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AIBU?

to be livid at someone parking in our off street parking and using it as a carwash?!

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Guntie · 18/02/2013 14:17

For the last 3 weeks when I come and go there has been a white van parked in our off street parking spot. Normally my DH parks there but he has be driving to work recently so it has been free.

So, this opportunist has taken it upon themselves to park there everyday once my DH goes to work.

I typically see the van when I am coming and going from appointments and have never seen the person.

This morning when I was on the way to the doctor I could hear someone using our external tap. When I went outside there was the driver with buckets and soap using our water cleaning his van in our car parking spot?!

AIBU to think WTF is this person doing on my property, in my car park, bringing buckets and soap using my water to clean their f'ing van?!

As I came out he just looked at me and continued on washing the van covering our front garden with soap suds and mess. I was flabbergasted and didn't say anything to him. I was doing urine hold for the doctors appointment and didn't want to wet myself in front of him

I thought given he had been rumbled he might leave and not come back. Not so. When I came back from my doctors appointment his (Very clean) van was still there.

I emailed my DH to make sure he hadn't rented the car park to anyone and he hasn't but he equally couldn't seem to care less that someone is on our property, using it as their personal car park and washing facility

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HecateWhoopass · 18/02/2013 20:15

Would you consider taping a note to your tap

OI. Cheeky Fecker. Stop parking on my property and using my water! I have to pay for that!

CaptainVonTrapp · 18/02/2013 20:20

Usually the stop tap for the outside tap would be near the one for the inside tap. Probably where the pipe comes into the house. Near the water meter? Turn it off.

Practice politely saying "Could you move your van off my drive please"

DontmindifIdo · 18/02/2013 20:27

Well, for tomorrow, can your DH leave the car blocking the space or do you know anyone who doesn't need their car in the day who'd park in your space for you? At least if he sees it in use he'll have to go elsewhere.

Or if he's there tomorrow, could you pop out when he parks and say "sorry, there seems to be a bit of a mix up, this is our private parking space and I thought you where my husband's friend he mentioned would be using it, seems that's not until next week. Can you move your van now please?" (delivered with winning smile)

sudaname · 18/02/2013 20:39

maybe its a scam - he's been scammed that is . maybe someone has sold him use of your drive, knowing it's empty during the day. This happened in London, or around London a while ago, l seem to remember. Somebody only found ou when they went home unexpectedly in the middle of the day and found some random parked in their drive.

sudaname · 18/02/2013 20:42

Am l clutching at straws now

It's just his blatant audacity about it makes me think there is a misunderstanding of some sort.

NameChanger4 · 18/02/2013 20:45

Dh and I are apoplectic about this - absolutely outrageous!
The thing is, as you've let him do this for 3 weeks he probably thinks you're fine about it. Next thing, he'll have a deckchair out and be sitting reading his paper. You don't have an outside power socket anywhere do you, so he can plug his kettle in?
At the very least block the drive with your bins in future. I thought I'd seen some outrageous liberties on threads before but that takes the . You've got your very own cock van lodger - get rid as soon as you can.

CSIJanner · 18/02/2013 21:00

Take his number plate plus picture and report to the police using 101. Leave him a note telling him it's private property, he has been stealing metered water and the police have been notified. cheeky f***!

BlatantLies · 18/02/2013 21:07

At least make some money out of it.

pigsDOfly · 18/02/2013 21:08

Oh I can fully believe someone would do this. Not as cheeky, I know, but at my last house people visiting next door would frequently park across my drive, even when my car was parked there.
I would get various excuses, one being 'oh I didn't think you'd be going out'. This at about 9.30 one Saturday evening. Bloody cheek! You might not want to invite me to your party, but I do have a life, thank you.
Another time, after finishing a 10 hour working day, I'd popped home before going to the supermarket. Someone visiting, the other side this time, blocked my car in by parking across my drive (must have been home all of 15 minutes) and was really rude when I told him to move his car. Trust me I didn't hold back. And I wasn't even pregnant!!
This sort of blatant rudeness really winds me up.
He won't stop until you confront him OP. Good luck.

NeverWinsMNComps · 18/02/2013 21:09

For the princely sum of 20p, I'll paint you a tasteful, hand-lettered sign:

Caution: Private Parking

Wankbadgers will be peed upon. Then towed.

TheCraicDealer · 18/02/2013 21:11

Is parking an issue on your road? Because the only way this could get weirder is is there was plenty of space for any number of vans out on the street.

It could be he knows your DP is out all day and doesn't think you'll have the balls to say anything to him. Prove the dickhead wrong.

racmun · 18/02/2013 21:11

I would be furious. Can you park another car across him so he can't get out?

I'm sure he wouldn't rush back....

TheCraicDealer · 18/02/2013 21:15

PLAN- Leave DH at work, return to home and make sure builder has abandoned van. Park car up drive as close to the van as possible. When builder returns and asks you to move your car, stare blankly at him and say, "I've no idea what you're on about mate". Then when he's about to lose the bap, go, "you parked your car up someone else's drive? Who does that?!". And then say you'll do it again every time he does it. Every. Time.

Guntie · 18/02/2013 21:26

namechager thank you! That's exactly how I feel. I'm filled with dread at the though of him pulling in tomorrow and washing his smalls in the bucket tomorrow. Why come to my house and wash your car? Wash it at your own place!!! He had lots of paraphernalia with him too, so it was obviously planned...

I can't drive either so I couldn't park him in..

So angry.

DH spoke to the developer and he said no one should be parking there.

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DontmindifIdo · 18/02/2013 21:31

Call round tonight, find someone to park on your drive!

lalabaloo · 18/02/2013 21:44

Where abouts in the country are you? We'll send an army of mumsnetters to park on your drive!

zzzzz · 18/02/2013 21:52

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elah11 · 18/02/2013 21:55

I know its hard but you need to stand up for yourself, being pregnant is no excuse :). He is taking the p*ss and you are letting him. On the bleeding issue, try not to worry, I had it on 2 out of 3 pregnancies and all was well, its not uncommon xx

DreamsInBinary · 18/02/2013 21:59

Polite note under windscreen wiper "Hello, this is a private driveway and water supply - please do not use again".

If he does, call 101. No point going straight in to Police or aggression as it may be a genuine understanding (although bloody unlikely).

Have you been at home these past three weeks when you've seen the van, or walking past your house? Were you not quite startled?!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 18/02/2013 22:07

Years back someone abandoned a car in my garden (we have a road at the end of the gardens and there was a large space there in front of the gate)
My car is parked at the front of the house.
I phoned the police and they asked if the car was blocking any vehicles (it wasn't) and as it was on private land it didn't matter that the tax was out of date.

I knew they couldn't tell me who owned the car, but I was that there was bu**er all I could do.
I wrote a note and put it in a bag and taped it onto the windscreen. The note was removed but the car wasn't.

ReluctantMother · 18/02/2013 22:35

Is it still there, 70isa?

TiddlerTiddler · 18/02/2013 22:49

Our group of houses and apartments have off road parking. A local business has somehow got hold of the entry codes and park their car there every single day of the week. It alternates depending on which lady is working. I know it's them because I have followed them! Haha. It really pisses me off because we pay a service charge each year which has charges for maintenance of car parking area and automatic gates. I can't see why they can't simply cough up for a business parking permit. They park in the "visitor" space which some days is fine when it's quiet but other times they are stopping legitimate visitors from parking. Am going to tackle it now after reading this thread! Haha.

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TheCraicDealer · 18/02/2013 22:59

Tiddler, my DSis lived in a block of flats in the city centre where people kept letting themselves in with the visitor code late at night for "parties". Eventually the building management company just changed the code. Buggered the genuine, sober visitors, but at least no-one vommed in the lift again.

TiddlerTiddler · 18/02/2013 23:08

Good idea craic dealer. Will do that.

YellowDinosaur · 19/02/2013 00:40

So you actually walked straight past this guy washing his van on YOUR DRIVE and said nothing?

Ffs you are being utterly ridiculous. Just tell him. Or you might as well do what a previous poster rather eloquently suggested about taking it up the shitter :o

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