Neighbours parking obssession caused a close call this morning

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We live in one of those little streets not designed for multiple car ownership.
The council has recently turned neighbouring streets into resident parking only and we have to absorb the overflow of people parking up for the day before taking the tube to town.
Our neighbour seems to sit and wait for a better spot for his car, morbing noon and night. This morning, my DH was giving our DD a lift.
Neighbour was in his car, perhpas a second after to try and catch a spot two cars down from us, which is maybe a foot closer than where he was. He tore out of his space as DD went to get into the passanger side of DH car, he didn't stop, didn't slow and made her jump back out of the way.
He parks up, then goes to get his work van to go about his day.
He didn't acknowledge my DH who got out to comfort DD got into his van and drove away.
DD got a fright and DH was very irate and I could tell it was anger but shock too as NDN just tore out without any consideration.

The man is narky, difficult and obsessive about car placement. he regularly holds up the traffic with his van parked in the middle of the road as he manouvers his car into a space then tucks the van in behind it.
Please tell me how to have a reasonable conversation with such a person. I am not as angry as this morning but

I am starting a petition to the council about the parking problems but not sure how far it will get. The street are on side and I expect signatures but probably not enough to make a differenc.e

If you want to speak to him about it I wouldn't mention the parking situation at all, just that he nearly hit your DD, she got a real scare to jump out of his path. I'd make sure she gets into the car on the pavement side from now on for safety's sake.

You need a local councillor inside if you want the residents' parking scheme extending to cover more streets or is there anywhere which could be designated a commuter car park?

There is a smallish car park by the train station which charges so obviously is there is a free option folk will go for that.
We live in a typically congested part of london and space is a premium.
We are in one of those places where people rent out their paved over front gardens for commuters to park....dear god help us.
People are turning into such entitled twats round here. The rudeness and lack of consideration that seems to make kids safety somehow lesser of an issue than where you park a van is so sad.
I have wanted to move for a while now and I think we are going to have to make a real effort. Neighbours further up saying the same.

Quite honestly you can't change him so take care to avoid in future. I've lived near to one the same and resistance is totally futile and ultimately so frustrating you get more irritated by him than the parking issue itself.

Why not try and get your street as resident parking only?

You'll never get the parking obsessed neighbour to change their behaviour.

Sorry, just saw that you're making a start with that.

I wouldn't say anything to him. He sounds like an arse and you talking to him won't change that.