Is this trespassing?

craig_t · 19 Jan 2016 at 19:58

Is this for real?

dowie · 19 Jan 2016 at 19:59

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
You really do come across as a prejudicial plonker!

Why? Surely people would be even more suspicious of some chav on a moped and rightfully so!

C.R.A.Z.Y · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:02

dowie said:
Why? Surely people would be even more suspicious of some chav on a moped and rightfully so!

Only prejudice bigots like yourself and the OP.
The rest of us civilized folks understand that you can't judge a book by it's cover and that thieves come in all sizes, shapes and flavors!!

phil675 · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:06

Please keep the cuckoldry to the other threads.

Duke · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:06

Pretty sure the vast majority would call anyone on a bike in a tracksuit (or just anyone in a tracksuit not doing exercise) a chav and therefore be a bit suspicious of them.

And to answer the OP yes you were trespassing as it sounds like private land which you weren't invited onto or had any business to be on.

jimferno · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:10

Trespass is a civil matter not criminal. You have nothing to worry about, she told you it was private property, you turned around and left as requested.

No biggie.

dowie · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:15

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
Only prejudice bigots like yourself and the OP.
The rest of us civilized folks understand that you can't judge a book by it's cover and that thieves come in all sizes, shapes and flavors!!

nah most people can and do make an intial assessment of unknown people based on their initial appearance

BDEE · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:20

phil675 said:
I just like to look at stuff.

Is that Bilsdale?

Dis86 · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:21

dowie said:
nah most people can and do make an intial assessment of unknown people based on their initial appearance

To not do so would be stupid. People's appearances give away a lot.
However just ignore crazy he can't help but call someone a bigot at least once a day.

phil675 · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:22

BDEE said:
Is that Bilsdale?

No it's somewhere between Daventry and Banbury.

neil_g · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:26

Unless its a road or a byway (would be signposted) then the OP shouldn't have taken his motorised vehicle down it.

Schlong&Stable · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:29

As established in another thread, most of us would have killed you for intruding on your property. Be glad it wasn't a GD'er you came across or you'd be ran through right now!

Vulcan · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:30

dowie said:
you can't just go wandering up someone's driveway because you're feeling nosey

Yes you can, it's not a crime.

unclelonghair · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:31

I thought trespass was a civil offence, not a criminal offence, so the police wouldn't be interested?

phil675 · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:32

What was funny though is she turned out of the road the same way as me, I sped up a bit, saw a turning I wanted to take but was going too fast so turned around at a roundabout and she saw me going the other way, probably thought I was going back there!

[FnG]magnolia · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:34

phil675 said:
There is a sign saying the name of the place with private property and also a Caravan Club sign.

Now I'm led to believe that if somewhere has an open gate and a road that is connected to a public road it's not really trespassing, does anyone know about this?

No, no one knows about this because you've made it up :confused:

Nice bike though!

neil_g · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:36

Assuming he means the right to roam, that only applies to certain areas and certainly not on motorised vehicles.

https://www.gov.uk/right-of-way-open-access-land/use-your-right-to-roam

dowie · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:54

Longbow said:
Yes you can, it's not a crime.

it is called trespassing

bobbyspangles · 19 Jan 2016 at 20:55

I can see that from my house. Is that where you had the encounter because I've been told off for going up there before. Supposedly its a private road though I was a bit dubious because there's road signs on it and even if it were private it's probably owned by BT, not the woman whose house is down there, and I'm sure they don't care.

dowie · 19 Jan 2016 at 21:00

doesn't make it OK to go snooping around someone's driveway or property because you're feeling nosey

also under some circumstnaces, like if you do it at night the homeowner might well beat the **** out of you and also not be committing a criminal offence