on 3 October 2026.
• No guessing. If we couldn't read a council's page first-hand, we don't show figures for it. Instead the map marks it "not yet checked" and links to the council. Where a council's own pages disagree (Birmingham, for example), we say so.
• Estimates are labelled. Our calculator uses council-published prices and per-square-metre rates, and says where each number comes from. It's not a quote.
• Checked twice. Every council figure is read from the source, then re-checked against the live page before publishing.

So far we cover 39 highway authorities in detail. We add more as we verify them.

Independent and non-commercial

Dropped Kerb Guide doesn't sell leads, doesn't take enquiries, doesn't recommend or connect you with contractors, and isn't paid by contractors or councils. There are no forms on the site and no advertising. When you're ready to apply, every council page links straight to the council's own application page.

Spotted something out of date?

Councils change their fees, usually on 1 April, and we re-check our sources regularly. We don't currently take enquiries or corrections by message, so always confirm the current fee and rules on your council's own website (each council page links to it) before you apply or pay.