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AIBU to be irritated at new neighbour (parking)

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FrozenLimeMargarita · 24/09/2024 13:01

Visualise a London road of the slightly wider villa-style Victorian terrace houses. The road is single track, one way. Parking is in this parallel to the road format:

/|-@-/|-@-/|\

They are little bays marked up for two cars lengthways, then the bay terminates in a traffic-calming outcrop with a big oak tree before dipping back in as the next bay starts then pops back out with another tree and so on. These bays are on either side of the road. There are 10 bays in total and 10 houses. So spaces for 20 cars. There is little to no other parking locally as it is more of the same style streets on either side.

However, these bays do not belong to each house they are just a version of on-road parking. Whilst we all have never agreed to just use the two nearest your house, the road has a consensus that there are 20 spaces for 10 houses so that's has been what has happened over the years. Each house has two spaces and it's the two spaces nearest your door. We knock and ask, or trade off places if there are visitors or a household has an extra car. For example Vera* down the end only has one car but Betty uses the other space on an agreement for when her granddaughter stays, which is most days and so on.

A new neighbour moved in 6 weeks ago and has......

One VW camper (takes up a two bay)
One works van (takes up a two bay)
A tonka toy type truck (takes up a two bay)
and a family of 5 each with a car

So while I understand none of us own the road but buying a house with the knowledge that you have enough vehicles to wipe out over half the whole roads parking is just straight-up CF behaviour.

AIBU

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SoBoredWithThisNow · 26/09/2024 17:02

VainAbigail · 24/09/2024 13:41

A new neighbour moved in 6 weeks ago and has......

8 vehicles to 1 property?!?!?! 🤯

thats ridiculous, and using 11 spaces, thats more than fucking half of them!

Selfish wankers

Alicana · 26/09/2024 16:42

I don’t know anywhere in London that doesn’t have some form of controlled parking. Are you very far out?

Permits are based on vehicle emissions so are only expensive if you have a gas guzzler. Sounds as if your neighbours do so permits would be an excellent idea!

SinnerBoy · 26/09/2024 16:36

FrozenLimeMargarita

It may be that, by taking up two spaces with one vehicle, they are contravening a byelaw. Close to me, there are streets with individual bays marked and woe betide driverswho hang over the next bay; it'll be worth asking the council about.

SinnerBoy · 26/09/2024 16:34

Rav3 · Today 15:11

buy a really cheap moped for each of the 9 ‘nice’ neighbours and park the fuckers in your bay when the neighbours are out

They'd probably end up being dragged out of the way. I had a motorbike dragged out of my parking spot when I was on project in Aberdeen and the spots had the flat numbers. I spoke to the CF and he said, "Tough, I need to park." I spoke to the management and they said I couldn't prove it was him.

On the day I left, I liberated the air in his tyres.

UrbanFan · 26/09/2024 16:23

I think you just have to hope they move or their cars get nicked. Even if the covenants stipulate no trade vehicles it would be expensive to get it enforced.

I feel sorry for you all that such selfish dickheads have moved into your neighbourhood. As you see from some of the comments they are not a rarity.

StoneofDestiny · 26/09/2024 16:12

Hard to think why the BCH would have so many vehicles in London and why they bought a house with no parking. However - you have amazing neighbours to act in unity like this. I'd still try for residents parking again and emphasise the fact their careers might not get a spot to park in soon if they don't!

Allfur · 26/09/2024 16:05

Ozanj · 26/09/2024 16:04

If you can’t afford to buy a house with a driveway / garage / carpark this is going to happen. It’s not the new family’s problem.

It soon will be hopefully

Ozanj · 26/09/2024 16:04

If you can’t afford to buy a house with a driveway / garage / carpark this is going to happen. It’s not the new family’s problem.

Allfur · 26/09/2024 16:04

Whammyammy · 26/09/2024 15:59

Yes, play this little game of "operation half and half" this weekend, shuffling your cars around, whilst your neighbours get on with their lives.
But I 100% guarantee that they will respond with an equally annoying "game".

You, the big car family and all other residents do not own the road. It's a public highway, free for ANYONE to park on.

Either get over it or buy a house with off road parking

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Couldn't disagree more, operation half n half sounds like an excllent game, them cfs deserve it

Whammyammy · 26/09/2024 15:59

FrozenLimeMargarita · 26/09/2024 11:01

A neighbour came by and updated me (while dropping a parcel off) and said that one of the more affected neighbours* knocked and asked them about the parking.

They were told by the big car family very calmly, politely but firmly that they just didn't care. (which was as expected)

The road did have a discussion about permits but some of our older residents got really upset and worried about the cost as well as the logistics as they have family and carers in regularly. It's close to £200 per year per car with £100 for extra cars - there are exceptions but most are elderly, but not disabled. Vera* for example has carers twice a day, her daughter pops in mid-morning and her Son at dinner time. She also has a companion who stays regularly. thorough she has a lot of care needs she does not have a disability as such.

So I was advised that operation 'half and half' will be beginning this weekend. there is a uni lass whose desk is up against the window of the middle house and opposite her is a woman who WFH. The big car family tend to go out en mass at the weekend so each household will half and half the spaces. The two lasses are going to keep an eye out for spaces opening up.

I think it will get old fast, cause bad feelings and not really achieve much - but I think everyone is beyond irritated with the sheer volume of the spaces being used by one household alone is a place where spaces are known to be a premium.

(*) The big car household likes to park as close to their house as possible so tend to monopolise the bays on either side of the road nearest their house which pushes everyone outwards but means that most of the time their nearest neighbours are the ones hunting down spaces. Whereas the bays further down are then just becoming a free for all, but your odds are better.

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Yes, play this little game of "operation half and half" this weekend, shuffling your cars around, whilst your neighbours get on with their lives.
But I 100% guarantee that they will respond with an equally annoying "game".

You, the big car family and all other residents do not own the road. It's a public highway, free for ANYONE to park on.

Either get over it or buy a house with off road parking

Seymour5 · 26/09/2024 15:48

I would check with your local council about parking such large vehicles in bays marked for cars. There may be some restrictions.

Whammyammy · 26/09/2024 15:42

So while I understand none of us own the road

There you go, edited it for you.

BruceAndNosh · 26/09/2024 15:38

People with too many cars won't give a toss.
Our neighbours (with 6 cars between 4 adults) used to complain about where we parked our single car in the communal car park

rainfallpurevividcat · 26/09/2024 15:28

One of our neighbours parks a fucking actual tractor (not a Chelsea tractor) outside our house. OK, it's a rural area but just a normal cul-de-sac not a farm.

Before that he had a dilapidated and ancient Reliant Robin. People thought it was ours when it was outside the house. Not sure which is worse, though the tractor definitely takes up more space.

rainfallpurevividcat · 26/09/2024 15:26

EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 26/09/2024 15:21

Where do you think the other residents should put their vehicles? Or are only those with many cars worthy of parking in your view? The CF knew about the parking situation and chose to move in there intending to take parking away from those already using it.

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They should move and buy a bigger house with a massive drive for their fleet of vehicles or pay for parking elsewhere and walk.

EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 26/09/2024 15:21

MissJoGrant · 24/09/2024 13:33

Where do you think they should put their vehicles?

Where do you think the other residents should put their vehicles? Or are only those with many cars worthy of parking in your view? The CF knew about the parking situation and chose to move in there intending to take parking away from those already using it.

Rav3 · 26/09/2024 15:11

Unfortunately there’s little you can do, some people are just cunts. Some not so mature responses:

A spree of loud noise directed at their house, random shitting on their doorstep, create a catfished Of account for every 18+ member of the household, catch any cats/dogs they have and hand them in to a pound 15+ miles away, buy a really cheap moped for each of the 9 ‘nice’ neighbours and park the fuckers in your bay when the neighbours are out - use it as a very expensive placeholder… the possibilities are endless (and futile!).

K0OLA1D · 26/09/2024 15:08

Tinythumbelina · 24/09/2024 14:21

I also would like vehicles must be moved every 2 weeks? as a minimum and, of course no campervans etc.

Some people do use campervans as their daily. We did, my brother and some friends do. Not a motor home, but a vw

Beautiful3 · 26/09/2024 15:02

Velvian · 26/09/2024 13:47

Good luck with project half n half, sounds like a brilliant neibourhood initiative. Hoping the CFs get their comeuppance.

This ☝️

samedifferent · 26/09/2024 14:45

Like others I'm usually a strong advocate for you don't own the road but the new family must realize that they are being selfish hits.
I think residents parking with carers permits is the only solution.

MaggieFS · 26/09/2024 14:31

Wow that's a lot of cars! I'm ready for the updates!

Nogaxeh · 26/09/2024 14:20

This sort of thing is why I would make on-road parking illegal. Zero tolerance. Straight to the crusher.

Noshowlomo · 26/09/2024 14:19

This would piss me off more than anything. “Let’s get rid of beautiful trees so I can park my 8 cars”

fecker. Please get a street WhatsApp (without the CFs) so you can all stop them from parking !

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