Reversing out of drive

[chunkyrun]

Neighbour complains whenever anyone reverses out of drive. Apparently when house built planning permission stipulated no reversing. Any know what rights are around this? She sends footage to landlord of people reversing out. Police were previously contacted as she was abusive over it. They said it's fine as it's residential road that we're reversing on to

It's a camera she's set up in her bedroom. Faces her drive and catches images of us going in and out of ours. She said it was in the original planning permission

@Soubriquet

#petty..I would be reversing out everytime just because I knew it would wind her up

Me too. She’s batshit.

Can’t you have fun with it.
Go out dressed as a unicorn or butt naked etc 😂

It's more the filming I'd be worried about, and her sending it to others.

I would be very tempted to invoke GDPR and ask her to show how she is in compliance with it - ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-being-filmed/

She does sound a little unhinged but please don't use 'Karen' as an insult as it's sexist and misogynistic

"she is the ultimate Karen." Even on MN... sigh...

she is the ultimate Karen no need.

I reverse out as my drive way is downhill AND around a corer AND v v tight - reversing IN means that I cannot see anything due to uphill tilt of the car.

This doesn't stop me from reversing in. Reversing out uphill is where you can't see a thing - that's madness!

Reverse out, draw level with her house and give her a cheery wave. Maybe even blow her a kiss (providing it is safe to do so).

Thank you distinguished! I generally like a quiet life but I'm not above being petty 😁

Double width drive OH reverses in with the bigger car to the right, on the right is a brick built pillar a demon to avoid when reversing in, plus I have to go in forward then edge to left to park up to leave room for OH wagon. We are at the bottom of a cul de sac, the only risk reversing out is a couple of carers who look after an elderly lady and gentleman neighnours who come down the hill like a bat out of hell which is a bit nerve wracking.

Is she confusing this with a covenant on the properties, that is easy to check on your deeds. We are not allowed chickens on our development of 10 homes built in the 70`s, nor caravans. How that would be adhered to now is anyones guess.

Is she saying there a covenant saying she's allowed to have her CCTV watching your driveway?

What's a covenant? Nothing was mentioned, found out when landlord received emails with pictures on

New build estates often stipulate certain things but they really only want them in place so it looks nice while they are still marketing and selling the estate, that's where stuff like no fences on front garden, no works vans, no caravans, no painting outside doors etc anything but white etc etc. Once they've packed up and left they are no longer interested.

Not quite sure why they'd stipulate no reversing unless they wanted all the cars uniformly facing outwards or if some spaces might have a health & safety issue.

It's no more enforceable than me telling the folk round the corner they can't have their work van on their driveway.

Everyone in our street reverses out unless they've had heavy stuff in their boot so reversed in to make it easier. New folks moved in about a year ago and initially were reversing in, that lasted a couple of weeks and they now reverse out like everyone else.

You should be able to look up the planning permission on your local council's website. Wouldn't it be great if there was no mention about getting on and off the drive?!

she is the ultimate Karen

really? I had little sympathy for you anyway - none now.

Could she consider installing secondary sound proofed glazing under the forthcoming govt “Green Deal” scheme? Block out the noise?

Legalities aside, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't reverse park on to their drive so they can exit forwards? It's got to be safer for you and any pedestrians, surely?

The Highway Code says (or at least used to) that any reversing should be done from the more major to the less. So a main road into a side road or a side road onto a drive.

Where possible it is the safest (as is reversing into parking spaces) but unless it causes an accident, I doubt anyone will enforce it.

Bella2020 great tip! I've just looked and there's nothing there

@TwigTheWonderKid

Legalities aside, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't reverse park on to their drive so they can exit forwards? It's got to be safer for you and any pedestrians, surely?

Well, there's an entire thread full of reasons why people dont do it. Had you bothered to read the thread before posting you'd know why it's not always the safest option 🤦🏻‍♀️

At school car park everyone was requested to reverse in and drive out for safety. The car park was full of teenagers chatting to friends etc and not paying attention - as they do - and folk in 4x4s in particular (high vehicle/on a slope and small DC) couldn't see the DC walking behind and there were a few near misses.

I have a small car so have no issue either way, I live in a quiet cul-de-sac so it's fine to reverse out.

Jaxhog, my mistake: I reverse out as my drive way is UPhill AND around a corer AND v v tight - reversing IN means that I cannot see anything due to uphill tilt of the car.

You are right, and that is what I do, just did not write it down in such a way that it made sense.

I have known office car parks where reverse parking in was discouraged to avoid lots of exhaust going against the building wall/open windows. That I get.