To write a note back

[Lexie1970]

I park my car on a side street near the station so I don't have to pay the parking.

Several times somebody has written this isn't a car park, use a car park etc on the window with a glass pen so it does come off.

Last night had message scrawled again and on this occasion the perpetrator has let some air out of the tyre, or to give benefit of doubt it is a coincidence.

I now wish to leave a note basically stating that the road is a public highway, my car is taxed and insured and you don't have the right to park on your street unless it is a private road.

My car is gone by 5.00pm and I do get that it is annoying that you can't park outside your house, but equally you could have a neighbour with 3 cars and there would still be issues with parking.

DP thinks I should report to police as the 'writer' is causing criminal damage where I am actually legally parked.....

Surely if you decide to buy or rent a house with no driveway or garage parking spot, then you should accept responsibilty for your own decision when you may not be able to park outside your own house? I appreciate it must be galling but logic would suggest that if you don't buy a home with parking, you're not guaranteed any parking...? It's hardly the fault of random strangers who park legally in an empty spot which happens to be outside the house.

As I already said upthread, just about everybody who drives will have had cause to park in front of somebody else's house at some time or another. Funny how ideas of the 'morality' of parking go out the window at that point!!!

post it to here

ladieintheradiator DP is threatening to stake out the bottom of the road and do just that!!!

Given them a weeks respite as not been in this week due to half term...

Note now typed and printed with the added comment that the police are now aware that an individual is causing criminal damage to vehicles and will be patrolling the street.

I do want to make it clear that I do understand how the residents are peeved that commuters are parking outside their houses but will not pay £5 a day if I can avoid it. Have manual foot pump in car so prepared for the next tire deflating incident!!