Bloke Across the Road Got Blocked In.
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A fella across the road woke everyone in the surrounding area at 5.30am by sounding his horn. He couldn't get his car off his drive because someone had parked across it.
I wasn't too put out by the waking up part as I'm usually up by 6, but it was a bit annoying to have a quiet morning gatecrashed by a trumpeting Ford Focus. He was pacing up and down and around the car, clearly irate that he was getting late for work. Nobody came to set him free so he got on the phone and called the council (no joy) and then the police to no avail. Now I know this subject has been discussed on PH a few times but to see this all happening in real time made me think the fella has been well and truly tucked up. It's not even like the car was not visible from the road; it was a pavement's width away from the Golf blocking him in. He cannot go to work (alright, he might have to get a cab or jump on the train, but he's a painter and decorator and all his gear is in his car).
The law doesn't really help someone blocked in. It only becomes a legal issue if the Highway is blocked; cars blocked in on private land are a separate issue. If he tried to move the offending vehicle himself, he himself risks prosecution if it can be proven that the car was damaged in any way as he did so. In fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong on this) if someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in you could be causing an obstruction to the public highway as this is a criminal offence.
Although in reality this kind of event is rare, I know I would be extremely pee-ed off if I was blocked in like this. Yes you can rearrange your day, but why should anyone on the count of someone being inconsiderate like this? And where is the help from the authorities when you're in the brown stuff without a paddle? When you pay into a country's system and 'it' turns around and tells you you're on your own when you need their help, you can't help but feel a bit aggrieved, like I did for matey across the road.
I've had a quick browse to refresh my memory about this but other than me having the skills and means to repair and replace broken glass and windscreens, there isn't much that can be done when someone has snookered you into your own driveway and in doing so is preventing you from going to work, or even going somewhere where you need to be...
I wasn't too put out by the waking up part as I'm usually up by 6, but it was a bit annoying to have a quiet morning gatecrashed by a trumpeting Ford Focus. He was pacing up and down and around the car, clearly irate that he was getting late for work. Nobody came to set him free so he got on the phone and called the council (no joy) and then the police to no avail. Now I know this subject has been discussed on PH a few times but to see this all happening in real time made me think the fella has been well and truly tucked up. It's not even like the car was not visible from the road; it was a pavement's width away from the Golf blocking him in. He cannot go to work (alright, he might have to get a cab or jump on the train, but he's a painter and decorator and all his gear is in his car).
The law doesn't really help someone blocked in. It only becomes a legal issue if the Highway is blocked; cars blocked in on private land are a separate issue. If he tried to move the offending vehicle himself, he himself risks prosecution if it can be proven that the car was damaged in any way as he did so. In fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong on this) if someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in you could be causing an obstruction to the public highway as this is a criminal offence.
Although in reality this kind of event is rare, I know I would be extremely pee-ed off if I was blocked in like this. Yes you can rearrange your day, but why should anyone on the count of someone being inconsiderate like this? And where is the help from the authorities when you're in the brown stuff without a paddle? When you pay into a country's system and 'it' turns around and tells you you're on your own when you need their help, you can't help but feel a bit aggrieved, like I did for matey across the road.
I've had a quick browse to refresh my memory about this but other than me having the skills and means to repair and replace broken glass and windscreens, there isn't much that can be done when someone has snookered you into your own driveway and in doing so is preventing you from going to work, or even going somewhere where you need to be...
I thought if a vehicle is visible on the driveway and somone is blocking the driveway such as to prevent access to the highway then an offence is being committed and you call 101?
Edit:
He should definitely be calling 101 if no one comes out to move it.
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He should definitely be calling 101 if no one comes out to move it.
The Police said:
If a vehicle is blocking you in and preventing you from leaving your driveway, then you should first make enquiries with the neighbours to see if they know who the car belongs to. If no one knows you should note down the registration number and contact the police using the 101 non-emergency service.
Edited by 48k on Friday 31st July 07:31
Metropolitan Police Website said:
Someone blocking your driveway.
If someone has blocked your driveway so you can’t drive in, we appreciate this can be very frustrating.
If you can find the owner of the vehicle, we’d first recommend asking them politely to move it. If you can’t find them, try leaving a note on their windscreen. After all, they may not realise they have caused a problem.
If this doesn’t work, please contact your local council who should be able to contact the vehicle’s owner and arrange for it to be removed if necessary.
If a person has blocked your driveway and is preventing you from getting your own vehicle out, this could be deemed as antisocial behaviour. In this case, we may be able to help. You can report antisocial behaviour online.
By the time you've done/tried all that, the day would have been wasted and the owner probably would have appeared and said, 'oops, sorry' before driving off. If someone has blocked your driveway so you can’t drive in, we appreciate this can be very frustrating.
If you can find the owner of the vehicle, we’d first recommend asking them politely to move it. If you can’t find them, try leaving a note on their windscreen. After all, they may not realise they have caused a problem.
If this doesn’t work, please contact your local council who should be able to contact the vehicle’s owner and arrange for it to be removed if necessary.
If a person has blocked your driveway and is preventing you from getting your own vehicle out, this could be deemed as antisocial behaviour. In this case, we may be able to help. You can report antisocial behaviour online.
Glassman said:
He did call 101 (we could hear from his hands free) and they shrugged him off.
When the person, who blocked him in finally arrives, take a picture of them and put it on Bookface.Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the f
king universe.Hol said:
When the person, who blocked him in finally arrives, take a picture of them and put it on Bookface.
Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the fking universe.
Not everyone is on Bookface. Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the f
king universe.A karate chop to the windpipe would be more satisfying.
Glassman said:
In fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong on this) if someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in you could be causing an obstruction to the public highway as this is a criminal offence.
Pretty sure it works regardless of who is on the drive and who is doing the blocking.If there is no car to come out of the property then only access TO the property is blocked, NOT the highway, which I believe IS an offence.
He got fobbed off when it IS a police matter.
IANAL.
Glassman said:
A fella across the road woke everyone in the surrounding area at 5.30am by sounding his horn. He couldn't get his car off his drive because someone had parked across it.
I wasn't too put out by the waking up part as I'm usually up by 6, but it was a bit annoying to have a quiet morning gatecrashed by a trumpeting Ford Focus. He was pacing up and down and around the car, clearly irate that he was getting late for work. Nobody came to set him free so he got on the phone and called the council (no joy) and then the police to no avail. Now I know this subject has been discussed on PH a few times but to see this all happening in real time made me think the fella has been well and truly tucked up. It's not even like the car was not visible from the road; it was a pavement's width away from the Golf blocking him in. He cannot go to work (alright, he might have to get a cab or jump on the train, but he's a painter and decorator and all his gear is in his car).
The law doesn't really help someone blocked in. It only becomes a legal issue if the Highway is blocked; cars blocked in on private land are a separate issue. If he tried to move the offending vehicle himself, he himself risks prosecution if it can be proven that the car was damaged in any way as he did so. In fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong on this) if someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in you could be causing an obstruction to the public highway as this is a criminal offence.
Although in reality this kind of event is rare, I know I would be extremely pee-ed off if I was blocked in like this. Yes you can rearrange your day, but why should anyone on the count of someone being inconsiderate like this? And where is the help from the authorities when you're in the brown stuff without a paddle? When you pay into a country's system and 'it' turns around and tells you you're on your own when you need their help, you can't help but feel a bit aggrieved, like I did for matey across the road.
I've had a quick browse to refresh my memory about this but other than me having the skills and means to repair and replace broken glass and windscreens, there isn't much that can be done when someone has snookered you into your own driveway and in doing so is preventing you from going to work, or even going somewhere where you need to be...
What happened?I wasn't too put out by the waking up part as I'm usually up by 6, but it was a bit annoying to have a quiet morning gatecrashed by a trumpeting Ford Focus. He was pacing up and down and around the car, clearly irate that he was getting late for work. Nobody came to set him free so he got on the phone and called the council (no joy) and then the police to no avail. Now I know this subject has been discussed on PH a few times but to see this all happening in real time made me think the fella has been well and truly tucked up. It's not even like the car was not visible from the road; it was a pavement's width away from the Golf blocking him in. He cannot go to work (alright, he might have to get a cab or jump on the train, but he's a painter and decorator and all his gear is in his car).
The law doesn't really help someone blocked in. It only becomes a legal issue if the Highway is blocked; cars blocked in on private land are a separate issue. If he tried to move the offending vehicle himself, he himself risks prosecution if it can be proven that the car was damaged in any way as he did so. In fact (and please correct me if I'm wrong on this) if someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in you could be causing an obstruction to the public highway as this is a criminal offence.
Although in reality this kind of event is rare, I know I would be extremely pee-ed off if I was blocked in like this. Yes you can rearrange your day, but why should anyone on the count of someone being inconsiderate like this? And where is the help from the authorities when you're in the brown stuff without a paddle? When you pay into a country's system and 'it' turns around and tells you you're on your own when you need their help, you can't help but feel a bit aggrieved, like I did for matey across the road.
I've had a quick browse to refresh my memory about this but other than me having the skills and means to repair and replace broken glass and windscreens, there isn't much that can be done when someone has snookered you into your own driveway and in doing so is preventing you from going to work, or even going somewhere where you need to be...
Glassman said:
Hol said:
When the person, who blocked him in finally arrives, take a picture of them and put it on Bookface.
Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the fking universe.
Not everyone is on Bookface. Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the f
king universe.A karate chop to the windpipe would be more satisfying.
/deadpan.
Hol said:
When the person, who blocked him in finally arrives, take a picture of them and put it on Bookface.
Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the fking universe.
I've been googling BookFace as I hadn't heard of it, and it was an online bookshop. Took me a while!Let them experience the feedback from all the people who don’t think they are the centre of the f
king universe.We've had a few people block our drive - the latest repeat offender is an NHS nurse visiting a patient down the road - now I wouldn't mind if there was nowhere else to park but the street is consistently empty - the problem is I'm near a junction so she can drive straight in, anywhere else she has to park and she obviously can't (we watched her try once). She uses the entitled card and was even annoyed when she was pulling up when we were packing car - and actualy said 'oh I suppose you're pulling out'.
My partner works for the NHS before any white knights jump on me!
Edited by ozzuk on Friday 31st July 09:26
The Mad Monk said:
What happened?
I went for my morning dump. Tried to hurry the purges but was in for a length of cable. Got back to see the offending car had been moved forward and matey had managed to get on with his day. In the end not much harm done I suppose but he's gone to work in a mood and the locals here have had their morning disrupted by the event.
Was hoping to record what was looking a potentially viral video in the making.
If the idiots didnt hear the horn, they wont hear you smashing the window to take off the handbrake. Technically illegal but as long as you don't get yourself on CCTV and wear gloves, going to be hard to prove anything thats not just circumstantial.
Will certainly teach the person a lesson.
Being "new" neighbours is not an excuse. parking across a driveway is clearly a retarded selfish thing to do regardless of if theres a car on it.
Will certainly teach the person a lesson.
Being "new" neighbours is not an excuse. parking across a driveway is clearly a retarded selfish thing to do regardless of if theres a car on it.
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