Quote Originally Posted by ROMA84 View Post
everyone is blaming the drains, but soil compaction will stop water flow from the pitch downward to the drains. that is probably why the water wont drain away If this is the case then soil compaction will have to be checked then remedial work carried out.
Exactly this. The problem is 100% due to compaction. The water gets down so far, then doesn't get any further due to the soil being compacted. Nothing to do with outside drainage.