I used to be regularly blocked in by our now thankfully ex NDN. Eventually I got fed up, blocked him in and when he came round we didn't answer the door. He didn't do it again.
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We once had a car towed in Plymouth because they parked across the entrance to our back lane, which was a dead end, blocking in around 30 cars. We only wanted to go shopping but the neighbour needed to pick up his wife from hospital.
I had a delightful neighbour in Aberdden who liked to park like this, His car is in front of our house and neither house has drives so he couldn't be complaining about space.
The Volvo was mine, my towbar is under his bumper!
I had a similar problem some years ago. We were 2 bungalows, at the end of a dog leg, single track lane. One day I tried to go out and someone had driven into the entrance of the lane and parked. I went to the pub next door and someone knew the driver had gone into town on foot. Some hefty customers offered to move the car for me. They bounced it out of the lane and left it on the verge. It didn't happen again. Signs with Private Drive. Please do not block. Needed at all times. Seem to help.
This is as much a contentious issue across the land as people not picking up after their dogs! Every time I hold a street market in our town, there are complaints afterwards from residents where visitors have parked across their drives. I lay on additional parking but there is no legislating for drivers' selfishness.
That said - I was once guilty of parking across a drive myself. I was called into the primary school as my granddaughter had twisted her ankle and had to be taken to A&E. There was nowhere to park except across the drive of the house next to the school. I was just arriving back at my car, with my granddaughter in my arms, when the owner of the house started berating me. She wanted a stand-up argument there and then. I wanted to get my g'daughter to A&E so I just ignored her, got g'daughter into the car and drove off. But clearly that property owner was just at the end of her tether - she must have had people parking across her drive on a daily basis, and just couldn't read the situation I was in.
I understand how difficult it can be to find parking spaces. We've already had three different vehicles block the drive this morning, none of which were delivering. All were neighbours who couldn't get nearer their own houses, but could have parked across the road, which is further to walk.
But at least I know which house to go to, if we need to get the car out.
in usa, we just call and have the vehicle towed when this type thing happens.but to prevent from happening we put orange cones to block area like no parking zone. we also put signs that say vehicle towed at owner's expense. blocking it with own car is an option. if car does not have proper licensing and such. call cops say it is abandoned.
“ in usa, we just call and have the vehicle towed when this type thing happens.” Who pays? In the UK the towing company would want payment upfront I should think.
“ to prevent from happening we put orange
cones to block area” What is there to stop the rogue parker from moving them?
” we also put signs that say vehicle towed at owner's expense” Is this enforceable? Do some car owners refuse to pay arguing they were legally parked?
“ if car does not have proper licensing and such. call cops say it is abandoned.” There was a seemingly abandoned car just down the road from us. It took the police 5 days before they came out to investigate.
Sadly the police have more urgent things to deal with (in the UK at least).
I suppose it would fall under the duties of traffic wardens https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/civil-enforcement-officer if there was one around but I can't remember ever seeing one anywhere but in the town centre pay & display car parks and parking meter areas, checking that people haven't stayed longer than the time they've paid for.
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if the rogue parker moves cones to park car. the car usually get towed.our police do a better job.
if is that rude behavior continues. it starts feud and civil lawsuit.
neighbor feuds like this usually end in court. if they get worse and violence happens. they still end in court and sometimes with one party or both in jail.
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Some hefty customers offered to move the car for me. They bounced it out of the lane and left it on the verge.
It didn't happen again.
Signs with Private Drive. Please do not block. Needed at all times. Seem to help.
That said - I was once guilty of parking across a drive myself. I was called into the primary school as my granddaughter had twisted her ankle and had to be taken to A&E. There was nowhere to park except across the drive of the house next to the school. I was just arriving back at my car, with my granddaughter in my arms, when the owner of the house started berating me. She wanted a stand-up argument there and then. I wanted to get my g'daughter to A&E so I just ignored her, got g'daughter into the car and drove off. But clearly that property owner was just at the end of her tether - she must have had people parking across her drive on a daily basis, and just couldn't read the situation I was in.
But at least I know which house to go to, if we need to get the car out.
thing happens.but to prevent from happening we put orange
cones to block area like no parking zone. we also put signs
that say vehicle towed at owner's expense. blocking it with own
car is an option.
if car does not have proper licensing and such. call cops say it
is abandoned.
these best options without breaking the law.
thing happens.”
Who pays? In the UK the towing company would want payment upfront I should think.
“ to prevent from happening we put orange
What is there to stop the rogue parker from moving them?
” we also put signs
that say vehicle towed at owner's expense”
Is this enforceable? Do some car owners refuse to pay arguing they were legally parked?
“ if car does not have proper licensing and such. call cops say it
is abandoned.”
There was a seemingly abandoned car just down the road from us. It took the police 5 days before they came out to investigate.
if the rogue parker moves cones to park car.
the car usually get towed.our police do a better job.
if is that rude behavior continues. it starts feud
and civil lawsuit.
neighbor feuds like this usually end in court.
if they get worse and violence happens.
they still end in court and sometimes with one party or both in jail.