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I've always tried ignoring them parking there as I dont want to fall out with them but the parking tonight was so thoughtless it did really annoy me.
The other gripe I have, is that the other side of the road has no houses, just a fence bordering one really long garden ( as the photos show). Any cars parked there obstruct no driveways or houses but no one will park there!! It's as if there is some issue with parking there that only I can't see!! Is it the extra 10 feet walk that puts them off I wonder??
I think the answer is the dropped curb, something I will need once I get round to lowering the zed anyway. This was a fallout is avoided.
I've often considered buying a £200 car, finding out where the culprit lives and park it outside their house permanately.
The other gripe I have, is that the other side of the road has no houses, just a fence bordering one really long garden ( as the photos show). Any cars parked there obstruct no driveways or houses but no one will park there!! It's as if there is some issue with parking there that only I can't see!! Is it the extra 10 feet walk that puts them off I wonder??
I think the answer is the dropped curb, something I will need once I get round to lowering the zed anyway. This was a fallout is avoided.
I've often considered buying a £200 car, finding out where the culprit lives and park it outside their house permanately.
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Haha. It has been considered!
If you zoom in on the photo at the passenger window, it was left open quite a bit. When washing the zed earlier, I was so tempted to (accidentally) blast the hose through the gap for 30 seconds!
My problem is, that I treat others how I expect to be treated. So I find inconsiderate twats like this so confusing, I simply wouldn't dream of parking like this so also don't really know how to react.
My first reaction is revenge which is never going to end well, so doing nothing is my next reaction, which also solves nothing
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Technically they are "obstructing access to the public highway" which is a criminal offence, I work for my local council here and we have a couple of methods for dealing with this, the first is for a "T bar" to be painted by the council in front of your driveway, this solidifies the legal position. The other is we would send round the Traffic Wardens to have a word however technically this is a police matter, there is also the issue that should you require to leave in an emergency you are not able to do so.
TL;DR - Phone the cops, its technically illegal
TL;DR - Phone the cops, its technically illegal
Dont do this, it is obstruction of the public highway and a criminal offence
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I would go around to next door and ask them to move the car as you can't get out ,go for a short run.Do this a few times and they will get the message.
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whilst i agree that is a bit of a dumb place to park they are well within their rights to park there. Putting cones like above will just antagonize the situation, it is not legally your space and lowering yourself to their behavior is childish at best, i would be inclined to leave a car out the front.
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Exactly, I don't want to enter into a war with neighbours that we get on well with. It's just very inconsiderate to even consider parking there, I can't understand the mindset of someone who would do it.Carmad84 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:30 am whilst i agree that is a bit of a dumb place to park they are well within their rights to park there. Putting cones like above will just antagonize the situation, it is not legally your space and lowering yourself to their behavior is childish at best, i would be inclined to leave a car out the front.
Dropped kerb will hopefully sort the situation
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I have had the same in the past and starting wars with neighbours is never a good idea and always ends badly, you will be shocked at the lengths some people go to.. Especially if you have your pride and joy parked out front!dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:35 amExactly, I don't want to enter into a war with neighbours that we get on well with. It's just very inconsiderate to even consider parking there, I can't understand the mindset of someone who would do it.Carmad84 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:30 am whilst i agree that is a bit of a dumb place to park they are well within their rights to park there. Putting cones like above will just antagonize the situation, it is not legally your space and lowering yourself to their behavior is childish at best, i would be inclined to leave a car out the front.
Dropped kerb will hopefully sort the situation
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I can imagine!! To be fair, my neighbours are nice people. They're very religious and generally like you'd wish neighbours to be. We don't have much in common though apart from our ages. They have 5 children and the driver of this car is a lady in her late 50s (I'm guessing), who comes to help with child care.Carmad84 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:02 amI have had the same in the past and starting wars with neighbours is never a good idea and always ends badly, you will be shocked at the lengths some people go to.. Especially if you have your pride and joy parked out front!dans6490 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:35 amExactly, I don't want to enter into a war with neighbours that we get on well with. It's just very inconsiderate to even consider parking there, I can't understand the mindset of someone who would do it.Carmad84 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:30 am whilst i agree that is a bit of a dumb place to park they are well within their rights to park there. Putting cones like above will just antagonize the situation, it is not legally your space and lowering yourself to their behavior is childish at best, i would be inclined to leave a car out the front.
Dropped kerb will hopefully sort the situation
I'm really surprised they don't mention to her as I would do if it were my visitor blocking them in.
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not sure it is entirely legit?
wouldn't it technically count as a nuisance - interfering with the enjoyment of your property? It's clearly a driveway drop kerb or not..
Although maybe it will come down to the original planning provisions of the driveway too..
wouldn't it technically count as a nuisance - interfering with the enjoyment of your property? It's clearly a driveway drop kerb or not..
Although maybe it will come down to the original planning provisions of the driveway too..
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Unfortunately not - quoted from elsewhere...
The Highways Act 1980 – Section 184, makes it an offence to drive a vehicle across a footway, or verge, where there is no proper vehicle crossover. It allows for the Highway Authority (or its Agent) to agree to a new vehicle crossover to be constructed. New drop kerb vehicle crossings were historically called carriage crossings. They include both the physical lowering of the kerb (the dropped kerb) and a permission to allow a vehicle to cross the public footway.
i.e. it doesn't matter how long/wide your driveway is, legally you're only allowed to drive onto your driveway via the dropped kerb
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