Drivers keep using the end of my drive to access a grassed area to park there cars.What are my rights?

Question

I live in the middle of 3 terraced houses.My house and one of my neighbours have driveways the other has not.The neighbour without a drive is using the end of our drive to access the grass verge often leaving muddy tyre marks.The end of the drive and grass area is owned by the council(although we layed the drive)and we maintain it.Other local residents and visitors have also started parking there..We have told our neighbours how we feel but they continue to cross our drive and park there.We do not want to fall out with our neighbours so can anyone offer any advice to stop this.

Answer 1

Keep telling them be firm, stating the facts, i.e. not their grass, is your drive and you maintain it, etc.
Keep a log, report to the council, address neighbours in writing. They obviously don't care if they fall out with you or not if they continue to ignore what you say.
At least its 2 households against one - good luck.

Answer 2

I would look at your deed and verify exactly where your property boundaries are. The second thing I would do is speak to someone in your community development office and see if the city/town owns that strecth of driveway, or if they have granted an easement to the other residents to use that driveway.

Although you maintain it, it oculd be considered a city right of way. In my city, a resident is responsible for the maintenance of the right of way, but the city owns it.

If you are the sole owner, then I would block that area off with a large hard to move object, or build a fence/wall. But, best of luck anyway.

Answer 3

I agree with John S. My first approach would be to leave my car parked there.

My second (nastier) approach would be to drive several 3 foot sections of rebar into the ground, leaving about 2 inches poking out above the soil. That's enough to keep the rebar firmly in the ground, to not be noticed by the other cars and to puncture their tires. To cover your behind, put up a No Parking sign a few weeks before you do this.

Answer 4

until eventually there's a resident parking scheme, or yellow strains, you're unfastened to park your motor vehicle everywhere that would not reason an obstruction - which ability no longer the place there's a dropped kerb. No-one has a appropriate to park on the line in front of their very own belongings. in the journey that your neighbour has a gateway, yet no dropped kerb, he's no longer legally allowed to take a motor vehicle around the pavement to those gates, so whether you parked appropriate in front of them you may desire to no longer be required to pass the motor vehicle.

Answer 5

Speak to your councillor. It is his job to sort out these sort of problems. Suggest that bollards be installed to prevent access to the grass verge.

If nothing is done then you know how to vote at the next council elections.

Answer 6

talk to your local neighborhood board to get
1) a fence errected for that property
2) build up planters on the edge of it, to prevent people from parking there

consult with your district representative as well.

Answer 7

Few suggestions

Park your car on the end of your drive
Plant something
Put a stake in the ground

Answer 8

do you own this land or is it accessible for public to use.....i would check your deeds. good luck im havin a big problem with my neighbour too ur not on your own.