Neighbour's car parked on my drive

Neighbour's car parked on my drive

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TypeRTom

Original Poster:

502 posts

156 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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... and they aren't at home. What are my options?

I've never spoken to them so not sure how much I value neighbourly relations.

Mr E

21,583 posts

258 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Block them in and go to the pub?

AKindSoul

154 posts

183 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Show a Google Maps view of it smile

buachaille193

201 posts

138 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Park on theirs?

GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

156 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Speak to the police, they should be able to make attempts at contacting the owner (yeh I know they're your neighbour but who knows where they are?)

Same happened to a friend recently, the owner eventually moved it but beyond that not much unless you can move it without damaging it.

S1_RS

782 posts

198 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Block it in and go get pissed for the next four days.

Wh00sher

1,587 posts

217 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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You could do with some of the labels with the adhesive that`s REALLY hard to remove, stick it on their windscreen in the drivers eyeline with a `please don`t park on my drive...` message on it.

Doesn`t really help at the moment though. I wouldn`t dream of parking on someone elses drive without permission ! furious

hedgefinder

3,418 posts

169 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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buachaille193 said:
Park on theirs?
seems like the reasonable option if possible,then go out for the night.

Rovinghawk

13,300 posts

157 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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TypeRTom said:
... not sure how much I value neighbourly relations.
They clearly don't value them much.

Don

28,377 posts

283 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Take pictures. name and shame. "Women on who eat on the tube" style: "wkers who park on my land".

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Yes, need pictures...chop chop

StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

150 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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S1_RS said:
Block it in and go get pissed for the next four days.
This sir, is the way forward. thumbup

don'tbesilly

13,900 posts

162 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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S1_RS said:
Block it in and go get pissed for the next four days.
The above, but before getting pissed put a for sale ad on Ebay,and 'For sale' signs in all the windows of the car.
Don't forget to ram frozen baked potatoes up the exhaust pipes as well for good measure.

Frozen sausages is sooooo last year.

Chrisgr31

13,440 posts

254 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Well according to other threads we should all be allowed to park where we like and have no consequences from doing so! biggrin

a4cabrio

899 posts

158 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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I had a similar situation a while ago, the difference being that I had given my neighbour permission to use one of my 2 parking spaces. Then I bought a new car and the trouble began, my new car sits really low to the ground and to drive straight into my parking space was causing my car to bottom out and hit the pavement/parking space border, the same happened if reversing straight out. if I drove into the space at an angle taking up my 2 spaces it was fine, same if I reversed out at an angle also.

I spoke to the neighbours and pointed out the marks on the pavement/drive and the dent in the bottom of my car and asked them to stop parking there, we now don't speak as they seem to think I'm being awkward.

Whatever way the OP approaches it, the neighbours will think they've not done anything wrong

johnny fotze

394 posts

124 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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He's cocking his leg and pissing on your tree, either move it by any means necessary or get used to being his bh. Next he'll borrow your lawnmower and it will instantly become his, before you know it he'll be having a go on your wife without asking.

Octoposse

2,152 posts

184 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Possible that it's a genuine mistake - friend/mechanic dropped car back and got wrong house? (OK you'd expect keys through letterbox but . . . ). Worth considering before adopting nuclear option.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Get a spanner and turn it into a kit car. You might need more than one spanner.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Is it causing a massive issue?

Have a chat when they return. I'm sure there is a valid reason.

rambo19

2,737 posts

136 months

Thursday 17th April 2014
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Topbox said:
Is it causing a massive issue?

Have a chat when they return. I'm sure there is a valid reason.
I very much doubt it!
Only an idiot would park on someone else's drive.