What do you do if a parked car blocks your driveway?

If someone's car is blocking your driveway, you can report it to the local police, providing details such as the type of violation, street address, and cross street, etc. You can also call 311 to report the vehicle blocking your driveway.

1. How do I report a car blocking my driveway?
2. Is it illegal to park blocking someone's drive?
3. What can you do if someone parks in your driveway?
4. Can I call the police if my car is blocked in?
5. Can I have a car towed if it is blocking my driveway?
6. Can I park in front of someone's driveway?
7. How close to someone's driveway can you park?
8. How do I report obstructive parking?
9. Can I remove a car parked on my property?
10. Are driveways private property?
11. What do you do if someone blocks your car with their body?
12. Can you legally stop someone parking outside your house?
13. Is it illegal to block your car?

How do I report a car blocking my driveway?

Report illegally parked vehicles

Call 020 8545 4661 (option 3) as soon as you notice an illegally parked vehicle, such as a vehicle parked: on the pavement or grass verge. on yellow lines during restricted hours.

Is it illegal to park blocking someone's drive?

That's right, parking outside someone's driveway is illegal but parking inside someone else's driveway isn't. This is due to the driveway being private land and therefore is a civil issue that the police and council do not deal with.

What can you do if someone parks in your driveway?

2 Call the police. When you find someone parked in your driveway, the quickest solution is to remove the car yourself by hiring a private tow truck. But it is not advised, the owner may pursue a civil action against you if the car is damaged. So you should seek legal actions first, such as calling the police.

Can I call the police if my car is blocked in?

If someone has parked on your driveway and you were to block them in, your vehicle may be causing an obstruction to the public highway and this is a criminal offence. The owner of the vehicle could therefore call the police.

Can I have a car towed if it is blocking my driveway?

If someone parks on the road blocking your driveway, it's a civil matter and the police usually won't be interested. ... If it is causing an obstruction on the road you can call your local authority and have it towed.

Can I park in front of someone's driveway?

If someone is blocking your driveway, or their wheel is over the dropped kerb, they are committing a parking offence. But parking very close to a dropped kerb or directly opposite it isn't illegal, even if it restricts access. ...

How close to someone's driveway can you park?

12 inches distance from curb to be legally parked 16 years age under which it is illegal to leave a child in a parked vehicle with the motor running 5 feet no parking from a driveway 15 feet no parking from a fire hydrant 20 feet no parking from a crosswalk at an intersection 20 feet no parking from a fire station ...

How do I report obstructive parking?

Report obstruction

To report a vehicle obstruction please contact APCOA Parking on 020 8708 5211. You will need to provide: the vehicle registration number. location of the vehicle.

Can I remove a car parked on my property?

You can pursue a civil case for trespassing and if the civil courts rule in your favour, the vehicle would be removed from your drive. A solicitor could get the civil court's permission to find the legal owner of the vehicle involved and the judge would make the removal an order of the court.

Are driveways private property?

Criminal and civil law becomes blurred when the vehicle ends up on a driveway, because it is technically on private property. Once a car ends up on your driveway, the vehicle is now technically on private land - which local councils have zero jurisdiction over.

What do you do if someone blocks your car with their body?

If your on private property, and the person standing in front of your car is trespassing or you have asked them to leave, you can call local authorities to have them removed from your property.

Can you legally stop someone parking outside your house?

As long as a vehicle is taxed and a motorist is not breaking any traffic laws they are allowed to stop anywhere it is legal to do so. However, this does not work everywhere as some areas enforce specific resident-only parking permit areas to stop random motorists grabbing residents spaces.

Is it illegal to block your car?

As long as you don't cause an obstruction to the road or damage the offending car, there's no reason you can't get a little bit of revenge (if not justice) by positioning your own car or other property to block them in – because there's no way you can be done for trespassing on your own property.