Neighbour parking across my driveway!!

Vickig90210

Hi
Wondering if anyone can help where I legally stand with neighbour parking across my driveway? . We are currently having a new drive and garage built which has meant we have had to park on road to allow builders to work on drive and build new garage. We are currently parking outside our own house on the road - a Place where a neighbour across the road has been parking (outside OUR house) for a couple of years. He seems to now be aggrieved that as we cannot park on our drive at moment and are parking in “his” spot he has now parked his car straight across the front of our drive (which also has drop kerb) potentially stopping the builder accessing my drive. I have left a polite note under his windscreen asking him to move from across my driveway as the builders need access but wondered where I stood legally with this if I can take it further if necessary. I have taken photos as evidence also if needed. Any ideas anyone???

Alter_ego

Park your own across the drive, you can let builder in when neccessary

Vickig90210

It’s in week unfortunately and I’m at work (walk to work so need car away from driveway in day) 😞

DCFC79

Park the car first thing in the morning or ask a neighbour to park they're car in the spot and to move it when needed.

Umkomaas

Vickig90210 wrote: »

It’s in week unfortunately and I’m at work (walk to work so need car away from driveway in day) ��

So you park in your neighbour’s traditional spot? Then leave the car there all day while you walk to work?

Your feeling of being inconvenienced by your neighbour’s ‘inconsiderate’ parking must be in equal magnitude to his about yours. So presumably, once your garage and driveway are completed, you’ll park there and release your neighbour’s space back to him? I’m sure he’s looking forward to having it returned.

Vickig90210

It is a public highway and outside my house they have two cars and have room to park both outside their own house why they don’t is beyond me. I didn’t go into the logistics of this and the fact I look out onto their car outside my home every day something I haven’t been happy about as I do have second car and park this round the corner from my house for sake of keeping peace however didn’t post all. Of this as my question was really just about him parking across my drive and the legality of it not personal feelings of where people park on a public road which really no one has true right to a personal spot on a public highway.

Half_way

Neither you, nor your neighbour own the public highway outside your respective properties, however it would have been courteous to inform your neighbour that you were having some work done, and there may be a little bit of noise/builders coming and going.
It may be worth talking to your neighbour and explaining this and telling them when you hope to have the work completed, however in the meantime it may be better to park elsewhere in order to try and prevent any neighbourly relations deteriorating

Umkomaas

however in the meantime it may be better to park elsewhere in order to try and prevent any neighbourly relations deteriorating

I agree, especially as life will need to go on long after the garage is built and the driveway laid.

melanzana

I am no expert on this subject, but I think it is illegal to block someone in but not so if there is no car on the drive.

It is very frustrating for you. But will the construction of a new drive/garage not solve the issue? In the meantime why not park across the drive and give your builders the keys to move it where necessary. Although I suppose they will be scratching their heads to find another parking spot too! But try it and see.

It is just awful the way people do this. I have every sympathy for you.

Spank

Vickig90210 wrote: »

It is a public highway and outside my house they have two cars and have room to park both outside their own house

Why don't you park in front of his house?

Vickig90210

Feels frustrating when tried to accommodate in past! surely not unreasonable to park outside my own house especially when they have room to park on their own front but chose not to (perhaps I should park outside their house?!?) Just wanted to know legality of it if needed. Thanks