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Am i the CF?

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upsidedownfrown · 13/11/2018 19:15

Yay! I've finally got my own CF thread!

I live on a street with big terraced houses on one side, street parking along that side of the road, a narrow road, narrow pavement then big care homes on opposite side of road.

It's residents permit parking but absolutely not enough spaces even if every household only had 1 car so we sometimes have to park on nearby streets. The spaces aren't individually marked out - just a long white line marked area from one end to the other.

Yesterday afternoon some giant cones appeared along the pavement spanning about 5 parking space length. Has the name of a removal company on them. I parked in the last free spot yesterday well away from the cones. During the course of today if a car has moved out of the parking space, a cone has magically been moved onto the road to stop people parking there.

Yesterday, I kinda thought fair enough, the removals team must be coming in the morning. But they haven't been here at all today.

I got home earlier with loads of heavy grocery shopping and the only space nearby was where a cone was. I hopped out, chucked the cone on the pavement and have parked there.

Am I being a cf for having no intention of moving my car tomorrow? Or are the removal company CF's or the sellers?

If the cones had appeared in the evening and the removal van there the next morning I wouldn't be bothered but the cones have been there more than 24hrs now. Parking here is hellish and no idea when the company is actually coming (5 houses on this street for sale/sale agreed and have no patience knocking on each house to ask)

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upsidedownfrown · 14/11/2018 14:25

Turned up about 11am. I haven't moved. They've parked with their front bumper literally 2 inches from my rear bumper. Heard an almighty crash earlier followed by some shouting. Think they broke something. Seems I wasn't the only one to ignore their cones either. A lovely big 4x4 took some of their coned off space at the other end

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Eliza9917 · 14/11/2018 15:16

I wonder what kind of neighbours they are going to be. And how many cars they are going to have Grin

LakieLady · 14/11/2018 16:02

The movers may have permission from the parking enforcement and/or paid for the use of all the spaces for the removal company.

When they do that where I live, the council put up signs saying that there are temporary parking restrictions in place.

upsidedownfrown · 14/11/2018 16:07

@Eliza9917 they will be wonderful, quiet neighbours who have 1 very small car and are able to park it considerately

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DadJoke · 14/11/2018 16:13

The usual method is for the council to put something on a nearby lamp post. It that's not there, it's probably not official. It costs money to book the spaces. Cones aren't generally official.

Pop a note on your windshield saying you'll move it if asked.

Eliza9917 · 14/11/2018 16:20

Hopefully!

upsidedownfrown · 14/11/2018 19:44

Oh god the cones have been put back out! They're not finished!

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Eliza9917 · 15/11/2018 13:46

Did they turn up today?

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