Neighbour using traffic cones on public street

Kyle More

I'm sure this can't be the first time this topic has surfaced on boards, but I'm just looking to see how others have dealt with this issue and if it was worth their while reporting it. One of my neighbours is using traffic cones to 'reserve' two parking spots outside of his house (for him and his wife). As it's a public street, I know he can't do this. He is quite an unpleasant person by all accounts and I have had a confrontation with him in the past when I attempted to park in one of 'his' spots (which obviously wasn't in use at the time) because my other half's father was visiting and her father was parked where I would normally park. I'm strongly considering making a report to the council, not only because I feel it's unacceptable to claim a sizable portion of a public street as your own, but also because of his bad attitude when it was put to him that the spaces don't belong to him. What I'd like to know is:

What can I realistically expect from the council if I report him?

How exactly would one classify illegal use of traffic cones on a report form to the council? Does it count as an obstruction?

Thanks for reading

Huntline

Kyle More wrote: »

I'm sure this can't be the first time this topic has surfaced on boards, but I'm just looking to see how others have dealt with this issue and if it was worth their while reporting it. One of my neighbours is using traffic cones to 'reserve' two parking spots outside of his house (for him and his wife). As it's a public street, I know he can't do this. He is quite an unpleasant person by all accounts and I have had a confrontation with him in the past when I attempted to park in one of 'his' spots (which obviously wasn't in use at the time) because my other half's father was visiting and her father was parked where I would normally park. I'm strongly considering making a report to the council, not only because I feel it's unacceptable to claim a sizable portion of a public street as your own, but also because of his bad attitude when it was put to him that the spaces don't belong to him. What I'd like to know is:

What can I realistically expect from the council if I report him?

How exactly would one classify illegal use of traffic cones on a report form to the council? Does it count as an obstruction?

Thanks for reading

Just steal his cones, he can't have that many of them.

Kyle More

Huntline wrote: »

Just steal his cones, he can't have that many of them.

Auguste Comte

Report the cones to the local litter warden every time you see them out.

mikemac2

Any labels on them?

If they have a Garda sticker drop them back to the station. If the local authority owns them you can do the same

He probably robbed them somewhere. Send them back to where they belong

VeryTerry

Kyle More wrote: »

He is quite an unpleasant person by all accounts

Anyone that uses cones like this is an arsehole. I lived beside one for years. I would just move the cones and don't engage with him at all. He will get sick of shouting at a closed door.

Kyle More

mikemac2 wrote: »

Any labels on them?

If they have a Garda sticker drop them back to the station. If the local authority owns them you can do the same

He probably robbed them somewhere. Send them back to where they belong

Good question. They're not Garda cones anyway, I must have a look and see. I would take a pretty confident guess that they were swiped from the local authority.

Kyle More

VeryTerry wrote: »

Anyone that uses cones like this is an arsehole. I lived beside one for years. I would just move the cones and don't engage with him at all. He will get sick of shouting at a closed door.

True enough. As Mikemac pointed out, any private resident who uses them has most likely stolen them from the guards or the local authority. So he can't even make the argument that I'm moving property belonging to him. I'd still like to give him a fright of sorts, as he thinks he can bully everyone who attempts to park in 'his' spots. Just an official notification from someone in authority to let him know that he has been reported and that someone is watching what he's doing.

holly8

Kyle More wrote: »

True enough. As Mikemac pointed out, any private resident who uses them has most likely stolen them from the guards or the local authority. So he can't even make the argument that I'm moving property belonging to him. I'd still like to give him a fright of sorts, as he thinks he can bully everyone who attempts to park in 'his' spots. Just an official notification from someone in authority to let him know that he has been reported and that someone is watching what he's doing.

Reporting it to your local authority is the way to go...a nice visit from a uniformed Community Warden service should help!