Neighbours blocking shared Access-way - no dropped Kerb

stator

Or one-way spike board:
http://www.roadshark.com/dt_portfolio/traffic-spike-barrier-for-gated-community-in-california/

Allows the current driver to leave, but no-on else can come back

Corelli

Have I missed the post about the discussion the OP has had with the neighbour? Have you talked to the neighbour? And been very clear about how the access should be used for access and very short term visitor parking? That it is a shared facility?

If you have spoken to them, and had an abusive response that makes all this talk of what to do more relevant. I'd be tempted to need a delivery of sand and to inform them of this before hand. A letter posted in duplicate from a couple of different POs with proof of posting has been suggested on other boards as the best way to prove delivery. Then, if you get no response, well, it's not your fault if they've not moved the car. If they do move the car and it can go into the passage, perhaps your builders get held up and don't do the work straight away.

It is horrible living next door to people you feel at war with. I can relate, having had a year of awfulnes with bullying and my tyres being slashed.

Perhaps this post is more about neighbourly reations than motoring and would be better off in The Marriage, Relationships & Families Board.

makara

Corelli wrote: »

Have you talked to the neighbour? And been very clear about how the access should be used for access and very short term visitor parking? That it is a shared facility?

If you have spoken to them, and had an abusive response that makes all this talk of what to do more relevant. I'd be tempted to need a delivery of sand and to inform them of this before hand. A letter posted in duplicate from a couple of different POs with proof of posting has been suggested on other boards as the best way to prove delivery. Then, if you get no response, well, it's not your fault if they've not moved the car. If they do move the car and it can go into the passage, perhaps your builders get held up and don't do the work straight away.

It is horrible living next door to people you feel at war with. I can relate, having had a year of awfulnes with bullying and my tyres being slashed

Sorry to hear of your experiences.


And yes, I had tried the civil approach (fair and equal usage, on a short term basis).

We also informed him (this was back in 2014) that his going off abroad for 5 months (while telling us he was only going for a couple of weeks) had meant our building work had gotten delayed - because Access was needed.


The outcome of our politeness ended up with the Neighbour continually parking his car against my Mother's car (on the road this is) - damaging her front bumper.


That (and some other nonsense from their side) cumulatively is why we eventually (after 18 months of trying to avoid doing so) had to involve the Police.


While a bollard may prevent them from hogging the Access-way for weeks or months at a time, it obviously won't stop them from laying down Rubbish across it


- for which I'm hoping they get fined by Environmental Health (or a similar body) - hopefully for an amount greater than what they saved by not buying a Resident Permit for several months every time theirs expired - and whatever else they made by renting out the shared space as Airport Parking.

elisebutt65

It's not even their house though, as they're tenants? So they don't have the right to oppose you putting in a bollard, as it's not their land?
And you said earlier that owner/landlord had washed his hands of the matter.
Just stick the bollard in!

---lee---

I can't believe this is still going on. OP, go to the official proper land registry site. Download your deeds and those for next door as well as site plans for both houses. That will cost you around £12 in total. Any rights of way will appear clearly as a burden on your property and will be very easy to identify.

If there are no restrictions on the land, enclose your half with a fence and gate or a lockable removable bollard.

If there is a right of way over the land, if it does not stipulate it's for vehicles, then you could still erect a bollard as this would not be a substantial interference. I would be very surprised if there is a right of way for vehicles.

Drama over.

bod1467

When the neighbours are out, call round the members of the local gym and ask them to lift the vehicle out to the road. Then put up a bollard/whatever.

(Cue the pedants and trolls thinking this is a serious suggestion).

DandelionPatrol

---lee--- wrote: »

I can't believe this is still going on. OP, go to the official proper land registry site. Download your deeds and those for next door as well as site plans for both houses. That will cost you around £12 in total. Any rights of way will appear clearly as a burden on your property and will be very easy to identify.

Absolutely.

Makara,

• if you want this sorted, get the deeds and tell us what they say
• If you don't really want this sorted and would prefer to milk the last remaining drops of sympathy on this thread, then carry on posting without actually getting the deeds.

makara

Stand by - about to upload 3 images of the Text of our Deeds - and a 4th link that I posted previously in this thread, showing the plan of our property

makara

http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Deeds%20-%20Passageway%20-%20Drainage%20and%20ROW_zpsqogntnni.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1


and -


http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Deeds%20-%20Passage%20-%20ROW_zps3k7fifiy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2


and -


http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Deeds%20-%20Private%20Road%20comments_zpshypxtbyu.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0


and -


http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Access-way%20-%20Deeds_zpszcurxwnf.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3


Any parts I should not be revealing (and I don't mean that in a Benny Hill way), please let me know.

makara

http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Deeds%20-%20Passageway%20-%20Drainage%20and%20ROW_zpsqogntnni.jpg.html?sort=%20%203&o=1

This link states -


"The part of the passageway included in the title is subject to rights of way"


++++

http://s686.photobucket.com/user/makaras/media/MSE/Deeds%20-%20Passage%20-%20ROW_zps3k7fifiy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2


And this link states -

"The land has the benefit of way over the part of the passageway at the side NOT included in the title"


++++


My interpretation is that my Household has rights of way over BOTH halves of the Access-way (or "passageway" as said in the Deeds) - and so our neighbours I suppose have the same rights, BUT -


There is no mention of Vehicular ROW (neither Yay or Nay), and -


By dumping vehicles for long periods in the Access-way - we are effectively being denied ROW.


That's my interpretation, but then I'm biased. I'll wait for more impartial opinions (sans Trolls of course).