Parking on kerb outside my house?

Deepfatfriar

I too am suffering from a very inconsiderate person who insists on parking one of his cars outside my house blocking a significant part of the pavement.

I did raise it with him and he is is one of those whose view is I will park when and where I want and is impossible to deal with. He believes the road is a private road which it is isnt. His part of the road is not adopted by the Council but our part is.

I am currently verifying this point with our Council before taking further action.

The vehicle concerned is parked for days on end never moving,it is taxed at the moment yet he claims his daughter uses it for work.

The problem has arisen because he only has two spaces to park but has got three cars so considers it is up to others to solve his problem. He has caused significant acrimony in the immediate area where he lives for the same reason.

It is my understanding that it is an offence to park on the pavement/footpath causing an obstruction.

Any pointers on the law would be welcome.

roddydogs

Its not illegal to park on a pavement, only in London/Greater London, causing "An obstruction" is a different matter.
PS anrnt all wing mirrors "Spring loaded" so cant be damaged by pushing them in?

keystone

Deepfatfriar wrote: »

His part of the road is not adopted by the Council but our part is.

In that case unless there are any parking restrictions in force on the public highway bit he can park on either. Public highway means just that. There is no right to "park outside my house" on the public highway.

I am currently verifying this point with our Council before taking further action.

Unless he is actually causing an obstruction there is no lawful action you can take.

Cheers

Edit: In the light of the post which follows I have added the word "lawful" to my post.

SG27

Where I used to live it was a residential street not far from a train station. Commuters used out street as a car park. Sometimes even blocking driveways! I left notes on several cars asking them not park over my drive. One day another resident (I assume) poured paint stripper, or something similar over several parked cars. Luckily not mine which parked amongst them. I assume they made a note of only the station cars. Also several cars were 'keyed'. I don't know if anyone was caught.

southcoastrgi

i was always under the impression that it's illegal to drive over a curb, we have several houses around here that put wood in the gutter so they can drive into their front gardens/drive, they have no right to do this & get well narky if someone parks in front blocking them in.

i have had a disagreement with a guy across the rd who uses his back garden to park in, in front of his garden is a resident parking bay & a couple of times i have parked in the bay blocking his wifes car in the garden, i only use the bay if there is nowhere else to park as i'm not gonna walk miles just because he thinks he has the right to park in there, he wants to get the kerb dropped & the bay removed but he won't pay for it, so until he puts his hand in his pocket i will continue to park there if there is no other option

Beenie

I applaud anyone who can get this sort of thing sorted out.

We have a much milder version (no one actually trapped in their drive or unable to get into their property) but cars park on a grass verge next to the road. The verge is between the pavement and the road. It still obscures your view when trying to enter the busy traffic but no public 'authority' will do anything about it.

The police, the local authority, the parish council, the highways department and the county council have all been approached and they all say it's the other departments responsibility.:mad:

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VanMan2007 wrote: »

Of course, who we really need for the job: http://youtu.be/rWvjpJtbQtg

Or one of THESE to clear the obstructing vehicle.

abankerbutnotafatcat

On my walk home a few weeks ago I couldn't walk on the pavement due to a car being parked on it. So I looked over my right shoulder to see if the road was clear to walk round it in the road and lo and behold, stopped in the road next to me (waiting for a car to pass in the other direction) was a police car!! A rare piece of good timing!!

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But did they do anything about the obstructing vehicle?

abankerbutnotafatcat

Yes, when I indicated the issue to them they parked up, got out and walked up the drive of the nearby house. It's not been a problem since.

We sometimes get blocked in/out of our drive which is ridiculously annoying when you've specifically paid for one of the minority of houses with a drive in our area (Victorian housing). We put notes under windscreens but the council have told us they will enforce including contacting the police and towing if necessary.