Driveway parking?

MORPH3US

Just wanted to add my 2ps worth to say that OP, a lot of the "revenge" ideas on here (whilst very tempting) could lead to "tit for tat" problems with your neighbour costing you both money, causing hassle and maybe getting either / both of you in trouble with the police way above a "simple" parking disagreement.

I know I would be annoyed too, but you have your bollard coming so just wait for that and then install and *hopefully* problem solved.

M

Wig

shadej wrote: »

If they park here again can I or cant I report it to the police?
Is it a criminal offense for them to walk in and out of my drive and move my bin?

Yes you can phone the police but IMHO they will do nothing as no criminal offence has taken place. It is not criminal to enter your property and move your bins or to park on your drive. As I said earlier it *may* become criminal if the trespass stops you from going about your lawful business after you have asked them to remove the tresspass, that's called aggravated trespass, and I have really no idea whether it counts or not, that's for the police and a lawyer to decide.

The other way it does become criminal is under harrassment laws if they do it more than twice (some say more than once) and you have told them to stop then it becomes a "nuisance" (I think) and you can ask the police to warn them their behaviour is considered harrassment and not to do it again.

I really need to come up with something.

You already said you have bought a bollard.... put it in the driveway...problem solved.

The camera will have no effect, you might have wasted your money there. Would have been better off putting the camera money towards having someone install the bollard.

Wig

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I'm with tinkerbelle on this one, turning round outside someones house in a cul de sac is to be expected but not by driving into their drive as is implied. What about the safety of kids etc in the drive ? not to mention that folks that do this are always in a hurry as they know they are doing wrong and as such are much more likely to damage property etc,

I don't see any problem in using an empty open driveway to put my vehicle partially in when doing a 2 or 3 point turn.

And I disagree with Poppy9, the tradesman was working for you, if he needed to move the car he could have done. It would never have entered my head that he was being in any way "cheeky" or bad mannered. The days of the "tradesman's entrance" are long gone.

Wig

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Step 1. Buy a trolley jack.

Leaving yourself open to all sorts of possible lawsuits and fines/convictions. Not clever, when there are easier more effective legal solutions.

Poppy9

Wig wrote: »

Leaving yourself open to all sorts of possible lawsuits and fines/convictions. Not clever, when there are easier more effective legal solutions.

OMG is it illegal now to buy a trolley jack:rolleyes:. Am I still okay buying a ladder:D

derrick

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Step 1. Buy a trolley jack

Step 2. Roll trolley jack under their rear axle

Step 3. Lift vehicle wheels off the floor

Step 4. Pull/push vehicle off your drive, into the road

Step 5. Phone council, who will tow vehicle away and charge the owner for said tow.

That wouldn't work if car is front wheel drive and left in gear, as recommended by
I. A. M. with handbrake applied.

mouseymousey99

How are things now Shadej?

cyclonebri1

Wig wrote: »

I don't see any problem in using an empty open driveway to put my vehicle partially in when doing a 2 or 3 point turn.

And I disagree with Poppy9, the tradesman was working for you, if he needed to move the car he could have done. It would never have entered my head that he was being in any way "cheeky" or bad mannered. The days of the "tradesman's entrance" are long gone.

Except for the fact that as your name implies you often quote the law and this is common trespass, plus the risks to family and friends as stated.

Where do you draw the line, one your boundary or in the kitchen?

Wig

Trespass is not illegal. There is also the implied access, of an open gateway and empty driveway, thus there could be said to be no trespass. The very most a householder could do would be to recover damages from said trespasser, if I reversed into a gatepost I would expect that, but if I didn't hit anything then there's little cahnce of being sued for 0.00001% of wear and tear to the driveway. The idea that there is a risk to family and friends is silly. I am perfectly capable of driving a car and noticing the terrain and people and risks (if any) around my vehicle.

Where do I draw the line? The line for me is drawn at people damaging my property, or me damaging theirs (I would not wish to cause damage). And I would draw a physical line at the boundary between the public access area and the private area of any property/household. The public area being the driveway and foot path leading up to the front door.

cyclonebri1

Wig wrote: »

Trespass is not illegal. There is also the implied access, of an open gateway and empty driveway, thus there could be said to be no trespass. The very most a householder could do would be to recover damages from said trespasser, if I reversed into a gatepost I would expect that, but if I didn't hit anything then there's little cahnce of being sued for 0.00001% of wear and tear to the driveway. The idea that there is a risk to family and friends is silly. I am perfectly capable of driving a car and noticing the terrain and people and risks (if any) around my vehicle.

Where do I draw the line? The line for me is drawn at people damaging my property, or me damaging theirs (I would not wish to cause damage). And I would draw a physical line at the boundary between the public access area and the private area of any property/household. The public area being the driveway and foot path leading up to the front door.

Then we agree as anyone entering your drive is trespassing. Also the idea of someone hitting a oerson one your drive is far from "silly"?

Sorry no offence Wig, but this sort of behaviour is unacceptable:mad: :mad: