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Some one parked in front of my drive way

ken979
ken979 Posts: 68 Forumite
Some one parked in front of my drive way. In front of the dropped curve and obstructing my car.

What can I do?
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  • ask them to move perhaps ??
  • Iceweasel
    Iceweasel Posts: 4,887 Forumite
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    If you cannot exit your driveway then the Police can have it moved pretty quick.

    But unless you need your car out immediately it's perhaps better to put a note under a wiper-blade saying that next time you would have to call the Police to get the car towed away.

    If you cannot access your driveway from the street then there is nothing that anyone, including the Police, can do.

    Good luck.
  • PCMcGarry
    PCMcGarry Posts: 218 Forumite
    Iceweasel wrote: »
    If you cannot exit your driveway then the Police can have it moved pretty quick.

    But unless you need your car out immediately it's perhaps better to put a note under a wiper-blade saying that next time you would have to call the Police to get the car towed away.

    If you cannot access your driveway from the street then there is nothing that anyone, including the Police, can do.

    Good luck.

    As and when not pretty quickly is nearer the truth. I don't know what your idea of pretty quickly is but as there's no emergency you'll be lucky to get someone to attend and assess it within an hour.
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Gallon of unleaded and a match.
  • Zinger549
    Zinger549 Posts: 1,424 Forumite
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    Ring your local council and they should send a warden round and give them a ticket. I know Redbridge do this.
    Come on you Irons
  • TeamPlum
    TeamPlum Posts: 213 Forumite
    Box it in :beer:
  • PCMcGarry
    PCMcGarry Posts: 218 Forumite
    TeamPlum wrote: »
    Box it in :beer:

    He can't, he's stuck on the drive. :mad:
  • dannyrst
    dannyrst Posts: 1,519 Forumite
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    You need to speak to your neighbours to see if you can establish who the car belongs to and request that they move it.

    If you can't find the owner, contact the council first. They may inform you that you need to speak to the police, it depends on your location.

    The police will attempt to contact the registered keeper. Whether they do anything else, like remove the car, I would assume will depend on how long it has been there and whether you need the car out.
  • TeamPlum
    TeamPlum Posts: 213 Forumite
    PCMcGarry wrote: »
    He can't, he's stuck on the drive. :mad:

    Good point.

    In English tradition, rant about it to your wife. Then when the person comes back and apologises, you say "oh don't worry it's not a problem".

    It's what I'd do.
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    Iceweasel wrote: »
    If you cannot exit your driveway then the Police can have it moved pretty quick.

    But unless you need your car out immediately it's perhaps better to put a note under a wiper-blade saying that next time you would have to call the Police to get the car towed away.

    If you cannot access your driveway from the street then there is nothing that anyone, including the Police, can do.

    Good luck.

    Maybe were you live but not in Slough.
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