Broken down car left outside my house.

[ButterOllocks]

We have a drive, so that's ok for now, but when my son comes home on leave from the forces we would like to park outside my own home and let him park in the drive. Most of my neighbours have 2 or 3 cars so parking is at a premium. The car is an old one and the last time I saw the owner - about 2 weeks ago he said it needed a new timing belt which is an expensive repair. Not seen anyone near the car since - really frustrating AIBU to want to report the police ??

Why not just ask the owner to get it moved?

If it's taxed and insured it's got as much right to be there as anyone else's car, the police are unlikely to do anything

If it's taxed and MOT'D then the police won't do anything.

If it has tax and insurance then it has as much right to be there as your car or your sons.

The police will not do anything. We once had a massive blue bus parked outside our flat for months and not until the tax ran out could anything be done.

If it's taxed and insured, it can stay there. You have no more right to park outside your house, than anyone else.

YWBVU to call the police if it’s legally parked.

It's unfortunate, but it's not really causing you any problems. I'm sure the owner is keener than you are to get it shifted, so be patient.

The police will not get involved in your preference about where vehicles are parked. Neither will the council or anyone else.

There is no national body that goes around moving vehicles at the request of the general public.

They have as much right to park there as you or your son do

You could park across your drive and let son's car out when needed or vice versa? Not ideal, I know, but as others have said, he has every right to park outside your house.

www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax

As everyone has said, you have no more right to the road than the other driver (if the car is legal etc).

www.gov.uk/report-abandoned-vehicle

Park outside his house while his car is outside yours.

If you think it’s abandoned report it to the council? That’s what my neighbour did when someone dumped their car outside his house. Presumably the council are able to check re the registered owner/tax/insurance/whatever they need to to clarify its abandoned status. The council moved the car a few weeks after it was dumped.

Why would you report the car to the police? The owner has as much right to park on the highway as anyone else does.

Don't know whose it is - just that they left if there broken down

Can't you let your fit young son park down the road

Annoying as it might be, you don't own the road in front of your house.

Unless it's a private road, of course.

If it's taxed and insured, then it can stay on a public road indefinately and the police can and will do nothing, other than perhaps tell you to stop wasting their time.

I get what you're all saying - anyone can park there - I get it - But I don't know who the owner is - just met him once, and with it being an expensive repair I think he's just left is - as you all say rightfully parked - just VERY inconvenient for everyone - I think I just wanted to vent here.

Unfortunately the road outside your house does not belong to you.

So anyone has a right to park there, provided they are properly taxed.

YABU , it’s a public road , providing the car is legal then it’s entitled to be there and your son can park elsewhere . You don’t own the road outside your house .

Is it a public road? Or a private road? Is it permit parking only/does the car have a permit or is it just on street parking for everyone?

If it’s a public road with no parking restrictions then anyone can park their car there for as long as they want. It’s not yours, you don’t own it and you have no claim to it. You can’t call the police as no laws are being broken. You can politely ask if they could roll it down a few spaces but then whoever else is normally parking there, will park in front of yours. That’s how on street parking works; first come, first served and you don’t to claim a spot as yours.

He's got a high spec range rover and thefts of these are really high in my area - we usually let him park it up the drive and I park across our drive to keep it more secure at night.