Youths on Front Garden

TheScullster · 2009-04-08T09:55:09+00:00

Hi all (copy from post to which hasn't appeared in my reader) As the title really. What rights do youths have (or anyone else for that matter) to walk onto my drive-way/lawn and/or approach the house? My understanding is that service personnel, posties and the like have some kind of right of passage but what about others? The question arises due to local oiks playing football in the street and using our garden as an extension of the pitch. This becomes a major issue due to the fact that my wife works nights and our bedroom is at the front of the house. Also, we are trying to improve the house and garden generally, so don't take kindly to this behaviour. Some people seem to accept this arrogant youth culture as a part of modern society, or at least appear to. I have no problem with careful removal of a ball that is accidentally kicked in (preferably as they head to the excellent local park and fields). Also, we have a fenced rear garden. My wife found one of these characters retrieving a ball from there the other day having climbed over the 6' fence. Again, what rights do they have to be there and what action can we reasonably take against them (presumably as trespassers). Neither my wife nor I are the confrontational type (unfortunate though this can be at times), but we are eager to nip this in the bud if possible. Having a short fuse for this sort of thing, catching them when I am carrying a blunt (or sharp) instrument could lead anywhere. I am considering discussions with parents as the father of the local child is a nodding aquaintance, but would rather know the lie of the land. The local child is one of the most insolent of the crowd and judging by the state of their garden, the family have no interest in keeping the area in good order for the benefit of all. So trampling of plants in our garden is unlikely to register as an issue as far as the parents are concerned.. TIA Phil

Apr 08, 2009 41 Replies

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Steve Firth 17 years ago

That is illegal, not because he's on the pavement but because he is obstructing the pavement.

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PeterC 17 years ago

My last g/f has a habit of 'stumbling' and having a wiper left in her hand

- or perhaps a gentle scraping of paint. She needs short blades on her wheelchair, that teach 'em!

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