Stop your car being driven off your drive. Driveway security bollards and parking posts fitted across Bishop's Stortford, including Thorley, Bishop's Park, Hockerill, by vetted local installers. Fitted from £799.
Which? Trusted TraderCovering CM22 · CM23Vetted local installersWhat the Census tells us about homes and cars in Bishop's Stortford, and how to protect yours.
Source: ONS Census 2021 (tables TS044 and TS045), Bishop's Stortford (5 wards).
Keyless thieves don’t need your keys or a broken window. They copy your fob’s signal from outside the house and drive off quietly. A steel post locked upright in front of the car is the one thing they can’t get past in seconds.
63% of homes in Bishop's Stortford 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.
Around 4 in 10 Bishop's Stortford households (42%) have two or more cars. If both are on the drive, one post placed across the only way out, or one in front of each car, keeps them both where you left them.
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
42% of households here have two or more cars: no getting out to lower a post
Raise and lower it from your car with a remote. Our most popular automatic driveway bollard, with servicing included.
From £2,999 fitted
33% of homes are detached, often with larger cars and 4x4s on the drive
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
Our vetted local installers fit across Bishop's Stortford 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 East Herts Council. Here’s what to know locally, and where to go if someone blocks your drive.
Local parking
Bishop's Stortford sits close to Stansted Airport, and East Herts Council tells residents who think someone is using residential or on-street parking to park for the airport to report it to Stansted Airport. The town also has resident parking zones, numbered B1 to B5, covering streets such as Windhill, Apton Road and Dunmow Road.
Cars blocking your drive?
Dropped kerbs and driveway accessThere’s no online H-bar application from Hertfordshire County Council (highway authority), so this is their page on dropped kerbs and parking across them.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 East Herts Council first.Open council page ↗Parking problems
Report a parking problemCars parked on the road across your drive are a job for East Herts Council (runs on-street parking enforcement for Hertfordshire County Council)’s parking team. Your own drive is where a post comes in.Open council page ↗4.9 on Google, from 177 reviews
“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”
“We had 2 telescopic security posts fitted just before Christmas & are so pleased with the whole process. Very professional & clean. Flo was very patient with me asking lots of questions and didn’t pressure us into a decision.”
“We were in need of an urgent Installation of a security bollard. Wentworth Protection offered a fantastic service and couldn't do enough to support us and fit the bollard first thing the next morning. Tony the fitter was friendly, professional and efficient. Excellent service and product. Would definitely recommend this company.”
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 42% of Bishop's Stortford 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 Bishop's Stortford, including Thorley, Bishop's Park, Hockerill, Windhill, St Michael's Mead, Parsonage, Silverleys (CM22, CM23). 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 East Herts Council first.
If they’re on the road across your dropped kerb, contact East Herts Council (runs on-street parking enforcement for Hertfordshire County Council). If they’re parking on your drive itself, a fold-down or telescopic parking post stops it for good.
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