Can a commercial vehicle park infront of my house all the time?

Question

A commercial vehicle (high sided transit) with big ladders parks infront of my house every day and all weekend. The owner lives down the road and obviously doesn't want this eyesore outside of his own property. I haven't contacted the owner or company in question yet but was wondering where I stand legally before I make the first 'friendly' approach.

Answer 1

If it is in the UK the simple awnser is if he has road tax on his transit and there are no parking restrictions then he is entitled to park it where ever he wants.

Answer 2

To be honest with you, the best approach is softly softly. Ring the firm that the van belongs to but dont start shouting or get abusive down the phone.
If the offending vehicle is obstructing access:-
Tell them you partner is a member of the emergency services and gets called out at all hours of the day and night.
No need to say which service , let them fear the worst.
Tell them he often gets collected by the emergency vehicle and fears that the vehicle parked outside may become an obstruction.

If the offending vehicle is not causing an obstruction:-
Lightly hint that it is an eyesore and not wanting to cause trouble by approaching the ministry, you would rather he just asked the driver to park somewhere else.

By the way, the majority of people who are fiddling the dole in a driving job, usually park the vehicle away from their own house.
Just a thought!

Answer 3

Hello,
I had a very similar issue with a Transit van, hooked up to a trailer with a mini-digger thing, ouside the house.
The owner did not live in the close, and equally did not want it blocking his veiws out of the window.
I put a polite message on the offending item, and he now parks the item around the corner,
"Hazard to children, eyesore & all that "
Being the local Homewatch bloke, not a busybody, honestly !
I got resident only signs & stickers produced last year.

It just means that if some extremely offensive trade vehicle persists in parking outside, we can have the thing legally towed away at their expence.

I sympathise with your problem, and heaven forbid regularly letting down the tyres, or bunging sugar in the petrol filler, or removing the windscreen wipers, or borroing a yellow wheel clamp for nefarious purposes. No no, just a thought.
Oh, bunging an out of date scanned tax disc in, and "informing the authorities" is a ploy. They could take it away & crush it !

I am a freindly sort of bloke, but when push comes to shove .........
& someone is being a bit daft .....

All the best with it,
Bob.

Answer 4

No he can't.
A commercial vehicle has to garaged at either the business premises, in a yard or such like; or off the highway, in a driveway for example.
It is illegal to 'garage' a commercial vehicle at night and over the weekends on the highway.
Trading Standards should be your first port of call.
Or simply slash the tyres on a regular basis until it is moved!
The owner sounds like an arrogant sod anyway if it's not outside his own house, so watch yourself if you approach him.
How about contacting the company he works for, as a start?

Answer 5

Why don't you try beating him to it - park a vehicle where he would normally park...maybe after a few or more times doing that, he would get the hint and park elsewhere. But...I don't think it'd be illegal as long as there is parking on the street - at the same time though, you could talk with the guy and see if you can get him to see the light and if not contact the company (as long as the guy doesn't seem like he'd go ballistic if you reported him for something).

Answer 6

Hiya

My advice would be to wait till he goes and park your own vehicle there to stop him doing it.

If thats not practical, put a note on the screen telling him that it is blocking your view and denying your own house of light, so please park outside your own house not mine!!.

If he fails to do that, put a note on his van saying that you will contact your local council to say that he is being an environmental nuisance and ruining you right to enjoy the natural light and space around your own property.

Technically, if there are no parking restrictions there isn't a lot you can do legally. However he plainly wouldn't park it outside his own house, so why blight yours.

He has been very lucky, with a less friendly neighbour he may have found flat tyres instead!!

Answer 7

Actually, they can. Even though its in front of your house, the streets are owned by the government, not by the house owner. What you can do though, is contact the company to try to see if they will park somewhere else. Most of the time they'll agree, because they will see you as a potential costumer, and they won't want to get on you "bad side" by refusing to move.

Answer 8

It depends on your local law. If your town has a website it may have stuff like that on there. I know that most towns have an ordinance in the winter months that vehicles can not park in the street between certain hours. Either call the town hall or go to their website.

Answer 9

There is nothing you can do to stop him parking in front of your house ,as long has the vehicle is taxed, just have a talk with the driver ,or ring the company he works for ,it just might work .

Answer 10

Perhaps you should get in touch with the council or a lawyer to get to know you rights before you say anything. Then you'll know where you stand and get a better idea of how to handle it. I have a similar problem with a car rental firm. I really hope you get this sorted out, some people are such a**eholes!