parking

[blue toon]

i work for local gouncil and i am allowed to take my van home.90% of the time it is parked outside my house.when i have to park outside my neighbours house.he phones the council to complain about it.iam parked on the road and not blocking any driveways.he said he doesnt want a council van outside his house.my boss sent him a letter stateing i was not parking illegally.so now he is phoning up saying i am taking things out the van into my house.i feel because he cant get the van moved.he is trying to get me sacked.any advice on what i can do would be appreciated.as i feel i am being harrased by him

[Ethel]

First of all talk to your boss so they know what is going on and can support you.

You are not breaking any laws by parking outside his house. He is being an ass.

In the mean time, start a diary - as tedious as it is. Note the dates you are not parked outside your house, and record where you are parked.
Keep a record of any phone calls, letters, comments from this man.
It doesn't need to be a novel - just the bare facts and dates.

If you can see from your written record that he is doing enough for you to consider it harassment, take it to your employer.
If your employer doesn't support you as he should, think about seeing a solicitor to threaten an injunction against harassment,

Be warned this is a very last resort - such action will irretrievably end any possibility of a good relationship with your neighbour, although it should stop the harassment.

In a nutshell, don't let him get to you. Keep a record. Talk to your boss.

[johnny37]

How big is the van? I moved into a house a few years back and found my neighbour parking his builders truck outside his house every night and all weekend. Perfectly legal but very annoying for me.

[daffy654]

Your neighbour should think himself lucky.I used to live next door to a family whose son in law was an HGV driver,he regularly used to park outside my house blocking off all light and any view I ordinarily had.

[blue toon]

hi ethel thanks for your input .i spoke to my boss this morning and he spoke to the corporate director.they say they are 100% behind me,i have asked for a full list of phone calls that they have received from my neighbour so that i can take further action.i have my own list of days when i have had to see my boss after he has phoned.but seemingly there are quite a few calls when i had not been informed.hopefully hr will have a list of these.if so i will ask my union rep to see if there solicitors can do anything for me before i see my own . johnny37
the van is just a normal transit van. and as i stated before it is parked outside my house 90% of the time.when i do park on the road outside his house it is at least 10metres from his frontage.as there is at least approx 5mtrs his front garden plus 2mtrs footpath and 3mtrs grass verge. so its not as its in a narrow road with the van 2mtrs from a window.

[Stu Dent]

If your neighbours accusations are untrue then you have grounds for an action of defamation (Scotland) or Slander/Libel (England/Wales). It will be for him/her to prove that their accusations of your behaviours are true.

[spaced]

nothing he can do. You pay road tax and are can park anywhere on your road. Just because he lives there it doesnt mean he owns the pice of land outside his house,

Just annoy him and keep parkng it there. If he damages anything your company will cover any costs and he will be in a bit of bother.

[Reverandfunk]

Personally I would start parking there a bit more often.

Where I park my LDV Pilot van a woman came out and if I would mind not parking there (it is on a side road and not directly outside anyones house) I said I did mind so now park it a little further down so she can get a glimpse of it from her lounge.

Petty but people shouldn't be up their own ar5e5

[Paul87]

No law against it, if its on the road.

Inform your bosses of the actions this guy is taking.

Then at every available opportunity, rev the engine to the red, play loud music and spin the tyres up. LMAO

[Solarjunkie]

Have you tried talking to him? It is amazing how these disputes can escalate. If he can see you are aware of things from his point of view, it may take some of the wind from his sails.
All these suggestions of just making it worse for him are hardly going to improve neighbourly relations! Something like "I am sorry sometimes I am not able to park in front of my house and I appreciate it is not ideal having to park down the road but I hope you understand I always park in front of my own house when I can. My company vehicle just happens to be a van, sorry about that!" may soothe him a bit. You could drop him a note along the same lines.
Even if he is not being pleasant, you don't have to stoop to his level and being charming and understanding will also make you feel good.
Best of luck (from someone who has "neighbours" so I sympathise!)

[blue toon]

hi
thanks for all your replies.went to hr today.they have not been informed of all the calls my neighbour has made.seemingly he has been phoning the chief executives secretary.and hr have not been told.hr are going to contact chief exec secretary to see if she has kept a log on the calls.if she has i should have the information i need to proceed.