A car has been “beached” on a rural Angus road for a week in a row between neighbours triggered by sandbags.
The red Mazda is perched on top of the sandbags leading to Lower Mill at Barry which were put there to protect the home of Bob Bell after a series of flooding problems.
Mr Bell, 63, said his house had been flooded last summer and early this year and the sandbags were supplied as a temporary solution to the problem.
But the small line of defence has become a barrier to harmony between Mr Bell and his neighbour Bert Scammell. Both are claiming ownership of part of the historic road and the issue may be heading for court.
“We were flooded in July 2013 and then again in January and February this year,” said Mr Bell.
“The council are aware of it and are looking at various things to stop the floodwater coming off fields and down to my home, but in the meantime they delivered about 30 to 40 sandbags which we positioned at the top of the road.
“If we think there’s going to be heavy rain we move them into position,” he said.
Mr Bell said he was astonished to find his neighbour’s car perched on top of the pile of sandbags last week, and it is still there.
The dispute centres on a disagreement between the neighbours over ownership of a patch of land outside Mr Scammell’s property which also borders the mouth of Mr Bell’s driveway.
Mr Bell added: “I’ve got no ill will with my neighbour but we’re worried now that there might be heavy rain because if this car stays there then it is putting our house at risk of flooding since we can’t get the sandbags out,” said Mr Bell.
Mr Scammell declined to be drawn on the issue, but it is understood he is consulting his solicitor over the matter.
He also claims to have titles which show him to be the owner of the slice of land at the centre of the row. He would not confirm to The Courier how his car came to be on top of the sandbags.
Mr Scammell is thought to be unhappy that the sandbags encroach on parking space on the small triangle of land outside the properties.
Both parties have also contacted the police in recent days but Mr Bell said he had been told that since there was no criminal damage and it was a civil matter that they would not become involved.
A spokeswoman for Angus Council said: “We can confirm that the council provided the house holder with sandbags to help in the event of flooding.”