what are my rights pls. dont want to get the police involved

Guys_Dad

C_Mababejive wrote: »

He/They are potentially committing a criminal offence by using words and actions likely to cause alarm,fear or implied threat.

If you feel threatened or in fear then report it to the Police. Also if they issue any consequential statements such as if,then eg if you keep parking their i will do x/y/z that is a direct or implied threat. This kind of thing can escalate.

His behaviour is unreasonable.

You have a legal right to park and your presence is transitory i.e whilst dropping child off.

I would encourage you to report this to the police and they will likely send a PCSO round to have a word.

This kind of thing can escalate and you could save someone from being attacked or their property damaged.

Not challenging any comments you have made, but you have not read the initial post correctly. OP drops child off elsewhere then parks all day outside the house in question.

interstellaflyer

bryanb wrote: »

Not only antisocial but illegal- Brilliant!

Although I agree, not the best solution, I don't think it's illegal to sit in your car with the engine running.

Dukesy

If you're parking legally then it's just intimidation tactics to stop people parking in spaces they might want to use.

When I was in 6th form, we used to park in a very upmarket little residential back street that had no parking regulations at all - no time limit and no residents only thing. This led to many of my friends cars having nasty little notes left on them and eventually it escalated to cars being keyed, dented and otherwise vandalised by a small number of disgruntles residents. The police did eventually get involved in that.

I can't really offer anything further as I personally was lucky enough to escape any trouble and parked there daily long after everyone else had stopped. I used to drive my Austin 7 to sixth form daily and the only thing I ever got as a result of parking there was a card wedged into my door one day that read "dear little car...' And went on in a very friendly manner about how it brightened their morning to see it every day

bryanb

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Although I agree, not the best solution, I don't think it's illegal to sit in your car with the engine running.

I'm not sure if you sit in the car you are "Parked"
However parking with the engine running is covered in the 2002 vehicle emmissions regulations.

Aretnap

With some exceptions it is indeed illegal to leave your engine running while stationary.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regulation/98/made

Tilt

Is it really necessary to have 2 threads about this?

lazer

Coupon-mad wrote: »

So you leave the car there all day? Have to say that I live in a street plagued by idiots like that too. I can't stand it and although I know it means nothing I have been known to leave sarky notes on the car windscreens telling them to clear off.

You have no idea how annoying it is to see people arriving in your road and swanning off elsewhere all day like your road is their personal car park.

Why can't you park where you are at college? Does it have no car park?

So people are idiots for parking on a public road for free instead of an expensive car park. They probably have to walk a longer distance to get to work from where they park. So they are saving money and getting more exercise - seems clever to me!

They are not using it as a personal car park - they are using it as a public road - it is not your road it is a public road.

I used to live on a residential road that commuters used for parking, I wasn't that bothered - they were using it for commuting long before I moved in (and I did drive but was well aware that I may have to park a few streets away sometime)

Stop leaving people notes - its intimadating and its none of your concern where they park.

bryanb

Tilt wrote: »

Is it really necessary to have 2 threads about this?

Sometimes happens when a new poster doesn't know how to locate their original post.

Strider590

Chopper_Read wrote: »

The OP wouldn't have any evidence of who caused the damage tho.

Ok, let's put it this way....

If the Police pay them a visit, they'll soon realise they don't own the street and there's no way they'd try anything afterwards.

JimmyTheWig

1. You have the legal right to park there.
2. Although I would understand that you had a legal right to park outside my house, I would be most miffed if you parked outside my house every day if it then meant that my wife or I had further to walk when we wanted to park.
3. The agressive behaviour is not on and you shouldn't have to put up with that.
4. If you take things further (either by saying something yourself, getting others involved or getting the police involved) this may make them back off or it may escillate their behaviour.
5. If you carry on as you are they may get bored and leave you alone or they may escillate the behaviour.
6. If they cause damage to your car, it is unlikely they will do so with anyone seeing them. So the chances are they will get away with it, leaving you with the bill and inconvenience to repair the damage.

It sort of depends on whether you want to do what is "right" or what is right for you.
If you just want to do what is right for you then I would park somewhere else rather than risk things getting worse.
If you want to do what is "right" then you need to decide which is more anti-social - you parking outside someone else's house all day or their behaviour. If you decide it is their behaviour which is worse then carry on parking there and risk the damage that your car receives.