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Sophisticatedsarcasm · 23/03/2018 16:08

Basically we live altogether as a family with my mum, brother, our DCs, sister and Nan. Now we are lucky enough to have 2 driveways, one that fits one car and another that can fit 3 at a push. My brother and DP are the only drivers in the house but my brother has a car obsession where he buys a car whenever he likes one. So at the moment he currently owns 6 cars, 2 are at a friends and 2 don’t work so are sitting on the drive, he’s waiting to sell one and uses the other for work. My DP started driving first 5 years ago and my brother 2 years later. My DP has always used the driveway at the back and my Brother the front. There’s been several occasions where my brother has parked in DP spot because there hasn’t been anywhere on the road, which has caused my DP to be pissed off because he says he told the insurance he parks on the drive at night and is a bit stickler for the rules. My brother doesn’t care about stuff like that. Generally it’s been fine brother moves the car when DP gets in, the last few days DP has been away so my mum said to my brother to park on the drive, so he’s left his car there now won’t be home till late as took the bus to work and DP is due in later. They are both in bad moods today so god know what will happen when DP comes home tonight and has no where to park. My mum and brother don’t see the problem and DP sticks to the rules too much. I just feel like telling my brother that he’s being selfish because he’s already got 3 cars taking up a driveway and tell DP that it won’t harm for one night to park on the road. However trouble is the neighbours park like absolute pricks and now one of them has an extra car but refusing to use thier driveway it’s harder and harder to park. I’m literally fed up but as we all live together I don’t want to start an argument over something so petty. I’m literally exhausted dealing with same situation for the last 4 years.

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 23/03/2018 16:57

Do you drive , do you need to move a car/cars at all?
Parking on the drive is optimum but I don't think the insurance is affected if you park on road occasionally.
Neighbours might be dickhead parkers but you get dickhead drivers everywhere.

I'm guessing the cars on the drive a SORN (Or whatever its called , off road basically) . How long does he plan to keep them?

Is it possible to turn any garden into parking?

Greenyogagirl · 23/03/2018 16:59

That’s completely unfair, 2 drivers, 2 drives, it’s a no brained, one drive each no exceptions

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 23/03/2018 17:34

@greenyogagirl
I know that, but my brother just don’t care when it comes to his cars. My mum sticks up for him all the time. I have no issues what he spends his money on he earned it but I do think it’s totally ridiculous to have so many cars. Only one is sorn. He’s hoping to sell one of them but becaus even he works long hours it’s taking ages. It’s just fraustrating coz I’m stuck in the middle. I know it’s something stupid to stress over but i just can’t help it 😕

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Sophisticatedsarcasm · 23/03/2018 22:38

And It all kicked off coz they were both in bad moods. First time ever but now me and Mum stuck in the middle.

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