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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Parking one

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CatchingBabies · 31/12/2018 16:25

I know the rules so I did 1 better than a diagram, I got a photo.

My car is the grey one in the drive, silver car belongs to next door and grey van belongs to house across the road. They park like this all the time and claim I am not blocked in and I should be able to easily get out.

Am I missing something? My car is reversed back as far as it can go, it’s a narrow new build road so the van means I don’t have room to go out to the right and the car overlapping my drive stops me leaving to the left.

I’m a midwife and do on calls a lot, I am sick of having to knock on doors, which they usually don’t answer, and get someone to move so that I can attend whatever emergency I am being called to.

AIBU?

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woolduvet · 31/12/2018 17:03

I do think the police would help, maybe speak to them before it's an emergency, see if they'd pop round/tell him he's an entitled wanker when they've a quiet time.

KittensAndChristmasCake · 31/12/2018 17:05

Why people buy 'new builds' is beyond me. The houses are built (poorly) on top of each other and there is not enough room to swing a cat. (Inside or out)

Well OP obviously likes it 🙄

Namechangebcouting · 31/12/2018 17:06

OP my DH has cerebral palsy. It might be unrelated but his birth was difficult and the midwife didn't have her equipment with her because her DH had gone off in her car and she had to take his.

Your neighbour is a despicable human being.

Jaguar2017 · 31/12/2018 17:07

Doesn't sound like she does.

BoomBoomsCousin · 31/12/2018 17:07

Try seeing if community police will have a word but on a private road I don’t think they can enforce. If deeds state they shouldn’t park on road is there anyway to enforce (management company, say?). If not you might be able to go to court to get some kind of order to stop them doing it, though would expect that to be expensive (talk to a lawyer, as you can see from my imprecise lingo, I’m totally guessing on this front).

Is there a reason you can’t normally park where your partner currently parks so you can get out in your car in an emergency? If not, from a practical perspective, you may need to start parking on the street across your drive or up on the pavement before or after van guy. Be strategic so there isn’t enough room for a car to block you. It’s really sucky to have to resort to bad parking yourself in order to be able to go when necessary. Maybe first write to all the neighbours letting them know and asking if anyone else has better ideas so it doesn’t just become a matter of everyone assuming no one cares.

notapizzaeater · 31/12/2018 17:09

I'd speak to your local police officer and get them to have a word.

Moussemoose · 31/12/2018 17:09

As a medical professional do you not have 'more' rights to access and egress?

What does your employer say? Do the police have special responsibilities to people with 'important' jobs?

Does anyone know?

christmaspuddingyumyumyum · 31/12/2018 17:09

When you reverse in to you drive pull forward onto the pavement facing ready to pull straight out. Put a note through both neighbours doors and say due to being an on call NHS worker you need to be able to leave the house when an emergency call comes in ASAP and would appreciate their cooperation in enabling you easy access and egress to your drive.

SauvignonBlanche · 31/12/2018 17:10

Your neighbour is a cunt.

Panicmode1 · 31/12/2018 17:11

Is there a pavement in front of your driveway - or just your dropped kerb? I would do as others suggest and leave your nose 'just' off the road and as close to the edge of your dropped kerb as you can.

I'd also call 101 and have a chat to see if they can help you - or just keep on knocking on their door at 3am until they get the message!!

animallikeyou · 31/12/2018 17:11

As someone who works with a site manager I can confirm that it would be nothing to do with him.

I’d park painfully close to the Audi and block your own drive. They should then get the message. Or if you need to be out, pull straight ahead to the point where you’re nearly touching the Audi and just blast your horn constantly.

Yabbers · 31/12/2018 17:11

Why people buy 'new builds' is beyond me.

Because there aren’t enough properties available for the number of people who want to live there.

We moved to a new build because there wasn’t anything suitable in the area.

Older housing estates were also poorly built and are on top of each other. It isn’t a new thing.

CluedoAddict · 31/12/2018 17:14

You are being too nice. Next time they park there tell them straight away to move their car. People like that need telling straight or they continue to take the piss.

DerelictWreck · 31/12/2018 17:14

Can you guilt them into it? E.g. drop a note round saying that you were unable to get your car our last night to attend an emergency midwifrey call out, and the delay of changing cars meant that you were late. As a result, mum and baby were endangered and have ended up in hospital in serious condition.

Yes I know it's a lie, but one day it might be true and it might light a fire under them?

Alternatively, if you are able to sue your husbands car, presumably it's not blocked in, so can you swap over who parks where?

chocolateworshipper · 31/12/2018 17:18

Why people buy 'new builds' is beyond me. The houses are built (poorly) on top of each other and there is not enough room to swing a cat. (Inside or out)

Feel free to pop round mine love - and you'll find out what a ridiculously sweeping statement this is.

OP I am fuming on your behalf - some people have no f'ing decency

Berthatydfil · 31/12/2018 17:22

Can you ring your non emergency police number and explain you’re situation - ( I would have thought that they would be sympathetic to your situation) and ask if they can have a word with both vehicle owners.
Also can you park further forwards so you are —over— more in line with the edge of your dropped kerb.

Moanranger · 31/12/2018 17:23

Jagua I work on a lot of master planning for new builds, and it is less the developers than the council planning rules, driven by national policy. Parking spaces are limited to force people to drive less and use public transport more. There is housing design guidance which mandates the amount of parking allowed, depending on the size of the house. A starter home would only get one space. If the developer designs in more parking than allowed, plans will not be approved. Developers are just as exasperated by this as residents, because they don’t like returning to sites & seeing cars parked on curbs, roundabouts, pavements, etc. A starter home is very likely owned by two working adults who both need cars to get to work, but only get one space. Design codes allow a few “visitor” spaces dotted about, but nowhere near enough.
The world we live in....

Nottheduchessofcambridge · 31/12/2018 17:23

why people buy new builds is beyond me

Haha, it’s not the new build that’s the problem, it’s the cheeky fucker of a neighbour!

Oblomov18 · 31/12/2018 17:24

This is really bad. What a dick.

Nottheduchessofcambridge · 31/12/2018 17:25

Our house is a 4 bed, room for 3 cars. Two on the drive and one in the garage. Not that many people use a garage to store a car anymore.

Silkei · 31/12/2018 17:26

Park where the silver car is parked. Continue to do so until you’re able to contact the council and get yellow lines painted on the street. Your local parish council may be able to expedite your request if you ask them.

Hellohellohowareyou · 31/12/2018 17:28

Then there are also people who have a drive for 2 cars but still park at least one on the road so they don’t have to swap them over. We get that a lot too.

op I hope you get some resolution, that’s just beyond taking the piss

Foxyloxy1plus1 · 31/12/2018 17:29

The trouble is that new builds aren’t generally adopted by the council, u TIL all the building work is finished and the last house sold. Where we are, the site then becomes the responsibility of the residents management company and restrictions can be put in place.

I also fail to understand why people buy a house with a garage and one parking space when they have three or four cars in the family.

FTI, my new build has been built by a reputable developer, is not poorly built, has plenty of space, with a 20 x 15 kitchen and living room.

Anyhow, I’m sorry you’re struggling with this OP. It is, very often, a product of people having more vehicles than spaces and assuming they should be entitled to park nearby.

dailyshite · 31/12/2018 17:30

Do they know what you do for a living? Can you explain that it is life and death at 4am a few nights in a row

Hellohellohowareyou · 31/12/2018 17:38

Foxyloxy1plus1 agreed.

Ours has plenty of room to swing several cats inside and out, great garden size plus a double garage/driveway and room to widen that if needed without compromising garden size.

We are hoping to be here for the foreseeable future so had to take into consideration what we needed when our young DC’s may want to learn to drive.

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