driveway obstruction

teddyfogarty

Hi guys

Looking for some advice . My neighbours have a single car driveway in front of their home, the space they have in front of their home is very limited so when they park their car on their driveway the end of their car obstructs the public footpath. Basically the driveway is too small to accommodate the car. No planning permission was ever granted for this driveway and after contacting the local county council I have been told that since the driveway was erected more than 7 years ago their is nothing they can do. What can I do now

MarkAnthony

I'm the first to complain of cars blocking the path. In this instance I'd leave it be. There is no point in getting into a feud with your neighbour over it.

If you want to do something about it go straight to smashing the car up with a baseball bat or getting €20,000 and set it on fire because these feuds end in one of two ways; a row or massive legal bills. The only other option is a polite word but obviously you would have tried that before getting on to the council.

teddyfogarty

I've tried to have a polite word but was told to f**k off.

MarkAnthony

teddyfogarty wrote: »

I've tried to have a polite word but was told to f**k off.

I'd leave it there to be honest.

You could get incontact with the council regards the obstruction to the footpath but that's about it. If it's a particularly busy road the guards may also be able to help.

Really though this is a lose lose.

teddyfogarty

It's a small housing estate built in the 1930s with a very narrow road leading into it, there is 15 houses in it and parking spaces are like gold dust here. My neighbours are the bullies of the estate. Their dog barking till 2 or 3 am. Taking photos of my children playing in my backyard. Dumping rubbish over my wall. Sticking their finger up at my pregnant wife, their son wearing a balaclava and threatening my relatives when he is of the ipinion they are parking too close to their house. Placing a wheelie bin out on the street obstructing the road. Council say it's a garda matter and then the garda saying it's a civil matter.

MarkAnthony

Engage with them as little as possible, pick your battles.

If parking is like gold dust I wouldn't be moaning about them creating space by popping the car in the driveway.

As for the other stuff that needs to be dealt with on a case by case. I can tell you now if someone came near me in a balaclava in a threatening manner they'd have near 20 stone of fat man sitting on them making a call to the guards.

As difficult as it is you're better off just leaving as much as you can alone.

Call me Al

Pick your battles.

With people like this their obstruction of the footpath isn't one of those battles.

teddyfogarty

There driveway is only used when their daughter or other relatives visit, he only comes out in the balaclava when he knows it's one of my female relatives on their own. They have 4 cctv cameras on their home so can see the coming and going of the whole estate. Every other resident up here is afraid of them and won't stand up to them. Everyone has a breaking point and I'm reaching mine fairly quickly

MarkAnthony

Harassment is most certainly a Garda matter. Pop up CCTV of your own and insist that the matter is dealt with. Keep going up the chain of command until someone helps.

The problem is you're on notice of who it is. I've several female relatives he wouldn't want to mess with! :pac:

Halfprice

Keep note of times and dates of these incidents..

teddyfogarty

I think short term putting up cctv and logging the harassment is the thing to do . Long term I need to get me and my family out of here. It's the older people up here I feel sorry for , one older women living here sold her house for next to nothing just to get away from them. I have to say I'm really disappointed in the lax attitude of the garda and the council. They wonder then how feuds and violence occur. Typical government agencies being reactive instead of proactive