How to stop this guy from parking across our drive

aggie

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Yessss! This is resolved -at least for now.

You could leave a polite note on his car. If that fails, you will just have to knock on the door and ask him nicely not to leave his car there as you need to keep your entrance free.

I have this problem constantly. I live near the shops and since there is a parking fee we often have shoppers parking in our cul-de-sac. My notes are none too polite as they are breaking the law. I always take a photo of them as one idiot threatened me with the police. Leave a note and take photos. Don't be soft with this person as they are taking advantage. Assertiveness works every time.

Glad problem has been solved and thanks for returning and informing - many don't .....

With you on that Aggie. Why do people just read the Thread opening post then go straight to their own comment!???

I looked out of curiosity to see how many more pages with the same advice would appear

I agree with others that you must just knock on his door and ask politely if he would move his car as you need to get out. Maybe the people who lived there before you didnt have a car and he hasnt realised. I cant believe he would deliberately block you in.

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I’m just glad to see the OP is obviously feeling better. In her last post , she’d had a stomach bug which was causing her much anxiety. That..and the fact she’s only 28 I think, may have contributed to her being unable to deal with this.

Glad it’s all better for you Itsawelshthing

123kitty

Hey SHOUTY we don't all have time to read every answer. Why are you still bothering to read answers to the post if you know the problem has been dealt with?

Try reading the previous answers , you might be surprised , ?

Hey SHOUTY we don't all have time to read every answer. Why are you still bothering to read answers to the post if you know the problem has been dealt with?

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"Parking across a dropped kerb is a parking contravention for which a Penalty Charge Notice can be issued. ... This means if you park across a dropped kerb you are committing an offence unless you have permission."

Unfortunately you can't 'stop him' parking there but as others have said, if he's preventing you from getting your car 'out' of your driveway you can ask him to move or call the police who will have his vehicle removed.
Unfortunately, if you return home and his car is blocking your driveway and he refuses to move it, tough! The laws covering obstruction only reach far enough to allow you 'out' of your property, not 'into' it, so if he's not willing to move to let you back onto your driveway there's nothing you can do about it.

He is out of order and you have no choice but to ask him politely to move it.

It is very inconsiderate to block someone’s car on their own drive. My next door neighbour turned his front garden into a parking space by gravelling it, alongside his drive as he has a van, two cars and a caravan. The pavement outside already had a dropped curb but he has claimed all of that area as his “ driveway” and makes such a fuss if anyone parks their car at the bottom of his pull in,( it used to be a turn around space as we live at the bottom of a cul de sac) and comes around asking them to move the car because he needs to go out. He gets in his car, drives around the block and pulls up again. He’s gone about a minute. It’s just him being petty and taking ownership on something that does not belong to him. We have already checked with our council and he has not had permission to turn this into “his” drive. The cheek of some people. I would confront him and ask him politely not to do it if he is blocking your actual drive, if he gets lairy then involve the police or local council to point out his error. If he persists just park your own car there instead to stop him doing it.

I might be wrong but I think anyone that deliberately blocks you in more than once is taking the mick when it happened to my dil the police came and issued a parking ticket as she needed to get her little one from school and couldn’t get out

@Daisend1. It’s illegal all day long to park across a dropped kerb whether the house is rented or owned.

lovebeigecardigans1955

Might it help if you put yourself in the charming, suave character of Sgt Wilson in Dad's Army, welsh ? He could charm the birds off the trees.
Knock on the door, introduce yourself, "I've just moved in to No 3 and I need to get my car out. Could you just move your car a little ... would you mind awfully?" Smile as though you expect him to be just as pleasant and hope he should get the message. Repeat this polite request every time and if he has any sense he'll park elsewhere in future.

That made me laugh visualising him and hearing him say it. Wonderful TV programme. Even though we probably know every word that is coming it still makes me laugh out loud.

@keepingquiet. Actually it IS illegal to park across someone’s driveway if the pavement has been dropped to allow vehicles in and out of the drive - the dropped kerb protects the homeowners’ right to access onto their property. It’s also illegal to park across a dropped kerb which has been placed on a public pavement to facilitate wheelchair users, and as one myself I can tell you that drivers almost always ignore this - either they don’t know or don’t care - forcing me to either bump up painfully on the kerb or wheel along in the road until I find the next dropped kerb.

I would go and knock on his door and ask him

You must go to his door and tell him he cannot block your drive. This is totally unacceptable. Document dates/times if it still persists and take photos - if need be, you must contact the local council or police with this evidence. Perhaps put up CCTV cameras so he can see this, and also to prevent him taking any anger out on your vehicle/s if you feel he might react in that way. He is totally in the wrong to be blocking your drive.

please will people just look the law up on these matters, it is illegal to block someones driveway that has a drop kerb access , i was albeit a long time ago now a police officer, If the vehicle is blocking access to your driveway you should first make enquiries with the neighbours to see if they know who the car belongs to, so they can move it.

In most areas local councils have now taken on responsibility for enforcing parking provisions under what is known as Civil Parking Enforcement (CPE). Under CPE, it's an offence to park a vehicle that blocks a dropped kerb driveway. You can check if your local council has taken on CPE via the link below:

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679505/la-with-cpe -list.csv /preview

If your council has taken on CPE, you will usually need to report vehicles that are obstructing a dropped kerb directly to them – you can contact them via the link below:

www.gov.uk/find-your-local-council

If your local council hasn't taken on CPE, you will need to contact your local police force.

The police/council policy for dealing with such matters may vary between forces/councils. Some police forces may only attend if your car has been blocked in and you cannot get out.

" Hi - my name is Itsawelshthing , we've just moved into no. xx . ( pause big smile ) I've noticed on a few occasions you've parked across our drive. We are in and out during the day and obviously now we have moved in , could you please leave it clear so we can get on
and off our drive " ( big smile )

Why not go over and give him your shopping list ? Say you can’t get out so maybe he’d like to go get it for you?!

Itsawelshthing

Okay! I know I need to put my big pants on lol but my worry is, is he going to keep on doing it and can I simply ask him not to do it again? Driving me insane why can't they just use their heads.

Before reading the other replies (I will do so) my thought would be to politely ask him if he can move his car as you need to go out.

And then you "need" to go out about eight times a day (even if you just drive around the block - he doesn't need to know WHY you're going out).

As long as you're polite (and if you want to lay it on thick, you can also be apologetic) there should be no reason for him not to move his car - and get thoroughly fed up with having to do it several times of the day/evening/weekend, that he will get the message and stop parking there.

It's so rude of him. However, there's something ticking in the back of my mind that there's nothing the police can/will do, even though he is blocking you IN, as it's a civil matter.

I hope you can get this resolved.