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To be annoyed at CF parking

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 11:23

Gotten home from school drop off and a bit of shopping to find an unknown white van parked on the drive outside my house. No sign of anyone anywhere, loads of public places to park. It’s been there an hour now. I am tempted to block him in but don’t want to wake the baby if they return banging the door down. AIBU for being pissed off - WWYD?

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ChateauMyself · 17/01/2020 12:31

Block him in.
Ask a friend for a favour - either do pick up for you or take you with them.

Entice friend with cup of tea and ring side seat.

Minionbums · 17/01/2020 12:32

I agree with Flask - it’s possible he thinks it’s public property. I’d leave a polite note saying this is your private driveway and try to forget about it, it will stop you getting wound up!

BuzzShitbagBobbly · 17/01/2020 12:34

But if OP has a "single lane" to the back of the house and it's separately paved (where the road is probably tarmac) they are both clear indicators that its not a continuance of the road, as anybody parking there will be liable to be blocked in by cars from the houses right in front of it.

(I have block paved drive that curves past the side of my house too and its glaringly obvious that its private to the main tarmacked road.)

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 12:37

I guess there is road and then our area is block paved and up a hump also unless he’s working in one of our houses there are much more convenient places to park on the road.

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Apolloanddaphne · 17/01/2020 12:38

I reckon he thinks it is the road in front of your house and not your drive. It it obvious it is your drive?

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 12:39

He could have thought it was a public parking space maybe. I still would like to know what he needs to park here for anyway.

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TheFastandTheCurious · 17/01/2020 12:39

I'd still block him in and get a private parking sign

YasssKween · 17/01/2020 12:43

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ShoesandmoreShoes · 17/01/2020 12:44

Apolloanddaphne Fri 17-Jan-20 12:38:15 I reckon he thinks it is the road in front of your house and not your drive. It it obvious it is your drive?

^This. Is it very clear that that is a parking space specifically for your house OP?

JKScot4 · 17/01/2020 12:45

Can you chap your neighbours and ask if he’s a workman at their house? He could have parked there so as not to block ndn house?

PuppyMonkey · 17/01/2020 12:45

I agree, I think he or she just thinks they’re parking at the end of a road out the way of all the driveways.

What does your cat say about it?

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 17/01/2020 12:46

I don't think you can write him off as a CF (yet) and it would be unfair to invoke MN-style righteous sanctions such as blocking him in or writing PA notes with lipstick/Pritt stick etc.

If it looks like public road, he thinks he's found a handy little-known legal place to park and, as you all have drives, probably reckons that it's just unused dead space and he isn't even taking parking spaces that you consider 'yours' (see countless previous MN threads about people assuming the space on the public road outside their house is for their sole use).

I think it would be fair enough to write a big clear note and pop it under his wipers saying "This is actually private property and not part of the public highway, so could you please refrain from parking here again". I wouldn't 'punish' him for it unless he does it again after you've informed him.

YasssKween · 17/01/2020 12:47

I agree, I think he or she just thinks they’re parking at the end of a road out the way of all the driveways

Ooh jokes aside I absolutely think this now I've seen the diagram.

Notodontidae · 17/01/2020 12:49

I think I would have asked the immediate neighbours, probably difficult with the little-one. It is against the law to block a dropped curb on a public highway. Yours looks private, and only appears to block half of your drive. I would be inclined to phone the police on the non-emergency number and describe the situation. You can also go on line and check tax etc. I would have left a note in the windscreen if it had broken down, or I working nearby.

Dizzygirl00 · 17/01/2020 12:52

Yes what does your cat think about it? 😊 beautiful btw 🐈

WhatchaMaCalllit · 17/01/2020 12:53

In your diagram, there appears to be a private road behind your house, Neighbour 1 and 2 and what looks like a driveway/pathway (not 100% sure) between each house. Are you sure he isn't in one of the neighbours houses and he thought as the place he parked was at the very end of the private road, he wouldn't be wrong to park there? I am guessing here but it seems very open and free to me (not enough fences/hedges/walls yet)

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 12:54

The cat doesn’t give a shit! I have gone with polite note under wipers “This is private property please do not park here”. I get what you are saying but it is very much away from the main road and plonked right outside my house. Anyway we’ll see if they return before pick up

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SchadenfreudePersonified · 17/01/2020 12:55

I had a stunningly beautiful, but vicious cat, too OP.

I think that knowing she was so bloody gorgeous, she was aware that she could get away with anything., and abused the privilege*

*because she was a cat, and that's what they do

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 17/01/2020 12:57

Don't take this the wrong way, but does the section definitely form part of your land on your deeds? Is the road itself part of the public road or is it a private access road?

Otherwise, might it be that it's been 'adopted' as part of your property on the grounds that nobody else has any apparent reason to use it - but there isn't legally anything preventing them from doing so?

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 12:58

My neighbours are all out - direct next door are CF too so wouldn’t surprise me if it was related to them. Their drives are completely free though so space for at least 2 cars to park each. There is also space on the small road leading to our houses and on the main road which is v quiet with no yellow lines or anything

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 13:00

Yes the land is all part of our house on the deeds - we’ve only been here a couple of years so definitely sure. It is more obvious in real life that it’s not a public road. It’s dead here most of the time.

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Woobeedoo · 17/01/2020 13:01

About a year ago I set off to work, about 5 minutes in to my journey I realised I'd forgotten something so turned round and drove back home. I was approaching my house and was slowing down to pull round to reverse on to my driveway when I saw a big 4x4 reverse in, male driver get out and lock his car. By now I'm level and indicating to pull in so wound my window down and asked him to please remove his car from my driveway. I got sworn at and given evils but he got in ......and promptly parked in front of the house over the road which required a permit. He was the bloody builder site foreman! Goodness knows how many times he'd parked on my sodding driveway for free, cheeky git.

BruceAndNosh · 17/01/2020 13:04

If it's Block paved then it's obviously not a proper road.
I suspect CF has told them to park there

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theworstwife · 17/01/2020 13:04

I can hear some building noise now but can’t see where it’s coming from. Sounds like drilling

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WhereDoesThisToiletGo · 17/01/2020 13:06

New Patio next door.

Be afraid.
Be very afraid

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