ON topic: Angry homeowner gets revenge on commuter who parked in her driveway

[The Natural Philosopher]

Now that's what I call DIY.

[ARW]

Thank you for that.

[Robin]

Cynical old me wonders if the answer might be that that would have incovenienced the *other* commuters to whom she was renting space on her drive.

[News]

In message , Chris French writes

I can see that as a solution, but why should she have to? I find it hard to believe that anyone would actually park on someone else's drive, but I know they do. My brother was at Blakeney once, when a rare bird was apparently spotted. He said twitchers arrived from far and wide, the car park filled immediately and later arrivals just parked anywhere. On drives, blocking drives, blocking lanes etc. Incredible.

[pamela]

Good for her! Although I wonder why the Telegraph showed the location of her house on a map. It is so clear that they may as well have posted a link to her exact location on Google Maps.

The Mirror and the Sun didn't feel the need to go that far in their coverage of the story.

[ARW]

It tells you where NOT to park!

[Peter Andrews]

But what is worse that it is the houseowner, under the current legislation, who has committed a criminal act! However had she had gates or a security post she could quite legally shut and locked those indefinitely, but lacking these she is in the wrong - daft isn't it.

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

CHAPTER 2 VEHICLES LEFT ON LAND Offence of immobilising etc. vehicles

54 Offence of immobilising etc. vehicles (1) A person commits an offence who, without lawful authority? (a) immobilises a motor vehicle by the attachment to the vehicle, or a part of it, of an immobilising device, or (b) moves, or restricts the movement of, such a vehicle by any means, intending to prevent or inhibit the removal of the vehicle by a person otherwise entitled to remove it. (2) The express or implied consent (whether or not legally binding) of a person...

Peter IANAL!!

[ARW]

I would have just covered it in Nitromors.

[Adrian Caspersz]

Taken it to bits, sold the parts on eBay. Unsolicited gift, init?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Used any recently? It wouldn't even mark car paint. Useless stuff at the same high price as the previous formula, which did work.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

It must be truly awful to live/exist in the south and to "rent out your drive". I know where I'm better off.

[Bob Eager]

That wouldn't have done much.

[Tricky Dicky]

I think the homeowner could argue that she had to put the bag of gravel somewhere and why should she inconvenience herself by putting it behind her own vehicles, after all she did provide the illegal Parker with the means of releasing the vehicle.

Richard

[tabbypurr]

that's one way to admit guilt. Surely law reform is needed on this.

NT

[Tim Watts]

I do feel for her.

Around here, it's f****it city as the railway is in pieces, so everyone comes and parks here, usually like a total ***t.

I look at the way people conduct themselves with a vehicle and think "why do I have to share air with these people?"

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Yes - but you might find a difference when you can afford cars.

[F Murtz]

Rights and wrongs aside, she is lucky the car owner did not get a mate with a fork truck or hire one and put the bag behind the other car.

[Tim Watts]

[Andy Burns]

We've just had reform, wouldn't bank on more in a hurry ..

[Mike Tomlinson]

En el artículo , Tim Watts escribió:

Nice. Looks like he's let the tyres down too (hard to tell, as they're the wanker-style "smear of rubber on overpriced boyracer alloy wheel")