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Original poster

Neighbours security guard parking accross my drive and not moving when asked AIBU

112 replies

londonmummy1966 · 10/08/2017 15:49

OK so it's a parking thread. We live in a street which is residents only parking for which we all pay a lot. My NDN has some filming due to take place next week for which they have suspended all our parking. Annoying but we have had plenty of notice. Today they are setting up and have a security guard who has parked across my drive all day. It hasn't been a problem so I left it but I'm expecting a visitor later this afternoon so I asked him to move and pointed out that whilst it hadn't been a problem, he shouldn't park across a dropped kerb. He rolled his eyes at me and said he wasn't aware he was parked on a double yellow and he isn't budging. Neighbours are, of course, away as they don't want to be inconvenienced by the racket of the filming so I can't ask them to deal with it.

More of a WWYD that an AIBU?

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CockacidalManiac · 10/08/2017 15:51

He must be employed by somebody, phone them and tell them that he's being a twat.

AlpacaLypse · 10/08/2017 15:51

You need a traffic warden! and where's the obligatory diagram?

LakieLady · 10/08/2017 15:53

Yay, another CF thread!

Tell him you're expecting a delivery of a couple of tonnes of gravel shortly, and you'd hate him to have to dig his way out.

AlpacaLypse · 10/08/2017 15:54

Seriously I had this a few years ago when an event was being set up for the next day, it was a lorry full of portaloos and driver had wandered off. I walked round and found the organiser to make him make the lorry move.

verystressedmum · 10/08/2017 15:54

Speak to the filming company about it. They can either speak to this man or his company.

Batoutahell · 10/08/2017 15:54

Sounds like he thinks he can't get fined for it. Try telling him he can and if that doesn't work, take photos and his licence plate to send to the council (that might spur him on to move) and find a contact for his employer and make a complaint.

www.drivingtesttips.biz/dropped-kerb-parking.html

AlpacaLypse · 10/08/2017 15:56

CF organiser said it would be 30 minutes. I said school pickup is in 15 minutes and it's 20 minute drive away. I'd lost that much time trying to find him.

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londonmummy1966 · 10/08/2017 15:56

Not sure who employs him - will try and call DH and ask.

He's across the drive rather than on it so I'm not sure how I could block him in. I was thinking today that I ought to order some manure for the garden though, Lakie Grin

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howabout · 10/08/2017 15:59

YANBU

Tell him to move his car pronto or there is a high probability you and assorted friends and relatives will be regularly "inadvertently" interrupting filming in a similarly inconsiderate manner. Might be tempted to sit with my hand on my car horn for a few minutes to make the point or start cutting the grass or fire up the BBQ.

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londonmummy1966 · 10/08/2017 16:18

Howabout that sounds like a plan over the next 3 weeks when they are actually filming but won't work at the moment as they are only setting up. (Of course CF NDN has allowed them to do all the night filming - until 11pm - in the street the week all the kids are back at school rather than next week when they are still on holiday but that is another story)

DH has called the local council film unit and they are going to call the location manager and then call me back.

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keepondreaming · 10/08/2017 16:21

Ok so someone has to ask...

What filming is taking place? Do you have a famous NDN who's doing a show from home? Or do you live in a fantastic location?

billabye · 10/08/2017 16:21

Filming what??

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 10/08/2017 16:25

Ooo, is it someone interesting in the filming? (Missing point totally)

ShesNoNormanPace · 10/08/2017 16:25

I imagine you driving up to the side of his van and then ramming your horn repeatedly might impact on the filming.

Depends of course what's filming - are we talking someone you've heard of?

CockacidalManiac · 10/08/2017 16:25

If it was round here, it'd be Doctors. It's always bloody Doctors round here.

BoneyBackJefferson · 10/08/2017 16:27

Have you been asked if you are OK with the filming?
How have they got the restrictions lifted?
Is it official or dependent on "good nature"?
Who is doing the filming and are they aware that their staff are causing problems?
Are you getting compensated for the loss of parking?

I am fairly sure that there should be a clause about not causing the other residents problems.

I would also be making it known that if the film company doesn't get their crew under control, there will be issues during filming times.

SecondBreakfast · 10/08/2017 16:36

I want to know more about the filming too! Can't you just report him for blocking your drive and get him towed? They respond pretty quickly for blicked drives as I remember.

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londonmummy1966 · 10/08/2017 16:38

I don't know who is going to be in the film - it is a BBC commissioned drama - probably outed myself now but the guy next door is the biggest user/p taker I've ever met so I don't care that much - pity as the wife is lovely.

Sadly I don't live anywhere special but NDNs had a famous architect in to rework the house when they bought it and it has been used a lot for filming over the years. A couple of my other neighbours have had small amounts of filming and there has never been a problem. (Although CF NDN made them pay to put his family up in a hotel when there was a single night's filming on a school night a few years ago. )

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MarklahMarklah · 10/08/2017 16:45

Sounds like the mentality of people near where I live. Frequently park right on corners or opposite junctions. If you dare to challenge them they point out that 'there are no double yellow lines'.
I refer them to the highway code and frequently get verbal abuse because they're "not doing any harm"/"only going to be a few minutes".

Jaxhog · 10/08/2017 16:49

Call the police. Parking across a dropped kerb is an offence. Probably tell the driver you will doing this, whilst holding your phone in your hand. Then call if he doesn't move immediately. The police can, and will, issue a PCN (Parking Charge Notice). If it's causing an obstruction, they will tow it.

Jaxhog · 10/08/2017 16:50

Or the car horn might be simpler and more effective!

thatdearoctopus · 10/08/2017 16:57

So the NDN's have buggered off for the duration to avoid all the disruption, but are quite happy for all the neighbours to be inconvenienced in their absence?

Jaxhog · 10/08/2017 16:58

I'm also wondering whether they asked your permission to film (especially at night) , or just told you it was happening? I also hope you are being paid for the inconvenience.

Bemusedandpuzzled · 10/08/2017 17:05

I am all for neighbours bending over a little to help one another, but the security guard's rudeness and refusal to move take the biscuit! There must be someone in charge of setting up who can help, surely?

And definitely have a word with the neighbours and say (through gritted teeth) that it's lovely to have the glamour of a film crew around, but that you found the rudeness of security when asked to move the car personally distressing, and would they mind just having a quiet word to sort it out?

PoorYorick · 10/08/2017 17:09

Dogshit under the door handle.