a parking one with a note from neighbour

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This is the letter left on DP's van yesterday. We live at 215, attached to 213, then there's a road and then 211 where note writer lives.

I'm having to sit on my hands so I don't write a response. AIBU to think this is a bit passive aggressive or AIBU to park van there?

[Message from MNHQ: We've had to remove the attached letter as it was a bit too identiyfing. We realise the rest of the thread will make little sense now to anyone new to the thread, but we're leaving it up so the OP can continue to discuss with those already on board].

My dad used to be a milk man, he parked his van at home every day because he didn't have a car and drove the van everywhere, he paid his taxes and rates and parked on the road like every one else.
Your neighbour doesn't own the street or her view, the op said in her first post that the van doesn't fit on the drive and people pile in and tell her to park the van on the drive

But Madam did it weigh the right amount?!?

I wasn't coming back to the thread but I wanted to clarify that I didn't accuse the OP of anything, I made generic comments about regulations relating to running a business from home and also about using a business van when we were talking about people having their business vans parked in the street. Report what you like.

It just seems a double standard to report me for stating that there are rules and regulations whilst at the same time telling the OP and others with vans that they can do what they like. Which they can't.

I thought it was Wolverhampton not Manchester? Now I'm lost

Don't engage Onemagnum as, for whatever reason, they're being particularly goady & mean to you for no reason whatsoever other than they disagree with what you say. Inconsiderate fuckers will think they're right no matter what anyone says & will try to belittle & patronise anyone who says / thinks differently & 'dares' to point this out.

The law is the law - joking about what the van weighed or didn't doesn't make it not the law. We don't know what the laden weight of the van is. Op says it's fine i.e. within the limit so it's fine.

What I was trying to get across is that if you are sure that you are within every regulation then you can afford to piss people off and not care. If you aren't you need to think about that as it can be used against you.

However at the end of the day regardless of whether you are legally within your rights or not, a little bit of common courtesy and understanding doesn't go amiss.

There are a lot of us who are in agreement with you OneMagnum.

as both a real person and someone on MN,

panini I know, but it's okay because they've reported me for what I don't know

Onemagnum, how on earth could they have reported you? For what? Being the voice of a considerate individual? Again, I'd say ignore & move on - it's obvious now that the point of the thread was to get people to take the piss out of the neighbour & when not everyone agreed, the Op & others decided to pick on you.

I'll apologise to the OP for saying about the van on the driveway though as I missed the post saying that it didn't fit through the gap. There appears to be a car park at the end of the road though maybe OP's DH could use that?

The Op also said they could park the van & a car on the driveway but would be a hassle for them as they'd be constantly moving vehicles so preferred to park the van by the neighbour who is upset, so I don't think an apology is necessary, just consideration on their part.

Yup I know panini I'll leave them to it, I just didn't like being accused of calling the OP a tax dodger or whatever else it is I'm supposed to have done. The OP kept on replying to my generic posts about the regulations saying that she she wasn't running a business/dodging tax and I reiterated that I wasn't accusing her of anything, it was the OP that made it looked like the comments were addressed to her and I don't know why.

You did do that one magnum! Read our fucking posts. Stop acting innocent when you were being really fucking nasty to op and making assumptions.

Read your*

*Today 14:13 nancy75

If you dp moves the van at 5am every day I wonder if it is also bothering them when he leaves? At that time of the day a van starting up is quite noisy*

That's a good point actually.
OP, if your DP starts up the van at this time then he is most likely waking up the neighbours.
That's not considerate.

Note writer was only concerned about the glorious view of opposite house and sky blocked by six inches of van marring the view they enjoyed.

If you need to resort to calling other posters "Inconsiderate fuckers" the likelyhood is your argument is pointless...

Of course you're right Chipped, not that others are inconsiderate - I thought this was mumsnet, not Netmums. Will remember not to swear in future.

Wow Querty - read that back in the light of day.

I don't need to sweetheart, meant every word.