Sorned car on jointly owned private land

prowla

You could have them mysteriously towed onto the public road...

Aylesbury_Duck

prowla wrote: »

You could have them mysteriously towed onto the public road...

But they're precariously stacked with a load of building materials and dangerous to go anywhere near, remember?

alldar

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

No offence taken. I'm a bit more resilient than that. As for balls hitting things, etc, it's been pointed out that the area isn't a playground. You can't complain about your neighbour misusing (in your view) the access road and use children playing there (which is misuse) as a reason for taking action.

Get that legal advice and see what comes of it. Perhaps a polite request on solicitor's headed paper might prompt the neighbour into changing his mind.

We are looking at whether we go down this route, but we know that if we send out a legal letter we need to be prepared to go all the way on this.
...and, No the kids are not out of control. No the kids do not run riot......but when visiting, the kids used to play on this road when there were no cars there. Now these vans have arrived fully loaded with what looks like insecure loads, and they have been there for months, we have had to stop this due to the concerns we all have......and Yes, we have tried to speak to him about our concerns, but just get abuse, sworn at etc.

Joe_Horner

alldar wrote: »

if a ball etc., hit them who knows etc.,

Ohh, I knows that one.

Given that there's now an internet thread showing clearly that you're aware of the potential risk of things being knocked off by playing children, if it happens he'll have a good case for seeking compensation for the damage caused to his property by your negligence

Aylesbury_Duck

If the solicitor can't find a legal route but is prepared to write a letter on your behalf and there's still no response, there's nothing "all the way" to prepare for, unless you mean you're prepared to move house rather than suffer any longer.

alldar

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

But they're precariously stacked with a load of building materials and dangerous to go anywhere near, remember?

Again, your humour, if that what it is, just escapes me.

Aylesbury_Duck

alldar wrote: »

Again, your humour, if that what it is, just escapes me.

No humour intended, just reminding the poster who suggested the vans get towed away that it's not as simple as that.

alldar

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

If the solicitor can't find a legal route but is prepared to write a letter on your behalf and there's still no response, there's nothing "all the way" to prepare for, unless you mean you're prepared to move house rather than suffer any longer.

“all the way” did mean we go to court, but this would only be if we could find a legal route with some chance of success....you are right, if no legal chance of success, then a letter may still be worth a try.

alldar

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Ohh, I knows that one.

Given that there's now an internet thread showing clearly that you're aware of the potential risk of things being knocked off by playing children, if it happens he'll have a good case for seeking compensation for the damage caused to his property by your negligence

...I previously mentioned that we have had to stop the kids playing in the access road because of these vehicles and the fact that they have been there for months now....the kids previously played out there when there were no vehicles around.

PasturesNew

alldar wrote: »

...I previously mentioned that we have had to stop the kids playing in the access road because of these vehicles and the fact that they have been there for months now....the kids previously played out there when there were no vehicles around.

Maybe the kids playing was what made him do it - it'd annoy me, too, if private land were being mis-used. When you buy a house you read the legal pack and you buy into something .... and people then breaking those agreements is very annoying.... so maybe he did it to "spite you", hoping you'd not let kids play near a mucky vehicle.

Whatever his motivation, it is not a children's play area - it is land solely for accessing property. If you want property with space for kids to play then you need to look for this when you buy ... you can't break the legal terms just because it suits you ... maybe it doesn't suit others, who are being nuisanced by it.