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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.

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Supermagicsmile · 26/07/2017 18:59

This is awful! I feel for you op.

prh47bridge · 26/07/2017 18:59

Collaborate I was told this by a Police Officer! I'm not interested in your websites!

Well you should be interested. The law regarding clamping changed in 2012. As Collaborate says, it is now a criminal offence to clamp a vehicle unless you have lawful authority. The police, your local council and the DVLA can clamp vehicles. You can clamp your own vehicle but you can't clamp anyone else's.

PurpleDragon76 · 26/07/2017 18:59

Here is a suggestion. Get 2 pieces of A4 paper, write something polite like 'please don't park here ever again' and ' residents onky parking' then place them on the car windscreen and soak them with water. It will take ages to pick the bits of paper off the glass but you haven't done any damage you will just have made a point Halo

Namechangetempissue · 26/07/2017 19:01

Like the wet paper idea! Also chuck a nice few buckets of muddy water over it.

Articu · 26/07/2017 19:01

Set up a sprinkler and turn on the water when they approach the car?

(Sorry if been suggested before)

SchadenfreudePersonified · 26/07/2017 19:02
Areyoulocal · 26/07/2017 19:03

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MyCarHasBrokenDownAgain · 26/07/2017 19:05

Do you have seagulls in the area? Could you accidentally throw some bread or fish heads on your new ornamental bird table?

Spam88 · 26/07/2017 19:06

I'd report it as abandoned, which if the owner has disappeared it is surely?

Glumglowworm · 26/07/2017 19:07

Those child bollards are bloody terrifying!

teabagsrus · 26/07/2017 19:07

Put nails on drive in front of their car or underneath (so they can't see them and it gets both back tyres) so it punctures the tyres when they drive out

Then you aren't damaging the car directly just "oh dear, dropped packet of nails on driveway"  and cos there are so many leaves you didn't see them all to pick them up again

Your driveway is obviously not a safe place to park but not causing damage directly not your fault

Yesbutnobutmaybe · 26/07/2017 19:08

Funnily enough I was going to suggest something similar

FuzzyCustard · 26/07/2017 19:10

I know I shouldn't placemark but I HAVE to for this. Aghast at the brass neck of cheeky neighbour and lousy employee.

OpalMoon · 26/07/2017 19:11

Liquid chalk pens + children = no more cfne Grin

Parking wars - on my own drive !
Parking wars - on my own drive !
DartmoorDoughnut · 26/07/2017 19:11

Stop cooking dinner OP!

Inertia · 26/07/2017 19:12

Wait, what? So CFN has taken employee home, but employees car is still on the drive??? Or employee has moved car to CFN's space?

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 26/07/2017 19:13

Pour several pints of milk into each of the doors (just ease back the rubber windows).
Wipe away any overspill. They won't notice for several days.

chocolateworshipper · 26/07/2017 19:15

Penguins bollards and rugby team

TidyDancer · 26/07/2017 19:15

Ooh I am irrationally annoyed on your behalf. You need to take CFN to task over this. What a cock.

Nearly10to9 · 26/07/2017 19:16

Is it still there?

WillowWeeping · 26/07/2017 19:16

Some people are shameless Shock

I'd def get a chain and padlock but I'm vindictive like that

mazihepe · 26/07/2017 19:17

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OvertheSargassoSea · 26/07/2017 19:18

How do i placemarkGrin

mohuzivajehi · 26/07/2017 19:20

If no-fun DH made you take away the bollards he will probably also veto evilkitten's genius brick idea. Boo.

Wheelycote · 26/07/2017 19:21

I'd drop the words 'I hope your tax affairs are in order, wouldn't want a Hmrc audit thingy.

I'm outraged for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell em you'll give a call to the taxmen

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