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Original poster

ridiculous parking from neighbour

269 replies

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
OP posts:
ChairoftheBored · 18/12/2018 09:39

This does seem to be a bit of a mountain out of a molehill. Also,

OP: “AIBU?”
Thread: “well maybe a bit and here’s some suggestions which might help”
OP: “I totally NU and those who disagree can’t read/haven’t understood”
Thread: “...”

Pinkyyy · 18/12/2018 09:41

Why do people bother starting AIBUs if they are already 100% confident they they're NBU and unwilling to entertain anyone who says otherwise. There's really no point.

Tutlefru · 18/12/2018 09:43

I find people that park like this usually are shit parkers. See it all the time in car parks, swing in then try and manoeuvre to straighten up. Fail miserably. Abandon car. Grin

Leave the note OP.

StoppinBy · 18/12/2018 09:47

@resistance - hahaha, your diagram which you so carefully put together is wrong. The angle of car one is all wrong, the tail end of the car is on the line, not the front end.

MagnificentSevenHeaven · 18/12/2018 10:42

Why do people bother starting AIBUs if they are already 100% confident they they're NBU and unwilling to entertain anyone who says otherwise.

Well, in this case the neighbour is clearly parking like a cunt. You'd have to be stupid to think that parking like that is conducive to good relations.

And take into account that they won't answer their door....

Pinkyyy · 18/12/2018 10:48

That's subject to opinion as this thread has quite clearly shown.

DeepanKrispanEven · 18/12/2018 10:56

And no, I don’t want to resort to passive aggressive parking or leaving notes on her window like you say

What's wrong with leaving a note? If you can't speak to her, how else are you going to resolve this? Though maybe it's better to put a polite note through her door rather than on the car.

FooFighter99 · 18/12/2018 11:09

For crying out loud - get a grip and go and bloody speak to them!!

What's wrong with knocking on their door, and continuing to do so until they answer then politely explaining that her parking is causing an issue and can someone please straighten her car? If her mum is ok at parking then ask that she do it.

You really are being unreasonable by moaning online about it but being unwilling to actually speak to them. And I don't buy it that they won't answer the door - just keep bloody knocking till they do!

FFS

ResistanceIsNecessary · 18/12/2018 11:10

Stoppin it wasn't intended to be a true to life representation - just an illustration. But thank you for the feedback all the same.

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 11:13

@FooFighter99 if they don’t answer the door there is fuck all that I can do about it, unless I stand in my kitchen watching for them to go out or come back in to hope to try and catch them!

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Ishu · 18/12/2018 11:13

I’m amazed at how many of you think that kind of parking is ok. The only way I’d ever park like that is if I had an end space and was trying to give as much room as I could to the person parking on the other side. If you’re that much of a prick to park so badly then you deserve all the dings and scratches going. It costs nothing to be considerate and think of other people.

OP, I would have driven front first into the space parking straight down the middle. As long as your husband can get into the car he can reverse out to let you all in, annoying as it is. Spaces are so much smaller now, I don’t have a wide car but the doors are quite thick and that makes a difference.

FooFighter99 · 18/12/2018 11:19

I disagree, you need to try harder. I don't answer my door unless I'm expecting someone, but if someone repeatedly knocks or rings the bell then I'll answer as it's more likely to be someone important.

Just knock and knock and knock, ring the bell, knock on the window - seriously, don't take no for an answer!

I'm on your side OP, we have some right parking-wankers on my street, but I don't let them get away with it and will knock and tell ask them to move.

You need to get the daughter to move every time she parks like a twat otherwise she'll never learn and you'll spend the next 10-15 years silently hating her.

fromdespairto · 18/12/2018 11:21

There's nothing more disappointing on MN than an anticlimactic parking thread.

minisoksmakehardwork · 18/12/2018 11:33

I think the main issue for me would be she's not parked straight and the car is angled out where you would presumably swing in.

Dh could reverse in from the other side.

Dh could park nose in closer to her side if he needs to space to get out.

Either way, I would pop round and ask nicely if they could please park straight because it causes problems for others if they don't.

Modern developments aren't designed with parking for Morden cars in mind. Even in my old rural house, it would only take one person parking slightly different to usual to have a knock on for the rest of us, and we didn't have white lines to guide us.

Pinkyyy · 18/12/2018 11:36

There's nothing more disappointing on MN than an anticlimactic parking thread

Doesn't the NDN aspect earn some points back?Grin

expatmigrant · 18/12/2018 11:40

six pages of the most boring thread ever.
I think you need Biscuit followed by Gin

CardsforKittens · 18/12/2018 11:43

Well yes, of course it's inconsiderate. I'd ignore it if it happened once or twice, but if it's a regular occurrence I'd probably put a note through the door saying something like, Please could you ensure your car is parked within the lines as the spaces are small and it's difficult to park my car when yours is encroaching on my space. Many thanks, etc.

Original poster
pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 11:50

Dh says he sometimes sees the mum when he’s out walking our dog, so he’s going to try and say something then

I don’t want to resort to bitchiness with them, which I think is partly why I’ve been ranting on here as it just feels so frustrating. It just gets so annoying when you can’t open either the door to dds seat or the drivers seat properly.

OP posts:
kaco · 18/12/2018 11:57

I don't think anyone has asked this but did your husband manage to get parked in the space?

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pinklemonade84 · 18/12/2018 12:14

@kaco no, he parked in the space in front of the 1 unsold house on the other side of our ndn who moved in at the same time as us, which is what he tends to do if the dd hasn’t left enough space

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Stefoscope · 18/12/2018 12:15

Ask the daughter to straighten up then, no need for bitchiness. People are neither mind readers nor perfect 100% of the time. If she's a fairly new driver she may still be learning the dimensions of her car. I really struggled with this when I first passed, as the turning circle of my car was totally different to the one I learnt in. To pass a driving test you don't need to be able to park in a space dead straight or centred, just within the lines.

Bahhhhhumbug · 18/12/2018 12:15

Just park in forwards bang in the middle, she can still get out of her driver's side because the front of her car is away from the line. Your dh can then get out no problem on your other neighbours side and you can put your child in on your other neighbours side too, just need to get her across the backseat to the other side. What your other neighbour thinks, what side you want your child on and so on are not your neighbours or her dds problem.

BertBox · 18/12/2018 12:45

Ask her to swap parking spaces with her mum.

skybluee · 18/12/2018 12:49

OP, I personally don't think she should be on the line. I think it's ok if she's in the space, not touching the lines.

twoheaped · 18/12/2018 12:53

Suggest to the dd that you will manoeuvre the car into the space for her, seeing as she finds it such a struggle Hmm

I am totally amazed that the majority think parking in such a way is acceptable. It does my nut if I get back to my car and somebody has parked like that. So bloody inconsiderate and thoughtless.