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On 9 Apr 2005 11:59:30 -0700, (markzoom) wrote:

What are my rights?
There is a track which runs adjacent to the wall of my house which
provides access to eight garages (including my own)and another house.
It is not registered as belonging to anyone and is not public. It is
about 2 vehicles wide. To still allow access to the garages, cars
occasionally park less than 60cms from my house wall,
sometimes in front of my living room window, sometimes in front of my
kitchen window and external gas meter and flue. Someone slamming their
car door or running the engine makes my house vibrate, sometimes at
night. The bleep from a remote car door opener would wake me.

1) Do I have rights to prevent people parking this close to my house?
2) Do I have rights to claim the parking spaces my own and erect a
"private parking" notice?

Hi,

Just put a prominent notice up saying 'Absolutely NO parking in this
area, full access required for emergency vehicles. No responsibility
will be taken for damage to vehicles in the event of any emergency'

Then remind people who park there with a note to say if there is a
fire in the garage block the fire tender may need to shunt their car
out of the way and they'll get a bill for any damage (to the tender!)

If you can get the local fire services to back you up on this all the
better.

cheers,
Pete.