for wanting to put a note on a car asking the owner to move it?

[wannaBeWhateverIWannaBe]

there's a house about halfway down our street, and they have seemingly just aquired a massive 4x4 to add to the two vehicles they already own. So consequently this car does not fit on their driveway. So they park it across the pavement. right across the pavement. the only way around it is to go out into the road. And this has pissed me off considerably - well it's bloody inconsiderate.

so, I was planning to write a letter and stick it on the windscreen, asking the owner to please park somewhere where he/she is not causing an obstruction as it is impossible for people/buggies etc to walk on that part of the pavement because of that car.

or do I run the risk of causing trouble?

[nickytwotimes]

what about a face to face first?

[McCadburysDreamyegg]

No what he is doing is illegal, my dad was stopped by the poice for doing something similar in a toen when picking something up from a shop (not in a 4x4 but still caused an obstruction)

[McCadburysDreamyegg]

police!

[staceym11]

them crossing a non drop curb is illegal, let alone parking on the pavement, put a note, if not report them, not sure who to tho!

[Spidermama]

Fuck face to face. They sound like horrible people anyway. I'd go for the anonymous note. Make it very friendly, then if they ignore it go to the council or police.

[princesscc]

Why don't you phone the local trafic wardens? You should be able to get their number from the council. We have a policy here whereby, if a car is causing an obstruction, you call the council and they send someone straight away. That's the theory anyway, I've never had to do it, but I do know one of my neighbours friends got a parking ticket for parking on the kerb and since we don't usually have traffic wardens in this street, someone must have reported it.

[2shoesonanegghunt]

no you are not being unreasonable they are. people who do this make me fume.

[powder28]

They shouldnt be parking on the pavement, I would leave a very pleasant and polite note on the car. If they ignore it I would do as other have said and phone the council.

[edam]

what powder said.

[vimfuego]

Parking on the pavement will get them towed (eventually). Call the council.

[Elasticwoman]

Man across the road parked across my driveway once. I caught him the next morning as he got in the car and asked him if he knew that it's illegal to obstruct some one's drive.

He was extremely rude and patronising to me, but he never did it again!

[DimpledThighs]

sod the polite note - write a bitchy to the point note (preferably when premenstral having drunk half a bottle of red) and sneak it on their car in the dead of night.

Next day keep a straight face and be horror stricken at the foul language on said note.

Everyone's a winner - well you are and that's all that matters!

[powder28]

ONe of our lovely neighbours keeps leaving their cigarette butts on our car. They really are delightful, they beat up another neigbour who dared to go round and ask them to turn their music down.
Yet the one that beat him up always says hello to my mum!!!

[chocolate1000]

Polite but anonymous note first then report it to the council if they persist - it's illegal to park on pavements and obstruct passers-by and dangerous for wheelchairs/buggy users if they're obliged to then use the road.

I left a note on a car windscreen once pointing this out and when I passed by about an hour later, the car had been moved to the road. I got very militant just after my daughter was born .

[IamThegreaterMole]

I would just go straight to the council

[FatPatsCat]

@IamThegreaterMole

I would just go straight to the council

I'd bet it's moved by now...

[Redglitter]

Since the threads 15 years old I imagine the cars been moved 🤭

[IamThegreaterMole]

@FatPatsCat

I'd bet it's moved by now...

Grrrrrr