Driveway bollards solve small, daily problems: cars parked across your gate, delivery bakkies cutting the corner over your lawn, a neighbour reversing into your wall, or visitors turning in your drive. A fixed post or two at the right spot is often enough. Where you still need to drive over the space, a removable, fold-down or telescopic post does the job. Tell us the layout and what keeps going wrong, and we pass your request to independent bollard installers near you. They quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Do driveway bollards work?
They work well for what they are meant to do: show clearly where cars may not go and make parking there awkward. A pair of steel or concrete bollards at the corners of the driveway stops cars clipping your wall and cutting over the garden. A post set in the middle of a wide driveway mouth stops people parking across it. They will not stop a determined driver or a ram raid; for that, see security bollards. For most homes the aim is simpler: a clear, visible signal that the space is yours, which most drivers respect once the posts are there.
The verge is usually not yours
The strip of lawn or paving between your wall and the road usually belongs to the municipality, and so does the sidewalk. Putting posts there can mean an instruction to remove them, and a post in a sidewalk can trip people or block a wheelchair. Ask the municipality before you place anything outside your boundary, and keep posts on your side of the line where you can. Check for water pipes, fibre and electrical cables in the verge before anyone digs.
Fixed, removable or fold-down
- Fixed posts at the corners of the drive or along a lawn edge, set in concrete
- Removable posts that lift out when the trailer or boat comes in
- Fold-down or telescopic posts for a second bay you only sometimes use
- Bollard lights along the drive, which light the way but do not stop a car
Paving, gates and finishes
On interlocking paving, the installer lifts the pavers, digs a hole, sets the post in concrete and relays the pavers. On a concrete drive they can core drill and grout the post. Keep posts clear of a sliding gate's track and a swing gate's arc, and leave room to open car doors. Black or charcoal powder coat suits most houses; stainless steel or timber can match a modern or farm style. A band of reflective tape helps at night. In a complex or estate, check the body corporate or estate rules on colour and style before you order, as many want posts to match across all units.
What to put in your request
- What problem the posts must solve
- The width of the driveway and the gate type
- Paving, concrete or a gravel driveway
- Fixed, removable or fold-down posts
- The finish you want: black, stainless, timber
Driveway Bollards for homes, businesses and public spaces
- Homeowners: posts so nobody parks across the gate or cuts over the lawn on the corner
- Estates, complexes and body corporates: posts at each unit's driveway in a complex where visitors park on the corners
- Shops, malls and petrol stations: a small shop's side entrance kept clear for the owner's bakkie
- Offices, hotels and car parks: a guesthouse or practice driveway kept clear for clients
- Warehouses, factories and depots: a small works driveway protected from trucks turning in the street
- Municipalities and public spaces: approvals for posts on verges and sidewalks outside private homes
- Schools, hospitals and campuses: a school or clinic's staff driveway kept free of parents' cars
- Contractors and event organisers: posts set as part of new paving or a driveway rebuild
Frequently asked questions
How far from the gate should driveway bollards go?
Can I put a bollard on the pavement outside my house?
What height should driveway posts be?
Will you come and put the posts in?
Driveway Bollards by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Mthatha
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Mahikeng
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Kimberley
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg