Neighbours parking on drive and across drive.

Norman_Castle

man_of_faith wrote: »

I have tried discussing with the parkers but their thought is as the house is rented I do not have the right to park on the drive only the owners do.

That's a very self serving and incorrect argument. Did you ask why they were parking on the drive as presumably they're not the owner.
Good luck with your chain. The neighbors sound like tools.

moneyistooshorttomention

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

There is a product on the market that provides you with a post and base that you add concrete to. It makes the post extremely heavy (two person job type heavy) from which you can secure a chain. This would prevent any damage to your landlords property and keep the driveway secure from all but the most determined idiots around. Xx

One possibility could be to get some large/easy to fill containers with handles to them (there are plastic containers that stuff comes in that fit that bill) and fill them with something heavy (even water is pretty heavy) and put several of them across the space to be protected from illicit parkers. Then add a length of chain going through the handles of those containers and job done.

You could easily take out the chain after the event and empty out the contents of those containers (eg just take off the top and empty out the water) once you no longer need them.

Job done:T

BobQ

ethank wrote: »

One of my neighbours visitors parked in my drive once. I parked right behind their car and refused to move it for 8 hours. None ever parked in my space again.

That too was obstruction of the highway.

If someone is parked legally on the road (close enough to the kerb, facing right way, not obstructing an entrance, taxed and insured) there is nothing anyone can do about it unless the vehicle is abandoned (which is for the police to decide). They cannot say do not park opposite my drive etc.

moneyistooshorttomention

I think that's irrelevant.

The person parking behind may be parking in the "owner's" space anyway. Even if they aren't - then what other way is there to teach an illicit parker not to do it again? (genuine question).

There really are some people out there who don't respect other peoples right to have unfettered access to their own property (be it owned or rented) and I have certainly been on the receiving end of that in my recently-acquired home, until I figured out how to stop it.

I must admit that I was astonished that the illicit parkers didn't apparently realise they would be making things difficult for me (if I had a car)/my visitors (who often do have a car).

man_of_faith

Currently I am boxed in.

No one knows who the car belongs to as it is covering approx half the drive.

Irritating, not going out to day but this is common for a Sunday.

I have put a polite note on the window asking for the driver not to block me in again.

Usually they get thrown in t the front garden.

Faith.

Norman_Castle

^ Try parcel tape.

moneyistooshorttomention

As it is your drive and you are, accordingly, entitled to do what you please with it within reason, then wouldn't it be a good idea to decide that "what you please" means putting out something or other (eg the rubbish for the dustbin men to collect) in your drive.

It is totally irrelevant that there is an obstacle (ie the illicit parkers' car in this case) sitting there trapped behind the obstacle/rubbish. What you do with your drive is your business and your business alone.

Personally, I would be thinking along the lines of "Dustbin day tomorrow...I have to put out the rubbish for them and I will put it in my drive". The fact that a strangers car has been boxed-in behind that rubbish is totally irrelevant (as in - what on earth is the stranger doing in your drive anyway?).

You will have to be firm I'm afraid to stop these liberties being taken.

Some people (eg these illicit parkers) are just pig-ignorant and you just have to be firm and use YOUR territory as YOUR territory totally regardless and, if they suffer in the process (hopefully..) then they do and they will soon learn to stop doing it.

Firmness...and the fact their cars might get damaged "accidentally" worked for me.

pimento

I think I would have found a pressing reason to go out and sat on my drive sounding my horn until the owner of the car came out or one of me neighbours who know who owned the car got fed up with hearing my horn came out and told me who it was. If neither of these things happened, I think I would get creative with eggs and very sticky sticky tape.

moneyistooshorttomention

pimento wrote: »

I think I would have found a pressing reason to go out and sat on my drive sounding my horn until the owner of the car came out or one of me neighbours who know who owned the car got fed up with hearing my horn came out and told me who it was. If neither of these things happened, I think I would get creative with eggs and very sticky sticky tape.

:rotfl:Hmmm...fence that needs painting and the car is in the way so gets "accidentally" painted as well or the like also springs to mind:rotfl:It's OPs drive and he isn't parked there and therefore it must be clear "air space" after all...

Like I said...the fact that I "knew" it should be clear "air space" and so therefore it was (even if it wasn't iyswim) worked for me...

kinger101

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