parking outside someone else's house - what would jesus (or you) do

[Tefal]

So thought I’d give an update...

Left a note on the windsceeen - ignored

Wife bumped into him parking outside ours with space elsewhere and he said he can see it from his flat on the road perpendicular to our if he parks outside ours and basically admitted he parks there so it doesn’t bring unwanted attention to his property!!!

She pointed out our garage has been broken into since he started parking there and that we have small baby that she stay at home with ect. but his response was ‘so does my partner’

Now I’m fuming at this but can’t actually do anything!

Facebook/Twitter post a pic of the van (try tagging some local youths too) commenting about the amazing thing you've seen inside it.

Ie "omg just realised my neighbour keeps his kawasaki h2 carbon track bike in his van"

"Lol think I've just seen somones mobile grow op park up"

"Jesus just how many tool cabinets can a guy fit in one van!?"


Wait for van to be robbed

 

[NVP]

So thought I’d give an update...

Left a note on the windsceeen - ignored

Wife bumped into him parking outside ours with space elsewhere and he said he can see it from his flat on the road perpendicular to our if he parks outside ours and basically admitted he parks there so it doesn’t bring unwanted attention to his property!!!

She pointed out our garage has been broken into since he started parking there and that we have small baby that she stay at home with ect. but his response was ‘so does my partner’

Now I’m fuming at this but can’t actually do anything!

Tyres go flat quite frequently in this hot weather

 

[Kenai]

Tyres go flat quite frequently in this hot weather

These sort of suggestions are risky now he's made it known its him that has an issue.

He might find nails and screws keep 'falling off the van' in front of his driveway in return.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Put the van on a treadmill until it takes off.

 

[Ace Modder]

Do you live near acemodder

i thought this.... but being honest about the situation

There is nothing you can legally do, what I woudl suggest is try to have a nice friendly chat with the driver, make a point if being around when he parks up. Don't be all agressive because actually by Law he is entitled to park there as long as the kerb is not lowered and their are no yellow/red line markings. Just explain calmly how you feel and if he is a decent human you will come to an agreement. If not and he is scum, you will end up having a dodgy car insurance collision claim against you and then he will cancel when the overwhelming evidences proves the ***** is lying through his back teeth haha

 

[Tefal]

Sensible solution apply to the council to have your kerb dropped?

Ok it will cost a bit but then you can just have the police tow his van away

 

[grudas]

park your car there for a few weeks, dont use your driveway so he gets the message?

 

[tom_e]

park your car there for a few weeks, dont use your driveway so he gets the message?

Guy then parks on OPs driveway

 

[Dunks]

Guy then parks on OPs driveway

Then there's nothing you can do except go through the courts for civil trespass

 

[eviled]

Put the van on a treadmill until it takes off.

only sensible option - literally spat my coffee out

Plan was, tyres down, poo under door handles, super glue in locks

but not now my wife's spoken to him (and he bigger than me, and has less to lose than me)

 

[Snookums]

buy a crap car that doesnt work but isnt an eye sore and is cheap to tax, leave it permanently parked outside.

 

[Tefal]

Then there's nothing you can do except go through the courts for civil trespass

Unless it's leaking anything then the police will remove it.

On an unrelated note have you seen how thin petrol tanks are?

 

[Jez]

I don't have this problem, because I have a private driveway with the capacity to hold five cars.

Parking is just one nightmare I don't miss about the UK.

This is not a UK thing, this is a Victorian era terraced house thing. The UK does also have plenty of housing stock with driveways of all sizes and shapes too

 

[grudas]

Guy then parks on OPs driveway

then park your car in front of your driveway and see what happens.. ! I doubt he'd park on his driveway.

 

[Beans on toast Dave]

Buy crap cheap car. Park it outside your place for 6 months. He'll get into the habit of parking elsewhere. Job done.

thats exactly what i would do even if its costs a few quid

 

[Yadda]

thats exactly what i would do even if its costs a few quid

Me too. Something low like an MR2 so it doesn't spoil the view.

 

[The Running Man]

thats exactly what i would do even if its costs a few quid

As in insured, taxed etc going to cost thousand+ over a couple of years though..

 

[Yadda]

Alternatively the OP could hire a skip for a few weeks.

Edit: or borrow a friend/relative's car for a while if they're away or have a second car sitting idle.

 

[The Running Man]

Alternatively the OP could hire a skip for a few weeks.

A pallet with 800kg of topsoil for about 50 quid would do it. Then slowly sell off the top soil.

 

[Beans on toast Dave]

As in insured, taxed etc going to cost thousand+ over a couple of years though..

would not care, nearly had to do it where i am now, idiot across my road would park his massive van apposite my house, had to shut the blinds as the reflection off it was awful
asked him to move it and he got all shirty,
hardly ever happens now so not a issue, people park cars there and thats not an issue, its a pain but not that bothered