A CF car one, do I ring the police?

[Narnia72]

Probably iabu to ring the police, but I'm hopping mad.

I was in my bedroom overlooking the road, and saw the neighbour's gardener across the road revving their van to push another car out of the way. The car had parked illegally in a spot that wasn't big enough to park, and so slightly overlapped over 2 drives. It was annoying for the neightbours, but they could both, just, get out. The parking warden had already ticketed the car.

The neighbour whose gardener it is had got her car out, and, although tight, there was enough room for the gardener's van to get in. However, he decided to push it out of the way using his car and in the process, blocking the other drive fully.

I went out to see what he wasn't doing, and he reversed violently back, over my drive and almost crashing into my car. I shouted at him to stop, and it was illegal to push other people's cars out of the way, and also dangerous. He was clearly in a towering rage as he started swearing and abusing me. I told him I was going to call the neighbour, and he swore at me some point, saying take all the fucking photos you want, call the fucking police, I don't care. He then drove off, clearly so I couldn't take a photo of his van. I went to see the neighbour now blocked in, (they are elderly and vulnerable and I wanted to check if they needed to go out - luckily they didn't), the van then drove back down the road (didn't see me) and has parked in a neighbour 's drive 2 down, presumably he also does their garden.

I know the police have got better things to do, so I probably won't call them, but he was so vile to me that I want to get him into trouble.

My neighbour (who I'm very good friends with), has had reservations about him for a while, apparently he's not very good and he tells her all about his philandering ways, so this has massively colored my perception of him. Before I knew who he was I saw him jump the gate into my neighbour's garden because he couldn't find the key and so I asked him what he was doing (his van is unmarked with blackout windows) and he was rude to me then. Think "what the fuck business is it of yours" type comments.

I know this sounds like I'm a massively nosy neighbour, I'm not but I do my ironing in front of the the bedroom window on occasion and have just happened to see him.

So , would the police do anything, or just a waste of their time?

And I'm irrationally pleased to finally be able to post my own CF thread.

I'd ring 101 to report him for shoving another car and blocking your neighbours drive, and mention his abuse. See what they say.

Whenever there's a thread on here about someone parking across a drive making it difficult for the OP to get out, everyone suggests getting all your rugby mates round to bump the car out of the way. Maybe the gardener is a MNer?

Unless he has caused damage to the other car (which I assume he hasn't as you haven't mentioned it) then I don't really think you can ring the police to say he shouted a bit and has a reputation as a philander which seems to be your main objections to him.

Unless it was your car he was shunting, why did you get involved? It doesn't sound like the car was damaged. You shouted at him, why are you surprised he responded in similar vein. I think the police are busy enough than being called for a non-event. Here's a clue: don't shout at someone if you don't want then to respond similarly about something that had nothing to do with you.

I'd have got invloved even if it wasn't my car and I would be calling 101. I'd also hope that my neighbours would do the same.
It is annoying when people park inconsiderately, but you can't just start shunting cars out of the way and swearing at people.

Diagram please

I would have been inclined to not confront him, but take video or photos from your window and to do so unseen. He sounds dangerous.

The thing is, if he's as volatile as you're saying, he knows where you live. Please be careful.