Landscaping Truck Parked Outside My House. Is This Legal?

Lqwerty-4321 on 23/06/2022 - 17:16
Last edited 24/06/2022 - 07:38 by 1 other user

This huge truck has started parking outside my house for days at a time.

According to the rego check tool its GVM is 16T! It belongs to a neighbor that always has a ridiculous number of cars and smaller trucks parked inside and outside his property - I think his home is a depot for his landscaping business. Even when there is room outside his place to park the truck, he will still park it outside my property.

Do I have a legal leg to stand on to get him to stop doing it?

Edit: This is a residential street in Brisbane.

Update: Thanks for the replies. I've taken some photos and I'll lodge them with my council. If nothing comes out of it I'll see if the police can help out.

Poll Options

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    Illegally parked
  • 58
    Legally parked
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Comments

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 23/06/2022 - 17:26
    +5

    Maybe start parking a car or trailer out the front, even if its not yours. Advertise for a free caravan parking spot, and have someone park there caravan there short term.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2022 - 17:27
    +10

    complain to council. worst that can happen is nothing changes

    if he is using his home for business purposes and hasn't got the correct permits / permissions, he might get in trouble.

  • MS Paint on 23/06/2022 - 17:35
    +4

    Is any part of the front of the truck beyond the solid white intersection line? (Hard to gauge from the photo)

    • qwerty-4321 on 23/06/2022 - 19:15

      No he is not on the yellow line but he is quite close to the intersection nonetheless.

  • bobbified on 23/06/2022 - 17:43
    +1

    It would be annoying to have such neighbours, but there's not much you can do about who parks on the road outside your house. If it's not this truck, they'll probably park another one of their vehicles there.

  • brendanm on 23/06/2022 - 17:44
    +14

    Look up what your council laws are. Trucks over certain size often can't be parked in residential streets for longer than "X" hour. I would park my car in front of my house.

    • qwerty-4321 on 23/06/2022 - 19:17
      +2

      He has been parking his smaller trucks in this same spot, but I think leaving a truck this size there is ridiculous.

      • brendanm on 23/06/2022 - 19:27
        +4

        I agree, I wouldn't want to see that all the time.

    • djkelly69 on 23/06/2022 - 18:03
      +7

      Being a prick = being successful?

      • rektrading on 23/06/2022 - 18:04
        -2

        Why call someone a šŸ† for parking on the road?

        https://imgur.com/a/k5Zemex

        • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 18:26
          +8

          Because it's quite possibly illegal, that's why.

          • rektrading on 23/06/2022 - 18:28
            -4

            @pegaxs: What is a buidl up area?

            • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 18:32
              +2

              @rektrading: From the Road Rule's dictionary;

              built-up area, in relation to a length of road, means an area in which either of the following is present for a distance of at least 500m or, if the length of road is shorter than 500m, for the whole roadā€”

              (a) buildings, not over 100m apart, on land next to the road;

              (b) street lights not over 100m apart.

        • Heaps for Cheaps on 23/06/2022 - 18:28
          +2

          It's illegally parked on the road, though.

          • rektrading on 23/06/2022 - 18:29

            @Heaps for Cheaps: Where do trucks park at night in Australia?

            • Heaps for Cheaps on 23/06/2022 - 18:31
              +6

              @rektrading: Where do you think Woolworths park their trucks? Do you think they park them in front of peoples houses? Do you ever see Coles semis parked in front of suburban houses overnight? Where would you assume Linfox park their trucks overnight? More residential streets I assume?

            • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 18:34
              +4

              @rektrading: Back at their yard or at special truck parking lots or at places like service stations.

    • reactor-au on 24/06/2022 - 09:33

      Successful= running a parking garage from/at home?

  • Drakesy on 23/06/2022 - 18:06
    +6

    There are laws about running businesses from residences and i believe this would fall under it.

    If it's a landscaping business then it would have to comply with the landscaping business parking provisions (i.e. they'd have to provide a set amount of parking onsite) and if found to be spilling onto the road the council should be looking at him very closely and could place fines for operating a business out of a residence. Councils do have rules against parking commercial trucks as well (one near mine prohibits trucks from parking for more than 4 hours), your council website's parking policy would be the best place to start.

    Also OP, just to confirm your property stops at your fenceline, everything else is the council's land so you don't really get much of a say unfortunately.

  • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 18:07
    +8

    iS tHiS LeGaL???

    Did you even bother to GoOgLe it first?

    Or

    Transport Operations (Road Use Managementā€”Road Rules) Regulation 2009: #200 Stopping on roadsā€”heavy and long vehicles

    • (2) Subject to subsections (2A) and (2B), the driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, must not stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour, unless the driver is permitted to stop on the length of road for longer than 1 hour by information on or with a traffic control device.

    • (2A) The driver of a heavy vehicle, or long vehicle, may stop on a length of road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour if the driver is engaged in dropping off or picking up goods for all of the period when the vehicle is stopped.

    • (2B) Subsections (1), (2) and (2A) apply unless a local law otherwise provides.

    Do I have a legal leg to stand on to get him to stop doing it?

    No, you don't, but your local council or police would have a legal leg to stand on. Contact them and let them know your concerns.

    • qwerty-4321 on 23/06/2022 - 19:10

      I'm not in Brisbane City Council but I take your point on the QLD law

      • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 20:34
        +4

        Most other councils will have similar laws. Give them a call tomorrow or even take your photos in and show them.

        They may ask you to start creating a log and you will need to take photos with time stamps on them. Make sure you get evidence that they are not just loading and unloading it as they might claim they are parking it there while they are doing that when they are not, so you will need proof they are not doing anything other than parking it.

        Iā€™m a truck driver myself and there is no way I would park like that in any residential area.

    • jackspratt on 24/06/2022 - 15:49

      iS tHiS LeGaL???

      Is this childishly dumb?

  • tsunamisurfer on 23/06/2022 - 18:08
    +1

    That truck looks close to the intersection.

    • No on 23/06/2022 - 18:45
      +3

      Owner parked it there to save a runaway car going into OP's living room.

  • oscargamer on 23/06/2022 - 18:23
    +5

    Illegal parking.

    Can only park for one hour in built up area.

    Report to local council or highway patrol, or both.

  • phbk on 23/06/2022 - 18:29
    +6

    Fill the back of it up with any old junk you need to get rid of, then report it.

  • BewareOfThe Dog on 23/06/2022 - 18:41

    Fight fire with fire, park this out the front.

    Seriously though, complain to council, or maybe install some posts out the front. Seems like their previous parking spot has disappeared because people complained. Snap , Send Solve is handy.

  • MS Paint on 23/06/2022 - 18:53
    -1

    Post and ghost?

  • AndyC1 on 23/06/2022 - 18:55

    They can legally park on the street, so long as the street signs say its okay AND THE GROSS WEIGHT is legal for the road.

    I cannot remember the right web site, but there are weight restrictions on most roads. You need to find the right site that shows what the legal gross (max) weight of trucks etc on your road is. If the gross weight is below the legal limit you are SOL, but if it is not then call the council and make an anonymous report.

  • pharkurnell on 23/06/2022 - 19:01
    -2

    he is always parked outside your house… Why does that bother you? Is it stopping you from parking there?

    Even when there is room outside his place to park the truck, he will still park it outside my property.

    So go park outside his joint

    • qwerty-4321 on 23/06/2022 - 19:20
      +4

      Yes he is taking up parking spots outside my house. I wouldn't take issue with it if it was the family SUV or his work ute, but I think a truck that size parking there is inconsiderate.

      I know I don't have rights to the road outside my house but from the responses I'm getting it looks like there are actually laws against what he is doing.

    • coxjon on 23/06/2022 - 19:22
      +1

      Can be very difficult to enter the road as you won't be able to see oncoming traffic too.

  • EFC94 on 23/06/2022 - 19:03
    +9

    I believe the rule/law in Brisbane is anything over 4.5t is considered a heavy vehicle and can't be parked on a suburban street like that. Complain to council and it should get fixed.

  • WreckTangle on 23/06/2022 - 19:20
    +2

    I once had a much larger truck parked in front of my house repeatedly. Constantly complained to council and they didnā€™t do diddly about it.

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 23/06/2022 - 19:42
      +1

      Did they respond with a reason?

      • Daabido on 23/06/2022 - 21:07

        They couldn't find the any key or diddly key on their keyboards.

      • MS Paint on 23/06/2022 - 21:49

        do diddly

        Maybe they confused it with Bo Diddley.

        A very common error. I make it all the time.

      • WreckTangle on 23/06/2022 - 21:58
        +1

        The driver simply ignored them and the council said their budget wasn't big enough to litigate

  • Myone888 on 24/06/2022 - 08:53
    +1

    Yeah some people are very selfish and inconsiderate as you have your own large house with garage and driveways BUT always choose to park in somebodyā€™s area. This is an unwritten law to use your own areas first.

  • Lastchancetosee on 24/06/2022 - 09:15

    Paint a yellow line outside your place?

    • dust on 24/06/2022 - 16:09

      Doesn't sound legal.

  • TransportPosters on 24/06/2022 - 10:21
    +2

    At least it's not parked half on the grass night after night like a lot of them do around my area. It soon ruins the grass and turns it into mud. Serial offenders are courier van drivers, tow trucks and delivery trucks.

  • suzley on 24/06/2022 - 10:24
    +1

    Have you tried a friendly conversation with the offender?

    • payless69 on 24/06/2022 - 13:51
      -1

      Who is offending who?
      Op has no location tag so most of us will be offended!

    • qwerty-4321 on 24/06/2022 - 15:13

      Not yet. I wanted some ammunition to go in with. There isn't any info on the council website about its legality, but someone else here quoted a QLD road rule that makes it illegal. I'll present this to him, fully expecting him not to give an a$$. Then I'll go the council/police way.

      • payless69 on 26/06/2022 - 08:57

        Good luck!
        we had noisy trucks with cooling trailers terrorizing us endless nights.
        Council blamed police and police blamed council. It took some media appearances to eventually sort it out.
        Cops now call me a sulk boy!

  • jhlook on 24/06/2022 - 13:23

    Have you looked into the ā€˜snap send solveā€™ app? Your council may be listed on there and you can start a report. There is an illegal parking option. Then you take your photos with a description

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