Caravan on driveway

There is a lot of misleading information being given above (and some correct). Enforcement of legal covenants has absolutely nothing to do with the local authority unless they imposed them. Enforcement of planning conditions and breaches of conditions can be enforced by the Local Planning Authority assuming they have the resources and deem it sufficiently serious. A legal covenant which restricts parking is almost unenforceable, in practice who can enforce it? MM gives an excellent example and not uncommon situation. And, they can often be removed. A restriction on vehicle washing is almost certainly a condition imposed by the local river or drainage authority to prevent chemical pollution of surface water disposal and discharge into watercourses. It is nothing to do with the developer not putting in drains and land drains are for draining land.... however enforcing it is another matter. In Germany car washing outside your house is now totally verboten. 

So, for caravan parking i would personally just do it although i would have a back up plan just in case. (My guess is if caravan parking is not allowed there will be other restrictions too, such as enclosing front gardens). So, I would also check out for any neighbours breaching covenants too. 

I keep my caravan on. Our double drive in front of garage, talked to neighbors first no objections in fact they all come round to look in it when we buy a new one.

It does not extend over pavement or cause any light obstruction, we had one chap object though he lives at the far end of site and cannot see my house never mind the caravan but there is always one,I suggested he not to walk past my house if it upset him.

Hopefully johndailey your neighbours will be amiable about you having a caravan at your new home.  Like moulsey we store our caravan away from home because of this ‘unoccupied’ look.  Some friends of ours had their house broken into twice when they were away with their caravan.  When we bought our first one we were lucky enough to be able get it out of sight in the back garden but this property we have no chance, hence we store it.  If family etc were closer we may risk it but as they aren’t we feel happier storing away from home.  

If there is no covenant your neighbours have no say in the matter, full stop. And even if there is what the flip can they do actually about it? Pay your storage fees? Would they consider you if it was t’other way round? I doubt it.  

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we have a simple soloution, parking is always a problem in our close as some folks have 3 or 4 cars, so we just invite the neighbours to park on our drives and hard standing when we are away, thought about charging them but thought that might be a bit cheeky.

Retired warden friends of ours have told us that by storing your caravan on the house drive is, in some areas , open invitation when not there for lowlifes to break in they had several members having to cut stays short as their house had been broken into,and the local heroes are "aware" of the other vehicle parked as a decoy as they will have looked several times before the house  being a Target

We have four vehicles, so our home never looks unoccupied. Plus we have watchful neighbours and family who happily call in and make sure all is ok every day. As we quite often holiday without the MH or caravan, most passers by are deeply confused, especially as there are lights and music on and off at various timings.😁

The postman is well trained as well😂

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Really? from storage?,compared house drives