What would you do if a car blocked your driveway?

theblaqueguy · 27-10-2013 10:03PM

Id slash all the tyres and key every door on the car

wexie · 27-10-2013 10:05PM

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Id slash all the tyres and key every door on the car

You do realise that won't exactly help moving it away from your driveway any quicker right?

:rolleyes:

theblaqueguy · 27-10-2013 10:07PM

wexie wrote: »

You do realise that won't exactly help moving it away from your driveway any quicker right?

:rolleyes:

Yes of course but its gonna be blocking your driveway anyway so might as well make em pay for 4 new tyres

27-10-2013 10:13PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

My parking space is a bit odd, I live in a terrace with just a footpath outside, and my parking space is on the far side of the road. But it's MINE.

Why is it yours?

If it's on a public road, it's whoever gets there first

NuckingFacker · 27-10-2013 10:15PM

28064212 wrote: »

Why is it yours? If it's on a public road, it's whoever gets there first

He got dibs. That stuff is like a legal contract.

mr lee · 27-10-2013 10:16PM

give the headlight a little tip with a hammer

michael999999 · 27-10-2013 10:16PM

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Yes of course but its gonna be blocking your driveway anyway so might as well make em pay for 4 new tyres

Ya, then he comes back later and puts a brick through your patio doors!

Itwasntme. · 27-10-2013 10:46PM

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Femme_Fatale · 28-10-2013 02:34AM

Greenmachine wrote: »

Some completely thuggish posts in hear altogether.

Provoked though. Using someone's personal private driveway as if it's a public space is atrocious.

Let not forget those householder who think the space outside the house is for their exclusive use. Not talking about blocking driveway. I am driving a number of years. I have been contacted by the guards on one occasion because a house holder had called them. They told me they had come out and could see not issue with my parking. They said she was known for it They said they were offering a friendly suggestion to move, acknowledging the parking was fine. They said she was suspected of vandalising at least a dozen car in the six months she had lived there. No other area on the street had an issue with cars being vandalised except outside her house.

Very same thing by a guy where I live. He thinks the space outside his door is his only but it's communal. However, that's not what's being discussed here.

ted1 · 28-10-2013 02:56AM

.243 wrote: »

unfortunatly the guards cant do anything unless its obstructing a public footpath or a road

Bull****, the cops will tow a car that is blocking access to a private residence. My brother lives close to dundrum town centre and often calls the cops to move cars blocking his drive

Esel · 28-10-2013 05:17AM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Provoked though. Using someone's personal private driveway as if it's a public space is atrocious.

Very same thing by a guy where I live. He thinks the space outside his door is his only but it's communal. However, that's not what's being discussed here.

Happened to me years ago. Bins with plank across them on the street outside a house. I was really stuck, so moved them and parked. Came back to find both street-side doors of my car well dented. The bollix was standing at the door smiling at me. I said nothing, just got in the car and drove away. About six months later, I had my revenge. It was sweet.

franklyon · 28-10-2013 05:47AM

you came back and dented his bins?

Esel · 28-10-2013 05:48AM

I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.

Adyx · 28-10-2013 06:03AM

I was going into work one day and was passing a fairly well known off-licence here in Waterford. Some student had parked their car blocking the loading entrance to the off-licence so the owner came around the corner in his fork-lift, picked up the little car and dumped it further up the street. He is a bit of a character in fairness.

Esel · 28-10-2013 06:13AM

Adyx wrote: »

I was going into work one day and was passing a fairly well known off-licence here in Waterford. Some student had parked their car blocking the loading entrance to the off-licence so the owner came around the corner in his fork-lift, picked up the little car and dumped it further up the street. He is a bit of a character in fairness.

This is illegal though. The fork-lift driver would be liable for any damage caused to the car.

I think someone earlier in the thread gave a cite that said it was legal to move the offending vehicle by 'human propulsion' only.

ardle1 · 28-10-2013 06:29AM

I don't give a fcuk about any laws, if someone parks across your driveway and your sure they weren't born yesterday, then in my opinion they are cnuts or have a severe undiagnosed mental illness. Fcuk having to think about any excuses about hospitals or appointments! just tell them 'DO NOT FCUKING DO THAT AGAIN'....

AngryHippie · 28-10-2013 06:43AM

Back when I was studying in Dublin, a previous tenant, or some other such fcuk wit had abandoned their car in the space for our unit in the basement.

We called the landlord and body corporate about it, nothing happened, about a month later we got the ****s on, borrowed a little pallet fork from the fruit markets around the corner and 3 of us pushed it half way up the ramp down to the car-park.

2 hours later - towed.

much better off.

Qualitymark · 28-10-2013 07:13AM

Someone parked across my driveway a couple of times. The second time I put a polite note under the windscreen wipers explaining that this meant I couldn't drive out. They didn't do it again.

Teyla Emmagan · 28-10-2013 10:42AM

28064212 wrote: »

Why is it yours? If it's on a public road, it's whoever gets there first

It's not on a public road, it's a private piece of land on the far side of a public road.

Red Nissan · 28-10-2013 11:38AM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

It's not on a public road, it's a private piece of land on the far side of a public road.

Buy yourself a clamp and print off a couple of notices and charge €100 release fee. Clamp is paid for in one go the rest sheer profit, you might even make it your full time career, lovley doubley.

tomdempsey200 · 28-10-2013 11:44AM

i like the dog-**** smeared behind the door handle idea...brilliant

Kidchameleon · 28-10-2013 12:45PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

I came home from work one morning to find someone parked in my driveway.

Turns out they were in the clinic across the road, the excuse was "oh I always parked here while the house was empty" my response was "il rip the door off and shove it up your ass if I ever see you again"

Haven't seen him since.

Slightly off topic but I have a friend who lives beside Croke Park and one day he came home and found a family having a picnic in his garden, fold out table too!

Cork selfbuild wrote: »

Other one would be if its a repeat offender, buy a clamp in Halfords and put up a €100 release fee, or paint a yellow box on the road in front of your drive.

Would it be legal to clamp someone or do you need a license?

Qualitymark · 28-10-2013 12:51PM

it's worrying how many people on this thread leap immediately to an angry response.
People do make mistakes, and sometimes clumsy parking is just a mistake.
Even when it's not, immediately raising the stakes and being nasty to them isn't the best way to make them stop.

LordSutch · 28-10-2013 01:04PM

newkie wrote: »

What would you do if a car blocked your driveway?

EZ Vjack

gifted · 28-10-2013 01:07PM

Esel wrote: »

I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.

you can't leave it at that man..just can't ...TEEEELL MMMMMMEEEEEE:mad:

mikemac1 · 28-10-2013 01:11PM

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Slightly off topic but I have a friend who lives beside Croke Park and one day he came home and found a family having a picnic in his garden, fold out table too!

They would have shared their hang sandwiches and flask of tay

cloud493 · 28-10-2013 01:12PM

I've had a lad doing it, when I asked what the **** he thought he was playing at he said 'I was popping the shops chill out' and I was like 'the nearest shop is 20 minutes walk, and he said 'chill out' so I said 'I'l chill out your face if you don't **** off you prick do this again and I'l smash that ****ing thing into bits' Think I won that argument :cool:

Femme_Fatale · 28-10-2013 01:12PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

it's worrying how many people on this thread leap immediately to an angry response.

I find it way more worrying that there are people with such an inflated sense of entitlement that they'll treat a private driveway as a public parking space. I also fully understand an angry response - pretty rational really.

People do make mistakes, and sometimes clumsy parking is just a mistake.

That's not what's being referred to here.

Even when it's not, immediately raising the stakes and being nasty to them isn't the best way to make them stop.

Oh it is.

jester77 · 28-10-2013 01:14PM

Not rocket science OP

Call the Polizei/Guards, and give the reg number
They try and contact the owner to move the car
If that fails, they send a tow truck around.

Pawwed Rig · 28-10-2013 01:19PM

jester77 wrote: »

Not rocket science OP
Call the Polizei/Guards, and give the reg number

They try and contact the owner to move the car

If that fails, they send a tow truck around.

They didn't send a tow truck when someone blocked my driveway. The shrugged their shoulders and left. They said they would only get a truck in an emergency situation

What would you do if a car blocked your driveway?

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