Can we report a vehicle outside our house?

goldspanners

DCFC79 wrote: »

The OP just wants the van moved, if the van blocked the drive then how else would she be able to get to work

it isnt blocking thier drive though.

thebaldwindowfitter

A range of powers are available to the Police and the Highways Department, primarily the Highways Act 1980; and the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Highways Act 1980 Section 137 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence”. Highways Act 1980 Section 148 “If without lawful authority or excuse a person deposits anything whatsoever on a highway to the interruption of any user of the highway he is guilty of an offence” Highways Act 1980.
Section 149 of the Highways Act states “if anything is deposited on the highway so as to constitute a nuisance/danger the Highway Authority can require the person who put it there to remove it forthwith”. Mud causes skidding and is therefore dangerous and a nuisance.
Highways Act 1980 Section 161 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, deposits anything whatsoever on a highway in consequence of which a user of the highway is injured or endangered, that person is guilty of an offence”. Furthermore, the Road Traffic Act 1988 covers situations where a mechanically propelled vehicle is driven dangerously on a road. Driving dangerously can include driving a vehicle in a state that could cause danger to others.
Punishment for these offences ranges from fines to imprisonment.
A range of powers are available to the Police and the Highways Department, primarily the Highways Act 1980; and the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Highways Act 1980 Section 137 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence”. Highways Act 1980 Section 148 “If without lawful authority or excuse a person deposits anything whatsoever on a highway to the interruption of any user of the highway he is guilty of an offence” Highways Act 1980.
Section 149 of the Highways Act states “if anything is deposited on the highway so as to constitute a nuisance/danger the Highway Authority can require the person who put it there to remove it forthwith”. Mud causes skidding and is therefore dangerous and a nuisance.
Highways Act 1980 Section 161 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, deposits anything whatsoever on a highway in consequence of which a user of the highway is injured or endangered, that person is guilty of an offence”. Furthermore, the Road Traffic Act 1988 covers situations where a mechanically propelled vehicle is driven dangerously on a road. Driving dangerously can include driving a vehicle in a state that could cause danger to others.
Punishment for these offences ranges from fines to imprisonment.

SweetPea73

I live in cul-de -sac, and its a nightmare with NON residents parking in it, at least 10 cars park here every day and some park opposite my drive way, making it very difficult to get in and out the driveway.. They park opposite each other as you come into the cul-de-cas making it impossible for rubbish vans to get through. They are all taxed and very nice cars which are visisting a new building around the corner.

When we bought our house we were told that we had to use the driveways and could not park on the road at all!! yet when my neighbours and I complained to the council they said notices had been put up at the new building!

A few doors down another neighbour came home to find a car on his drive,the excuse from the people who parked there was that only for a while?
the cheek of it...

terryya

gabyjane wrote: »

As i said at the start of this NO i do not own the rd and YES they can i guess park there as it is a rd for anyone to use BUT my gripe was that it was 1 parked there and obviously just used to collect things out of and looks like it's never been serviced in it's life.. and 2 causing some problems getting in and out of our drive..
The main point is they live quite a way up the rd and there are numerous parking spaces outside which i have no idea why they don't use them...
To those of you who have said things like:

How dare they park in their own road! and
Why do people complain when people park opposite their drive? They don't own the road and if someone wants to park there then fine. You can stil get in and out.

As for leaving notes on windscreens, there is a guy near me that does that when you park on the opposite side of the road to his house. Needless to say it got thrown straight in the bin and if ever there is a (very occasional) need to park for a short time off my drive then that is now my favourite place on the street.

Well lets hope no one does anything to cause you a bit of a cause to moan..

If the only thing in life I have to moan about is somebody parking their car on their own road then I'll count myself very lucky.

gabyjane

If the only thing in life I have to moan about is somebody parking their car on their own road then I'll count myself very lucky

terryya lucky you hey! doubt you even have a driveway but should you ever have one lets hope no one parks opposite hey and makes your life difficult..

To the others who are sympathetic thankyou, i do have a nice car and wish not to have the back dented trying to get in and out, i also thought when i bought the house that my drive was for that use..silly me hey!

Treadway1

a6windows wrote: »

A range of powers are available to the Police and the Highways Department, primarily the Highways Act 1980; and the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Highways Act 1980 Section 137 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway he is guilty of an offence”. Highways Act 1980 Section 148 “If without lawful authority or excuse a person deposits anything whatsoever on a highway to the interruption of any user of the highway he is guilty of an offence” Highways Act 1980.
Section 149 of the Highways Act states “if anything is deposited on the highway so as to constitute a nuisance/danger the Highway Authority can require the person who put it there to remove it forthwith”. Mud causes skidding and is therefore dangerous and a nuisance.
Highways Act 1980 Section 161 states “If a person, without lawful authority or excuse, deposits anything whatsoever on a highway in consequence of which a user of the highway is injured or endangered, that person is guilty of an offence”. Furthermore, the Road Traffic Act 1988 covers situations where a mechanically propelled vehicle is driven dangerously on a road. Driving dangerously can include driving a vehicle in a state that could cause danger to others.
Punishment for these offences ranges from fines to imprisonment.

Unfortunately, these offences only apply to the highway itself, and although a car may be partially blocking a drive, it isnt blocking the main highway, i.e. the road itself. The OP's drive is obviously conidered private porerty, so unless the van was parked in such a way that vehilces could not easily drive along the road, there is nothing in the Highways act, or RT Act to help.

Rolandtheroadie

Lets get the word blocking out of the equation. It wasnt blocking the drive it was making it difficult for the OP to access her drive.
Personally, i'd just get over it and move on. It's a long life stressing about things you have no control over. You have no legal argument so will just get more and more upset until you do something silly that will make YOU look like the unreasonable one in alll this.

thebaldwindowfitter

any car parked on a highway is blocking the highway wether it is taxed or not .
"If without lawful authority or excuse a person deposits anything whatsoever on a highway to the interruption of any user of the highway he is guilty of an offence"
in the words of this if a anything whatsoever (van)is left on the highway ie road.if the van is on the highway and other vehicles or pedestrians have to go round it then it is blocking the road or highway

Rolandtheroadie

Would the private road part of it differ from a highway?

Francesanne

Don't bother with traffic warden or police if the car isn't taxed. Get in touch with DVLA or might be worth contacting Council if dumped.