To want the neighbour to stop her relatives from parking in my parking spot?

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A few years ago, the neighbour demanded that I park on his side of the road to prevent double parking. We called him 'Scotch Git Man' because he was Scottish and was a git.

I parked my car in front of his daughter's car and have been parking there ever since.

SGM has died recently (few weeks ago) and his wife and this daughter have been having relatives to stay and they've been taking my parking spot There are other places for them to park - a few metres along the street.

The other day I parked behind the daughter's car and saw her glaring at me through the window

She knows that's my parking spot. She's a git too.

I don't want to park up the street, as I don't want her to get one over on me as she's a git and I don't think gits should get their own way all the time.

AIBU?

I'd like to add that they try and dictate to other people in the street where they can park and have had several arguments with other people. They're well known for being like this.

(they're not nice and soft and fluffy like wot I am)

OOh a parking thread I love these. YANBU but will be told you don't own the road and they can park where they like.

Yes they are all gits.

You are unreasonable due to the fact that Scotch is a drink, therefore he should be called "Scottish git man".

But they have had a bereavement so I will withdraw my 'they are gits' post, as I am even softer and fluffier than you.

You need some road cones. Go on you know you want to up the anti!

Or dead Scottish git man, whichever you prefer.

I don't own the road, but I do my bit by not parking outside my own house thus causing a double parking problem. I expect to be respected for this and not to have my parking spot nicked by various members of The Git Family

It's not a huge problem because we're going to be at the flat soon, so I won't even be parking there anymore, but want to assert myself before I leave ifyswim. I hate people pushing me around these days and am becoming a stroppy git myself if truth were to be known.

(disclaimer: I still act all nice and soft and fluffy)

On the street parking? Yabu, very much so. Anyone can park anywhere they want really, unless doing something like blocking drives etc.

Get over VH1

VH1? It!

But the git family are bereaved hidden.

Anyway how are you? How's the house and is everyone ok?

Oh, yes, of course Scottish Git Man. Sorry for that.

The bereavement was weeks ago and this is a separate issue. I am having none of this sympathy stuff. SGM shouted at me when I was pregnant with ds2.

It's a STREET. Public property. No designated spots. YABU.

WTF?! ARe you serious? The man has died and you are bleating on about people parking in "your" spot of the public road? Charming.

Gosh, a few weeks ago eh? Well they should have forgotten all about him and got on with it shouldn't they.

yabu. as somebody who lives on a street of tenement flats (so eight families in a building with about 2-3 car lengths of on-street parking) i can't believe how precious people can get about parking right by their house - we're over the moon if we can see the car from our flat! walking a few hundred metres isn't going to kill you or me or anybody who doesn't qualify for a blue badge.

The house is getting on my nerves atm.

It's still full of dh's rotten stuff and he's not chucking it out. I have packed my stuff up and we're currently moving into the flat. The flat is lovely and clean and non cluttered. I have been bleaching it today and it's minimalist heaven atm

The cat followed us up there the other day and I'm worried in case he wants to move in too. He has to remain at the house because it has a catflap and he needs to go in and out.

Life is complex and everything smells of bleach and I don't need this woman to be getting one over on me

(thank you for asking)

No restrictions, presumably? Then they can park where they like.

and sorry but YABU for referring to him as Scotch.

Unless you have a legally designated paring spot, you're the git.

And scotch is for inanimate objects, not people.

It's a STREET. Public property. No designated spots. YABU

Exactly but as it's a public street then you can park outside your own home if you want to

Hmm, so I can park in her spot then?

Or,

I can park on my side of the road and give her something to glare about?

'Exactly but as it's a public street then you can park outside your own home if you want to'

If no one else is there.

If it's a public street you can park where the hell you like, assuming there are no parking restrictions and you're not blocking a driveway.