Can commercial vehicles park outside your house?

Question

My neighbour keeps parking his white van outside my house, was told by friend that this was illegal, is that correct?

Answer 1

If he has road tax and is not creating a blind corner or blocking access then it is okay as far as I know.

Answer 2

I think vans can park in residential areas although heavy goods vehicles cannot. I can't really see the problem with someone parking a white van in your street, surely there are far more important things to worry about. You need to chill out a little.

Answer 3

In some housing estates there may be a clause in the deeds prohibiting any business vehicles/ businesses being run in the housing area. You could check this out, or ask your friend the source of their information. Otherwise any legally taxed and insured vehicle can use a public road so long as it is not causing an obstruction to your right of way.

Answer 4

You should check your house deeds for a "covenant". Some housing estates ban the parking of caravans and commercial vehicles, and even the running of a business. If your deeds show this, then his probably will.

Also, if by his parking he is obstucting the entrance to your property, that may give cause for the police to move the vehicle.

Answer 5

Without knowing what town you live in, it is impossible to answer the question. However, for example, this is taken from a webpage for Washington:

"Most communities prohibit overnight parking of trucks in residential areas. A few, such as Edmonds, provide for off-street parking in a residential zone by permit, or in the example from Federal Way (below), in accordance with specific zoning requirements. Vehicles, such as campers and RVs are allowed in residential areas under various zoning requirements. A few cities allow temporary on-street parking, such as Burlington, which limits the parking to two consecutive days or no more than two days in any seven-day period. Tacoma allows a maximum of 7 calendar days for a vehicle, boat trailer, recreation trailer, camper, or other licensed or unlicensed vehicle or device on the street. Most cities require boats to be stored off-street and to be sight screened. Some allow temporary on-street parking of a short duration."

You can see they don't allow overnight parking (which is what I assume you are referring to?) in many of the towns there for commercial vehicles in residential areas. So, you need to find out from your town, maybe the zoning board, what the law is regarding this, and not just from a friend. Then, you need to know if you want to deal with the repercussions of reporting your neighbor, if it is.

Answer 6

I have had a red fiesta van parked outside my living room window since march, i rang the local council and they said there was nothing they could do unless the tax had ran out or if it had been there longer than 12 months. with proof you can claim the vehicle as your own. SCORE(after 12 months)

Answer 7

if it is a HGV then no he has to conform to the rules that a company has to adhere to when he receives an operators licence, the vehicle must be parked in a designated area...as for commercial vans then as long as they are taxed there is nothing you can do

Answer 8

You could do two things==
1.Call his company and say you are concerned about one of their vans parking in front of your neighborhood-You shouldnt have to leave your name--Ask if thats the responsible thing--I do not think that they would want their company truck parked on the road.
I think that is rude of the neighbor---Hope this helps--

2. You could call the Hwy Patrol non-emergency # and ask if this is legal where you live--and maybe they could help you out on info.
Good Luck --Hope this helps--

Answer 9

is he parking in your space? or just on the street in front of your house?

commercial vehicles can park anywhere while they are making a delivery unless it is posted otherwise

Answer 10

he can park his van outside my house but he will get his tires slashed