Justin Smith Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 I remember a case where someone parked a car and blocked access to allotments. During the day folk struggled to get in and out and it appears someone might have caught the car with a wheelbarrow load of paving slabs. Unfortunately no one saw it happen so the poor guy had to pay for the repairs to his car out of his own pocket. The difference is the car`s ignorant owner couldn`t have pinned it on any particular person, unlike if it`s parked across one car`s drive. ---------- Post added 02-03-2015 at 16:43 ---------- Just out of interest....Is it still there, and nobody has come to claim it?...It may well be a stolen car and just abandoned there?....When you contacted the police, did they confirm it's not reported as stolen? The guy did turn up, at 8.30AM, "early, in case I was blocking anyone in", he thinks 8.30 is early ! He claimed he couldn`t find anywhere else to park it last night "and it was raining" [so he didn`t want to walk too far home one assumes], as you can expect our hearts were positively bleeding for him. He also laughably claimed he thought he`d left room for us to get out. He was fairly apologetic with me but my wife (who`d spoken to him first) said he was anything but with her, being rather curt and telling her "you could get a bus through that gap", well maybe so, one of those ones kids sit in for £1 at shopping centres..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I remember a case where someone parked a car and blocked access to allotments. During the day folk struggled to get in and out and it appears someone might have caught the car with a wheelbarrow load of paving slabs. Unfortunately no one saw it happen so the poor guy had to pay for the repairs to his car out of his own pocket. Very strange how you know it was a barrow full of paving slabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy filth Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 The difference is the car`s ignorant owner couldn`t have pinned it on any particular person, unlike if it`s parked across one car`s drive. Why is that? Would it be your fault if the guy across the road reversed into it? ---------- Post added 02-03-2015 at 16:53 ---------- Very strange how you know it was a barrow full of paving slabs Yes it is isn't it. Lucky guess I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Why is that? Would it be your fault if the guy across the road reversed into it? ---------- Post added 02-03-2015 at 16:53 ---------- Yes it is isn't it. Lucky guess I suppose. Hmm, yes a very lucky one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I enquired with the council to ask about getting "H-lines" put down. They informed us that it would be at our own expense (no problem) and that it would cost 130£, 80£ each time it needed redoing AND they are not enforceable by council parking attendants, it would require the police to come and enforce it (slim chance...) BUT... they already have to do that anyway if someone parked obstructing the drive, in other words, the H is decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissoftley Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I got so fed up with people blocking my drive I bought a big sign to put on the gate saying "NO PARKING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY DO NOT OBSTRUCT IN CONSTANT USE, THANK YOU" came home today and somebodys nicked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I enquired with the council to ask about getting "H-lines" put down. They informed us that it would be at our own expense (no problem) and that it would cost 130£, 80£ each time it needed redoing AND they are not enforceable by council parking attendants, it would require the police to come and enforce it (slim chance...) BUT... they already have to do that anyway if someone parked obstructing the drive, in other words, the H is decoration. This is true Tim, but we decided to have it done because we had such a problem with people parking over our drive, and (touch wood) it seems to have worked. Yes, it doesn't really mean anything legally, but it does seem to make people think twice, so I'd say it's worth doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) I got so fed up with people blocking my drive I bought a big sign to put on the gate saying "NO PARKING PRIVATE DRIVEWAY DO NOT OBSTRUCT IN CONSTANT USE, THANK YOU". I honestly don`t think having a sign (unless it`s ridiculously big and "in their face") would make any significant difference I`ve got a theory that most of the most ignorant parkers who completely block your drive don`t even look to see where they`ve parked. Whether that`s because they`re basically unobservant or because they sub conciously stop themselves looking in case they see something they don`t want to see, that`s the interesting point. ---------- Post added 02-03-2015 at 21:32 ---------- This is true Tim, but we decided to have it done because we had such a problem with people parking over our drive, and (touch wood) it seems to have worked. Yes, it doesn't really mean anything legally, but it does seem to make people think twice, so I'd say it's worth doing. I think "H lines" do help a bit. More because they help put people off parking partly over your drive. In my experience that is actually a bigger problem than the ignorant (but relatively rare) parkers who completely block it. Vehicles parked partly over the driveway do two things, they make it much more difficult to get out, frequently you can then only get out "one way". But most importantly if another car then parks, quite legally, bang in line with the other side of your driveway you sometimes can`t actually get out at all, particularly if there are vehicles on the other side of the road meaning you can`t get out and swing your car round without your front end hitting them. Edited March 2, 2015 by Justin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsTrophy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 If it is alarmed give it a push or a bang on the windows. Most people know they shouldn't park across a driveway and would only do so on a temporary or emergency basis. It should summon the driver out if they are in the immediate area before calling for assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Smith Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 If it is alarmed give it a push or a bang on the windows. Most people know they shouldn't park across a driveway and would only do so on a temporary or emergency basis. It should summon the driver out if they are in the immediate area before calling for assistance. I agree with you that setting off the car`s alarm (possibly repeatedly) would be a good move, it`s just a matter of how. I tried to activate the alarm as you suggested, but shoulder barging the car and hitting the windows as hard as I dared (without injuring myself) failed to set it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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