to park my car on a residential street for two weeks and walk two miles to the airport

[suzzieanneba46]

Is any there anything legally / morally wrong with this? I would save almost 50 just for a short walk..

I live on a street of uptight little Hitlers

I call Godwins Law!

Sooty. So are you saying that you don't dissaprove of the OP parking somewhere like the road shown earlier in the thread as it WONT impact on where the residents can park their cars?

Haha zoom. There are quite a few Hitlers here! Who still carry on objecting to me parking on an empty public road all that pearl clutching can't be good for you.

TheChandler - since when are kids out playing and residents being woken up at all hours illegal and a veiled threat?

OP - so as opposed to your repeated (and frankly dull and uninspired) "pearl clutching" please explain what the purpose of this thread if you were always going to park outside someone's house?

I know, I'm letting off steam partly. But my experience is where this type of thinking ultimately leads to. Either you can park where you want, morally or legally, or you can't. The fact is you can. If people really think there's a moral problem with free parking, then they can go and live on a street with permit parking or private parking IMO.

Soupy you're welcome :)

(You haven't met my NDN. You would be with me 100% of the way in that description if you did...)

Either you can park where you want, morally or legally, or you can't

I disagree. There is often a difference between could and should.

OP, I lived near Downside Rd for more than 15 yrs.
I used to drive down there and past that estate to get to Backwell School on a daily basis. It's very obvious to a regular driver if someone has parked their car there and gone to the Airport and I've seen plenty of damaged cars over the years.

Also, residents in that area are already pissed off with the roads being used as a short cut to nip from the A38 to A370 instead of using the Barrow Gurney rat run.

Plus walking along Downside is hazardous as the road has a 40MPH limit (ignored), is quite narrow, used by the Airport traffic, has no pavements and no street lights.

If it's dark, you take your life in your hands.

Have you checked out the nearby pubs that offer Airport parking?

Finally - advice from someone who knows the area and a constructive suggestion as to what to re parking for a fortnight without further pissing off already pissed off residents.

OP - are you going to do anything with that post from Ninja?

I can see the should/could argument in a philosophical sense, though I don't agree with it – but I think that no one should actually put pressure on people not to park where they legally can park.

Thanks ninja, maybe not that area then. Tried pubs, some wanted 60!

When are you going on holiday suzzie? Let me see if I can find you cheap parking.

Blimey - not only do residents there not think people should park in their parking restriction free road, they don't think anyone should drive down it either!

We have done this - or rather DH has.

DH dropped me,kids and luggage at airport and went off to park. 40 minutes later he was back with us.

He parked in a naice residential cul de sac but thoughtfully (so he said - never did get to see). He then walked to the airport.

Our car was still there when we returned and he came and picked us up and off we went home.

My only worry was wondering if the council were going to decide to re-tarmac the street that fortnight!

As long as you park thoughtfully to residents and emergency vehicle access there is no law that says you cannot.

How do you know it was done 'thoughtfully' to other residents - did your DH ask the residents of the naice cul de sac if they appreciated his thoughtfulness?

If I was that tight skint that I wouldn't couldn't pay for parking I wouldn't be flying off somewhere for 2 weeks!

I would consider it odd if an unknown car parked outside my house for a number of days with no movement. It wouldn't cause me any particular inconvenience other than forcing traffic to pass it, but I would end up contacting the police after several days in case it was abandoned or had been stolen which is a legitimate concern.

Going away for a weekend would be more understandable, but the risks of getting back after a fortnight to find it was missing are too high.

For most people their car is one of their most valuable assets. Why would you leave it on a public highway with nobody keeping an eye on it for the sake of £50? You'd pay an insurance excess of far more than that.

And coming back home from a delayed flight in the rain and walking two miles would take all the joy out of your holiday.

Just pay the very reasonable £50.

Honestly the way some of you lot talk about car parks you'd think no one had ever had their car stolen from one or scratched in one!

How many cars get stolen from secure airport car parks compared to ones parked on the street do you think Lillian?

I wouldn't because I would be worried about car. I would pre book in advance for cheapest deal or look at using train

Actually my uncle's car was stolen from an airport car park. More common than you'd think probably. Stealing a car from an airport car park you can be pretty sure it won't be reported missing for a while (I sound like a car thief!)

I just meant leaving your car anywhere for two weeks is a bit of a risk unless it's locked up in your garage at home.

snotty as I don't know the area I don't know whether it would impact on the residents or not.
I'd love parking restrictions on my street: I've been lobbying the council for long enough.
Has no one else any comment about the people who think it's ok to sneer at people who don't buy a house with off road parking? That costs a lot more than £50 which the OP says is a lot of money. Anyway if it's a business trip why can't she claim parking or transport to the airport?