Do I HAVE to concrete my drive to park a small car on it?

No, a gravel drive will be fine, but remember to keep refilling any ruts or the gravel will give way to earth and finally soft mud into which the car WILL sink.

Personally I'd invest in around eight or ten concrete slabs and put them in a line where the car wheels rest, two lines of four or five depending on the length of the car - you can park on those and they'll spread the weright.

Check out if you are allowed to park a car there first.

In Scotland we have to get permission as some developers insist on a front garden.

Remember to lay a membrane under the stones to help drainage and also stops the stones being pushed into the ground.

Rake regularly and it will stop rivets forming where you are parking.

No concrete required.

on dry season, it actually doesnt matter since your car is not that heavy. however, water can softer up the soil underneath the pebbles so probable if you are on a tight budget, put concrete on the area where the tires are. like 2 lines with the width of your tires.

through fact the cost of fabrics and labour and the availablity of fabrics and experienced labour selection very much from section to section; it is not available to furnish you a coarse estimate of a mission inclusive of this. additionally it relies upon no remember if or now not you will desire to excavate soil. A concrete slab would desire to be poured over a superb mattress with all organic and organic and delicate soil got rid of and a good mattress of crushed stone.

if you intend to park on pebbles you will need a heavy duty pourous membrain ie teran you need to remove pebs and lay out membrain over entire area and replace pebs go to local building site ask the site agent for a piece of teran this will stop weeds but let water drain away

ps dont forget to smle nicely at the agent good luck

No, just park on the pebbles.