Neighbour Keeps Double Parking

david

Superglue some a4 'Do not park here please' signs to their windscreen

corktina

leave a link to this thread so that he can see what a tit we all think he is....oh and some pictures would be good....;)

mfceiling

michael999999 wrote: »

What you need to do to tackle this muppet is take note of what time he goes to work,the gym, what time he goes to visit hes mother. Then 10 mins before he usually leaves,get one friend to reverse back the road and park in front of him,have another friend to pull up behind him. then all go for a nice cup of coffee in your house. try that 3 or 4 times and he will get the message.

Or you could always be a good citizen and keep an eye on your neighbourhood. now if you thought there was someone acting suspicious around a neighbours house, you would have every reason to call the guards to get them to investigate. dont think they would be too impressed to find there path to there call out blocked by an abandoned car!

I would also do this but if/when he comes to your door to get the cars to move tell him you don't know who owns the cars and that you are in on your own.
Let him stew a while.
I've had people park half way across my drive to go the local sports club...can't get in or out.
I left a note on a car windscreen one night asking politely not to park there again...got up the next day and they wrote under my writing that it wasn't a lorry i was driving and basically to feck off!!

jimmycrackcorm

The easiest way is to ring the guards and tell them he is refusing to let her out despite being asked. The second tune they have to come out to him will be the end of the problem.

bijapos

I had something similar to this with someone in my sisters estate. My advice is this.

Inform the management company in writing and by phone of his illegal parking and the nuisance he is causing.

Next time he does this go there yourself and ask him (without aggression) to move the car. Ask him is there a particular reason why he parks awkwardly like this. Then ask him not to park there again. Record the conversation incognito.

If he does it again, then ask him why he parked there, if he still has no reason then tell him not to park there again or it will be towed away. Again record the conversation.

Next time out just get it towed/clamped by the management company. Keep getting it towed/clamped every time he blocks you in. If he shows up at the house, record the conversation. Any hint of aggression tell him your off to the cops.

He will cop on once the bills start to roll in. Unfortunately aggression/vandalism/violence doesnt help here as you are automatically in the wrong and he will be in the right if caught.

Stinicker

david wrote: »

Superglue some a4 'Do not park here please' signs to their windscreen

Nah that would be just annoying and criminal damage too, another option would be to get those large a4 avery stickers and printout the sign from that link (youparklikeanasshole.com) and then position right over his field of vision forcing him to remove it before he drives off.

Iarnrod Eireann and Kerry General Hospital utilise such an approach with their stickers and it really pisses people off! However as the OP hasn't much luck so far maybe a word with the council or relevant parking authorities might help sort the matter, or maybe just of a taste of his own medicine by locking him in sometime with her own car to see how he likes it.

bijapos

Stinicker wrote: »

Nah that would be just annoying and criminal damage too, another option would be to get those large a4 avery stickers and printout the sign from that link (youparklikeanasshole.com) and then position right over his field of vision forcing him to remove it before he drives off.
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Seen a guy in a carpark in the UK putting them on the drivers and passangers windows. Big ones and the ones when you try to peel them off they go to shreds so they have to be scraped off bit by bit with a coin or key.

When I asked him why the side windows, he said he puts them there on ****ty days so they tend to drive off with the windows open, which gets the driver and the inside of the car sopping wet a bit further down the road, pissing them off even more and making them think a bit more about bad parking.

bladebrew

sierra117x wrote: »

Seriously though I keyed a neighbours car because he insisted on doing something similar on a regular basis and was such an ass about it when he was asked to move.

good god i hope this isnt true, you could get yourself in a world of trouble for doing that:eek:

Del2005

thats not gone well wrote: »

Not only is that neighbour being a complete d!ck about parking, he is quite clearly breaking the law.
The same law that bans clamping is also applicable here.

You know that clamping isn't illegal here?


OP

Not too sure how to deal with the neighbour bar calling the Gardaí. But I can't see them responding to someone being blocked in by a car in any type of reasonable time frame, they have more important things to be deal with.

thats not gone well

You know that clamping isn't illegal here?

What “legal authority” do any clamping companies hold?

Road Traffic Act, 1933 167.—(1) Every person who, without the consent of the owner or the person in charge of a mechanically propelled vehicle and without other lawful authority or reasonable cause interferes or attempts to interfere in any way with the mechanism of such vehicle while it is stationary in a public place or gets on or into or attempts to get on or into such vehicle while it is so stationary shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.

galwaytt

Del2005 wrote: »

You know that clamping isn't illegal here?


OP

Not too sure how to deal with the neighbour bar calling the Gardaí. But I can't see them responding to someone being blocked in by a car in any type of reasonable time frame, they have more important things to be deal with.

...well, I'm doing my Truck Theory Test on Tuesday, and have the DTT test CD......and several times in the last few days, the same question comes up: When may you park across a person's entrance/property (or similar). Answer = only with the owner's permission. So, I'm assuming if you don't have permission, it's illegal. In which case the Gardai have to act, on foot of a complaint.

challengemaster

Should the cars numberplates happen to..."blow off in the wind", you could call the Gardaí and tell them an abandoned car blocked you in, they'll take it away and you won't have him parking there anymore...

bladebrew

galwaytt wrote: »

...well, I'm doing my Truck Theory Test on Tuesday, and have the DTT test CD......and several times in the last few days, the same question comes up: When may you park across a person's entrance/property (or similar). Answer = only with the owner's permission. So, I'm assuming if you don't have permission, it's illegal. In which case the Gardai have to act, on foot of a complaint.

good luck with the theory test!, im still studying:)

sorry completly off topic, truck forum needed

Esel

murphyebass wrote: »

ok is it just me or is that really badly explained story?

It's just you. The OP is perfectly clear. Do you know what double-parking is?

Del2005

thats not gone well wrote: »

What “legal authority” do any clamping companies hold?

They have the legal authority of the property owner to clamp vehicles on the property. There's load of talk about clamping being illegal but until its taken to court, or a law is passed, it's not illegal to clamp.

galwaytt wrote: »

...well, I'm doing my Truck Theory Test on Tuesday, and have the DTT test CD......and several times in the last few days, the same question comes up: When may you park across a person's entrance/property (or similar). Answer = only with the owner's permission. So, I'm assuming if you don't have permission, it's illegal. In which case the Gardai have to act, on foot of a complaint.

They aren't blocking access to a house. They are double parking outside the OP's GF's car.

I'm not doubting that the Gardaí will tow away the offending vehicle. What I'm saying is that illegal parking will be way down the list of calls that the Gardaí have to deal with so I don't think it'll work if the OP needs their car.

corktina

its OK OP....you can go out and stick stickers or a clamp on the car, you can block him in in retaliation ,threaten him, steal his number plates or even key his car.
If he doesnt like it...tell him the lads on boards/ie said it was OK to do it....i'm sure he'll see reason then.:D

taintabird

Report the ass wipe or have his motor towed

Jumpy

thats not gone well wrote: »

What “legal authority” do any clamping companies hold?

That is the 1933 act. There has been two since then.

Fey!

OP; does he only do this to your g/fs car, or does he do it to anybody? If it's only your g/f, it could possibly be seen as harassment.

Get her to take a note of the date and time of every time he does it, as well as the date and time of when she has asked him to move or to stop blocking her in. Then make a complaint and statement to the Gardai, complete with the list she has made. If she has witnesses, provide their names and contact details (including yours). The Gardai may well at that stage have a word in his ear (although he could make a counter claim, even if it's bogus).

Following that, the next time he blocks her in get her to ring the Gardai, and refer to the statement already made. Let her point out that she feels that she is being harassed. Do this each time.

Good luck with it.

thats not gone well

Del2005 wrote: »

They have the legal authority of the property owner to clamp vehicles on the property. There's load of talk about clamping being illegal but until its taken to court, or a law is passed, it's not illegal to clamp.

They are not up holding any laws by clamping any vehicle. It is not illegal to park in 2/3/4 spaces. They are just lines on the ground. Yes you will look like an idiot and probably wind up in the “obnoxious parking thread” but there is no enforceable law requiring you to park within the lines, especially on private property.

Absurdum

OP is there another reason why he is doing this? Is someone taking his parking space (if that's how parking is allocated)? Does he have a bee in his bonnet about that, and perhaps he thinks your gf or someone in her house is doing it? I'm not calling you out as a liar or anything of the sort, I'm just wondering what his motive is. Some ar$ehole in a van used to abandon the thing all over my estate every night, one night I came home and he had it on the path in front of my house, blocking my driveway (which was empty) so I got a tow rope and dragged his van out of the way and left if on the street, blocking one side of the road (before anyone asks, there was plenty of space for emergency services etc.) . I then called the Gardai who eventually got it towed away. Problem solved.

BostonB

Why is he doing it?

I'd just tell him, as nicely as possible, that hes leaving her no choice but to call the Guards. You can't keep blocking someone in.

Eph1958

Am surprised nobody has mentioned penalty points here. "Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position" is a mandatory court appearance, fine upon conviction and 5 penalty points
ref: http://rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/new_penpoints_chart_apl09.pdf
Maybe bring this to his(or your neighbours) attention and it may soften his cough a bit. Delicate situation, best of luck.

dr.fuzzenstein

This:

Absurdum

now ye're talkin'

slimjimmc

Eph1958 wrote: »

Am surprised nobody has mentioned penalty points here. "Parking a vehicle in a dangerous position" is a mandatory court appearance, fine upon conviction and 5 penalty points
ref: http://rsa.ie/Documents/Licensed%20Drivers/new_penpoints_chart_apl09.pdf
Maybe bring this to his(or your neighbours) attention and it may soften his cough a bit. Delicate situation, best of luck.

It may not be dangerous though. I expect the same distinction is applied as with dangerous driving v careless driving, unless it puts someone in danger of injury it's unlikely to be classed as dangerous, e.g. parking on a blind corner.

caseyann

I had the same problem with my next door neighbour,He kept parking his van half way across my drive way so i couldnt get out.So in mornings or at night if i wanted to go anywhere before he moved his van i couldnt.
So one night at 3 in morning i banged on front door and woke them up.Saying i need to go out for an emergency:p
The van has never been parked there again

caseyann

slimjimmc wrote: »

It may not be dangerous though. I expect the same distinction is applied as with dangerous driving v careless driving, unless it puts someone in danger of injury it's unlikely to be classed as dangerous, e.g. parking on a blind corner.

Parking on a blind corner? Are you joking me.I have seen Garda drive straight past them muppets who park on blind corner.

slimjimmc

caseyann wrote: »

Parking on a blind corner? Are you joking me.I have seen Garda drive straight past them muppets who park on blind corner.

Lack of enforcement doesn't make it any less dangerous.

dr.fuzzenstein

slimjimmc wrote: »

Lack of enforcement doesn't make it any less dangerous.

And that makes it even more tragic.
The Gardai will do something once it's murder (assault they won't bother unless they absolutely can't help it), but for stuff like that you might as well ring Dominoe's Pizza for all the help they're going to be.
About as much use as the Pope's balls.