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In this case the bloke just parked behind the offender on his own drive but
can you just park in the road across your own drive too? It seems unclear from this paragraph: "However, if a car is blocking a drive on a public road, it is likely that the driver is committing a parking offence, so local authorities can get involved and potentially fine the offending driver." even if you are only across your own drive? In general what can you legally do if someone parks on your drive? Is it trespass? Discuss......
In this case the bloke just parked behind the offender on his own drive but
can you just park in the road across your own drive too? It seems unclear from this paragraph: "However, if a car is blocking a drive on a public road, it is likely that the driver is committing a parking offence, so local authorities can get involved and potentially fine the offending driver." even if you are only across your own drive? In general what can you legally do if someone parks on your drive? Is it trespass? Discuss......
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would be tempted to block the other car, but probably wouldn’t.
I once came home to find a lorry in my drive with the driver saying he was on his break and wasn’t allowed to drive for a while.
I could have blocked him in, I suppose, but instead I heaved my shopping up the steep hill from the bottom while glaring furiously at him.
I once came home to find a lorry in my drive with the driver saying he was on his break and wasn’t allowed to drive for a while.
I could have blocked him in, I suppose, but instead I heaved my shopping up the steep hill from the bottom while glaring furiously at him.
if its only a short time then no harm done but I seen stories of rogue airport parking companies who leave cars on your drive for a week or 2. After a few days I'd put something there to stop them getting out like a big bag of gravel or wire so they cant get out. The car would also get very dirty after a dust storm
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Regardless of how true or not the scenario is -
I would have blocked the inconsiderate guest in with my car, to make them knock on the door and ask me to move my car.
I would then politely inform them that my drive is not a car park for random strangers, and I would move my car, and that would be the end of it.
Given the ease with which serious wars of attrition can be started between neighbours, I would not mention it to my neighbour unless they brought it up, and then i would explain what I had done, and why, and expect that to be the end of the matter.
I would have blocked the inconsiderate guest in with my car, to make them knock on the door and ask me to move my car.
I would then politely inform them that my drive is not a car park for random strangers, and I would move my car, and that would be the end of it.
Given the ease with which serious wars of attrition can be started between neighbours, I would not mention it to my neighbour unless they brought it up, and then i would explain what I had done, and why, and expect that to be the end of the matter.
I know someone who booked an Air BnB for a weekend with his new girlfriend. The owner wasn't going to be there but gave them the address and told him to park on the drive. He did wonder why the drive was such a tight squeeze to get into but managed to park and then him and his new partner went off to lunch. When they were walking along the road after their lunch they realised that they had parked their car in the drive of the wrong house. Not only that but but owners of the house had come home and found a random WW on their drive and had phoned the police (who were not interested) I tried not to laugh when he told me.
When police are called to such an incident they would not remove the blocking vehicle as it was blocking an exit to property. If the scene was such that his car was blocking entry to the driveway, they could remove the vehicle as it was obstructing entry - but not if preventing an exit. The obvious exclusions would apply here such as emergency access needed or someone was in peril of injury etc etc.