parking

[Smudger369]

do i have the right to move a vehicle parked across my drive

[andy hughes]

No, because the vehicle is on the highway, which does not count as your property. Frustrating I know, but the law is the law, and you would end up in trouble.

[Loosehead]

Andy is correct. A handfull of bread crumbs sprinkled on the roof and bonnet will ensure it doesn't happen again!

[Hermia]

Ooooh, this really annoys me. I have a neighbour who kept parking across the end my drive. I have to leave for work at 7.30am and my heart would sink every time I saw her car there. Whenever I went over there she would complain at being woken up so early. So, whenever I went over there I'd knock and bang on the door as loudly as possible so that it would wake up her husband and children. I found that having a few days of a grumpy, tired husband and grizzy children soon cured her!

[Jay70]

I remember as a child someone parked opposite my parents drive on several occasions which didn't allow my dad to get his old car out. In the end we moved it via the tow ball on the back of my dad's old Morris 1800 which actually worked a treat.

[Electrochem]

This is a tricky one. It always used to be that if you had drop down on the kerb, it was illegal for anyone to park there.

Personally I would move it and pay the consequences. There are too many inconsiderate parkers as it is.

[Grunty]

One thing that nobody has mentioned is that the police can put a ticket on the car for causing an obstruction. You will need to complain to them and hope they have nothing more pressing on. If no luck, keep complaining. The dropped kerb has no significance in law, but can be used as evidence that the driver knew she was causing an obstruction.

[wacky racer]

can't you get the council to paint a white line? Many will for a small fee.

[Paul22118]

Andy is correct......NO.

[aunty_ali]

Hi we had this problem the person had gone on holiday and left there car infront of my drive that ment i could not get the car in at all, it was a naighbours daughters car , i asked around and no avail until i called the police they came and gave them a ticket for causing an obstruction , so maybe if you call police they will do this for you as well it worked as no one parks over my drive now hope this helps you

[kepla]

Legally you have no right to move the car but morally you do. I would argue that you have a moral duty to inflict sufficient pain on the offenders that this does not happen again to someone else. If you have a Range Rover with a nice big bull-bar, then just drive out of your drive and move the offending vehicle out of the way. If the road is on a hill, then you could slide under the offending car and cut the handbrake cable. The car will then magically move itself out of your way all of its own accord. If you have a friend with a suitable vehicle, they could push the offending one along the road away from your drive. Alternatively, but yoursel;f a wheel clamp and clamp the car. Add a notice requesting a suitable fee to remove the clamp.

[Electrochem]

What is missed on here is the fact that it technically an offence to park on the road, except in a designated parking place. Ask anyone who works for the Highways Department or the Police and they will confirm this. It is classed as obstructing the highway. I get very annoyed at people who park close to junctions and make it very difficult for emergency vehicles etc to get round corners easily. Some people think they can park where and when they want. Schools are the worst, with parents frightened to park further than 10 yards from the school. This includes double yellows.

[Solarjunkie]

I have heard that legally you are not allowed to move a vehicle parked actually ON your drive.

Does anyone know if this is true?

[furrycheeky]

I had always thought the rules were that you could park over a driveway if you were not stopping the owner leaving the house. But you could not if there was a car in the drive.

[wallis1007]

You are NOT allowed to park in front of a dropped kerb.If you park your'e own car in front of your'e own dropped kerb, expect a ticket.You have no legal right to move the car, but if you happened to bump the car by accident whilst trying to get around it then it shall be the owner of the ar illegally parked that is at fault.

[ianess]

I agree that it's an offence to park across a dropped kerb but cannot see how the owner of a parked "anything" can be held to blame for someone running into it.
Would you hold the council responsible if you ran into a skip in the road? Surely it's up to whoever is driving to keep his/her eyes open.
No, you have no legal right to move the vehicle......take it up with the police.

[Loosehead]

As someone said above, a dropped kerb has no legal relevance, it is merely by tradition that we tend not to park adjacent. You can legally do very little to remove a car blocking you in, although it is out of order.

I like the wheel clamp idea, but you'll probably find that that's not legal either.

[gary baldy]

Get a couple of mates (or disgruntled neighbours) to pull their cars hard up against the offending cars front and rear bumpers- trapping them in. You are doing nothing more than selfish parking - see how they like it!

[Electrochem]

I have found another useful method is to obtain some A4 sized stickers, the harder to remove the better and put a note on the windscreen of the offending vehicle. This often makes them think about doing it again.

[JudgeJ]

Highway Code (paras 214 to 221) tells you all you need to know about whether anybody is entitled to park across your drive.

Parking across a drive is not among the “must nots” (that is, things which are specifically contrary to the law). However, para 217 tells you that you should not park “in front of an entrance to a property”. Drop kerbs are not mentioned except that you should not park “where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users”.

In any case, frustrating as it may be, you cannot move the vehicle yourself and stay within the law. You may be charged with Vehicle Interference or Criminal Damage.

[tigga]

i agree with garybaldy, the most trouble free way is block them in - you are not commiting an offence or criminal damage there, and im sure it will do the trick if you get your neighbours to take their time in moving their vehicles when the culprit knocks, ie. oh yeah sorry ill move it right away.....ten mintues later after another knock.. oops sorry the phone went, give me two minutes.... so on and so forth - fantastic !.