When someone parks THIER car on YOUR drive...what can you do?

[Drago]

Select low range, drag it into the road, park my car on the driveway.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Apparently not a lot.
Just heard tail end of a radio phone in.
In congested areas people have started just leaving thier car on anyones drive. If they block you in you can take action but if not....tough sh*t.
One guy found a car on his drive.....someone had a skip on THIER drive so parked on HIS drive. He pushed it off his drive and next day...........police came and arrested him.

Take their wheels off and blame it on local crime?. Just tell them that's why you don't have a car and cycle instead.

 

[Beebo]

Parking on private land isn’t illegal. We all park on private land when ever we go to the shops.

Solution is to put up signs and wheel clamp any car on your property.

It is a sad situation to have to be in, but if that’s what it takes then so be it.

 

[spen666]

Its amazing how often people who park across my drive blocking it so I can't access my property find their vehicle suffers multiple flat tyres. Must be some sort of Bermuda Triangle effect on tyre valves in the area.


Cars have also been known to be bounced out of the way

 

[MikeG]

I know a builder who built a brick wall in front of a car parked on his land, and then charged the owner the costs of building and demolishing it before taking it down. I have no idea of the legalities involved in that.

 

[BoldonLad]

Well, I tend to think I would just place put some large heavy object behind the offending vehicle (like, for example, my car), then go out for the evening, or longer.

 

[Venod]

Solution is to put up signs and wheel clamp any car on your property.

That might be satisfying but its against the law to clamp vehicles on private land.

 

[Arjimlad]

No.....the solicitor on the phone in said "you will need deep pockets" as it is a lengthy process.

I see.. well, it needn't be all that difficult. I would agree it isn't cost-effective to engage a solicitor for, though.

 

[Piemaster]

Parking on private land isn’t illegal. We all park on private land when ever we go to the shops.

Solution is to put up signs and wheel clamp any car on your property.

It is a sad situation to have to be in, but if that’s what it takes then so be it.

You can't clamp cars on private land, which is what your driveway is. The law changed a few years back, mostly i think as a reaction to the very zealous clampers actions and motorists getting upset about the release fees arising from parking in office/business/whatever car parks while shopping, etc. So 'the boot' is now on the other foot. I can't see that anyone really foresaw driveways, still being private land, suffering from the same problem when the rules were altered.

Perhaps I should nip round to John Prescotts gaff and see how long it takes before my car gets shifted off his drive...

 

[glasgowcyclist]

This might be useful for those, including myself, fantasising about dealing with this kind of problem:

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q441.htm

Edited: Meant to add this link too - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/section/54/enacted

 

[BoldonLad]

..............
Perhaps I should nip round to John Prescotts gaff and see how long it takes before my car gets shifted off his drive...

Would his drive not already be full of Jaguars?

You could, perhaps, park in car park of one of the empty "Emergency Services Call Centres" he commissioned, and, which are still standing empty, at vast public expense?

 

[raleighnut]

Superglue a polite notice not to park there to the windscreen in front of the driving side.

 

[Dave7]

Its amazing how often people who park across my drive blocking it so I can't access my property find their vehicle suffers multiple flat tyres. Must be some sort of Bermuda Triangle effect on tyre valves in the area.


Cars have also been known to be bounced out of the way

Great idea.. .....so long as nobody sees whoever sid the dastardly deed.

 

[Dave7]

Superglue a polite notice not to park there to the windscreen in front of the driving side.

Great idea but sadly....if you do ANYTHING to thier car you will be liable for criminal damage.

 

[Tin Pot]

Apparently not a lot.
Just heard tail end of a radio phone in.
In congested areas people have started just leaving thier car on anyones drive. If they block you in you can take action but if not....tough sh*t.
One guy found a car on his drive.....someone had a skip on THIER drive so parked on HIS drive. He pushed it off his drive and next day...........police came and arrested him.

Beat them to death, bury in shallow grave, job done.