blocking my driveway

[mrsgaffer]

i live in a privately rented house with a driveway. the land next to my house has been sold to a builder who has been given planning permission for 2 houses. hdispit being told the driveway is not shared he keeps parking across it, letting his delivery lorries park in it, pulling the fencing that is across the site across my driveway sometime leaving it all day and then not even telling me when he is having a delivery so i just get blocked in. i have asked him not to do this and pointed out that if i needed any emergency services they would not be able to get to me and he just laughed! i have photos of every time this has happened and ive spoken to my councillor but they have said as it is not a council property they can not do any thing it is a private dispute. any one know what i can do?

[redcrx]

what does you landlord have to say about it? surely heavy lorries will be damaging the property.

Its such a shame that calling the emergency services without real reason is an offence.

ah but thinking about it, having accidently spilt a load of very sharp nails on your driveway isnt :)

[mrsgaffer]

my landlord is my cousin and hes tried speaking to the owner of the site but he seems to think he is a law unto himself
it is a shame about emergency services but having 2 kids i may need them 1 day
my hubby works for tp so could quite easily get lots if nails hhhmmmm
thanks

[cassa333]

As far as I know you are not allowed to block a driveway.

Alternativly as private land you could employ a car parking firm to clamp and tow away any vehicle without a permit and as you would be giving out the permits he would be stuffed every day with every vehicle he parked. as for the fencing , is it ON your drive or just blocking it? or Park your car in his entrance way and se how many deliveries he gets.

[up4it]

I an not entirely sure of the set up were you are but you are not allowed to block someones driveway (where there is a dropped curb) from the road to your drive i.e. on the road but blocking your drive ....

.... ONLY when this is blocking you from getting a car out of your driveway

N.B. Blocking to prevent you getting in to your driveway is not an offense

If they have blocked you in then you can call the police and they are duty bound to respond and turn up and book the vehicle and get it towed away if necessary

In practice even if they do turn up the builder will just move the lorry so the police cant do anything and then move it back to blocking your drive when they are gone

Whats the answer? ..... hmmmm I dont know but if they continue to block you in I would call the police and get them to have words but you must have a car in your driveway which you can claim they are blocking in

At least the police will have a word with them (maybe they will take notice) and it will be down on record that it has happened. If you call the police enough times then they will want to do something about the builder just to stop you calling again lol

I dont think you have any justification to call the police on the basis of 'just in case you need to call an ambulance'

[Hammer]

Why don't you park your own car across the front of your drive rather than on it. Not ideal, but might get your point across and will stop you getting blocked in.