AIBU to be annoyed about neighbours having 8 cars?

Forgive my ignorance but wouldn't the neighbours still be able to park all 8 cars in it, as they are still residents? Or do houses get an assigned parking spot?

So you want to ban people that work for a living from parking near their homes

The people that fix your roads/roofs/cars or deliver your food/medicine/Amazon orders.

The way people think they have ownership of the road is hilarious.

Yes I agree

You could try your local councillor. Someone near me does the same, he trades cars. Everyone in our neighbour was up in arms about it, as parking is scarce. We all bombarded our local councillor, and he's constantly on the case trying to get something done about it. Worth a shot.

I have previously suggested that there should be bans on parking commercial vehicles and vehicles over a certain size on the road overnight without a permit.

The thing that annoys me most about this situation isn’t the number of cars necessarily, it’s the entitlement that is absolutely rife nowadays. They know they’re doing it, they know it’s annoying for other people but they can get away with it so they don’t give a fuck. Sometimes I wonder whether some people actually go out of their way to make others miserable simply because they can. Or whether they just don’t think or care.

If you needed 8 cars then you should buy property that is able to accommodate them. Not at the expense of other people despite the land being public in theory/legally. It’s just common decency surely?

I swear I was born in the wrong generation 🫣

I am in much the same position and it drives me wild with fury. YANBU.

I thought this was my road! A house around the corner which is on a main road and has a decent driveway but granted, not enough space for the 9 cars that live there, so they park the excess on our road. Two of the cars were actually SORN and untaxed and have been towed away but there are still a few left. I can’t really understand how they can afford to keep all these cars going but my main point is it’s just bloody inconsiderate! There are other places they could park. I’ve thought about politely asking them if they could move them, but he’ll probably just say they can park there.

I feel you. I live on one of those streets where one side has driveways and the other has enough parking bays to fit one car in front of each house. Should be workable, except everyone on the street has multiple cars. I basically avoid driving anywhere unless I know I will be back before 3pm as this is the only time I can park freely in the vicinity of my house.
Luckily, I work from home and can walk to most places I need. My neighbors are very nice and I can totally understand that they need multiple vehicles because there are a couple of work vans for the men who are out and about all day, cars for mums to do school runs and some have adult children at home who also drive. No drama, we just do a bit of a game of musical cars. But what really boils my piss is multiple branded company cars from the same business parked on our street. Some of them haven't moved for months!

That would drive me mad OP. We live in a cul de sac and one of our neighbours has 5 cars and two motorbikes between 3 people and that’s bad enough. And they have a driveway that fits some of them. One is a massive fancy pick up type thing and the other a Range Rover though so they aren’t even small cars. One is a Porsche that’s covered and only driven about twice a year. They have a double garage but that’s full of other stuff. Not much to be done unfortunately but scowl from my bedroom window 😂

edited to add: their next door neighbours have a Land Rover, two transit vans and a horse box. Between two people. And only a double driveway. That caused a row between them….. I’m fairly sure you shouldn’t be able to keep a horse box on a residential street 🤷🏻‍♀️

How big is the house/their family? Unless they have 6 adult kids, or many in-laws, that seems too many for one family. Other people have already mentioned business/tax/permits etc, so the only point I wanted to make was if you have a specific reason it's a problem (eg your dad lives with you and he's got a disability), you could write a polite note asking.

Don't leave a note, it's pointless and might cause a row.

If they regularly park outside yours you could politely ask if they'd mind letting you have that spot. But if the street is busy it's pointless.

I think you just have to rant. Also do check they're all taxed and report any that slip.

That sounds really expensive to keep them all taxed and insured, are they wealthy? Have you looked up on the website that they really are all taxed, insured and MOTd

If you get home one day and there are no free spaces apart from their drive you should park on it (we have a lot of neighbours with 3/4 cars in a 2 adult household. DP parked on one of their drives one day as there were no spaces for us. They got the message)

8 cars is ridiculous! No wonder you're annoyed

This is the benefit of residents’ parking. Where I live it’s only two permits per household, they’d be fucked

This is annoying me as well.
one neighbour has 5 vehicles and a big enough driveway but park on the road so they can shunt vehicles around. It’s just an elderly couple and I think only 1 of them drives now.

other neighbour has at least 6 vehicles. Some don’t move for months. Their pickup has been in the same spot for 7 months now.

we have a blue badge so tend to end up on yellow lines till someone moves as it’s not safe for us to park on another road. Planning to get a double driveway in the new year. That take away at least 2 of their parking spots id suspect.

I wonder if you live in my street as I’m faced with the same issue plus they have a big van. What annoys me most is they don’t seem to work, so if you’re lucky enough to find a space and go out they move a car off their drive and take the spot. Nothing can be done though.

This is annoying me as well at the moment. Guy across the road from us runs some sort of car mechanic business, and uses the road as his work shop. Parking is limited, and people often park across my driveway

You'll get people saying you don't own the road so they can have as many cars as they like, but it is really selfish. All my neighbours have multiple cars and I don't know why because none of them are in use all the time. They just clog up the street and make visibility difficult.

You could think about asking your council's planning enforcement team to investigate the number of cars. There's no set limit in planning (or in law afaik) but the enforcement team would need to consider whether they think the excessive amount is incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling or if it goes beyond that they could speak to the owners/potentially take action. This could give you some supporting information to approach the highway department about parking permits for the road.

That would really wind me up. If taxed and insured I don’t think much can be done though.

a family near me has three cars which winds me up enough cos it means families with just one car (us) can’t park theirs.

There's a car parked near us that has been there so long it has weeds growing up under and around it. The owners live across the road from it but it's not on the actual road (in a kind of layby) so not illegal but I do wish they'd scrap it. It hasn't moved in years and is an old wreck.
Not the same, just joining in the rant! Campaign for parking permits, OP.