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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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walksen · 01/01/2019 20:07

I'd Park in front of your drive such that the space for the Audi is unusable e.g front of you car level with the bushes in the picture or even park in the spot they are using. If and when the neighbours moan tell them you regret it but that since they lack the common courtesy to not block you drive, parking in front is the only way you can get to medical emergencies when you need to.

candlefloozy · 01/01/2019 20:20

People are such selfish dicks. I have people park f opposite my drive. Luckily I've got a small car.

MichelleM30 · 01/01/2019 20:40

Even if your street was massive they should not be partially blocking your driveway even a tiny bit.

I've had parking wars at a previous house and some folk are just arseholes who only care about themselves. My neighbour had a driveway they wouldn't use! Didn't care if i had to pull my wing mirror in and have and inch either side to get out and come from an angle so I'm sure your neighbour is similar that they don't give a fuck if u have to do a 20 point turn.

I agree with others though, keep chapping their door, keep annoying them even at a shocking hour! I'd probably sit in the car with my horn on it till someone came out. If that all fails then yes I think you should see what your local council/police have to say. Hopefully they will help you out coz that is going to drive u insane. Good luck!

MichelleM30 · 01/01/2019 20:42

Even if your street was massive they should not be partially blocking your driveway even a tiny bit.

StoneofDestiny · 01/01/2019 20:58

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)

Do pop round here. New build with space for 4 cars on drive and a double garage. Not all new builds are the same. (I think you'll find old houses build before cars were commonplace or terraces built for workers in Victorian mills and factories have parking issues too!)

Back to the point - your neighbour is an idiot and 101 will respond positively if you let them know your job.

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CatchingBabies · 01/01/2019 21:52

Yes @stoneofdestiny it being a new build is not the issue here. Neighbour has a drive for 1 car, a garage at the end of that drive and could block their own drive without causing an obstruction. Therefore they could park 3 cars and they have 2, it’s a 3 bed house.

Van owner across the road has a driveway and garage also, but it’s round the back of the property and means going in the back door so they don’t use it.

There is also a visitor car park at the end of the road that accommodates 10 more cars (although is currently inaccessible as isn’t finished being built yet. All the houses have garages, all have driveways. Even the 2 beds, even the affordable ones. The lack of parking is not the issue, there is adequate parking and the deeds specifically state no parking on the road. People just choose to ignore this and are happy to inconvenience others because they are too lazy to walk from their own drive or use their own garage and it’s apparantly not enforceable in any way which makes me wonder why they bother with them at all.

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BryanAdamsLeftAnkle · 01/01/2019 22:05

Penguin bollards?

CallMeRachel · 01/01/2019 22:11

Surely if it's written into the Deeds about not parking in the street it can be legally enforced? A letter from a solicitor might be enough to shake them up.

Honestly, contact your purchasing solicitor on Thursday and ask them what can be done.

I don't think an H bar will make any difference here somehow.

Funnyface1 · 01/01/2019 22:11

Have they parked up since your note?

MrsJDornan · 01/01/2019 22:53

I hope your note makes them think but by the sounds of it they aren't bothered :(

StoneofDestiny · 02/01/2019 07:45

If it's on the deeds you should be able to get double yellow lines painted - if you have a management committee they should be able to organise it very easily.

SenoritaViva · 02/01/2019 08:03

Any better parking from neighbours catchingbabies?

Cuttingthegrass · 02/01/2019 08:18

OP I'd send a letter to local MP with a picture. Explain that it's in the deeds not to park on the road, road is not adopted by council, site management won't help, ask if there were any additions when planning was granted around parking violations and ask your MP for advice.

Twisique · 02/01/2019 09:26

You could ask for double yellow lines when they redo the road.

NewishMum85 · 02/01/2019 11:56

If there's a restrictive covenant in the deed about not parking on the road then I would just look to enforce that. Trying to add H bars etc just muddies the waters as it looks like other parts of the road can be parked on.

If you're not sure how to go about it then I'd suggest looking to see if there's a free legal advice clinic near you (www.lawworks.org.uk/legal-advice-individuals/find-legal-advice-clinic-near-you).

CrazyDaisy2018 · 02/01/2019 13:41

If it's a new estate where the roads aren't being adopted by the council, presumably you're paying some sort of a service charge for the future maintenance of the common parts? Whoever manages that should be in charge of overseeing the adherence of the covenants.

There's a new development near us where the managing agent employs a parking control firm to ticket mis-parked cars. Hopefully it's something that will improve for you as the development is completed, if not before once they've read your note.

Frustrating that they have the spaces available to them, but they choose not to use them. Surely they knew this was going to happen when they bought a house with a garage at the rear?! I rejected buying a house like that when I realised I'd have to walk through the back garden every day - I knew it would annoy me!

NinjaPig · 05/01/2019 00:04

Hi OP, how are you getting on with CF parking?

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