Some punk keeps parking on my drive

NICHOLAS_2

I used to live in a big detatched house and didn't drive so my driveway was empty all the time, unless i had a party.

Very rarely did someone park on my drive without a good reason, like the roadworks blocking someones drive and they asked me.

Just randomly pulling onto someones drive is very cheeky and would probably get on my nerves.

Some people are precious about their cars and don't wish to leave them parked on the side of the road.

I would be more inclined to leave a note saying you don't wish for them to park there again, please stop. thankyou. and leave it at that.

Do you think it is someone staying with a next door neighbour that has no room on their drive for the car?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

sounds like one of your neighbours is having a clandestine affair, someone arriving late, leaving early, not wanting to park outside the house he/she is visiting.

If you can identify the culprit, and you are on friendly terms, you could ask if their visitor could refrain from parking on your drive.

esmerobbo

When you say "my drive" is it within you're boundary or is it a drive leading from the highway across public land?

soolin

Feral_Moon wrote: »

Why not just leave a note under the windscreen asking them to refrain from parking in your driveway? Why do people have to make so much of a drama over something which can be dealt with so easily. And why all the animosity from everyone? Anger simply begets more anger!

I agree with you, why come up with all outlandish ideas until the OP tries a simple note under the windscreen first.

I was once told by a friend to park on her drive while I attended an event nearby, however she forgot to tell her mother who was childminding. I came back to find a polite note under my windscreen saying it was a private drive and not to do ti again. I merely knocked on the door, explained to the mother that I had permission, we all had a good laugh and I drove off. No need for any unpleasantness at all, just a civilised note from one person to another.

PasturesNew

Paint your house number on the driveway and the word PRIVATE.

quidsy

A length of chain and a padlock cost me 20 quid when so cheekh scrote started parking in my private spot. Added security at night too.

neilmcl

leitmotif wrote: »

I don't want to block the culprit in, as then I'd end up with some unscrupulous type hammering on my door at 5 a.m. And I'm averse to investing in a gate or post or suchlike. Why should I have to fork out lots of money? Can't the DVLA at least write to him? The police won't do it, and the CAB won't have access to his details.

Why then did you say that you woke up early, presumably to try and catch them in the act, if you don't want to confront them?

leitmotif

I can't leave a note on his/her car as it's not there now.


Even the security pole costs 10 times as much as the DVLA thing (which I'd like to hear more about), and that's without the expense or effort for installation.


I do think it's because he/she is staying over at someone's house during a party and feels that he/she doesn't want to park on the public road. There's no other credible explanation for it.

gilbert_and_sullivan

leitmotif wrote: »

I do think it's because he/she is staying over at someone's house during a party and feels that he/she doesn't want to park on the public road. There's no other credible explanation for it.

You're probably a polite quiet person who was steeped in courtesy and good manners as a child.
You might be granting this person a reasonable disposition they are proving they don't deserve.

If an emergency happened and anyone normal was forced to park on your drive for some reason, they would at the very least post a note through your door (or under your wiper blade if you car was outside) with an apology and a valid reason why they had to take that action.

This person is not giving the impression of a reasonable individual and i doubt will respond to politeness, hopefully i'm wrong.

Strider590

You need to do something to sort this out, start with a simple note and don't escalate too quickly.

A friend of mine moved house some years back, the previous owner was an old man who'd been letting the neighbours use his otherwise unused drive.

Even now, years later, my friend is STILL having issues with the neighbours as a result of the previous owner letting them use the drive.

Parking in particular is one of those things which can make people feel they can have possession of someone else's land.

So even if it's going to cost money, you need to sort it out.

The cheap alternative is to buy several boxes of eggs, go out and egg your house AND the car EQUALLY. This will look like you've !!!!ed someone off and the car owner won't park there again for sake of being caught in the crossfire.