Car Parks In My Driveway - Can I Call Police?

cadfael | 09:50 Tue 07th Jul 2009 | Civil

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I own a driveway which is sole access to my home, but is also right of way leading to car park for adjoining offices. One employee repeatedly blocks the driveway, despite several requests.
As the land is private, not Queen's highway, am I entitled to ask the police to speak to her.

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I suggest that you leave a notice on the windscreen of the car pointing out that the driveway is privately owned by you, that parking is strictly forbidden and effectively trespassing, and that all other cars using it only have a right of way for the purpose of accessing their office. I would also take a note of the registration number of the car and write to the Managing Director of the offices concerned pointing this out. Ask for their cooperation in speaking to the employee concerned as the parking consists of a safety hazard if emergency vehicles such as Fire or Ambulances were ever required to access your property (and theirs. Tell them that you would like this matter solved amically and are reling on their support to ensure this happens, otherwise you will be forced to having the vehicle clamped for trespass and removed which would also prevent access for other office users. Point out that you have already asked the individual several times not to park there but your requests have been ignored.
I doubt whether the police will be able to do anything as this is private land, but if the parked car is impeding access for emergency services, that might bring more weight to bear.

stonekicker

right. you've asked politely and got nowhere, so i'd suggest more direct action. first, if you are able to - park behind this goons vehicle and block him from getting out if you are able to. then, he may appreciate how annoying he has been. if you can't do that, stick a great big sticky sign right in the drivers line of vision that informs him he is parked on private property and asked him not to. lastly, put up a sign on your gate and buy a clamp. charge him a �200 fee for release and tell him you only did it because he was a knob. or, let all the air out of his tyres so his car is stuck there. me - i only ever ask once nicely. i think you have been far too generous and i look forward to hearing that you have taken smoe direct action. good luck and audates fortuna iuvat x

paraffin

The simple answer is "no". However, were you able to clamp the offending vehicle without causing it damage, I think she may get the message?

But if you did that you might end up phoning the Police anyway if she got ratty with you.

cassa333

Put up a big sign .. Private property. No Parking on this area.
Clamping in progress and charge then �125 release fee.

tamborine

Since the right of way is being abused stop all vehicles using it beyond your own access. They then have 'right of walkway'!

Androcles

When they block your drive, park across the access to the car park and wait for the s.t.h.t.f. Then point out that you can't get to your property because of their colleague blocking your access, so you had no choice to to block theirs as you had asked nicely bit they were ignoring you, and use a bit of peer pressure from the rest to get the offender back in line.(A bit like the headmaster at school keeping everybody in detention until the culprit owns up!)