Stop your car being driven off your drive. Driveway security bollards and parking posts fitted across Reading, including Caversham, Caversham Heights, Emmer Green, by vetted local installers. Fitted from £799.
Which? Trusted TraderCovering RG1 · RG2 · RG4 · RG30Vetted local installersWhat the Census tells us about homes and cars in Reading, and how to protect yours.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (tables TS044 and TS045), Reading.
Thieves can open and start many modern cars without the keys, but they still need to drive them off the drive. A security post set deep in concrete blocks that getaway, so the car stays where you left it.
28% of homes in Reading are terraced, where a drive is often just one car’s length off the road. A telescopic post sits flush when it’s down, so it doesn’t take up room on a short drive.
38% of homes in Reading are detached or semi-detached, most with somewhere to park off the road. A telescopic post sits flush when it’s down, so it’s there when you need it and out of the way when you don’t.
Our base-model security post: the right start for most drives
Our base-model telescopic security bollard, in brushed stainless steel from Marshalls Rhino: the RT/RD4 at 500mm, or the larger RT/SS5 at 710mm and 900mm for big SUVs.
From £849 fitted
72% of households here have a car: thicker steel for bigger cars and vans
The Marshalls Rhino RT/R8: thicker steel built to stop 4x4s and vans, certified Sold Secure Gold, and one of our best-selling driveway security bollards.
From £949 fitted
If the problem is people parking on your drive, not theft
Our best-selling anti-parking post. Fold it flat to drive over, lock it upright to keep your space free.
From £310 fitted
Our vetted local installers fit across Reading and the surrounding area. Not sure if we reach your street? Pop your postcode in and you’ll know straight away.
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Your council is Reading Borough Council. Here’s what to know locally, and where to go if someone blocks your drive.
Local parking
Reading Festival is held over the August bank holiday weekend on the Richfield Avenue site beside the Thames. For the 2026 festival the council put parking restrictions, including no stopping for pick-ups, around the site and closed Richfield Avenue late each evening of the main weekend. All year round, a car parked across a dropped kerb in Reading can be given a £70 penalty charge notice.
Cars blocking your drive?
Ask for an H-bar markingA white H-bar line across your dropped kerb makes it clear no one should park there. Apply through Reading Borough Council.Open council page ↗Planning
Conservation areas and planningA bollard on your own drive rarely needs planning permission. If you’re in a conservation area or a listed building, check with Reading Borough Council first.Open council page ↗Parking problems
Report a parking problemCars parked on the road across your drive are a job for Reading Borough Council’s parking team. Your own drive is where a post comes in.Open council page ↗4.9 on Google, from 177 reviews
“Really pleased with the security bollard installed in our driveway by Wentworth. Installation was swift and very neatly done.”
“Efficient, professional and excellent value. Very happy to have the additional peace of mind and extra security on my property. Highly recommended.”
“Excellent all round job very pleased with the installation. Dean was very tidy with his work and would recommend them to anyone. I consider this to be a reasonable investment on the basis that I know if my car was stolen I know I wouldn't get back the true value of the from the car insurance company. Also I spoke to James on a Thursday and the job completed by Tuesday. Paul”
A raised, locked security post in front of your car stops it being driven off the drive, even if a thief has got in or copied a keyless fob. With 27% of Reading households running two or more cars, we often fit one post per car. It’s the layer that still works when alarms and trackers don’t.
The same as everywhere we work. Fully fitted, telescopic security posts start from £799, heavy-duty from £949, automatic bollards from £2,999 and parking posts from £310. Every price includes fitting, concrete, drainage, making good and a full clean-up.
Yes. Our vetted local installers fit driveway security posts and parking posts across Reading, including Caversham, Caversham Heights, Emmer Green, Tilehurst, Southcote, Whitley, Katesgrove, Coley (RG1, RG2, RG4, RG30, RG31). Enter your postcode for your fitted price.
Usually not, for a bollard on your own drive. If your home is listed or in a conservation area, check with Reading Borough Council first.
If they’re on the road across your dropped kerb, contact Reading Borough Council, and ask Reading Borough Council about an H-bar marking. If they’re parking on your drive itself, a fold-down or telescopic parking post stops it for good.
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