Visiting tradesman -your responsibility?

gingercordial

Could you put up a sign on your wall saying "This area is covered by CCTV" even if it isn't? That might at least make him think twice before another bout of graffiti, plus as a bonus will drive him mad looking for the non-existent camera.

m0bov

this really should have been nipped in the bud much earlier on. Next time he is out there, call 999 and tell them someone is trying to attack you.

Slinky

Have you tried telling him that if he doesn't stop harrassing you about people not parking in the lane, that you will START parking in the lane and instruct all your visitors and ask your neighbours if they will too.

If he wants a war, you've got plenty of mileage to ramp it up and make it much worse for him.

Would be worth buying an old wreck and dumping it there......

powerful_Rogue

Tygermoth wrote: »

AAAGH! i've been ignoring all the knocking this afternoon but my opposite neighbour managed to catch my eye while i was in the utility and motion to me to come out - she's been knocking to try and let me know he's only gone and spray painted no parking on my side wall!!

I'd just remove the word "No"

moneyistooshorttomention

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

got the impression neighbour opposite had seen him at it?

So did I

- though, as we all know, there are many that "see" that then get "frit" and won't own up officially to having "seen".

Many people won't even stand up for themselves - never mind on other peoples behalf.

DaftyDuck

TBagpuss and armchaireconomist have good advice. The police are often too ready to try to avoid involvement in issues, either through ignorance, or through a desire to simply avoid involvement and save themselves the effort.

There is a clear and escalating chain of events, clear evidence of harassment, and appears reasonable evidence of criminal damage. There is a reasonable expectation of more harassing activity, whenever somebody parks in this area, and there is clear evidence of an uncontrolled temper disposed to violence.

Re-contact the police. Ask to speak with, or for a call back from, the duty inspector, and ask him to escalate dealing with the harassment and criminal damage. Don't take "no" for an answer. If necessary, call a different station.

I would avoid all confrontation - even interaction - with the neighbour, if possible, and would certainly not follow the suggestions of removing the painted "no", or calling 999 and claiming you are being attacked. In fact, OP, I've more respect for you, from your posting, to believe you would do anything so crass.

However, the "gentleman" is showing concerning trends of persistent and aggressive actions, and the police need to deal with this.

robatwork

Tell the police your neighbour is at your door banging on it and you believe he may have a weapon.

And get CCTV asap as the police, courts, and some on this forum won't believe you.

DaftyDuck

No, don't do anything so silly. All you will do is infuriate the police and lose an ally. I do wish people would stop posting such childish and impetuous advice on this, and other threads, involving police response to serious matters!

Tygermoth

Just a quicky as I'm in a rush.

The neighbour didn't see him do it - she just knew who had done it. I mean who else would have?

local crime team have been emailed with my complaint re handling.

not looking to do anything silly, nor make something up - just not my style.

Lady across the road however has purchased a 'ring' doorbell after the stacking event which has been repeated a few times. It just happens to capture my front door and a slight view of my side wall sadly not all the way down (BTW its the wall to my house not a garden wall) - she's asked my permission as it overlooks me and i have given it.

Heck, the picture on that thing is amazing

PasturesNew

I still think this could be turned round if all the neighbours got together to make sure people/their visitors didn't park illegally as that is the catalyst of all this.

If nobody had ever parked illegally and annoyingly on his land, he'd have been as happy as Larry in his house and not out banging on doors.

Rather than all ganging up on him it might be a good idea to get together to fix it - because fixing it is what you all want. Nobody wants police, court cases, legals .... he wants people to stop parking illegally - and the residents are the ones whose visitors are doing the bad parking.

Don't work against him - work FOR him!

That saves any neighbour disputes and will transform the road - at the moment nobody is taking notice, nobody is taking him seriously. He is a man at the end of his tether .... who just wants you all to STOP with the bad parking. He is a man "in the right" who feels mocked, feels everybody's taking the pee.

That's the real elephant in the room here. The residents' visitors should not be parking there and they should come together to work out how to achieve it.