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

[raleighnut]

Comes off easy with a blade, I have cleaned it off loads of screens for customers over the years.

Yep.

or even easier with Acetone (nail polish remover)

Pain in the ar5e when you haven't got either with you and as both of you point out it doesn't damage the car in the slightest.

 

[Drago]

the driver, as the ultimate responsibility for ensuring a vehicles roadworthiness lies with them. However, when it turns all civilly it'll get nasty, with claims of contributory acts etc.

 

[raleighnut]

Yep.


Pain in the ar5e when you haven't got either with you and as both of you point out it doesn't damage the car in the slightest.

Mind you it is possible to get this,
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...ass-Glue.htm&usg=AOvVaw04ebXdeSS6mX3OTi6Qd2x_

That doesn't come off as easily.

 

[Brandane]

Its lovely to see our resident ex-members of the thin blue line advocating criminal damage.

Perhaps because they know from bitter experience that the law is, at times, an ass?
The job of the Police is to enforce the law*, whether or not they agree with it. They can't pick and choose which laws to enforce as they see fit. I'm sure it's the same in most other professions. I'm sure tax collectors don't always agree with screwing people into the ground - but it is their job.
*In Scotland, parking on private property is a civil matter and nothing to do with the Police. Property owner would be advised to see a lawyer.

Regarding the parking problem, and as an ex member of the thin blue line......... If the law is so weighted in favour of idiots parking on private property, then yes, I would take my chance with some form of obstruction or criminal damage, and let them try and prove who the culprit was. As things stand I won't have to worry about this too much as my first floor flat doesn't have a drive.

 

[Drago]

What other ex-members of the police do we have on this thread? To my knowledge I'm the only one, and I'm not encouraging any unlawful act.

 

[Levo-Lon]

I have 2 of these , Be fun putting the car into black sacks for them to take home


https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/Sti...Us&gclid=CJmz2KK_o9kCFc4eGwodkekAAQ&gclsrc=ds

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I once parked in a small office car park that I shouldn't have. I knew it was wrong but I was running really late for a show I was working on so I thought "sod it". One of the women in the office saw me, shook her fist at me and shouted what looked like sweary words totally unbecoming a lady of her vintage. When I got back to the car after the show, all the door locks had been superglued. This would have been a problem if I'd remembered to lock the car but it still caused damage. The Police couldn't care less. They came out, hummed and hawed then said "You won't park here again then?"

 

[Dave7]

As an upstanding member of society, I must point out that I would tow the offending vehicle off the driveway. I would not damage it, and do not countenance anyone doing so.

Not allowed....you would be arrested

 

[DaveReading]

Not allowed....you would be arrested

And charged with what, out of interest?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The job of the Police is to enforce the law*, whether or not they agree with it. They can't pick and choose which laws to enforce as they see fit.

Except they do. Try getting the police to investigate a burglary and didn't the London Met effectively decide to ignore the law on drug possession and write their own policy?

 

[Drago]

Not allowed....you would be arrested

There's no criminal offences or traffic non compliances.

 

[slowmotion]

or into the fuel tank

Into the air intakes is a bit more stealthy. It takes a couple of days before the appalling consequences manifest themselves.

 

[Drago]

And what crime is that?

 

[Cycleops]

Pour a pot of double cream into the ventilation inlet at the top of the bonnet.

Better yet wire a kipper to their exhaust. The smell will never go.

 

[midlife]

And what crime is that?

Trespass to chattles, which I think is a civil tort but as usual I could be way off the mark.