A parking one

[squeekyhead]

My Mum has carers who call twice a day. Mum has one parking space on her driveway. Until recently all the neighbours got along just dandy. They all know each other (best unofficial neighbourhood watch scheme on the planet I reckon). A new lady has just moved into bungalow directly opposite my Mum's. She insists on parking her car on the road outside her house and she refuses to use her driveway. This means that if I or my sister arrive at my mum's while the carer is there, we have to park practically on a corner to enable cars to chicane round the two cars parked on the road. Yesterday the carer noticed that the neighbours daughter had parked right across my mums lowered kerb. When questioned, the neighbour and daughter said "We'd move it if she needs us to" but why should she have to? If either the neighbour or her daughter had parked one car on her driveway then it could have been avoided. AIBU to expect the neighbour to park one vehicle on her driveway.

You can't expect them to park on the drive, but they shouldn't be parking over dropped Krebs.

Yanbu, that would annoy me hugely

Can you apply for ‘access required’ road markings?

I would park the other side of Mum's to avoid being parked so close to a corner but that side has an extended dropped kerb due to a business being run from the property and the front being used as customer carparking (all legit). Why can't I expect them to park on the drive?

Park across the neighbours driveway, and say you’ll move if she needs you to?

It would be more considerate to park on her drive, but in the end it is a public road and she is entitled to park there.

What is not remotely defensible is parking across your Mum’s drive. I would be very assertive about that! Carers have busy rounds and can’t be chasing up parking spaces that legally belong to their client! Tell her she might get a parking fine, and alert the council.

YANBU
She shouldn't be parking in front of your mums dropped kerb anyway but when she is dependant on her daughters and regular carers calling It's absolutely disgusting. Personally I would call round, assume their ignorance of the situation (even if you know they know) and explain that you need access the the drive at all times for your mum's care and please could they not park in front of her driveway. Where they choose to park (if legal) is irrelevant so don't get into that with them.

Yanbu. New neighbour is. I’m afraid you can’t make them use their drive but you can bloody well tell them to stop parking across your mums. Next time they do it I’d be blocking them I. And making it incredibly difficult for them to get out. Or get the local rugby team to move it to the middle of the road for you!

Why can't I expect them to park on the drive?

Because they can park on the road as long as they are parked legally ie not over your mum’s kerb

iloveacurry That is exactly what I used to do when the previous owner lived opposite. It meant that the obstruction was all on one side of the road so it was safer too. This lady deliberately parks slap in the middle of the raised kerb area whereas if she move a few feet further back or forwards another car could park either in front or behind her and not obstruct any lowered kerb.

Yes, call round and explain that access is required for your mum’s carers - that would be the first step. Give them a chance to do the right thing

The day the carer had a word with the neighbour, she moved her car to be parked half on pavement and half on road?? This annoys other neighbours who are mostly elderly (think OAP bungalow development) who want to be able to walk along a path with mobility aid unimpeded.

You can hope. You can even expect. At the end of the day you can't make them.

Start by speaking to the neighbour and hopefully she'll be reasonable.

If not, you she's entitled to park legally on the road, but if they block your mum's driveway just park on hers instead. That may help her come around.