Neighbours blocking shared Access-way - no dropped Kerb

makara

specialboy wrote: »

If you put a bollard in what are you afraid they might do?

There's been debate on the thread about whether we are actually ALLOWED to put a bollard down.


Don't want to be breaking any laws if it turns out we aren't allowed to do so.


And I'm scared they might prang their Volvo 4 x 4 by trying to knock down my shiny new bollard (joking)

alderpoint

Lovely picture.
Next time a car is in that position, get your local builders merchant to deliver a ton of sand and unload it directly behind the car. If the neighbour complains, tell them you are quite happy for them to move it.

ChumLee

makara wrote: »

There's been debate on the thread about whether we are actually ALLOWED to put a bollard down.


Don't want to be breaking any laws if it turns out we aren't allowed to do so.


And I'm scared they might prang their Volvo 4 x 4 by trying to knock down my shiny new bollard (joking)

Well the only one that can answer that is you. You were going to read your deeds at the weekend.

Ask yourself this question, why are others in the street allowed to park in identical shared access points, what's different about yours?

makara

alderpoint wrote: »

Lovely picture.
Next time a car is in that position, get your local builders merchant to deliver a ton of sand and unload it directly behind the car. If the neighbour complains, tell them you are quite happy for them to move it.

Or pay us to move it...to make up for the loss of revenue we could have made from potential Airport Parking customers...

makara

alderpoint wrote: »

Lovely picture.
Next time a car is in that position, get your local builders merchant to deliver a ton of sand and unload it directly behind the car. If the neighbour complains, tell them you are quite happy for them to move it.

You're right - they've kindly left enough of a gap between the Public footpath and the white car's rear bumper to accommodate some sand (or other building materials - maybe Cement...)

ChumLee

makara wrote: »

You're right - they've kindly left enough of a gap between the Public footpath and the white car's rear bumper to accommodate some sand (or other building materials - maybe Cement...)

Really?????

[Deleted User]

Is bumping up the kerb to park a car on your property such a big deal?

I don't have a dropped kerb and I still drive over it to park my car in the back yard at night, although the pavement is only 1 flagstone width. Very few people down my street actually have a dropped kerb, even the ones who have built garages. These are 100 year old terraced houses. Council never bothers.

stator

The answer is to install a drop down bollard. You get the builder to put it in whilst the offending car is still there. Then as soon as they leave you run out and pull up your bollard and padlock it in place.

ChumLee

stator wrote: »

The answer is to install a drop down bollard. You get the builder to put it in whilst the offending car is still there. Then as soon as they leave you run out and pull up your bollard and padlock it in place.

It needs a bit of decent ground to go into.

makara

stator wrote: »

The answer is to install a drop down bollard. You get the builder to put it in whilst the offending car is still there. Then as soon as they leave you run out and pull up your bollard and padlock it in place.

That is an excellent order of doing things - and one where we don't run the risk of doing anything illegal ourselves.

Once that's done, then the other issue of the Rubbish being strewn all over the Access-way can be the sole focus. Here's hoping they get fined for inviting foxes round.

Thanks!