How to stop people parking in front of your garage?

[Sir Trev]

I'd suggest setting the alarm off constantly (without causing damage of course) until the battery goes flat. Trouble is it gets bl00dy annoying for you and the neighbours, especially if it takes a while.

Can you or a mate block them in like Metal Angel did? Or perhaps build a small brick wall around the car with quick drying cement??

[Spiderman]

I'd be worried abut touching or moving the car in question tbh...you leave yourself open to all kinds of allegations of damage to the car that wasn't there before you moved it.

Firm note under windscreen wiper and take a pic of note there too. If they do it again, a much more strongly worded note, photo again. Keep copies of the notes of course too.
3rd time, i'd scatter as much sharp pointy stuff as possible around all of his wheels. Make it obvious and he wont just try driving away...he'll have to spend ages cleaning it up and hopefully in this time you can get out to have a word with the driver about his ignorant behaviour.

Letting down tyres etc may get you the same treatment and from the sound of it this person has no respect for tother so why would he not throw a brick thru your window f you let his tyres down.

if he gives you any verbal or attitude when you go out to talk to him, dont waste time and effort and risk getting into a fight, just go in and call the cops.
I'm sure they wont come but they get it on record that a 999 call was made about this person and his threatening behaviour.

Yeah, there's no need to be a tosser about this at first, it's only after repeated polite attempts that you have to resort to nastiness.

From my experiences I'm the most considerate parker in the world (the street where I park, there's room for two cars each side, it boggles my mind when someone comes, parks right in the middle of the spots meaning there's only half a car's worth on either side, and then just wanders off and leaves it there for the weekend) which is all the more reason why I hate that Victor Meldrew guy further down the aforementioned street who had several goes at me for parking down there. Grrrr.

I had a similar problem when I first moved in to my current house. Builders and then the next door neighbours would park in front of the garage. I started off by looking to see if there was a car there, and then waking up the neighbours at 7 am to get them to move it. Then I stopped bothering, they didn't park there again after I took their wing mirror off with the garage door

Have you thought of trying this: -

I'm currently on an attachment to CID, but before that I was a neighbourhood Policing team (beat bobby). Recently the government has introduced things called PACT (partnerships and communities together), that means there is a monthly meeting where local bobbies & PCSO's get together with council, social services, fire & rescue etc at a public meeting to meet residents and discuss their concers & (allegedly) act upon them.

Alongside that the top 10 or 15 problem addresses in the town where I police are dealt with as a priority, after all they are the addresses that we the Police could be called to several times a week etc, thereby being a drain on resources, tackle the underlying problem etc.

I know this drones on but bear with me.

Anyway one resident had a problem similar to yours, eventually when the Police got there (usually a foot patrol PC or PCSO who has just taken 45 mins to an hour to walk there) all they could really do was issue a non-endorsable ticket for unnecessary obstruction - the garage owner had already made their "alternative" arrangements.

Another anyway, this chap obviously knew the score - he phoned in every day someone blocked his drive - that amounted to at least 3 or 4 times per week. By the end of the month his address was the most problematic in the town, and as such the local Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership HAD (Under these new PACT thingys) to take action.

Whenever he called in to the Police his address automatically popped up on the screen as a priority - a panda was dispatched - result being a vehicle got towed away for obstructing the highway (preventing vehicles from private land entering that highway which is open to the public). This happened a couple fo times - you'd be surprised how quickly word spreads when someone has to pay £100 to get their own wheels back.

The local council HAD to take action and introduced resident parking only etc. Result - no more problems albeit with a yearly charge (£50???) for a resident parking permit.

As a I shoulodn't really say this - but make a total pain in the butt of yourself. Every time someone blocks the drive - phone & complain.

Eventually you will become such a pain that something will be done. Wrong I know but the thin blue line just doesn't have the resources like it used to.

Better still, get one of these...





(no, not a Gixxer )

Aww both bike & dog are gorgeous hun!

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Have you got a local mate with a big motor? Just drag the offending motor out of the way. You can use a couple of trolley jacks same way if it's a smooth surface.

Done this before and it works a treat.Especially if you drag the car out into the road and report it for causing an obstruction

Originally Posted by Paws

Aww both bike & dog are gorgeous hun!

Cheers sweetie

She'd look better in front of an R1 though...

Originally Posted by Bluewolf

Cheers sweetie

She'd look better in front of an R1 though...

*Quck de-rail*
Borrow Cos's (you know who i mean Bluewolf) im sure he would be more than willing