How wide should a concrete driveway be for one car?

A single-car driveway is commonly around 3 to 3.3 metres wide, giving comfortable clearance for opening doors and manoeuvring, though the exact figure depends on your vehicle, your garage or carport opening, and your specific council’s standards.

Council requirements — including any minimum or maximum width tied to your vehicle crossing — still apply even for a single-car driveway, so this isn’t purely a personal preference decision. Checking your council’s specific requirements before finalising a width avoids needing to adjust the design later.

If your driveway also needs to accommodate occasional visitor parking or a wider vehicle, it’s worth discussing this with your contractor at the design stage rather than assuming a narrow single-car width will always be adequate.

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