Cars parked infront of your driveway.?

Question

I was told that whoever parked infront of your driveway, in an emergency, you can use whatever means to move it out of your way, even causing damage to the vehicle as a result. Is it true that the third party can have no redress against you? It serves him right because he should have better sense to leave his vehicle blocking your driveway in the first place.

Answer 1

I think that's right but it'd better be a real big emergency.

Answer 2

It is best that you have a clear idea, about matters like this before it happens. I would ring my local police and get the correct answer. Because I have a doubt that anybody will let you go scot-free if something happens to their car, even though I might have an emergency.

Answer 3

I do not think you have any particular redress, unless the road is clearly marked as 'no parking'. You're unlikely to be able to have the offending vehicle towed away - at least, not within a week or two.

However, I would point out that paint-stripper is very cheap. I would not advocate its use, though, as it would be illegal.

Answer 4

Hard to say without knowing where you live. However, if the emergency is one involving life or death (I mean that literally, not that you're late to a meeting or something), you might be OK.

Of course, couldn't you just drive on your lawn and over the curb, to get on the street?

Answer 5

yes you can.. anyone who parks that is blocking your driveway you can have them towed away on their expense

Answer 6

you definately cannot damage it, that would be a criminal offence - and the owner or court can make you pay for it. the police can put a ticket on for causing a obstruction though. the old chestnut that he has a right to park on a public road is rubbish - the road is exactly that - a PUBLIC HIGHWAY - contrary to popular belief no-one can 'park' on the road - it is there for people to travel on and only stop when nessary - however the law is not always enforced especially where there are no double yellow lines. hope this helps.

Answer 7

If someone parked in my driveway and wasn't there to visit me or my family I'd be asking them one time nicely to move then I would have the vehicle moved

Answer 8

I'm not into revenge but Mobile R has a good idea there!

It is actually illegal to park across a driveway with a dropped kerb (even you across your own kerb - I know, the law is an ***), so call the police and get the vehicle towed away......after you have put the stickers on the windscreen!

Answer 9

The answer is very simple..........no you cannot do this and you will be responsible for any and all damages.

Answer 10

it is really more of a cercumstantion situation...each case like this has many varibles...and as it is quite annoying...and person doing this should be legal to drag around town behind your car by the nuts...be carefull how you handle it...proving in court later that you had justifiable emergency is tricky at best...my luck the guys car I hit would turn out to be a doctor on emergency house call and I would get life for clearing my own drive way...but you may have better luck ..however in most cases like this the judge looks at the way we handle a problem more than the actual reasoning...and anytime property is damaged...they like to get less understanding of your frustration and more for canning the actor in the damage...just be careful

Answer 11

you better think about this one. ask your local police if you can rather than this board. you generally cannot damage others property without some consequenses

Answer 12

buy a sheet of sticky labels ( the type you put on envelopes )

and strategically place these in a block on his windscreen in the area of vision they take such a job to take off once stuck the offender won't park there again too often take my word its called revenge without damaging the car

Answer 13

It is illegal in most locations to block someone's drive.    Try to locate the culprit and ask them to move it for you,   then call the police and ask it be towed.

Answer 14

No, you can't move the vehicle that will cause damage to it.  You will end up paying for the damage.

Answer 15

I believe so but you'd better make sure you get a pic of his car blocking your driveway so he can't deny it and make you repair/replace his damaged vehicle.

I think it really does need to be an actual emergency - with no time at all to look for the owner or call the police to have it removed.

It's also my understanding that you don't have to wait for an emergency to have a vehicle which is blocking your driveway, removed by the police...they won't do it again!

Answer 16

the police can cite and tow the vechile for you

for blocking a driveway

(let the police handle ) if you tried your self

you dont know if the owner of the car might have a gun and shoot you Oh officer I thought he was trying to steal my car:

leave for the authoties (worst case call a taxi!)

Answer 17

i think it is against the law for some one to park in front of your drive they can get a fine for it . in an emergancey i think its only down to the emergancey services to do damage to other peoples cars ect because it a threat of life in danager . i have seen a fire engine driveing down the street and it couldnt fit and it just barged it self down . its the same for the police they have to get permision from some one higher to give the order to do so like for the police to use force to stop a joy ryder the office has to get the go a head from the superindendant

Answer 18

"In an emergency."

You aren't qualified to decide that it's an emergency.  If your house is on fire, and the firemen feed a hose through the windows of the car parked in front of a hydrant, the owner of the car has no cause for redress.  If you have to get to a hospital *NOW*, call an ambulance.

But the police *can* ticket the car and, in some situations, tow it, whether there's any emergency or not.