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Possible abandoned car in shared private driveway blocking my garage

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  • Warwick_Hunt
    Warwick_Hunt Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    Praeceps wrote: »
    Mot expired, no insurance. It is taxed though. HN02 YUR

    It doesn’t need tax, mot as it’s not on a road. If it’s private property and not open to the public it doesn’t need insurance. However is it’s taxed it should be insured.
  • Warwick_Hunt
    Warwick_Hunt Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    scd3scd4 wrote: »
    If "after" phoning the Police and then the Council. I see it as completely reasonable. The car did not break down there it has been left there to suit the owner.


    What's your advise...........being a mug??

    So your best advice is criminal. :T
  • TheCyclingProgrammer
    TheCyclingProgrammer Posts: 3,702 Forumite
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    Report it to the council as an abandoned car.
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,481 Forumite
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    Not their problem if it isn't parked on the road. Its a civil matter.
  • trailingspouse
    trailingspouse Posts: 4,042 Forumite
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    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission...
    No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...
  • Praeceps
    Praeceps Posts: 21 Forumite
    Warwick_Hunt wrote: »
    It doesn’t need tax, mot as it’s not on a road. If it’s private property and not open to the public it doesn’t need insurance. However is it’s taxed it should be insured.

    Yeah I will leave it til Monday and give 101 a call and see what they say about it.
  • Biggles
    Biggles Posts: 8,209 Forumite
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    Warwick_Hunt wrote: »
    It doesn’t need tax, mot as it’s not on a road.
    It needs either tax or a SORN.
  • gardner1
    gardner1 Posts: 3,154 Forumite
    The council and Police wont be interested.......if you need car moving.....BRICK IT
  • gardner1
    gardner1 Posts: 3,154 Forumite
    Praeceps wrote: »
    Hi there, a few days ago we have had a Peugeot estate car parked in front of my garage. The garage is accessed through a private driveway which we have right of way to.

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    On the picture shown the red is where my garage is. The black is the car blocking it and the yellow is the owner of the driveway.

    The owner of the driveway is trying to sort it out with the car owner.
    The car owner had left a number on his windscreen. He said to the driveway owner that his clutch had gone and that's the best place he could put the car. The car's MOT ran out on 15th of December. The car is an 02 plate which doesn't help, I get a feeling it might get abandoned.

    I'm at a loss on what I can do as I need to use the garage.
    What are our options?

    Bet he didnt leave a phone number
  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,413 Forumite
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    ic wrote: »
    Not their problem if it isn't parked on the road. Its a civil matter.

    Wrong

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities
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