Getting a car towed

[donkmeister]

If someone is blocking your driveway so you can't leave your property, is there any way in the UK to have them towed away more or less immediately?

My neighbour had this issue earlier (neighbours within a reasonable distance all had no knowledge of whose car it was) and I assumed that any towing would be a council-supplied service that would take a week to get arranged. It dawned on me that whilst I've seen cars being removed by the authorities in London, I don't know if privately getting an obstruction shifted is a thing across the UK.

Anyone know one way or the other? If so, do you just call any recovery service or do they have to be licenced specially?

[Ian Geary]

My brother once had his car relocated after a poor parking decison.

He called the plod thinking it had been stolen and they had put it in a road nearby.

So I think the police non emergency number would be a good starting point.

Hth

[LosingGrip]

Ive never arranged to get a car towed for blocking a drive. By all means report via 101 and they may do a keeper enquiry (IE check the system for a phone number and ask them to move it). But thats about it.

Maybe put something on a local Facebook group?