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WIBU to put a note on this car?

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JammyGem · 20/08/2019 15:06

Our street is really bad for parking - it's very tight and narrow and difficult to get a space. The last few weeks the same car has parked outside our house. There are no designated spaces or permits, so although it's annoying as it means sometimes we have to park a couple streets over if there's no space, it's just one of those things.

However, this car always parks halfway up onto the pavement. I understand that the street is narrow, and everyone wants to avoid getting their car scratched, but they are the only ones to do this. There is enough room to get the pram past it on the street, but often they park right in front of our gate so there's hardly any room to manoeuvre the pram out of the gate onto the street iyswim. A couple of times I've bumped into their car (thankfully with my body rather than the pram) and I'm worried I'll scratch it. Plus it's just plain annoying.

I could assemble the pram on the street and then carry DD to it, but to be honest I just don't want to do that as it's really inconvenient.

WIBU to put a note on the car? I don't know who it belongs to, or even if they live on this street, as I never seem to catch them. I was thinking something along the lines of: "Hi, please be mindful of how much of the pavement you take up when parking - it makes it difficult to get our pram out of the gate and I'm worried about damaging your car! JammyGem @ [housenumber]"

Is that rude?

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beanaseireann · 21/08/2019 09:44

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If it were me I'd call my local police as they are blocking the pavement for pedestrians,buggies and people in wheelchairs.
In my area the clampers are always around so I could phone them alternatively

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mumwon · 21/08/2019 10:15

I bet someone else said something or left a note -after all they were blocking the pavement in such a way as to stop everybody using it

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CallmeAngelina · 21/08/2019 12:43

What sort of person seriously suggested putting dog shit on the door handle?
I mean, really????!! How do you function in real life?

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CornishMaid1 · 21/08/2019 13:32

Glad they moved, but if they do it again do leave the note.

We have someone like that near us, except I think their parking is even better. As they are just after a bend they have a wider pavement outside their house and actually park the entire car in the middle of the pavement. You can just about walk around it, but you could not get a pram or wheelchair past without going in the road, just to they can park outside their house (before anyone feels bad for them they have off-street parking, but have 5 vehicles on it, so can't fit number 6).

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Vanhi · 21/08/2019 19:07

Easy to tell which posters park on the pavement and expect everyone else to creep out onto the road when there's a 3-second break in the traffic

Isn't it just? Easy to tell who prioritises the paintwork of a car over the safety of human beings.