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..

balloonslayer Living near an airport doesn't mean it's impossible that the car has been left there for an reason. Likely that the owner's too cheap to pay for airport parking, yes, but not impossible that there's some other explanation - and if you wanted to abandon a car and have people assume its owner was just on holiday, then 'near an airport' is a good place.

Both can be morally wrong, Celtic, they're not mutually exclusive. If you live near a school you can estimate when your 'spot' will be free again, you know the peak times and that you'll be pretty much be guaranteed a space at the weekends. If someone leaves their car whilst some randomer has gone on hols, who knows when they'll be back?

I've done this. We parked in Bishops Stortford on a residential street, and got a taxi to Stansted. Saved about £50 as well, car was fine when we got back.

My sister lived on that street and had the keys in case any alarms went off.

Perfectly legal, and not morally wrong either. And no need to call police on my behalf if someone writes rude words on it with shaving foam, I'd just laugh. Any serious damage I'd report to the police myself when I got back, not that the police would catch them anyway

There are some links on MSE to airport parking companies, using those links gets you an automatic discount.

See I don't think this is a moral issue at all. If you live near an airport you might guess that people would do this sometimes. I think if you haven't got private parking that's life. I really don't understand why people get het up about it. If someone parked outside my house for a couple of weeks, I might notice and have a little moan but I wouldn't be calling the police or anything, because they have every right.

I live a mile from Gatwick - and it's easily walkable (I worked there, many, many people walk to the airport to work. It's not all dual carriageways)
And yes, we did get cars parked (legally and illegally/inconsiderately) outside our house. The council introduced parking restrictions (between 12-2pm for eg) and the problem has reduced.

I don't really mind, so long as the car is not blocking any drive, and is not parked so as to narrow the road to prevent rescue vehicles getting through. I'd prob do the same myself - tho probs not for 2 weeks.

I live fairly close to an airport. Some people around here rent spare space on their drives. Some even ferry people to the airport.

People do it all the time on my street. The cheeky fucker next door even has the audacity to charge them money to leave their cars on the street and drops them off!

Generally doesn't bother me unless someone has parked in my spot. We're a very quiet street with mostly off-road parking and a few minutes walk from the bus stop. If you do do it then please be considerate if you're arriving at 'unsociable hours'. Nothing worse than being woken up at 3am by slamming boots, chattering and wheelie cases being dragged along.

There are websites where you can hire someone's drive or garage near the airport at a fraction of the price of normal parking. That would be a safer (for you) and more considerate (for local residents) option.

You might find that any street close enough to walk to the airport are permit holders only.

I live near a mainland ferry connection and all the roads in walking distance are permit holders only.

I suppose it doesnt matter if one person does it.... but if a planeload or ferryload of people do it, it makes things DIFFICULT for the people living there.

Swooosh, I think some people on this thread would also think 'fuck it, why should i be quiet for anyone else' as they slam their car doors, laughing uproariously at the abuse scrawled on their rear window, pumping the tyres back up whilst generally sticking two fingers up at anyone they might have inconvenienced to save a few quid.

'Cos why should they give a shit, right?

I work at an airport where parking by passengers in the village at the end of our runway is on the increase. Hopefully the local council will make it permit parking soon. Personally I wouldn't do it, I'd much rather have my car in a secure parking area

DH does this, he knows little places where its not a problem usually a side road somewhere and so far so good its never been an issue. public highways are exactly that... public!

eh? Where did I mention anything about damaging their cars?

FirstWeTakeManhattan, i said I'd laugh, not that I'd do so uproariously in the middle of the night. Stop projecting, and stop trying to insinuate that I'm inconsiderate

oooops, thought you was having a dig at me. as you were..

Neither legally nor morally wrong, in my opinion. People become unreasonably territorial about the public road in front of their houses. It's very odd. They know that space doesn't belong to them and yet they seem to feel they have more right to it than anyone else. Bizarre.

Anyone who damages a legally parked car is certainly morally wrong. As well as legally wrong, obviously.

as a PP said check your insurance.
nothing worse coming back and finding out your car has been damaged and your insurance wont cover it as it should be in the garage or on a private drive over night.

MyNeighbourIsHorrid, arf at you laughing uproariously in the middle of the night, perhaps stopping occasionally to wipe your eyes and beep your horn in amusement.

Some awfully tight sphincters on this site tonight.

In fact your note in the windscreen should say Staying locally - without specifying where - that will put them off.

I was not joking about Hatton Cross, there are plenty of uncontrolled suburban streets near that station, so if it's Heathrow that's your best bet.

no one owns roads... I agree with that.

but seriously... its not just one person doing it... loads do it and it makes life DIFFICULT for people.

Unnecessarily difficult.

*Someone did this very thing to someone I know when she had just had twins and it made a huge difference to her getting babies, equipment, shopping etc inside the house when she had to park 1/4 of a mile away.

I actually would try to be a bit more considerate than this. Life is nicer when people actually give a shit.*

I hasten to add, one side of the street was open greenery/grass. I parked on that side, not directly outside someones house.

I have strong suspicions about which homeowner did it and did consider -returning the compliment- reporting it to the police, but what's the point?

I love seeing people get in a tizz about people parking legally on their street.

This sort of behaviour just leads to more controlled parking areas and more paved over gardens. Shame really.