Someone keeps parking on the pavement

gilbert_and_sullivan

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I would.

Make sure that you stress that you consider the obstruction to be very dangerous due to the fact that the pavement is totally blocked and that anyone using it (including many children) has to walk in the road to get past and that it is your opinion that it is only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed.

Quite right, worded correctly and addressed to someone resonsible higher up the food chain, they will do something about it, write to and email plod too.

They then become responsible, if you don't let them know officially (phone calls can be denied) they won't do anything.

I recently emailed my local council about fly tipping by low life scum on a quiet disused lane near us, sure enough they were out within the week and cleared it.

photome

geri1965 wrote: »

Put a sticker on it saying "pavements are for people".

On a very large pice of paper and stuck to windscreen with superglue

bedpotato_2

The_Turner wrote: »

I doubt the OP walks his dog through my garage.

I'm a girl! :cool:

Enterprise_1701C

I personally would leave a note on the windscreen, lightly glued in place (so it can be removed with a struggle!).

That said, maybe this person thinks he/she is actually avoiding an obstruction by not parking on the road?

We live in a cul-de-sac and it is not uncommon to see cars parked on the path, mainly because there is a car parked on the other side of the road and it would block the road to larger vehicles to have one parked on both sides. But there is not exactly a lot of traffic and there is no problem with using the road as a path!

You can write to the DVLA and obtain the registered keeper's details for a fee. Have you tried asking around neighbours to see if anyone knows who's car it is?

bedpotato_2

Jane_Blackford wrote: »

That said, maybe this person thinks he/she is actually avoiding an obstruction by not parking on the road?

They are avoiding being an obstruction to other cars maybe, but not to pedestrians! Anyway, the stupid thing is that they always park outside a cluster of buildings (that I think are sheltered housing but might be flats) right next to the entrance to the car park, where there is always tons and tons of empty space! :eek: It just gets on my nerves when I look over and see that giant empty car park and then look back at this car parked up on the pavement in front of me, completely blocking the way! I can only assume that the parking is for residents only and that the selfish law-breaker parking on the pavement is merely visiting somebody. Even if that were true, what's to stop them parking with only TWO wheels up on the pavement, as opposed to all four? Or why don't they just use the car park even if they're not a resident? There are no wardens or barriers or payment machines...it's not that kind of place!

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Enterprise_1701C

In that case, I totally agree with you, car parks are for cars!

Altarf

With such a person you will fail to change their behaviour with logic. The only way that you will be successful is with psychology.

Their car is clearly very precious to them, so you need to persuade them that their car is at a greater risk if they park on the pavement than on the road.

A simple note on the windscreen (not glued as that would be criminal damage), pointing out that people squeezing past their car may accidently cause damage to it, if they continue to park as they are doing, should do the trick.

bedpotato_2

Altarf wrote: »

A simple note on the windscreen (not glued as that would be criminal damage), pointing out that people squeezing past their car may accidently cause damage to it, if they continue to park as they are doing, should do the trick.

Thanks for the advice but you seem to have missed the whole point of this thread: THERE IS NO ROOM TO GET PAST! NO ROOM AT ALL! The only person who could "squeeze past" would be a cardboard cutout of a human being.

Would PVA glue (washable) still count as vandalism?

jb66

I'd pop a note on saying "you've inconvenienced me so I've inconvenienced you, your wiper blades are in your wheely bin"

mikey72

Is it a hedge next to it, or a wall, or something else?