Van barricading me

Nookie5

I live in a flat building with a driveway at the front. There's a no parking sign the landlord placed outside.


There this huge van that keeps blocking the exit, parked right next to the door which is the only exit, and being a large van you can't even climb over it. Already spoke with the residents, the van doesn't belong to anyone in the building.


There's no windows on the ground floor, the ground floor is to a shop currently closed for renovation and no one has moved into the flat on the first floor so it's locked. I can't go jumping out the window from the second floor even if my flatmate happens to be in. I know the van doesn't belong to my landlord who is the shop owner. He does the renovations himself and he only has a car, and wouldn't block the exit either.


Should I report this van to the police? Call someone to tow it away if this happens again? It's happened twice so far, first time parked two inch from the door and I managed to sqeeze through, the second time I couldn't get out at all and was forced to call in sick at work.

daveyjp

Start with a polite note.

After that a few potatoes stuffed down the exhaust using a broom handle.

societys_child

FIRE EXIT

Keep Clear At All Times
Offending Vehicles Will Be Removed

twhitehousescat

societys_child wrote: »

FIRE EXIT

Keep Clear At All Times
Offending Vehicles Will Be Removed

Offending Vehicles Will Be Removed

By whom?

clamping , towing and immobilisation was regulated back in 2012 , read the Protection of freedom act

no private individual is allowed to so the above

hollydays

Report to the police

twhitehousescat

hollydays wrote: »

Report to the police

is the correct answer

forgotmyname

If a fire exit then contact the local fire brigade, dont dial 999.

Woolco

twhitehousescat wrote: »

is the correct answer

You think the police will deal with this?

This is NOT the correct answer is 2018.

warby68

To give the van driver slight benefit of the doubt, if ground and first floor are clearly unoccupied perhaps he/she thinks the whole building is. So at least try the friendly note first to explain that it isn't.

LadyDee

If the van is parked right up against the building is it also parked on the pavement? If so, the Council will tow it if there isn't room for wheelchairs/prams etc. to pass without stepping out into the road and into the path of traffic.

unforeseen

LadyDee wrote: »

If the van is parked right up against the building is it also parked on the pavement? If so, the Council will tow it if there isn't room for wheelchairs/prams etc. to pass without stepping out into the road and into the path of traffic.

Really? Good luck with that.