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To buy a cheap car and park it infront of my house so no one else can

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originalsst58 · 01/03/2026 16:10

Yes I know I don’t own the road in front of my house, but I’m sick of selfish people parking right up to the dropped kerb, making it difficult for me to get in and out of my driveway. And I’m also sick of neighbours parking there while their own driveways are empty. The latest annoyance is my neighbour leaving his van outside my house and parking his car in front of his own house. What a fantastic view I have now, a huge van blocking most of my window. His driveway is also empty. I wouldn’t have minded if he parked the car there, but clearly, he doesn’t want to see the van from his own house. Selfish prick!! There’s a back story to this. I don’t get on with him or his partner and won’t ask them to swap the vehicles around. They wouldn’t anyway. So I’m considering buying a cheap runaround, getting it taxed and MOT’d, and just leaving it there for a year. If people weren’t so self centered and thought about others, I wouldn’t even think of doing this!!! Has anyone done this before??

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plentyofsunshine · 01/03/2026 16:13

do it

Andtheworldwentwhite · 01/03/2026 16:12

I didn’t but yes I wanted to. I am with u. People used to park just over enough that I couldn’t get out or sometimes turn left.
this was one of the main reasons I moved house. The amount of people that would park over my driveway and signal to me that they would only be a few mins as I couldn’t see them from my sofa.

WeepingAngelInTheTardis · 01/03/2026 16:12

Do it. Having to look at a giant ulgy van every day would piss me off too.