Neighbour won't park in their garage

[crystalcmps]

Hello, I've browsed these forums for ages but now have a question I've been pondering for some time that I hope people can help me with.

We've lived in our house for 3 years. It's a terrace on a private road of about 10 houses. All the neighbours are friendly and mostly get on with each other.

The family on one side are usually ok, although have been driving me up the wall lately.

Since before we moved to the street, this family have insisted in parking in a space further down the street which really should be our space, as we are one of the few houses without a garage. However, we didn't let it get to us and just parked outside our house. I know it annoyed the previous owners.

Now, the family are renting a garage and still insist on parking in this space which I think seems rather unfair as they are using their garage purely for storage and could quite easily fit the car inside. I reckon it's simply because it's quicker for them to park in the space rather than having to open and close the garage door, but it means that they are effectively denying us of a space. There are no other spare spaces in the street so we have to park in front of the house which makes it hard to get in and out of the front door as we need to park right by the door.

Should I ignore things or have a word with them? Or are they entitled to do what they want?

Help greatly appreciated!

[Lweji]

And why I made sure there was enough parking when I bought/rented places, fr

[Lweji]

from large communal parking space, to private drive and private garage space.

[trixymalixy]

Just re read your OP. You say them parking in that space was an issue before they got the garage. Where did you think they should park before they got the garage?

[Bahhhhhumbug]

Yeah good point trixy that was bothering me too. as you haven't mentioned this to them OP how on earth are they supposed to know your dilemma and be doing it deliberately or to be selfish etc as you are determined to maintain. I am not a selfish person in the least but if ever l pull up on my street and reverse park into the last space on our street it never occurs to me to think 'oh old Mrs Smith from no.42 isn't home yet , oh dear where will she park when she pulls up in a few hours'.

People just don't think like that and it is nothing to do with selfishness and l just find your quietly stewing animosity towards these people that you have decided are the cause of all your parking problems because they have taken up the last available space on a street where every other place has been taken , quite frankly odd. They are just going about their daily lives. They are also not mind readers presumably.

It's akin to blaming the person who ate the last chocolate biscuit for the empty packet no matter how many others had troughed before them.

[Bahhhhhumbug]

Joking apart l actually once worked with someone who would always rant about which greedy bugger has eaten the last biscuit, had the last cake etc. I used to say , just a thought but possibly more to do with the person who's been back for seconds and thirds.

[crystalmps]

Hi Bahhhhhumbug, I think you've got the wrong end of the stick.

On the street, only the people who live on the road park. Everyone has their usual space and that is respected by all. There is one space near us that we used to park in but our neighbour, despite having a garage they can park in or in front of without causing any obstruction, keeps taking it so we have nowhere to park. They are fully aware of the situation but don't seem to care. Now, if I was in there position, I would park inside or in front of my garage so that my neighbour was able to park.

[NoComet]

DDad's rented garage had a boat in it!

[BillyBanter]

What is in front of the neighbour's house that they can't park there?


It is rude but if it's not your space then you can't really stop them. Maybe have a word and see if it gets you anywhere.

If it's private land then is there a way of changing the leases?

[trixymalixy]

You still haven't answered the question.

Before they had the garage, where were you expecting them park?