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Blocking neighbour's car with bins

263 replies

Summerisdone · 05/01/2017 20:16

I know I'm being petty and passive aggressive but am I being that U?
I live in a row of 6 flats and we have a small car park in front of homes just for us as all spaces are numbered. The neighbour who lives in the house opposite has her own drive yet she still takes it upon herself to park in our car park, and not even in an actual space, just a very awkward position so she is next to her drive but not on it. Over the two years we have all been here (new build so all moved in similar times) myself and at least 2 other neighbours have asked her nicely if she cannot park there as it's awkward for many of us getting in and out. She stopped for quite a few months, but last night my mum popped round to drop some bits off and couldn't stay as she said she can't park without hitting neighbours car, I've not had chance to see neighbour today but tonight when I was putting bins out for our 6 flats, she was parked there again. By now I was feeling rather angry, and quite petty so I barricaded her car in with all the bins and recycle boxes; was that really pathetic of me because now I've thought about it I'm feeling it was perhaps too far, but I can't be arsed going back out to move them so I guess I'd like someone to tell me I should leave them where they are to make me feel better GrinConfused

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JunosRevenge · 06/01/2017 04:18

Not placemarking at all.

Nope. Not me... Grin

ConvincingLiar · 06/01/2017 05:04

Selfish baatards.

crazywriter · 06/01/2017 05:16

I love a good parking wars thread...for placemarking

WombattingFree · 06/01/2017 05:30

Shameless placemarking and Pom Pom waving For the OP. Go OP go!

Now I'm off to read that fred in the link 👌🏼

ThatAussieBogan · 06/01/2017 06:09

Absolutely not blatantly placemarking in the slightest, I have an extremely valid reason to be here.

Just saying that the expandable foam mentioned is fucking awesome, DH always has it here as he's a plumber by trade.
That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Plus it's 5pm here so I'm hoping for an update to entertain me during the witching hour as it's actually hot here for once and of course the pool hasn't been cleaned and filled as if I do so then chances are it'll bloody snow.

Mummyoflittledragon · 06/01/2017 06:21

I'd definitely get your mum and neighbours to block their driveway. They'll get the message.

ShebaShimmyShake · 06/01/2017 06:27

I've scanned the whole thread, not read every single post...am I missing something? I see her husband likes to be able to get out quickly because he leaves first in the morning but I don't see why one of them can't park on their drive and the other in their space. Or both in spaces, if they're one of the flats that has two. I don't understand what benefit she gets from parking like that.

Also, go OP. Do you have a water pistol? Icy weather at the moment.....

FatalKittehCharms · 06/01/2017 06:30

Sorry, OP, I read all your posts last night, but missed this - have you told her she is blocking your space and has to stop? She seems to be taking advantage of you not having a car, but she needs to not block your space as your visitor's may need it.

Surely the police/council will be interested as she is blocking access to your property.

JanuaryMoods · 06/01/2017 06:31

There is little in life more pleasing than a parking thread with a diagram.

PollytheDolly · 06/01/2017 06:32

This happened at my late uncles flat. All privately owned. He didn't drive but had lots of family visiting. Some turd in another street latched onto this and started to park there. My elderly uncle got distressed as he worried we couldn't park. A friendly neighbour who drove a lorry got together with him and other flat residents (only 4 of them) they waited until turd parked up, moved their cars and lorry was parked right across in front of him.

Blocking him in.

For three days......

Never saw him again.

Lalalalalaa · 06/01/2017 06:35

LOVE this thread! Fine diagram OP!

EZA15 · 06/01/2017 06:51

Shameless placemarking!

ememem84 · 06/01/2017 07:06

sheba she doesn't live in the flats. She lives next door. So is absolutely parking where she shouldn't.

ShebaShimmyShake · 06/01/2017 07:11

Oh hell!

ScarletForYa · 06/01/2017 07:17

👀

Foureyesarebetterthantwo · 06/01/2017 07:19

This layout is quite common, I lived in a block of flats with exactly that layout and no way could I have got out of my car parking space with that car plonked there.

I don't know the answer as anyone who thinks it's fine for them to block off three/four other parking spaces is not rational!

NapQueen · 06/01/2017 07:25

She's so rude! She and dh should either manoeuvre cars on the drive in the evening when both get home or just take the car at the front of the drive to work and leave the other for the other person.

JigglyTuff · 06/01/2017 07:26

FatalKitteh - she says she has in the OP!

FatalKittehCharms · 06/01/2017 07:30

Jiggly' thanks, but it looks like OP only told her neighbour that her parking there was making it awkward for other neighbours to get out.

I think the OP needs to be firmer and tell neighbour she will call police/council if neighbours don't stop blocking access to her property.

thecatsarecrazy · 06/01/2017 07:30

Our neighbours regularly block our car in with bins and we are parked on our driveway, outside our house. Bin day today so I will prob have to move them before school run.

Summerisdone · 06/01/2017 07:33

Well I'm absolutely gutted as it appears someone has moved the bins so she can just drive out Angry
I'm presuming HER husband did it this morning because his car had already gone. It's ok though because if she parks there again I'm just going to have to keep coming up with new ideas; which I'm sure you lovely lot can help with Wink

Blocking neighbour's car with bins
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pregnantat50 · 06/01/2017 07:36

next time empty the bin contents on the car

pregnantat50 · 06/01/2017 07:38

actually is it bin day? dustman come early round our way could it be them?

It may be that she now realises the strength of feeling against her for doing this that she doesn't bother again, I cant think her husband likes having to remove the bins, what if it happened every day?

If she parks there again, park your car across her driveway and block her hubby in

Summerisdone · 06/01/2017 07:42

Not the binmen, they were all still full.
I am hoping the inconvenience of the husband moving them is enough to get the message across but we'll see

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mummymeister · 06/01/2017 07:43

Write on a sticker " please do not park here, this is a private car park and you are blocking people in / stopping people parking"

stick it on the windscreen right at drivers eye level.

Make sure it is a really sticky sticker and you press it down really, really well.

do this every single time she parks there.

She will definitely get the message eventually.

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