Car Blocking my right of access to side gate to property & garage

l22eew

Hello to all,

I have been reading through a few of these threads, on the forums - with regards to neighbors parking, so I have taken the plunge to post my issues I'm currently experiencing.  

I currently live on a terrace (8 houses) and out to the front, there is room for 6 cars maximum, as the road narrows towards number 7 and 8.  There is 1 resident who has 3 cars within the same household, and choses to park all 3 cars on the terrace.  Thus taking upto 50% of the available spaces - this is not the issue, please read on.

I live on the end terrace, and park my car at the side of my house (my neighbor opposite me, does the same, as they live in an old detached house).  I have been parking here since purchasing the property 2.5 years ago, as there is a side gate to my property, garage and to my courtyard (high garden walls).  I have to leave a note on the front of my bin, kindly requesting that no one parks along the garage, as access to my side gate is needed 24/7.  Anyhow yesterday (30/12) - the neighbor who has the 3 vehicles, decided to ram the bin out of the way and park near the side gate.  Not only have they restricted access to my side gate & garage, but the bin too (bin day tomorrow).  So today I had to empty my black bin, and literally lift it up to carry over their car - as I was conscious about not wanting to cause any damage.  Now i'm aware I don't own the land where I park the car, but I was thinking about putting up a polite notice along the side of my garage wall.

"Kindly please do not park along side of the garage, as access required to side gate, Many thanks"

The neighbor in question also lives half way down the terrace.

I have thought about getting a side door installed on the side of the garage that opens outwards too, if that's an option?  As I also do have a boundary line that I need to maintain (Grass, shrubs, etc) and am unable to maintain if anyone else is or has parked there.  

Now am I being selfish and inconsiderate?  What would be the best options to take in to try and get this resolved?  

I have already tried to reason with this person, but they have zero courtesy or any consideration for anyone else on the terrace.  On the same day of this incident, the daughter of this neighbour parked her car outside number 7 and 8 - thus completely blocking the access road out of the terrace - again zero consideration for others.

I would welcome any feedback on the matter.

Many thanks, and a happy new year.

Side gate access is marked in photo below

Bin is rammed out of the way by the neighbor 


Bin pushed out of the way, and access to side gate restricted

Half_way

You said you dont own the land where you park, but "As I also do have a boundary line that I need to maintain"

 If you own part of the land  nearby then maybe a few bollards or another physical barrier small fence, posts and chain?

unforeseen

From those photos I fail to see how the access to the side gate is restricted. There is still the full width of the path to the road. The bin has just been moved from one side of the path to the other.?

swingaloo

Its not clear from the photos exactly where your gate is. Is it at the end of the wall where it meets the outbuilding? I think you need to keep emotion out of it, you say 'Bin is rammed out of the way' which infers aggression rather than saying 'Neighbour moved the bin'. I just noticed that you say you  left a note asking people not to park alongside your garage as it restricts access to your side gate. How does someone parking at the side of the garage affect your gate?

Correct me if I am wrong but it looks to me as if the bin may have been put there to prevent a car being parked against the outbuilding wall. Could that be why the lady moved it?  Do both those cars belong to the neighbour?

sevenhills

All the people with cars have got to try to be amicable, but you all need to park within the law. Which areas have official vehicle access?

Is the road maintained by the council, is anyone breaking the law?

l22eew

unforeseen said:

From those photos I fail to see how the access to the side gate is restricted. There is still the full width of the path to the road. The bin has just been moved from one side of the path to the other.?

Put yourself in my shoes. 

Would you be prepared and willing to lift your own wheelie bin over someones else's car, to be able to position the bin at the front of your property?

The bin had to be physically lifted over the car, to be placed in front of house with other bins (as seen in photo, bins are against the fence).  Believe me when I say the bin was unable to be wheeled from current position, to front of house.  The gap between the car and the garage wall was very narrow (halve width of the bin).  The gap between the 2 cars again was also too narrow for the bin to be wheeled.

l22eew

swingaloo said:

Its not clear from the photos exactly where your gate is. Is it at the end of the wall where it meets the outbuilding? I think you need to keep emotion out of it, you say 'Bin is rammed out of the way' which infers aggression rather than saying 'Neighbour moved the bin'. I just noticed that you say you  left a note asking people not to park alongside your garage as it restricts access to your side gate. How does someone parking at the side of the garage affect your gate?

Correct me if I am wrong but it looks to me as if the bin may have been put there to prevent a car being parked against the outbuilding wall. Could that be why the lady moved it?  Do both those cars belong to the neighbour?

Yes the side gate is at the end of the wall, where it meets the outbuilding/garage.

Sadly the bin was rammed - as this is clearly visible on the CCTV footage I have.

The other car belongs to the neighbour  opposite to where my property is (they live in a dethatched house, directly to the other side of my property)

bluelad1927

As others have said the pictures don't make it clear what access the cars are blocking. Just because you choose to put your bin there it doesn't necessarily mean that access must be kept for you to get it out

l22eew

sevenhills said:

All the people with cars have got to try to be amicable, but you all need to park within the law. Which areas have official vehicle access?

Is the road maintained by the council, is anyone breaking the law?

Hence the reason for this post, as I would like to gauge others feedback on the situation.

1. The yellow line shows the access road to the terrace.  Possibly maintained by the council
2. The pink lines show the access to a lane that leads nowhere.  No idea who maintains this area.  I just tend to trim back and maintain my boundary line
3. The blue line shows my boundary (it does extend further back)
4. The red star is the area in question

l22eew

sevenhills said:

All the people with cars have got to try to be amicable, but you all need to park within the law. Which areas have official vehicle access?

Is the road maintained by the council, is anyone breaking the law?

Hence the reason for this post, as I would like to gauge others feedback on the situation.

1. The yellow line shows the access road to the terrace.  Possibly maintained by the council
2. The pink lines show the access to a lane that leads nowhere.  No idea who maintains this area.  I just tend to trim back and maintain my boundary line
3. The blue line shows my boundary (it does extend further back)
4. The red star is the area in question
5. The yellow star is the access gate

swingaloo

Its still not clear whats happening here. The first photo shows your bin but no blue car. The next one shows your bin behind the blue car. Are you saying the neighbour moved the bin and placed it behind her car hence you having to lift it over to put it by the fence with the others. 
Would it not have been simpler to put the bin by the fence in the first place rather than being left where it was likely someone would park?