I went to hitch up my trailer this morning and someone parked there 30 foot travel trailer about 10 feet in front of my travel trailer and blocked me. I didn't have time to mess with it but I only have about 10 feet of room and I don't think I can get my vehicle in there to hitch it up. Any suggestions? It's a 30 foot 5000lb travel trailer. It's parked on level ground. I don't think I'm going to be able to find the person that did it.Moved to General RVing Issues forum from Towing.

Can you hook up and move the offending unit?

Do you have enough space to hook up at an angle? If you use weight distribution you could just hook it up after you get the trailer out of the tight space. Sounds 10 feet should be sufficient space to do so.

I was thinking about trying to hook up to his trailer. :) He might not like that though. I can try to get in at an angle. Hopefully I have enough room. thanks.

If you are parked legally then call the cops to move the other car.

danoren wrote:If you are parked legally then call the cops to move the other car.Thats good to know. I wonder if they can move a 30 foot travel trailer though.

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msmith1199
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2013
skrams wrote:
bigcitypopo wrote:
Race fan.... Seeing that I've locked a few people up in my time on the job, I can say without a doubt, there is no crime... Intent is everything...

If that was the case, manslaughter wouldn't be a crime.

Manslaughter is not a specific intent crime, it is general intent. Theft is a specific intent crime meaning there must be an intent to deprive the owner of the property. Moving a trailer doesn't not meet that element. Bigcitypopo is 100% accurate.
msmith1199
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2013
Racefan1 wrote:
My son is over to visit. He is a city police officer. He says that if you move it, you are liable and could be subject to prosecution, as this is considered theft, believe it or not. On the other hand if you call for a police officer to drop by and state that you need assistance. He can get the information from the DMV on who the owner is and call and tell them it must be moved or it will be towed. He can not give you this information. If the officer can not reach the owner, he will have it towed to a secure facility. Once he has a tow truck hook on, the police department is then liable and it must be towed to a secure storage yard. These are the local departments policies and I am sure that the don't differ much from city to city. He tells me this is not an uncommon call.

I'm not sure what laws you have up there in Canada, but this isn't how it works in the US. Moving the trailer is not theft, but most states have laws dealing with tampering with a vehicle. Per the OP the offending trailer is legally parked, but simply blocking his trailer. The police will not tow away a legally parked trailer for that.
Tachdriver
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
Racefan1 wrote:
My son is over to visit. He is a city police officer. He says that if you move it, you are liable and could be subject to prosecution, as this is considered theft, believe it or not. On the other hand if you call for a police officer to drop by and state that you need assistance. He can get the information from the DMV on who the owner is and call and tell them it must be moved or it will be towed. He can not give you this information. If the officer can not reach the owner, he will have it towed to a secure facility. Once he has a tow truck hook on, the police department is then liable and it must be towed to a secure storage yard. These are the local departments policies and I am sure that the don't differ much from city to city. He tells me this is not an uncommon call.

+1

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bigcitypopo
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
No... That's not what I said... You have to look at the totality. I as a police officer don't get the luxury of looking at things for face value in this instance...

Attempts have been made to locate the owner. Owner is not available, I'd have a neighbor as a wit. And simply move the rig "enough" to get access to mine.

Now if your doing 35mph down the street that'd be different.. It's not reasonable to drive around the block.
westernrvparkow
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
bigcitypopo wrote:
Lol... General intent.. Gotta love it, :) no negligence on the OP's part... Or a general thought that he was stealing the trailer to get to his... Now of course if he damages it, he is civilly liable while it is under his control.
And if you just happened to stumble upon someone hooked up to your rig, on a public street, moving it down the road, that would be fine with you as long as they tell you there is no intent to steal?
Admin
Moderator
Jun 07, 2013
Stay on topic please
I'm curious to what the outcome is going to be.
Got my Pepsi and "Blast-O-Butter" :B

Tnx
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bigcitypopo
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
Lol... General intent.. Gotta love it, :) no negligence on the OP's part... Or a general thought that he was stealing the trailer to get to his... Now of course if he damages it, he is civilly liable while it is under his control.
Pauljdav
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
When I was adjusting my weight distribution I parked the trailer in front of my house and disconnected the truck. I had the truck in the driveway to make the adjustments and some yahoo parked right in front of the trailer.

I knocked on doors and within 5 minutes found who it was and they moved.
Have you tried that yet?

Paul
ata3001
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
Had that happen to me when I went to get mine out of winter storage. Someone during the week before, parked a concession trailer too close & in front of mine. I simply moved it out of the way. It was then no longer an issue.
abc40kids
Explorer
Jun 07, 2013
I would have already tried to hook up to my camper, if that failed I'd knock on a few doors, if that failed and no lock on the offending trailer I'd hook up and pull it forward. Don't know the specific layout but I'm guessing if your careful they will never know you moved it.