Car being deliberately blocked in when parked on a road
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Good news! I've got an old Renault Ambiwlans that's about to be scrapped! 
Given they sound like a bunch of spanners, how about borrowing a white van with the HMRC logo applied via magnetic panel just before you park up....? I know they don't use them, but they might not know.
Or just leave a large HMRC folder marked "Specialist Tax investigations Team" on the dashboard each time to park it, with a made up HMRC parking badge?
Or just leave a large HMRC folder marked "Specialist Tax investigations Team" on the dashboard each time to park it, with a made up HMRC parking badge?
andye30m3 said:
I do see this as an issue which is going to get a lot worse, new housing estates have far less parking and in some cases the planners seam to deliberately restrict parking levels to prevent car ownership.
Such planners should be close to the head of the queue for P45s.The fact that people much prefer heavily taxed private transport to subsidised public transport should provide them with a clue as to their disposablity...
Let's get them gone!
fluffnik said:
andye30m3 said:
I do see this as an issue which is going to get a lot worse, new housing estates have far less parking and in some cases the planners seam to deliberately restrict parking levels to prevent car ownership.
Such planners should be close to the head of the queue for P45s.The fact that people much prefer heavily taxed private transport to subsidised public transport should provide them with a clue as to their disposablity...
Let's get them gone!
After seeing the picture I can conclude they are a pair of mentally deficient lunatics. No reason you shouldn't park there.
Ringing the doorbell at 5am until they respond seems a perfectly acceptable tactic if they aren't scary/violent. Failing them getting up and moving it I would tow it or jack it up and roll it out the way. Why should idiots like this impede you, just show them you won't be pushed around and you will make your car mobile however they block you in.
Ringing the doorbell at 5am until they respond seems a perfectly acceptable tactic if they aren't scary/violent. Failing them getting up and moving it I would tow it or jack it up and roll it out the way. Why should idiots like this impede you, just show them you won't be pushed around and you will make your car mobile however they block you in.
fluffnik said:
saaby93 said:
It's not the purpose of roads.
It's an entirely valid use in residential areas where its tendency to moderate free traffic speeds is a generally positive side effect...OP's neighbours are muppets, my mate has a similar issue at the moment and it's pathetic how these things can degenerate so quickly into outright enmity. For instance, they will call the police to get him to move his car, when a) moving one of their own would free up space for them to get out and b) knocking on the door and asking politely might also work.
Hooli said:
fluffnik said:
andye30m3 said:
I do see this as an issue which is going to get a lot worse, new housing estates have far less parking and in some cases the planners seam to deliberately restrict parking levels to prevent car ownership.
Such planners should be close to the head of the queue for P45s.The fact that people much prefer heavily taxed private transport to subsidised public transport should provide them with a clue as to their disposablity...
Let's get them gone!
In a recent, nearby, planning application for development of a total of 12 one and two-bedroomed flats, the developers indicated a total of 22 off-road parking spaces. The Council, objecting to the application for other reasons, nevertheless suggested that this be reduced to 16. Considering that car-ownership locally runs around one-per-person-aged-over-17, a minimum of 24 spaces would have been more appropriate. As it turned out, the development was reduced to two three-bedroomed houses, each with a single off-road parking space. Guess what? Five extra cars now park on the road outside.
And, in passing, if you want to develop off-road parking on your property (even for your own use), you might need planning permission. Generally speaking, if you live on a classified road (A, B, C, D, etc.) then you will need formal planning permission. Where consent is required, 'Highways' have a whole set of requirements with which many properties are unable to comply. So even if you can physically do it, you might be prevented on road safety grounds.
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