CFN Bin Gate.. who is BU?

[Cinderellashoe]

Neighbour on a very busy row of terraced houses with parking on both sides is popping her wheely bin in the road for what we can only assume is to save a parking space. The first time we parked behind it and left it as thought we wouldn't get involved and there was one other space (it's a busy road, I regularly park up to 0.3 miles away during peak hours) but today her bin was blocking the only remaining parking space on our bit of road, it was directly outside my house so I got out and moved it. I put the bin in front of her house. Her neighbour had just parked a little further up the road when we arrived so they had clearly not attempted to move it but parked up the road out of their way to avoid it. Not seen or heard from her yet and her bin is still where I left it. We've lived here a little while and she's only just started doing it, but twice in a couple of days, who knows if she does it when we're both at work! Is she being a CFN or is this common practise? It's annoyed me as you can tell! WWYD?

Sorry, NoCry’, just seen you were quoting...
Some people couldn’t find their own arse without a map and a flashlight.

Excellent, she reserved the space for you outside your own house! If she tries to speak to you about it, thank her and tell her you will continue to move her bins (if she continues to try to reserve a space) and park in any space she's very kindly sorting out for you. Win win! Seriously, she's being a CF and YANBU.

I just came to say similar to hulder. Round here you’re definitely liable to a fine if you put your bin out on the wrong day

christ. i lived in a road like that. houses 13 ft wide. ndn had 3 cars. so put bin. his car then left 3/4 of a car space then his wifes car so when his ds came home he would move the bin, budge up so his son could park.

oddly enough his bin disappered and someone keyed all 3 cars and only his! they didnt like people taking the piss round there

I think we all know what a terraced street with parking on both sides looks like!

Yes Soft - but there's a BIN!

True!! We need to see the offending item.

People who think the road outside their house belongs to them, are a special breed of thick

^this

We have one of these neighbours. Leaves nasty notes and shouts at people who park outside her house. Twat.

One of my neighbours leaves cones out, stencilled with his initials, to reserve his parking spot. I may do something if I ever move!

Bobbin Put them on the bloody pavement and park. Do it for MN.

Funny thing is it was the space outside my house not hers! So she did me a favour by saving me a space haha! I kept peeking out but couldnt see her, when I looked out this eve the bin was back in her front garden. I will continue to move it, will keep you posted if it happens again.

Update: note left on our car in offending space (outside MY house) 'bin in Road due to house move'??? I don't think this provides enough context to warrant a bin in the road.

Surely if you're moving, you advise your neighbours there will be a removal lorry, particularly on a terraced street with limited parking?
"Dear neighbour, I am moving on [date] so will need to allow the removal lorry to park and unload. I would appreciate you leaving space outside my house until X time."

Reply with note on bin "this bin has been left in the road several times - how many times are you moving?"

Confusing - if she left it out yesterday for a removal lorry she'd already be gone, right? Sounds like you go off to work every day anyway so shouldn't be an issue? Very strange.

I'd leave a note on her bin asking why she needs the space outside your house is she is the one that's moving.

She sounds bonkers. And a definite case of the CFs.

Use @BMW6 ‘s note!

Tell her to leave the bin outside her house and move her car?

I wonder if she’s moving stuff slowly herself in her car and so needs a space for loading up the car? If so that’s almost fair enough, however, you aren’t a bloody mind reader so she needs to tell you that! Otherwise it’s a public road so first come first serve !!!

If you actually NEED a space outside your house (instead of just wanting one) you ask your neighbours in advance.
Our neighbours did that when they were moving, and since they were nice people , several of us parked in the "best" spots then when her removal van came, we all moved and it had plenty of room.
But then, our neighbour wasn't a CF

If you actually NEED a space outside your house (instead of just wanting one) you ask your neighbours in advance Or you notify the council who suspend the parking bays officially so that no one can park there.

If you hadn't moved the bin, someone would have. Perhaps someone had already moved it from outside her house to outside yours?

Reply with note on bin "this bin has been left in the road several times - how many times are you moving?"

Well at least the good news is, she is moving OP!

You can't just take over a portion of the road for days on end while you slowly move house. One day, fine but two days? Umm no. Get gone!

Go around and have a friendly chat. If she’s been living there a while and this is a new thing then there is something going on. Just ask her.

I don't think the note is from her. It has lots of question marks. It is from another neighbour who saw you park and move bin from in front of your house, thinks you are a CF and is implying you should only "bin" the space if you are moving house.