Parking in our road is crap. It’s got worse over the years we’ve lived here.
We own a long wheel base van (with 9 seats as we have a few kids) and last year bought a small car. We’ve lived here 17 years and finally this year I had enough and we’ve paid for the curb to be dropped in front of our house so we can park the car on the front. It’s hard standing, not grass and we had the curb done properly by the council.
One of the reasons we did it, was because I was getting fed up with coming home with the van and not finding anywhere to park it. We need a space 7 curb stones long, so it’s not like I can just squeeze it in anywhere.
Got home from a day out today and some git has parked overhanging the drop. There’s nowhere else to park in our road, so the default would be in front of our dropped curb.
I don’t recognise the car to know where to knock for the owner. So I’ve parked up close to it, but I’m blocking next doors drive.
Dh wants me to move the van. I don’t want to as I feel we need to protect the curb as it’s only been in place for a few weeks. Anyway, why should I?
I feel bad about next door, but he doesn’t drive. His mum does and comes round regularly and parks there. BUT they know it’s our van and where to find us.