More Parking Fun.. With photos.

[WindInThePussyWillows]

Here we go again. Had a few issues with neighbours (2 previous posts) starting during my twin pregnancy when I parked legally outside their house, then when their son dumped an untaxed vehicle outside our house.. Bla bla

Just went to take babies to a hospital appointment and they've parked OVER my driveway. Not answering their door even though they are all home. Fuck off.

WIBU to pour paint stripper over it
(Joking!)

My car is the white one, and the space to the right is also my driveway.
Their cars are the grey one which is parked on the road space (hanging way over the dropped kerb) and the 4x4.

I'm already parked as far over as I can (DH car normally parked on other space) without ruining my grass.

Fuckers.

[WhatWouldFlopDo]

We used to live opposite a family like this. Mum, dad and 2 teenage sons, parking for 1 car but had 4 between them. They parked over our drive all the time but if anyone went near his they'd be out shouting the odds. We moved in the end, not until we'd had a huge row in the middle of the street about it though he walked off so i won obv . Hate parking wankers.

[TheCraicDealer]

I would go to Halfords and get a dashcam and put it in the window you took the photo from. Almost certainly your 'spare car' is about to damaged in some way and you'll be laughing if you have evidence it was knobby neighbours.

[DozyDoriss]

Is it worth ringing 101 for advice and to log what's happening in case it escalates?

Also sit in the widow ready to record the idiot

[woodhill]

Too many cars in a family is a problem and it is making them absolutely vile. Son swearing is surely worth noting as harassment.

[ohfourfoxache]

Good on him!

[m0therofdragons]

People are idiots op. When I lived with my parents our neighbour complained to the police as we had 5 cars (mum, dad, db and I all had cars then df got a company car but he kept his until he'd decided to keep the new job - about 6 months). Police came round but we're really confused. 2 cars were in the garages and 3 on the large private driveway that had space for 6. Turned out neighbour felt it looked like a used car sales forecourt (and was jealous that his smaller house only had space for one car and no garage. Bonkers!

[ginghamstarfish]

I remember that shunting thing, the first time I went to Paris as a teenager, and was astonished at the utter disregard for other drivers whether parked or not! I guess if you live there you just have an old banger and so it doesn't matter too much.

[MsMims]

Well done to your husband, standing up to this type of person is the only way to stop them. I would call the police and report the 'fucking dickhead' comment. The police will send someone out to have a word with them, especially to avoid anything escalating, and would be good for the selfish people to hear from the police that they don't own the road. Legally, the son can't go around shouting abuse at people either.

[Hissy]

If they block your drive, please just go and park on their fucking lawn.. with a few wheel spins if you're able

[user1471461166]

Following on from the dashcam comment, they're £20 in Aldi this week 😉

[MeridianB]

How annoying that they are owners rather than tenants.

You sound nice and calm, OP, whereas blood pressures are probably sky-high next door.

[Coffeelover56]

OP I work in the parking department at my local council (dont hold it against me please - fwiw I bloody hate my job ) and we would not have jurisdiction here in the absence of a parking restriction (yellow lines etc). The police have retained the power to issue fixed penalty notices for obstruction - they will class it as obstruction if you are blocked in your driveway but won't do anything if your car is not on your drive at the time. Call 101 if it happens again.

[Masketti]

2 options

1. H bar across your driveway. If a car parks on the H bar it can be enforced.
   
   
2. Extend your dropped kerb through applying to the council. Price quoted of £450 is about right. It depends on how many stones are being dropped.

[WindInThePussyWillows]

H bar sounds like a good starting point I will phone the council on Monday. I have the name of our local highways supervisor now so will ask him.

They're having some sort of loud music evening tonight, not a party, just them sitting at home with all windows and doors open, listening to Justin Bieber. What a fun way for an 18 year old guy and his parents to spend his Friday night.

I do hope it's not for our benefit

[WindInThePussyWillows]

Oooo and thank you all for your messages and support. Hectic day and have a swarm of family and friends arriving tomorrow for the twins christening weekend, prepare for WW3 - parking edition.

[PinkyOfPie]

God some people really do think they own the street! Have they lived there long OP? My SIL has nightmare neighbours who think because they've lived there 40 years that they should be the only ones to park on the unrestricted highway.

We're lucky in terms of parking, we're on a new estate (this is relevant) and every other house seems to be part of the caravan club. Which is fine except they'd never park caravans on their drive so they'd park them on the street including the grass verges which would then be ruined.

Neighbours opposite would park theirs outside ours and this would be our view. I had to go out and tell them to move as the wheels would ALWAYS end up on our front garden grass Not nearly as bad as other posters examples though!

Luckily we still pay the housing people ground rent and we and others complained, so they sent an all residents letter telling people to get their caravans on their drives in 48 hours or they'd be fined (and it worked, hooray!).

[WindInThePussyWillows]

Pie that's sooooo close to your window and literally blocks the whole thing!! They've lived there about 7years from what I gather

[PinkyOfPie]

Wind at the time my 3yo asked if it was bedtime as all had gone dark in the room

I started off by going out and doing some PA tutting but then realised I don't have to put up with this shit and started to ask them (nicely) if they could move it off my garden. By their reaction you'd think I'd ask them to drive it to Mars!

The annoying thing is I found out the other day the bloke from across the road is deputy head of the school we want DD to go to. I think when we look round it I'll have to wear a sombrero and a moustache with an "I heart caravans"badge on in case he spots me

[PinkyOfPie]

Do you know what, I think posting the words "I'm lucky with our neighbours" earlier has jinxed me! Not parking related but NDN have come in with about 400 people and are having a party in the garden all the houses are detached so really why can't they go in the house where they won't disturb anyone? And they are having what I can only assume is a door slamming contest. Poor DD has woken up scared (her room is next to their garden) and I can't close bedroom window due to being pregnant I get hot flushes. Pricks.
The people on the other side have 2yo QUADS as well. Bet they're thrilled!

[Brahumbug]

Reminds me of the time a neighbour deliberately parked across our drive. When DH arrived home in his land rover he attached the winch to their tow bar and dragged it out of the way. When the neighbour came out screaming abuse, dh picked him up and throw him over his hedge (dh is a big lad!)

[Thinkingblonde]

Pinkyofpie, I live on a new build estate. The builders put a covenant in the deeds that no one could park caravans or camper vans on the estate for five years after buying from them. Some people ignored this and received letters from the builders asking them to remove them.

[PinkyOfPie]

Same in ours thinking but they're allowed on drives (same as work vehicles). I'm dreading the contract being up and going back to the parking wherever they like days!

[MiddleClassProblem]

Good luck today, OP!

[RedBlu]

You are parking wanker neighbours.

When I lived with my parents (who have since moved), they lived in a close with "allocated parking" but due to the design, your ONE space wasn't necessarily directly outside of your house.

Firstly having one space per house is asking for trouble, many of the houses had more than one car then add into the fact my parents lived next door to a total twat who would either park in their space, park directly behind them, get their friends to park behind blocking my parents in, etc. Ask them to move and get death threats, awesome. Glad they are out of that place.

When we purchased our house our priority was a private driveway! Although, even now we still get the odd moron park over it....

[RedBlu]

Sorry should be YOU HAVE parking wanker neighbours