New method of combatting clamping

in article c0m1kd$196g51$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-160280.news.uni-berlin.de, David French at snipped-for-privacy@virgin.net wrote on 14/2/04 8:49 pm:

A different car to the one parked outside now was blocking me in one night, got the owner to move whilst I went to pick up one of the kids, returned to find that they had parked in exactly the same place in front of the drive, so I couldn't get in. The stupid woman couldn't understand why I was a little annoyed when after 20 minutes she still hadn't moved the car, and had to go in and find her, because she was playing bingo.

If i were you, i would shift their car. Obviously in a way so that you dont damage it (consequences be damned).

I would push em out of the way with your vehicle of choice. Bumper to bumper and slowly so that you dont cause any damage (if possible). Not that ive ever done this before... honest! (They didnt do it again afterwards!).

I was talking to my mate here about this the other day. The first day we moved in, one of my mates visited and parked on the other side of the road - just on the edge of the road, infront of a house (but not a drive). when he went to leave, his car had been squashed in with hardly any space, and it took him ages to extract it.

The next day the bloke who's house he had parked outside came across and shouted at me as i was unloading stuff from the car, saying that if i or any of my friends ever parked on 'his' bit of road again there'd be trouble. He swore lots too, and generally wasnt very nice.

He's started pulling up infront of our drive now (despite the vast expanse of empty kerb everywhere else). We decided that the day he stops one us from going out or in, hes getting a minute or two to shift it when asked then its getting relocated with the aid of whichever landrover starts first..

David> But you can't argue he doesn't have style.

Style is the one thing he doesn't have....

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Once I physically lifted the rear end of a mini to push it down the road and off my mothers disabled parking space.

If your driveway is a properly constructed driveway with 'proper' kerb drops to get onto the road then he is committing an offence by blocking you in. You can call the police and they can fine him .. If you know where the driver is they can force him to move the car.

But there are a few ifs buts and maybes ... ;)

It's all to do with being reasonable. If this same chap always does the same thing and parks blocking your driveway, then he's being unreasonable and providing due notice had been given you can move his vehicle if he continues to park there. If you don't have a proper drive then you may be being unreasonable .. and he may be entitled to park there, wherever your cars are parked.

On or around Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:28:34 +0000, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

which should give him ample warning... some people are pathetic. And in any case, he doesn't own the road, although he and you both presumably have a right of access to it.

in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Tom Woods at tomarse snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote on 15/2/04 12:28 am:

Sounds like a right mardy git to me.

I don't think that we'll be bothered too much about the gentleman who's been parking in front of our drive again. Bruce let one of his rear tyres down last night, and as usual there was the customary fight outside the club, where the police were involved. The owner of the car parked in front of our drive happened to be involved in it, and as there was no tax on his car, the police kindly arranged for a tow truck to remove it this morning as he apparently had a warrant out for his arrest for driving whilst disqualified and not appearing at court.

in article snipped-for-privacy@andy-yvonne.demon.co.uk, AndyC the WB at snipped-for-privacy@cunningham.me.uk wrote on 15/2/04 3:22 am:

Reminded me of the bass player who was in the band that Bruce played in for a while.

Result!

Bravo!

One less headache.

Steve.

I had a neighbour who used to park directly opposite my drive on the other side of the road making it very difficult for me to turn in or out especially with the tight turning circle on a Landy.

I asked her politely to park on either side of my drive and not in the centre so I could get in or out, Her reply was, I pay my road tax and I've been parking here for twenty five years :(

My reply to her was, If I happen to catch your paintwork with my bumper attempting to get in or out then don't come knocking on my door because I did ask you politely not to obstruct my driveway.

Some people think they can park anywhere on the road just because they pay road tax irrespective of the inconvenience they cause to other road users.

Steve.

in article c0ndep$178gu1$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-137265.news.uni-berlin.de, Paul - xxx at snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote on 15/2/04 9:15 am:

Proper driveway - got two of them one either side of the bus stop. Don't need to worry any more, unless of course he gets another car once he's been released from Welford Road prison for other motoring offences.

Heheheh, way to go ... ;)

In message , Stephen Hull writes

Your road tax entitles you to drive on the road - not to park on it. Wherever you park you are technically causing an obstruction AIUI.

Absolutely! ;)

Steve.