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AIBU to have left a note? Parking dispute

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Pinkbabe1 · 09/09/2016 13:03

Diagram attached. Neighbour basically has always parked their car in a strip of land right outside our house which is not a parking space. They have a garage but have two cars so park one of them on this strip of land.

We have been tolerant of that and have not complained in the past, despite that they have never asked if it is ok to park right outside our house. They often come back late at night banging their car doors repeatedly which is right by our daughters bedroom and wakes her up. They are also know to have let their visitors park behind them which is infront of my car so I have to ask them to move when I want to go out.

Over the past couple of days they seems to be parking the car further back so that it encroaches on where I reverse my car off my drive (diagram isn't good but it's very tight)

Last night when I returned late they had parked it so far back that I couldn't get on my drive without hitting their car, so had to park on the street. As it was late, I left a note saying:

"hello - didn't want to knock the door as its late but I couldn't get my car on the drive tonight as your car is parked so far back that it's blocking our drive. Please could you park further forward - Thankyou"

When I left for nursery this morning I noticed the note was gone but the car had not been moved. When I returned the car had been parked so far forward it was parked on part of House 2's garden. Said neighbour then appeared from his house saying very sarcastically that I must be a terrible driver if I could not get my car on the drive with his car in that position and the note was not necessary.

AIBU?!

AIBU to have left a note? Parking dispute
OP posts:
PGPsabitch · 09/09/2016 22:13

Put up bollards in both spaces.

PGPsabitch · 09/09/2016 22:14

I misses that you were renting so may not be able too. Point out that you are paying to rent that land and so want it left free.

Lambzig · 09/09/2016 22:21

No advice at all, but most informative parking thread ever OP. An initial diagram followed up with land registry docs. Amazing.

I hope you enjoy telling the neighbour he is trespassing.

Fidelia · 09/09/2016 22:30

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DailyMaui · 09/09/2016 22:30

Oh it's like penguin bollards all over again! you need a great big fence, or very prickly bushes, or some novelty bollards.

MrsPigling · 09/09/2016 22:31

I'd start parking where he parks. It's your (landlord's) land after all....

birdladyfromhomealone · 09/09/2016 22:34

if you rent the house and the land belongs to your home he ha no legal right to park there - block him in every time!

ProseccoBitch · 09/09/2016 22:35

Just want to say I'm SO happy for youSmile laminate 100 copies of that plan and stick one on his car whenever he parks there.

honeysucklejasmine · 09/09/2016 22:38

Post a copy of that through his door. Or, pop it on his windscreen.

And yy to getting landlord involved.

Nutfreepeanutter · 09/09/2016 22:38

Is that bit where he parks grass? If it is tell the landlord he's damaging your garden (throw in some poor run over plants for dramatic effect Grin )
I'd go down to a garden centre n get some lovely reduced big arse wooden raised planters and some nice jaggy bastard plants to throw in them.. Right across that spot so he can't park in it. Then I'd tape a copy of the land deed thing to his wind screen with a note saying Stop Fking Parking in my garden Grin

QuackDuckQuack · 09/09/2016 22:44

I'm really confused. How does the diagram you drew match with the other diagram?

Gardenbirds123 · 09/09/2016 22:48

Tell the landlord if don't have full amenity of the garden / parking, and if there's nothing to stop neighbours walking through garden daily, then you want a rent reduction!

Landlord will sort it out pretty sharpish after that!

WindInThePussyWillows · 09/09/2016 22:52

Id not say a word, I'd be right down the garden centre to buy some big heavy planters full of autumnal flowers to plop on 'his parking space' when he comes a knocking, have a copy of the deeds to hand!!

NatalieRushman · 09/09/2016 22:55

Post that through his door with a note that you have been allowing him to park on your land on account of maintaining a friendly relationship, but as he doesn't appreciate that, you will report his car and have it towed if he continues to park on your land.

MrsBrent · 09/09/2016 22:56

I love this update!!! How you approach this without it turning to World War I don't know.
Are your landlords the same?

NatalieRushman · 09/09/2016 22:56

Or, more realistically perhaps, go with the massive planters.

WindInThePussyWillows · 09/09/2016 22:58

Or send him a bill for his share of your rent as he is taking up use of the land you pay for, rendering you unable to make any use of it, plus a little extra for maintenance.

PreemptiveSalvageEngineer · 09/09/2016 22:59

Oh it's like penguin bollards all over again!

I thought so too! Aaahhhhh, that was a satisfying fred. And that OP didn't even provide a lovely diagram! Smile

Lambzig · 09/09/2016 23:01

Just imagine if we had had diagrams on the penguin bollards thread Preemptive. Mumsnet would have imploded.

WhatsMyNameNow · 09/09/2016 23:06

Great update. I guess you need to check with the landlord but it's not looking good for your Neighbour. I wonder if they have a right of access over your landlords land. Your landlord might want to deal with this for you as it's surely not in his interests to have random neighbours parking on his property.

How old are your properties.

Friolero · 09/09/2016 23:08

I thought of penguin bollards too - surely it's the only solution!

Is the land registry picture at 180 degrees to your diagram and parking neighbour lives in house 42?

maninawomansworld01 · 09/09/2016 23:25

You go over to his house, knock loudly on the door and give him a photocopy of the land registry document.

Tell him straight that he is not to park there again.
If he does then block him in for at least 24 hours and he won't do it again!

StressedNHSemployee · 10/09/2016 06:11

If you park there though then you are blocking the pathway which means they will still walk on your garden.

Ideally no one should park there..

It isnt clear from the deeds but where is the actual pathway?

PreemptiveSalvageEngineer · 10/09/2016 06:42

Friolero, I'm thinking OP is in 42, and Bad Parking Neighbour is in 48? But diagram twisted, yes...

Floss881 · 10/09/2016 07:02

What on Earth gets into people?! Why can't they just say "sorry, my bad" and park a bit further in like you've asked them to?! I presume you know who their letting agency/ landlord is?... I'd contact them and tell them that he's obstructing you from accessing your own driveway, you've asked him nicely and he's ignored you.