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ridiculous parking from neighbour

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pinklemonade84 · 17/12/2018 23:08

I’m beyond fed up of this parking situation. This is our situation tonight. Dh is due back from work in about 20 minutes and because of this ridiculous parking from neighbour’s dd, won’t be able to park our Citroen Picasso (not a small car)

We’ve lived here for over a year now and had no problems parking. Last month we had neighbours move in next door and their daughter is absolutely horrific at parking, to the extent where I’ve had to climb over the passenger seat to get into the drover’s seat

They also let their dog out at stupid o clock morning and night and it immediately starts barking!

There’s not even anything we can do as they ignore the door when we knock. They own their house and we rent through a housing association, so there’s not even a landlord we could ask to have a word.

ridiculous parking from neighbour
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WinterfellWench · 17/12/2018 23:43

OTT reaction. You could park a bus in that space.

DeaflySilence · 17/12/2018 23:45

"he can park properly when he doesn’t have to squeeze in next to something like that"

It does look like she is within her parking space, albeit just within it.

Presumably your DH doesn't need a bit of her parking space in order to park, but as others have said - yes - he will probably have to park nose in tonight.

meow1989 · 17/12/2018 23:47

I actually think yabu, she's technically in the space

Pinkyyy · 17/12/2018 23:47

OP do you drive? Does your DH share your frustration? In all honesty he will probably come home, park in his space and think nothing of it

FuckOffAndWriteYourOwnArticles · 17/12/2018 23:48

I have never seen a parking thread go like this before Shock

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pinklemonade84 · 17/12/2018 23:48

@Jinglealltheway2018 I’ve been nothing but pleasant to them. I’ve taken in parcels for them. Given the mum directions down to the woods for the easiest way to get to a dog walk without walking alongside a dual carriageway.

I don’t like that until they moved in we didn’t have to listen to a dog barking at ridiculous hours of the day and night. And I don’t like that the dd is so inconsiderate as to not park her car properly to leave us enough space to do so properly too

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pinklemonade84 · 17/12/2018 23:50

The spaces are narrow. It’s a new build estate where they’ve tried to cram as much in as possible. So, yes, when she parks like that, it’s near enough impossible for us to get back into our space without being a nuisance to our other next door neighbour and being right up against her car

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StoppinBy · 17/12/2018 23:50

I see exactly what you mean. Yeah sure you might be able to get the car in the park but getting the door open and getting out is another thing all together.

When you park you should aim to have the car centred in the park to allow for both vehicles to open their door. If you are RH Drive then I would actually guide him in so he is so close to her car she can't get in without having to go in from the other side lol. If you are LH drive she is being selfish because she can just get out the other side.

Might be best to speak to your neighbours.

ifcatscouldtalk · 17/12/2018 23:51

If you've had to climb over seats in the past due to her parking I can see why it grates. I do have a thing about people not taking a few seconds to straighten up the car though. I cant actually walk away from my car if its parked a bit sloppyBlush.

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pinklemonade84 · 17/12/2018 23:53

@Pinkyyy yes I do drive and yes my dh shares my frustrations

We’ve been able to park with no problems, up until last month, of course we’re going to be frustrated and annoyed that the dd can’t be bothered to park her car properly in the space

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Lokisglowstickofdestiny · 17/12/2018 23:55

She's in the space - just. What's on the other side of her, is it another car which means she's had to squeeze over? Ultimately she's in her space if your car is difficult to park due to it's size and you saying the spaces are a bit tight anyway it's really your problem. If you park up close to her door she might try and park a bit straighter next time.

Nightwatch999 · 17/12/2018 23:55

Park right up against the car she she is unable to get in her car. When she comes knocking remind her to park in her own space instead of impeding on the one next door, then problems like this will not arise.

As far as the dog is concerned I think just let that one go. Dogs bark, just think of it as being an extra security guard !

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pinklemonade84 · 17/12/2018 23:57

@Lokisglowstickofdestiny on the other side of her car is her mum’s car, of a similar size, that her mum always manages to park fine

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Lokisglowstickofdestiny · 18/12/2018 00:00

Ok I'd park as close to her as you can then so she gets the message about the inconvenience.

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 00:03

If she was just awkwardly parked and I could easily access the driver’s side, I wouldn’t be fussed. But I don’t see how it’s right that she parks on the line and I end up having to climb over seats to get behind the wheel

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Tutlefru · 18/12/2018 00:04

How do people leave their cars like this? If anything they’re more likely to be hit because the other driver has less room to manoeuvre out the space?

I’m also incredibly anal about parking. I like to have equal space either side of the car. Grin

KnightlyMyMan · 18/12/2018 00:10

🤔 5 years of motor legal and a stellar knowledge of all things parking/RTA in the UK and ....YABVU

You need to think of a parking bay like a house and the lines like the garden wall! Neither of you are ‘entitled’ to the wall but if one of you sticks a plant pot on it you roll your eyes and get on with your day! Now if you stuck a plant pot in the other persons garden- that would make you a CF but the wall is communal space!

The line is conmunal- parking on it isn’t ideal but it’s not wrong! It’s not encroaching on your owned space! The neighbours DD could upgrade to a landrover next week and permentantly fill her space to the brim! (As many around my home do) then what would you do?

Parking spaces do not guarentee you the ability to get in and out of your car 😂- if they did there would be small hazard marked gaps between the spaces (this is rare but does exist). I mean if she had a huge car and so did you there would be no answer!

The issue here is that you drive a large car and think that because the neighbours DD doesn’t, she should be more considerate and park more centrally!
It would be nice if that were the case but it’s clearly not so unless you want to upgrade to a home with a driveway I suggest you accept this comes with shared parking!

I would also suggest not kicking off as whilst they do not have a landlord for you to complain to- you do have a landlord for them to complain to!

  • I hate to say it but when homeowners start complaining about HA renters it tends to be believed far easier than the other way around!
ThisIsNotMyRealName1 · 18/12/2018 00:11

OP, have you told them that the way DD is parking makes it difficult for you? If not, she's not going to know her parking is causing a prob for your husband and nothing will change.

Pinkyyy · 18/12/2018 00:15

I would strong advise that you don't park as close to her as you can out of spite. If you do this she is likely to speed through and hit your car with her door. OP she is in her space, she isn't taking up any of yours, get over it. You're clearly upset about the dog and now you're picking silly little things to get worked up about.

Pinkyyy · 18/12/2018 00:15

Squeeze through* not sure what's going on with my autocorrect tonight

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 00:19

I wish it were as easy as to just upgrade our house to one with a driveway, but, we’re stuck here for the foreseeable

I’ve tried to talk to them about the dd’s parking, but never get the chance if that makes sense? Like I’ll take a parcel to the door, hand it over, and before I get chance to say anything else the mum has said thank you and closed the door.

They’re happy for us to take their parcels in, but other than that they don’t want to know. I don’t want to be friends or anything, but the mum was perfectly pleasant until she found out that we rent our house through the ha (she wanted to see if we had a cooker manual, which we didn’t because we’re only allowed a little electric one and I said with us being housing association we’d had to provide our own).

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AllTakenSoRubbishUsername · 18/12/2018 00:20

Technically there should be room to park because they're not completely over the line. Get him to reverse park in so he can still get out. They won't be able to, but if they say anything you can just innocently say 'oh, is there a problem? We're in the middle of the parking bay, I don't think we're over the line, but happy to move' (when I've sorted the socks/had a leisurely bath etc) ;-)

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 00:21

@Pinkyyy I’m more bothered about the parking actually. Like I’ve said before, why should I have to climb over seats to get behind the wheel because of inconsiderate parking? Yes the dog is a nuisance, but he doesn’t stop me getting into my car properly

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ABoozedMoose · 18/12/2018 00:33

The only ridiculous one is you, she's not parked brilliantly but it is legitimately parked in her spot.

She's not a mind reader so won't even know she's pissed you off. And just because you have her directions once she's not obliged to park differently just because your husband can't park properly.

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 00:36

@ABoozedMoose try reading my responses

Dh can park perfectly well, but if she’s right up on the line like she is tonight then he’s not going to inconvenience our other neighbour by parking close to her car. It’s called courtesy, maybe my other neighbour should look it up some time

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