Car Blocking the Entrance to my House.

[Jumbo1968]

A car was ‘dumped’ more or less directly opposite the gates of my house last week meaning I can’t get the car indoors now, it’s a narrow Soi. It’s years old, sporty type with huge spoiler on the boot, full of junk, there is what looks like a Police ID Card hanging inside it, it’s covered in dust and hasn’t been taxed for years. 
I have discovered it belongs to the Policeman’s brother who lives a few houses down the Soi, my Thai wife says don’t say anything as we will be hassled by the Police if we report it. The other day a Thai with dyed yellow hair started ‘dusting’ the car down, I approached him and asked when is he going to move ii as it was blocking the access to my house,blank look then indicated it doesn’t start. My Thai wife went off it saying I shouldn’t have said anything resulting in her going in a no speaking mode for the next few hours. She said you might speak to people like that in England but not in Thailand, I wasn’t aggressive just asked how long was it going to be there for.

Obviously nothing illegal about where the car is parked but it’s totally inconsiderate and ignorant to have parked his car there more so he blanked me when I asked him when he was going to move it.

[richard_smith237]

Nothing wrong in asking them to move it at all.... especially if its blocking simple access to you car-port etc, and especially if you are asking people politely. 

 

... No offence to your You're wife, but she seems a bit backward a paranoid... 

 

When you asked him if he was going to move it, were you asking in Thai or in English ??... if not in Thai he may have blanked you because he had no idea what you were on about.

 

If you don't speak Thai, its going to be difficult to deal with as your Wife clearly doesn't want to get involved.

 

One thing is for sure - if you don't deal with this now, the sense of entitlement will kick in and the car will always be parked there, even when they getting running.

 

Is there room for them to park it outside of their own house ?

 

Best option is to go to the owner's house and ask if they can move it, offer to help them move it.. 

 

 

[Lacessit]

It does not need to start, all it needs to do is roll. Is there a nearby spot the car could be moved to so it is no longer obstructing you?

[Lacessit]

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

... No offence to your You're wife, but she seems a bit backward a paranoid... 

 

When you asked him if he was going to move it, were you asking in Thai or in English ??... if not in Thai he may have blanked you because he had no idea what you were on about.

 

If you don't speak Thai, its going to be difficult to deal with as your Wife clearly doesn't want to get involved.

 

 

 

 

Most Thais don't want any involvement with police, they don't have a stellar reputation. The OP's wife is acting normally in that respect.

 

I agree trying to negotiate with a Thai without a reasonable grasp of the Thai language is always going to be difficult.

[lopburi3]

26 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

She said you might speak to people like that in England but not in Thailand, I wasn’t aggressive just asked how long was it going to be there for.

Perhaps, if you had to say anything, an offer to help move to a designated area might have been less lose of face (for a Thai with dyed yellow hair).  Sorry but agree with your wife on this.

 

[FritsSikkink]

If it is movable, just push it a bit further so you can get your car in and out.

[Crossy]

Easy-peasy, know anyone in the army??

 

 

EDIT: - Long, long ago (I still worked for the MOD so about 1980) we lived in Box, Wiltshire (Think Brunel and the GWR / Box tunnel). A tracked APC (with "L" plates FFS) lost control on the A4 and did actually run over a parked Mini! Google did not reveal any photos 😞 

[stubuzz]

Park your car in front of their house. They will get the message.

[Jumbo1968]

I suggested pushing it back to where my car is currently parked, swooping places, I pointed out what I meant, his car wouldn’t be blocking anyone’s gates off more so they don’t have cars just scooters. What really annoyed me he just turned his back on me and carried dusting his car down, I can’t imagine him being a Policeman with yellow hair though.

My wife isn’t backward as was suggested but non confrontational like most Thais, I think it’s in bred in them.

[Jumbo1968]

10 minutes ago, stubuzz said:

Park your car in front of their house. They will get the message.

I would do but the brothers car Policeman or ex Policeman is parked there, he is approachable, I got the impression his brother has just turned up.i would approach him but my wife said she will, I won’t hold my breath on that though.  Looking inside the car it looks like he has his worldly possessions in it.

Edited January 31 by Jumbo1968
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[2baht]

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

but it’s totally inconsiderate and ignorant to have parked his car there more so he blanked me when I asked him when he was going to move it.

Strange characters, aren't they?

[Jumbo1968]

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Strange characters, aren't they?

Is it to do with their lack of education, I had thoughts of getting someone to phone a car removal truck and take it away, that way it couldn’t be traced back to me.

[2baht]

1 minute ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Is it to do with their lack of education,

No, probably to do with their connection to the police force!

[NE1]

I am almost sure that if this was your car obstructing their entrance it would have flat tyres and dents in it by now.

[Sheryl]

5 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Is it to do with their lack of education, I had thoughts of getting someone to phone a car removal truck and take it away, that way it couldn’t be traced back to me.

Don't do that, under any circumstances.

 

They will know it was you.

 

Even if you were speaking Thai to the fellow, Thais sometimes assume anything coming out of a foreigner's mouth must be not Thai and make no effort to listen. OR, he may have been a subordinate of some type and not in a position to speak for his boss, and certainly not going to ask him for you.

 

I think only solution is for you to go over to the house yourself and very, very nicely, offer to help them move the car slightly so that your gate is not blocked.

[lopburi3]

13 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I suggested pushing it back to where my car is currently parked, swooping places, I pointed out what I meant, his car wouldn’t be blocking anyone’s gates off more so they don’t have cars just scooters. What really annoyed me he just turned his back on me and carried dusting his car down, I can’t imagine him being a Policeman with yellow hair though.

My wife isn’t backward as was suggested but non confrontational like most Thais, I think it’s in bred in them.

There is a good chance he did not understand what you said, or did and turned back to avoid escalation.  It may well be a family members vehicle with, as you say, all his possessions.  Times are not good for many these days.  And yes Thai will avoid issues - but there is valid reason for it - loss of face can become deadly very quickly.  Best to let her take care of the matter I suspect - even if it takes more time than you might wish.  

[soi3eddie]

6 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Is it to do with their lack of education, I had thoughts of getting someone to phone a car removal truck and take it away, that way it couldn’t be traced back to me.

 

In the 1980s I lived in London near a park. Sometimes, if there were summer events going on, someone would park a car in front of my garage. No big deal, trolley jack out and simply raise the offending car and push it out into the street. The police would then come and tow it away LOL.

 

The OP might have an issue moving the neighbour's car though as he's already given himself up as being inconvenienced by it.

 

[anyone]

Stop tiptoeing, just roll it manually to the side, even onto the roadway and that’s it.

You live like under the Pinochet junta - step to the side and you are shot from a mortar 🫠

Edited January 31 by anyone

[brianthainess]

My missus would be the one telling them to move it, she has a calm way of saying things that eventually the person she wants to berate starts laughing and complies, I wish I could understand Thai more. If it was a cop he would get the full verbal yak yak, strong she is. 

 

There is a cop or look alike wanna be, with an unlicensed old beat up cop pick up we see on the ferry she asked him once why no plate "I'm waiting for it to arrive" this has been going on for years, and every time she sees him "Plate still not come yet then?" 

 

  One Songkran a cop got powder smeared on his face he was lent over a barrel of water  washing it off, she came up behind him and pushed his head under  

 

[Jumbo1968]

24 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Don't do that, under any circumstances.

 

They will know it was you.

 

Even if you were speaking Thai to the fellow, Thais sometimes assume anything coming out of a foreigner's mouth must be not Thai and make no effort to listen. OR, he may have been a subordinate of some type and not in a position to speak for his boss, and certainly not going to ask him for you.

 

I think only solution is for you to go over to the house yourself and very, very nicely, offer to help them move the car slightly so that your gate is not blocked.

I have already suggested this to my wife, a big no no, she said, you don’t approach or question people in authority is her attitude. 

[Jumbo1968]

1 minute ago, anyone said:

Stop tiptoeing, just roll it manually to the side, even onto the roadway and that’s it.

Tried that, handbrake on and it’s in park.

[brianthainess]

Park you car outside your house and block the road. Then tell anyone that complains where the offender lives. 

[kidneyw]

I had a similar situation many years ago, but it was a driveable car that was parked opposite my driveway. When I complained and asked him to move it, so I could park in my driveway, his mate came upto me and blindsided me with a smack to the side of the face.

Sold the house and moved after that.

[brianthainess]

4 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I have already suggested this to my wife, a big no no, she said, you don’t approach or question people in authority is her attitude. 

Sorry but your wife needs a wake up call, have you actually  tried calling the cops? You could try the Tourist police.

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I have already suggested this to my wife, a big no no, she said, you don’t approach or question people in authority is her attitude. 

 

You're painting a picture of your Wife and its one that highlights she is vastly under-qualified to handle such a simple issue...

 

There is no harm in going an asking...  

 

 

 

 

[Jumbo1968]

3 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

My missus would be the one telling them to move it, she has a calm way of saying things that eventually the person she wants to berate starts laughing and complies, I wish I could understand Thai more. If it was a cop he would get the full verbal yak yak, strong she is. 

 

There is a cop or look alike wanna be, with an unlicensed old beat up cop pick up we see on the ferry she asked him once why no plate "I'm waiting for it to arrive" this has been going on for years, and every time she sees him "Plate still not come yet then?" 

 

  One Songkran a cop got powder smeared on his face he was lent over a barrel of water  washing it off, she came up behind him and pushed his head under  

 

We had an instance in the last house where the neighbour parked an old bike opposite the house just to annoy us, over the months several arguments developed even to the extent the Thai fella was writing abusive messages on the wall and making comments when walking past him. This culminated in violence where the fella assaulted my wife, this was tonight before we were due to fly to the U.K. The Police were called fella was given a written warning, we could have gone to the hospital to asses her injury but as we were were flying out the next day we didn’t bother.

This is the main reason my wife doesn’t want confrontation as in her mind history could repeat itself, when she gets going she is unstoppable !

[novacova]

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

She said you might speak to people like that in England but not in Thailand,

Not in Thailand? Nothing of the sort in our neighborhood(s) All the cops are easy going including my wife’s cousin, except for when he’s had too much to drink, then he starts firing and unloading his pistol out into the rice swap at around 1:00am.

Edited January 31 by novacova
Correction of a failed text predictor

[brianthainess]

2 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

We had an instance in the last house where the neighbour parked an old bike opposite the house just to annoy us, over the months several arguments developed even to the extent the Thai fella was writing abusive messages on the wall and making comments when walking past him. This culminated in violence where the fella assaulted my wife, this was tonight before we were due to fly to the U.K. The Police were called fella was given a written warning, we could have gone to the hospital to asses her injury but as we were were flying out the next day we didn’t bother.

This is the main reason my wife doesn’t want confrontation as in her mind history could repeat itself, when she gets going she is unstoppable !

Even more reason to call the Cops Now to prevent that happening again Maybe. 

[Jumbo1968]

2 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Even more reason to call the Cops Now to prevent that happening again Maybe. 

You have to remember we are invited guests here, in the last incident I was told to take a step back by our Thai friends and don’t get involved, I did want to knock the fellas head off though. I speak my mind and certainly would make more of a fuss if it was in my home country, my wife watches the news where people get shot over a simple argument probably that’s why she doesn’t want any confrontation.

[riclag]

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

A car was ‘dumped’ more or less directly opposite the gates of my house last week meaning I can’t get the car indoors now, it’s a narrow Soi. It’s years old, sporty type with huge spoiler on the boot, full of junk, there is what looks like a Police ID Card hanging inside it, it’s covered in dust and hasn’t been taxed for years. 
I have discovered it belongs to the Policeman’s brother who lives a few houses down the Soi, my Thai wife says don’t say anything as we will be hassled by the Police if we report it. The other day a Thai with dyed yellow hair started ‘dusting’ the car down, I approached him and asked when is he going to move ii as it was blocking the access to my house,blank look then indicated it doesn’t start. My Thai wife went off it saying I shouldn’t have said anything resulting in her going in a no speaking mode for the next few hours. She said you might speak to people like that in England but not in Thailand, I wasn’t aggressive just asked how long was it going to be there for.

Obviously nothing illegal about where the car is parked but it’s totally inconsiderate and ignorant to have parked his car there more so he blanked me when I asked him when he was going to move it.

Listen to the Mrs if you value your property & life!

 

I don’t expect to die of natural causes as originally planned here.

 

Currently have a feud with the Dog

neighbor and other minor issues, like 

beeping the horn at careless motorists/ motorbike drivers.

 

Listen to your Mrs.

 

imop

Edited January 31 by riclag