Not really MkIII related but because I have a MkIII am asking the question here!

 

Long story short - my neighbours parents, who are around *very often*, have a bad habit of parking their large Mondeo in front/opposite my driveway meaning that if I want to get out I need to perform a three point turn/manoeuvre just to leave my own house - hmmmppphhhh.

 

They will do this even if their daughters driveway is clear!!!!!!  Indeed, they never park opposite her driveway as that would impede her access and quick getaway.

 

I asked him very politely today to stop doing this as I have a large car and I need to do daft manoeuvre just to get going.  I am either going to prang his or my car by mistake.  TBH no apology or recognition of what he was doing.  He just doesn't care - as long as he and his daughter are all right.

 

You know if you illegally park at a hospital or other public building you get window stickered which leave an awful mess when you try and get them off.  Where can I purchase these stickers from?  Am sure if this happens to him he will rethink his parking ideas.

 

Far too many selfish people in the world that only think of what can make their life easier with little respect for others.

 

Rant over.

 

 

 

 

eBay is your friend.

Be careful though, as you have no rights to your driveway being kept clear for access, so technically you are vandalising their car. If you stick it on the windscreen and obscure their vision you could be in trouble.

A suitably designed note under the wiper may be a better option

^^^As above^^^

 

If you do decide to sticker his car, he might just decide to do the same to yours 

Be careful though, as you have no rights to your driveway being kept clear for access, so technically you are vandalising their car. If you stick it on the windscreen and obscure their vision you could be in trouble.

 

Interesting, Is it not Illegal to block a dropped curb access to a drive. 

Only illegal if there are road markings or signs saying so.

It's abit pedantic moaning about parking opposite, I have the same and it's not an issue. Aslong as I can get on unimpeeded that's all that matters.

Every time you need to enter or leave knock on door and ask for car to be moved as you don't want to bump it 

If he puts it back keep doing it until he gets the message 

Next door neighbour (left) parks tight to our dropped kerb.

 

Guy across the road parks across his.

 

I can't pull off of my driveway and turn left; I have to turn right off of my drive and take an alternative route.

 

I DID think of something similar to what the OP suggested but if you p1$$ people off these days they tend to pour a bottle of paint stripper over your bonnet so it simply isn't worth it.

 

Bite your lip.

Maybe one of these on the windscreen http://youparklikeacunt.com/post/95913629706/im-going-to-get-these-made-up-as-a5-stickers

If I was your neighbour, I'd probably not park there if, for the eighteenth time that month, I'd had to pump my tyres up, as some unidentified scrote had let my tyres down in the night.Even if he got the offender on camera, it's not criminal damage, merely interfering and inconvenient.

Cough.

Edited 2 July, 20169 yr by Mallettsmallett

If I was your neighbour, I'd probably not park there if, for the eighteenth time that month, I'd had to pump my tyres up, as some unidentified scrote had let my tyres down in the night.Even if he got the offender on camera, it's not criminal damage, merely interfering and inconvenient.

Cough.

It could be argued that there would be a financial cost to reinflate the tyre. Especially if all were let down.

Also. The air in that tyre technically has an owner and releasing it would technically permanently deprive the owner of it.

There could in theory be damage to the sidewalls if the cars weight is borne by the deflated tyre.

In short. Whilst unlikely, if the attending Bobby looked hard enough I'm pretty sure he could find something.

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I suspect the cps would **** themselves laughing down the phone.

You would need to prove that he 'owned' the air.

I'm all for amicably resolving conflict and to initiate that is the first step. He doesn't have the right to any of this but if his neighbour is going to be a massive pen1s about it, tiny irritating steps that are unlikely to get him any real trouble is the way to go.

Failing that, let it well up until it boils over and you have a huge outburst.

Edited 2 July, 20169 yr by Mallettsmallett

I suspect the cps would **** themselves laughing down the phone.

You would need to prove that he 'owned' the air.

If he paid 20p putting air in there then he owned it.

You'd need to prove he didn't pay for it.

I'm playing devils advocate by the way.

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And besides.

Criminal Damage isn't a cps charging decision.

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Me too

Also, the sticker idea is a sure fire way to just get him banging on your door getting the hump.

Maybe accidentally back into his car?

One thing I hate about modern new estates is this sort of ****. It's why I could never live on one. A colleague has this every.single.day. his neighbour does the same thing but on a really cramped tiny road new developed estate. Developers cram people in, don't give enough parking spaces and people get peed off with each other

The only winning solution is to get on with people.

Or stab them

Edited 2 July, 20169 yr by Mallettsmallett

You cannot impede access to anyones property by parking where there is a dropped curb. If anyone does this to you you can get their car towed away.

No law about parking opposite one though.

Try asking him again, but don't be polite! Some people don't respond to being asked nicely.....

If legitimate discussion fails then perhaps some local youth could be persuaded to accidentally let some nails/keys head in that general direction.

It's a funny old world. On the one hand there are people like those highlighted above who selfishly park at others' inconvenience and then there are those like my sister's neighbour who lets me use his drive to park on so that I don't have to park in the road.

Edited 3 July, 20169 yr by Sarge

Interesting, Is it not Illegal to block a dropped curb access to a drive. 

No it isn't, you have no right of access at all.

 

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/withington-garys-driveway-parking-problem-11256799

You cannot impede access to anyones property by parking where there is a dropped curb. If anyone does this to you you can get their car towed away.

No law about parking opposite one though.

Wrong. Impeding access to private land is not an offence.

 

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/driveway-blocked-heres-what-you-11264081

from the Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 6:

Originally Posted by :

86 Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc.

(1) In a special enforcement area a vehicle must not be parked on the carriageway adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge where—

(a) the footway, cycle track or verge has been lowered to meet the level of the carriageway for the purpose of—

(i) assisting pedestrians crossing the carriageway,

(ii) assisting cyclists entering or leaving the carriageway, or

(iii) assisting vehicles entering or leaving the carriageway across the footway, cycle track or verge; or

( the carriageway has, for a purpose within paragraph (a)(i) to (iii), been raised to meet the level of the footway, cycle track or verge.

This is subject to the following exceptions.

(2) The first exception is where the vehicle is parked wholly within a designated parking place or any other part of the carriageway where parking is specifically authorised.

A “designated parking place” means a parking place designated by order under section 6, 9, 32(1)( or 45 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).

(3) The second exception is where the vehicle is parked outside residential premises by or with the consent (but not consent given for reward) of the occupier of the premises.

This exception does not apply in the case of a shared driveway.

(4) The third exception is where the vehicle is being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes.

(5) The fourth exception is where—

(a) the vehicle is being used for the purposes of delivering goods to, or collecting goods from, any premises, or is being loaded from or unloaded to any premises,

( the delivery, collection, loading or unloading cannot reasonably be carried out in relation to those premises without the vehicle being parked as mentioned in subsection (1), and

© the vehicle is so parked for no longer than is necessary and for no more than 20 minutes.

(6) The fifth exception is where—

(a) the vehicle is being used in connection with any of the following—

(i) undertaking any building operation, demolition or excavation,

(ii) the collection of waste by a local authority,

(iii) removing an obstruction to traffic,

(iv) undertaking works in relation to a road, a traffic sign or road lighting, or

(v) undertaking works in relation to a sewer or water main or in relation to the supply of gas, electricity, water or communications services,

( it cannot be so used without being parked as mentioned in subsection (1), and

© it is so parked for no longer than is necessary.

(7) In this section “carriageway”, “cycle track” and “footway” have the meanings given by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (c. 66).

(8) References in this section to parking include waiting, but do not include stopping where—

(a) the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or it is necessary for him to stop to avoid an accident, or

( the vehicle is stopped, for no longer than is necessary, for the purpose of allowing people to board or alight from it.

(9) The prohibition in this section is enforceable as if imposed—

(a) in Greater London, by an order under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27),

( elsewhere in England and Wales, by an order under section 1 of that Act.

Ignore the smiley faces in my last post. Copy and paste was a bit weird.

It is illegal but don't expect the police to come rushing round to do anything about it.

OP... by having to carry out these manoeuvres you mention, I assume this means you drive into your drive way?

Why not reverse into your driveway, as I always do "not sure why" must have been an Army thing... then getting out can be achieved without carrying out multiple turnings in the road, with the chance of banging his car.

TBH as long as his car is road legal and it is a public road, sounds like they are not doing anything wrong, just something that is inconvenient to you.