Outside my home

SeaSickD

First post, be kind.

I've just bought a house with my girlfriend.
Parking is quite limited in front of the property. For the past week or so there has been a companies car parked right outside our property. There is no permit parking and it isn't double yellow lines. It has not moved from the same spot.
Is there anything I can do or any rights to get the car moved?
The business is in the other street and they have parking available outside of their business.

Johnnytwostep

is it taxed, MOTd, insured to be on the road. Is it causing an obstruction, other than you being a bit peeved about it being there.

If so there is nothing you can do, unless of course you own the road in front of your house.

Ebe_Scrooge

^^^ This. So long as the vehicle is taxed, insured and MOTd then there is nothing you can legally do - he has as much right to park there as you do.


However, it may be something as simple as the previous occupants didn't have a car, and came to an agreement with the car owner that they were happy for him to park there. All you can do is go round to the owner, and ask very nicely if they'd mind not parking there. Don't whatever you do go in with all guns blazing - like I say, they're not doing anything wrong legally, and the very last thing you want is to cause antagonism with your new neighbours. But they may be simply unaware that they're causing an inconvenience.

SailorSam

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Don't whatever you do go in with all guns blazing -

There again you could always slash the tyres.

Swipe

Put some cones out

phil24_7

Park your car outside their work!

SeaSickD

This was a option on my list, but then I think I need the money for my house and not paying the someone's tyres, if i were to get caught.

DRP

Options:

Park your car there instead (Expensive if you don't have a car already).

Do you have a rear living room & bedroom? Move into those rooms, to reduce the agitation caused.

Passive-aggressively twitch your curtains whenever you see someone about to park there.

Ebe_Scrooge

SeaSickD wrote: »

This was a option on my list, but then I think I need the money for my house and not paying the someone's tyres, if i were to get caught.

I assume - I hope - you're joking !!


Really, really, REALLY don't even think of doing something like this. Firstly, if you get caught you'll be in big trouble - far more than just paying for replacement tyres. Secondly, even if you don't get caught, it's quite likely the owner will put 2 and 2 together, which could even lead to retaliation in some form. Do you really want to spend the next few years living in an atmosphere of tension, with a running battle bubbling away just under the surface ? Oh, and when you come to sell the house in the future, you legally have to declare any ongoing disputes with neighbours.


As I said before, what's wrong with just talking to them in the first instance ?


Aside from that, the only legal recourse you would have is if it's not taxed, insured or MOT'd, in which case you could report it.


Check the tax here : https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax
Check the insurance here : http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/
Check the MOT here : https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

GwylimT

If you wanted exclusive parking in front of your property, you should have purchased a property with a driveway. They can leave the vehicle there all year if they wish as without visible restrictions any road worthy vehicle is more than welcome to park on a public highway if they aren't causing an obstruction.

moneyistooshorttomention

The law is as stated - ie no-one has the legal right to proclaim a bit of public highway outside their house as being "theirs". We all know that the position is that owner of house "should" have first dibs at parking there - but there is no legal way to do anything about it.

I agree with going round and explaining to the business concerned that the house is now under new ownership and you wish to park your own car there and ask them if they would mind parking elsewhere instead. Do it pleasantly and keep fingers crossed they will do so.