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Parking wars - on my own drive !

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AlphaBites · 26/07/2017 14:34

I know the rules, diagram is attached. 😉

I'm on half days this week and have just got home to find a car in my driveway. As we are a corner house we have two driveways, big enough for one car each. Parking is really tight around here and permit only too. Opposite us is 8 terraced houses with no allocated parking, so quite often they either park in their garages or in the handful or visitor bays opposite my place but in front of theirs. My front drive is VERY clearly my driveway.

Cheeky Fucker Neighbour (CFN) runs a business from home which involves a lot of clients coming and going from her house throughout the day (pet groomer) and he employs two people to help.

I came home today to find a car in my drive which was not DHs. So I park down the side (pink section) of the house on the road where neighbours park their cars. I go and knock on several doors to find out who it belongs too, turns out it's one of the employees who is staying for a little while longer (P/T). "But I'll only be another hour, so I'll move it then." I reply "No, move it now please as I have to unload my car." Person refuses and I end up leaving telling them to move it within 30 minutes.

That was an hour ago and when I knock on the door there is no answer.

My next door neighbour has just told me that this car is on either my front drive or rear drive each morning ! When he questioned them about it, apparently CFN has said it's OK for them to park there and they have cleared it with us. No they bloody haven't!

Thing is this went on last year but after words it sooner stopped but obviously they are doing it again.

I'm sat here glaring out my front window waiting for the fucker to move his car then we will have words. I would block it in, but the road is only wide enough for one car so would block the road.

Parking wars - on my own drive !
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Cookiesandcake · 26/07/2017 17:17

Why did he make you take the bollards down? If cfne didn't want to be blocked in he shouldn't be trespassing

milliemolliemou · 26/07/2017 17:18

OP?????? we're all waiting. And waiting.

Are you outside sitting on your street furniture? How many dogs is the parker grooming? 26 St Bernards, 8 bichons frises and a partridge in a pear tree?

Lweji · 26/07/2017 17:18

LTB

It works for both bastard and bollards.

Hortonlovesahoo · 26/07/2017 17:18

OP: did you call 101? Shame your DH asked you to remove them.

I'd be getting a gate/ bollard across the drive as I suspect they'll do the same tomorrow

Lj8893 · 26/07/2017 17:18

Oh boring Dh. Mine would have probably done the same, Mr sensible Hmm

IdentifiesAsYoda · 26/07/2017 17:18

OP

So, picnic, football tournament? Come ON MrBites!

Lweji · 26/07/2017 17:19

Did he tell them they could park there?
Bollard him.

DooRight · 26/07/2017 17:19

definitely not place-marking

AlphaBites · 26/07/2017 17:19

He's livid as well, but is more grown up than me. We have knocked twice and there is no answer, I went looking for CFN's car and it's gone. So I think she has taken the employee home to avoid a confrontation. Hmm

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Freddystarshamster · 26/07/2017 17:19

For all those advocating 101. IT IS NOT A POLICE MATTER!

Trespass in these circumstances is a civil offence

ShmooBooMoo · 26/07/2017 17:19

Get 20 friends and family around and literally lift the car and dump it in the middle of the road (if that's actually possible)?

ShmooBooMoo · 26/07/2017 17:20

Then the police should arrange for removal?

gingergenius · 26/07/2017 17:20

If enough of us turn up en masse, we could probably lift the car off the drive ourselves and dump it in the middle of the road then ask the police to tow it away for causing an obstruction!

Needsomeflapjacks · 26/07/2017 17:20

Boomoo - - past thread had a rugby team move a car!!

Sparkletastic · 26/07/2017 17:21

Have you got any wallpaper paste? Make some 'no parking' signs and paste them to CF's windows.

gingergenius · 26/07/2017 17:21

@ShmooBooMoo x post! Great minds etc! Grin

Oldbutstillgotit · 26/07/2017 17:21

Is employee's car still there ? ( bit confused , sorry )

kittybiscuits · 26/07/2017 17:22

Middle of the road? Dump it outside neighbour's house blocking the entrance surely?

rollonthesummer · 26/07/2017 17:22

Taking the employee home to avoid confrontation but LEAVING their car on the drive is just ridiculous!!

AlphaBites · 26/07/2017 17:23

evilkitten you are a genius, I'm stealing that idea. We have some bricks. Now I need to get off MN and do some dinner etc

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Barnes79 · 26/07/2017 17:23

Can u put a note through their door saying 'please don't park on my drive as I'm having some nails delivered overnight and have asked for them to be left on the drive. As I didn't want to pay the 5p plastic bag charge they will be left unmarked on the floor and I would hate for someone to get a puncture' 😜

inlectorecumbit · 26/07/2017 17:23

can you link CFN's FB business page??
We all could be having some fun Grin Grin

ok me bad Grin

EvansOvalPies · 26/07/2017 17:23

Could you now park your car on CFN's drive?

peekyboo · 26/07/2017 17:24

Would it be more interesting to the police if the car had been abandoned on your drive and you had no idea where it had come from but thought you could see drugs inside?

TieGrr · 26/07/2017 17:24

Could you now park your car on CFN's drive?

This! Grin

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