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Parking on my land

The_Deep
The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
I kid you not, Sometime between 3 pm and 6pm last night someone parked a 65 plate BMW 5 series on our driveway, it is still there, and we cannot use out garage. It is lowering the tone of the neighbourhood as it is a bog standard 520i.

I have reported it to the police, who are attempting to contact the registered keeper, but there is little else they can do. However. it is over hanging a public footpath, possibly obstructing pedestrians, I have asked the council to remove it.

If it is still there in 28 days, can I keep it.
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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    thought it was an offence to block you in (your garage/driveway) but not an offence to block you from entering your land
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  • fisherjim
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    God I would be fuming!

    If our fat, lazy, blubber man neighbour parks his car slightly too close to my drive he gets the evil stare, or I purposely park one of our cars on the road so close to his rear end he can't get in the boot.

    But that takes the biscuit, you don't think the driver has mistakenly parked on your drive having got the wrong address?
  • nicechap
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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Wheel-Dollies-Skates-Car-Van-Positioning-Trolley-450kg-Per-Dolly-Car-/311666056870?hash=item4890be9ea6:g:LyUAAOSwIgNXmxsf

    And then push it onto a red route and leave it there.

    (I suppose there is a small chance of a genuine mistake, someone hired out their drive and driver got the number wrong - wouldn't be the first time a BMW failed to take in a number such as a speed limit).
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  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    I suspect that the car was twocked. There are a high percentage of no-goods and benefit bludging under achievers in this pocket if the balmy Thames Valley. They come here to annoy us rich folk.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,330 Forumite
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    I suppose there is a small chance of a genuine mistake, someone hired out their drive and driver got the number wrong
    You just have to hope he's only gone for a fortnight in Benidorm and not a world cruise. :)
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • fisherjim
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    I suspect that the car was twocked. There are a high percentage of no-goods and benefit bludging under achievers in this pocket if the balmy Thames Valley. They come here to annoy us rich folk.

    Has Sonning got that bad TD?
  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
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    Get some mates to bounce it out of the way. That's the simple non destructive way to produce a temporary solution.

    Done it at a railway station before now and it is usually easy.
  • beamerguy
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    edited 1 September 2017 at 4:33PM
    fisherjim wrote: »
    Has Sonning got that bad TD?

    NA Sonning is still in the upperclass where Theresa lives

    It's all very odd that someone leaves a car in his driveway ?
    Life nowadays gets stranger and stranger

    Why not drop UKPC a fiver to get the info for you
  • fisherjim
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    I would have thought plod would have an instant trace on a "TWOCKed" vehicle?
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 160,784 Forumite
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    I suspect that the car was twocked.

    There are a high percentage of no-goods and benefit bludging under achievers in this pocket if the balmy Thames Valley.

    They come here to annoy us rich folk.
    Comedy gold, DP. :rotfl:
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