Blocked in by a car, parked on MY drive :@

mikey72

"to require that free passage along the highway is not wilfully obstructed in any way (Highways Act, 1980, Section 137).

"to assert and protect the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of the highway (Highways Act, 1980, Section 130).

Seems he op can do neither with the car where it is now.

So I guess they have a different understanding to you.

System

As I said, the highway is not obstructed.
As far as police removing the vehicle is concerned

From the Police's own site

If a car is on private land then normally it is the landowner's responsibility to remove it. However, you cannot have it moved straight away. The safest way is to put a notice on the car stating that if the car is still there in 14 days time then you will have it removed. If there are number plates on the vehicle, send a recorded delivery letter to the registered keeper giving the same information (and keep the proof of postage and a copy of the letter). A Form V888 from the DVLA will get you registered details so long as your request is considered legitimate.
Once you have given reasonable notice that the car will be towed away you will prevent the owner from subsequently claiming theft or damage to the vehicle. If you sell the car to, perhaps, a scrap dealer, you can keep the costs of removal, but any surplus should go to the proven owner if s/he ever turns up.
The police can move cars on land in open air in very limited circumstances.

paddedjohn

As stated above in a few threads, the Police have no rights whatsoever to remove the car from private land, it is not a police matter it is a civil one. OP use the trolley jack method and drag it onto the road, dont worry about blocking the road, that will be upto the owner and the police to sort out.;)

And yes i am advocating breaking the law to sort the problem out but just make sure you are not seen doing it.

mikey72

!!!!!! wrote: »

As I said, the highway is not obstructed.
As far as police removing the vehicle is concerned

From the Police's own site

"The police can move cars on land in open air in very limited circumstances. "

When it's blocking access, as we've said.

They can't move it if it isn't, and it is just annoying the gnomes on the lawn.

[Deleted User]

Have you tried rocking the car - maybe the alarm will go off and someone will come running. There is some information on abandoned vehicles here http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/WhereYouLive/Streetcleaninglitterandillegaldumping/DG_4001703

[Deleted User]

"Local councils are responsible for the removal of abandoned vehicles, whether on private land or the public highway." - taken from the direct.gov website link previously posted.

Keith

It takes a certain type of person to park on someone elses land.

Let down the front tyre, they won't know it wasn't a puncture.

Gavin83

Cut the handbrake cable, push it into the road and report it as blocking the road. The council will soon move it.

jase1

You don't actually have to vandalise the car to teach them a lesson.

2 dozen large screws situated against all four tyres. You are within your rights to put your property anywhere you like, and you're not committing any direct action against them. If they want to run the tyres over the screws, that's their problem.

Alternatively, block them in and take a couple of weeks' holiday

Wig

!!!!!! wrote: »

Having called the police in the beginning to complain about where it was originally parked, there is sufficient evidence for the owner to instigate a criminal investigation.

What would be the crime? You're only moving it -by external means- 1meter or 5 meters.