Guy blocked in driveway due to neighbours
Discussion
Shakermaker said:
hotchy said:
I thought it was frozen sausages and a hammer that dealt with these types of situations?
OK can someone please explain this one to me?
robinessex said:
shakotan said:
johnnyBv8 said:
shakotan said:
TankRizzo said:
Jimboka said:
Strictly speaking, you can block access to a driveway. But you can't block somebody on their drive.
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ttish but true.
( A workmate parks his car across a neighbours drive, his neighbour only had it installed for their sons weekly visit. Police called on occasions by his neighbour, he now has a police letter to show them confirming no offence)
Your workmate is a bellend.t
ttish but true.( A workmate parks his car across a neighbours drive, his neighbour only had it installed for their sons weekly visit. Police called on occasions by his neighbour, he now has a police letter to show them confirming no offence)
anarki said:
Shakermaker said:
hotchy said:
I thought it was frozen sausages and a hammer that dealt with these types of situations?
OK can someone please explain this one to me?shakotan said:
robinessex said:
shakotan said:
johnnyBv8 said:
shakotan said:
TankRizzo said:
Jimboka said:
Strictly speaking, you can block access to a driveway. But you can't block somebody on their drive.
tttish but true.
( A workmate parks his car across a neighbours drive, his neighbour only had it installed for their sons weekly visit. Police called on occasions by his neighbour, he now has a police letter to show them confirming no offence)
Your workmate is a bellend.t
ttish but true.( A workmate parks his car across a neighbours drive, his neighbour only had it installed for their sons weekly visit. Police called on occasions by his neighbour, he now has a police letter to show them confirming no offence)
.This is the bit that's wrong
"then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
"then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
robinessex said:
This is the bit that's wrong
"then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
Although people will pile in here, you are right. Vehicles in a parking bay, fine. If just on the road they are causing an obstruction."then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
Thankyou4calling said:
robinessex said:
This is the bit that's wrong
"then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
Although people will pile in here, you are right. Vehicles in a parking bay, fine. If just on the road they are causing an obstruction."then the curb at the end of their driveway is a valid parking space and they are illegally depriving someone the right to park there" Unless specifically marked out with white lines, there is no legal right to park anywhere on the highway. In fact, ANY vehicle parked on the highway is technically an obstruction.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/regul...
whats the penalty?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...
ETA and here
https://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/index.php?/topic/...
Edited by saaby93 on Friday 29th April 18:10
james_gt3rs said:
Thankyou4calling said:
Do people have a "£200 snotter" tucked away for this kind of thing or do they buy one in for each incident.
Is there a source specifically for £200 snotters with MOT?
I think i will get one just in case.
Is there a source specifically for £200 snotters with MOT?
I think i will get one just in case.
Beat me to it! The internet hardmen are so funny 
Sometimes you have to bite the bullet....unless you payed more attention at school
What's the best thing to do?
Move.
Assumptions:
- any retaliation by Gary would quickly escalate to verbal / physical assult by the neighbours (especially the one with the stupid pickup). Deliberate damage to someone else's stuff is a huge step for most poeple to take (but for a few it's obviously easy) and I bet Gary's the former.
- Gary actually cares about following "the law", and does not want to sink to their level by blocking his part of the road (as this will effectively bring him down to their level, and in doing so he will have effectively "lost" his own argument)
- his neighbours, who may/may not read [the Telegraph] are fully aware they're inconveniencing him, but think "meh, it's only Gary. If he can't even be arsed to speak to me about it, then it's his tough luck"
- his neighbours are not going to be shamed into a) sell their vehicles and take up walking b) start parking elsewhere c) move just because they've now seen this article in the press. If anything, it reinforces their behaviour, as its clearly not a police isue, and the ball is firmly in Gary's court (even though he doesn't want it).
- Gary has therefore got some thinking to do: but he either lives with the situation he's got himself in, or gets himself out of it.
- if he's genuinely at his wits end, then moving is the best course of action
- His mates with lorries might even help him move (assuming they can park near his house)
Ian
Move.
Assumptions:
- any retaliation by Gary would quickly escalate to verbal / physical assult by the neighbours (especially the one with the stupid pickup). Deliberate damage to someone else's stuff is a huge step for most poeple to take (but for a few it's obviously easy) and I bet Gary's the former.
- Gary actually cares about following "the law", and does not want to sink to their level by blocking his part of the road (as this will effectively bring him down to their level, and in doing so he will have effectively "lost" his own argument)
- his neighbours, who may/may not read [the Telegraph] are fully aware they're inconveniencing him, but think "meh, it's only Gary. If he can't even be arsed to speak to me about it, then it's his tough luck"
- his neighbours are not going to be shamed into a) sell their vehicles and take up walking b) start parking elsewhere c) move just because they've now seen this article in the press. If anything, it reinforces their behaviour, as its clearly not a police isue, and the ball is firmly in Gary's court (even though he doesn't want it).
- Gary has therefore got some thinking to do: but he either lives with the situation he's got himself in, or gets himself out of it.
- if he's genuinely at his wits end, then moving is the best course of action
- His mates with lorries might even help him move (assuming they can park near his house)
Ian
Ian Geary said:
What's the best thing to do?
Move.
Assumptions:
- any retaliation by Gary would quickly escalate to verbal / physical assult by the neighbours (especially the one with the stupid pickup). Deliberate damage to someone else's stuff is a huge step for most poeple to take (but for a few it's obviously easy) and I bet Gary's the former.
- Gary actually cares about following "the law", and does not want to sink to their level by blocking his part of the road (as this will effectively bring him down to their level, and in doing so he will have effectively "lost" his own argument)
- his neighbours, who may/may not read [the Telegraph] are fully aware they're inconveniencing him, but think "meh, it's only Gary. If he can't even be arsed to speak to me about it, then it's his tough luck"
- his neighbours are not going to be shamed into a) sell their vehicles and take up walking b) start parking elsewhere c) move just because they've now seen this article in the press. If anything, it reinforces their behaviour, as its clearly not a police isue, and the ball is firmly in Gary's court (even though he doesn't want it).
- Gary has therefore got some thinking to do: but he either lives with the situation he's got himself in, or gets himself out of it.
- if he's genuinely at his wits end, then moving is the best course of action
- His mates with lorries might even help him move (assuming they can park near his house)
Ian
Or he could just do as he was asked by the council and write down the dates and times of the offences instead of ignoring what the council have asked for and take worthless photos instead. Move.
Assumptions:
- any retaliation by Gary would quickly escalate to verbal / physical assult by the neighbours (especially the one with the stupid pickup). Deliberate damage to someone else's stuff is a huge step for most poeple to take (but for a few it's obviously easy) and I bet Gary's the former.
- Gary actually cares about following "the law", and does not want to sink to their level by blocking his part of the road (as this will effectively bring him down to their level, and in doing so he will have effectively "lost" his own argument)
- his neighbours, who may/may not read [the Telegraph] are fully aware they're inconveniencing him, but think "meh, it's only Gary. If he can't even be arsed to speak to me about it, then it's his tough luck"
- his neighbours are not going to be shamed into a) sell their vehicles and take up walking b) start parking elsewhere c) move just because they've now seen this article in the press. If anything, it reinforces their behaviour, as its clearly not a police isue, and the ball is firmly in Gary's court (even though he doesn't want it).
- Gary has therefore got some thinking to do: but he either lives with the situation he's got himself in, or gets himself out of it.
- if he's genuinely at his wits end, then moving is the best course of action
- His mates with lorries might even help him move (assuming they can park near his house)
Ian
But Gary seems a bit special. He doesn't seem to want to stop this problem.
DonkeyApple said:
Or he could just do as he was asked by the council and write down the dates and times of the offences instead of ignoring what the council have asked for and take worthless photos instead.
But Gary seems a bit special. He doesn't seem to want to stop this problem.
will you just stop it?But Gary seems a bit special. He doesn't seem to want to stop this problem.
How about, Gary finds where his local rugby team drink, infiltrates and makes friends with them, butters them up with many drinks, then "breaks down" and tells them he should be visiting his sick mum in hospital 200 miles away tomorrow but can't cos of his neighbours t
tty parking, hey presto several drunken props round garys rolling all the cars out the way.hairyben said:
DonkeyApple said:
Or he could just do as he was asked by the council and write down the dates and times of the offences instead of ignoring what the council have asked for and take worthless photos instead.
But Gary seems a bit special. He doesn't seem to want to stop this problem.
will you just stop it?But Gary seems a bit special. He doesn't seem to want to stop this problem.
How about, Gary finds where his local rugby team drink, infiltrates and makes friends with them, butters them up with many drinks, then "breaks down" and tells them he should be visiting his sick mum in hospital 200 miles away tomorrow but can't cos of his neighbours t
tty parking, hey presto several drunken props round garys rolling all the cars out the way.In that case, Gary should run around the cul de sac stark b
k naked, jumping in the air shouting 'look at me, I'm a starfish'. But at the end of the day, his neighbours have gates across their drive which means they are significantly superior humans to Gary which is why he probably finds himself bowing before them and left completely unable to follow an incredibly basic request from the council. In one moment of clarity, Gary may suddenly realise that if he were to put two stone lions on his fence posts he would suddenly become Lord of the Cul de Sac and the peasantry with mere gates would be at his bidding.
Edited by DonkeyApple on Saturday 30th April 09:19
Don1 said:
Shakermaker said:
That is the best thing I have heard in a long time. thank you.
This being PH, someone actually attempted to do this as an experiment. The sausages hammered in fine, but the end result wasn't as desired. Shame, but good on him for trying it!Plus, another PHer did it again, with a single sausage, and damage was extensive thanks to a badger - who kept coming back and digging nearby to see if there were more!
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