inconsiderate neighbours should i spend 300 quid

dukesy_2

Talk to the developer.

he has caveats in the contracts.....

Only he can enforce them

seven-day-weekend

IIRC there is nothing to stop them legally parking anywhere on the road. It is a public highway and providing there are no parking restrictions, then they are legally allowed to park there (as is anyone else).

However, I think parking on the pavement/kerb IS illegal. Contact the Highways section at your local council and ask to speak to the Highways Enforcement Officer (or equivalent).

Idiophreak

Couldn't you just plant a hedge at the end of your garden?

Willapp_2

I just want to echo the other comments about contacting the developer or land management company (if there is one). We're about to move onto a brand new estate and there was *definitely* stuff in the contract stating that NO commercial vehicles are allowed to be parked there - in theory this means even normal cars that have company logos on them technically aren't allowed, but I can see why a huge burger van would cause a problem.

FWIW, we currently live on a fairly new build anyway, and this has the same rules regarding business vehicles, and there HAVE been complaints from locals regarding some people parking their business 4x4s in private spaces - they now have to park them off the estate on the main road. (Which creates its own problems...)

I would definitely speak to the developer/site manager and tell them that X address have got a big commercial vehicle parked in their driveway and its causing a nuisance to you and other neighbours. They should write to the offending people and ask them to keep the burger van off site.

manhattan

seven-day-weekend wrote:

IIRC there is nothing to stop them legally parking anywhere on the road. It is a public highway and providing there are no parking restrictions, then they are legally allowed to park there (as is anyone else).

However, I think parking on the pavement/kerb IS illegal. Contact the Highways section at your local council and ask to speak to the Highways Enforcement Officer (or equivalent).

parking on a road in front of a dropped kerb leading to a driveway is illegal as it stops the owners exiting their driveway.

patchwork_cat

We live in a newish build and have covenants that no advertising (hoarding or on vehicles) is allowed and caravans and vans without developer's permission- they seem to give permission freely though!

seven-day-weekend

manhattan wrote:

parking on a road in front of a dropped kerb leading to a driveway is illegal as it stops the owners exiting their driveway.

Thanks, although I said there is nothing to stop them parking LEGALLY on the road.:D

seven-day-weekend

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Question238384.html

This is interesting as regards dropped kerbs.

olly300

langfangcharlie wrote:

Need a rant.

I have just moved onto a new development and 4 months ago a young couple like myself and partner moved onto the devlopment. The houses have small drives. This couple have two cars so one gets parked on the kerb, but recently a large trailor has appeared but now this has been covered in advertising for a burger van as it sits they reverse the burger van in and kleave it attatched to the car meaning that the front wheels of the car are on the road, second car parked on pavement and now it appears that a third car (think its parents) is parked on the kerb.

i have no problem with the odd car parked on the road but this is getting barmy. i look out of my front room window and see a sodding burger van and cars parked everywhere.

My options as i see it

1) confront and ask if its going to be permanent- GF is reluctant as she hates any confrontation

2) see site developers

3) contact council- not sure as roads not yet adopted

4)contact police- is their any point as they prefere to catch speeding motorists doing 74 on the mway

5) invest 300 quid in a clapped out van and park infront of their house

what do\ people think?

ps any one want a burger!!!

Option 1 then 5 - Ask them nicely to move. Then get your own clapped out van painted in lovely hippy colours.

Contacting police now days is a waste of time. Years ago a friend's dad contacted the police to remove a motorcycle parked in front of the entire drive. They put it in the back of the van within an hour. Now days if that happens the bike would be knocked over by someone trying to use the drive as repairing scratches and scrapes on a bike is expensive.

The developers wouldn't be interested. They have better things to do then go through the courts to test a covanent.

The council wouldn't be interested unless they realised they could get money by getting everyone to have a parking permit.

Debt_Free_Chick

but recently a large trailor has appeared but now this has been covered in advertising for a burger van

How recently? days? weeks?

The reason I ask, it that this may be very temporary for some reason unbeknown to us all. If it is, then there's no point in getting het up about it and involving the developer, police, council etc .... You may well !!!!!! your neighbours off more than they are p!$$ing you off at the moment

So ... try and strike up a friendly conversation with them. Make light of the van ... something like "I guess we'll be OK if the missus refuses to cook one evening then?"

See what they say .... it might be "sure - we're going to leaflet the whole development next week" :eek:

Or it might be "You should be so lucky - it's only here for another week whilst my brother/father/cousin/some bloke down the pub ... rents a lock up for it"

I think you need to find out what his plans are without getting him all defensive. Defensive people tend to reveal very little ..... and you want to know exactly what's going on. He is more likely to tell you if he doesn't feel threatened by your words and/or behaviour.

Just my two-penn'th. My subsequent response might be a little less friendly, when we know what the neighbour's intentions are