Can we report a vehicle outside our house?

gabyjane · 31 January 2009 at 12:48PM

Last week possibly longer a van was driven up and down our rd erratically by some lad, after a while mounting the kerb numerous times he parked it opposite our drive and left it, it has been there ever since.
Dh has seen somone come and remove tools and just now some lad has pulled up in some rust bucket and taken an old exhaust out the back..and it is still here.
Now it is on a rd so can't really stop them tbh but it is obvious it is just left here as there is room to park but it is obstructing our drive to the extent i am finding it very very difficult to reverse out of our drive which i have to do numerous times and at 5am for work when it is obviously very dark which adds to it.

So if i ring the non emergency line for the police what are they likely to do? tell me to park the other way round?! it's just highly annoying tbh..what would you so?

MrsE_2 · 31 January 2009 at 12:50PM

Does it have tax & is it correctly parked?

gabyjane · 31 January 2009 at 12:52PM

Ill check the tax in a min but that's not my gripe, i can see that's exactly what most of you are going to say but if you couldn't get in and out of your drive properly wouldn't you be bothered?

VfM4meplse · 31 January 2009 at 12:53PM

I don't think the police can do anything about vehicles unless there is a tax / insurance issue.

frugallass · 31 January 2009 at 12:55PM

I think MrsE was merely pointing out that if there was no tax on the van or if it was parked incorrectly then you could report it to the police/council/warden, whoever.

Similar thing happened to me a few years ago so I know how frustrated you must be

Bonbon · 31 January 2009 at 12:57PM

I've had similar problems and there isn't much you can do.If it's taxed and there are no parking restrictions, nobody will be interested. Just because it is inconvenient to you doesn't mean it has to be moved. I had numerous cars from a local garage outside my house ( and there are parking restrictions) and they were left for up to 4 weeks. The police, council and trading standards weren't interested. Some cars weren't taxed and clearly abandoned but it still tooks weeks before they were moved.

gabyjane · 31 January 2009 at 5:34PM

Hmm thought that would be the case. Funnily enough my sister showed up and commented and as we left to go out one of the neighbours had stuck a note on! it is taxed till the end of feb...damn!

hewhoisnotintheknow · 31 January 2009 at 5:42PM

ring the non emergency number, it could be stolen or wanted

if its not, and has tax etc they will just leave it

curlyfairy · 31 January 2009 at 6:30PM

Go and let the tyres down and report it as dumped.Im sure the Council act on dumped cars as they did round here last year.

Ben.

Keith · 31 January 2009 at 6:34PM

Should you not be reversing into your drive and driving onto the carriageway?

staffie1 · 31 January 2009 at 6:39PM

Keith wrote: »

Should you not be reversing into your drive and driving onto the carriageway?

that's helpful :rolleyes:

Can we report a vehicle outside our house?

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