Parking issue with neighbours

Computersaysno

Scrap van - as mentioned needs a waste carriers licence [not expensive but many scrappies don't bother...until they get pulled and fined]. Also needs proper insurance [not just business travel but use as a scrap wagon].

Also scrap is a cash business....so HMRC may well be interested in their 'tax status'...and then of course there's the local council wrt benefits claims by the household and individuals [there are tip-off lines for all of this].

Best case...he's claiming benefits, not paying tax and living there illegally.

bionic_banjo

When the husband finally snapped about the parking issue we used to have, it all got a bit heated and he chased the bloke next door who went and hid under a car he was repairing. My hubby, despite being on crutches with a broken leg was not understanding of a youth who could only answer with 'whatever'. needless to say it all ended up happy as this neighbour moved out soon afterwards. It turned out he'd started parking outside another neighbours house who advised the car would be taken for a spin behind his tractor if it happened again......

paddedjohn

Computersaysno wrote: »

Scrap van - as mentioned needs a waste carriers licence [not expensive but many scrappies don't bother...until they get pulled and fined]. Also needs proper insurance [not just business travel but use as a scrap wagon].

Also scrap is a cash business....so HMRC may well be interested in their 'tax status'...and then of course there's the local council wrt benefits claims by the household and individuals [there are tip-off lines for all of this].

Best case...he's claiming benefits, not paying tax and living there illegally.

Not anymore it isnt, when you go to the scrappy to weigh in you have to provide proof of id and are paid by cheque, cash isnt allowed anymore.;)

Computersaysno

paddedjohn wrote: »

Not anymore it isnt, when you go to the scrappy to weigh in you have to provide proof of id and are paid by cheque, cash isnt allowed anymore.;)

I'd heard that was in the offing, didn't realise it was in force.

paddedjohn

I had to register a few years ago but the cheque thing started last November or December I think, that's the first time I was paid by cheque anyway.

PollyOnAMission

Emmylou wrote: »

If you can't get *off* your drive, you can call the police (or the council, not sure which one but someone with more brain cells than me will probably clarify) and they will arrange for the blocking vehicle to be moved, but this doesn't count if you can't get back on.

I think this depends on the rules at individual councils.

With my council, it doesn't matter if you are blocked in or out; if someone is parked across your lowered kerb they can be fined and/or towed. I think the stipulation is that the council person has to witness them there for twenty minutes.

missprice

I have had to get numerous cars towed from out of my drive. I would not mind so much but if they had asked I would have said yes sure park there for x time.

The worst thing is they would and have previously gone mental at me cos my kids may have scratched the car with bikes/scooters etc.

Annoys me so much cos frankly if you wanted your own driveway why did you not buy or rent a house with one?

and my next door neighbour is just astoundingly thick and really trying to get me to move out, he even gets his mates to park in my drive and walk round to his street just to annoy me. get my own back when I get them towed though:)

He even once had a delivery of 10 tonnes (soil iirc) and because my drive was in use the delivery truck could not get close enough to the fence to drop the load in his back garden. it had to be dropped outside his house. took them all day to transport it from the front to the back garden and boy did I chuckle at it

gwynhughes

The answer is simple get the council/police involved to tow his vehicle away, or send him a solicitor's letter stating that he's tresspassing on your land and if he carries on, you will take him to court!

bod1467

It's not trespass (as the resident doesn't usually OWN that bit of land). It is (probably) obstruction though.

gwynhughes

Well if the guy is parking on a private drive-way it's tresspass, but a dropped kerb as you say will be obstruction and the council should be informed so they can tow the vehicle away :j