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Yet another neighbours/parking thread.

19 replies

Scrambling · 14/10/2020 19:14

Disclaimer: I know I don't own the pavement but I'm wondering whether this is rude/hostile behaviour.
We recently moved house to a road of Victorian semi-detached town houses. The houses are in pairs (hence, semi-detached). Some have driveways to the side, others don't. Ours doesn't so we need to park on the road. A couple of days ago, we parked in a space outside a house down our road (this house does have a driveway). A woman came out of the house, crossed her arms and glared at us. I just ignored her (the houses are set back from the road with little courtyard front gardens so she wasn't that close to us).
Since then, she's been parking her car in front of her house (not on her driveway). She's also parking it right in the middle of the drop kerbs between her driveway and her neighbours driveway so she's taking up two spaces.
AIBU to think it's rude? She seems to be really annoyed that we parked in front of her house (definitely not blocking her drive or restricting her ability to get out, there's plenty of space) so she's literally stopped using her own driveway to stop someone else parking outside her house.

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Scrambling · 14/10/2020 19:15

For the record, I'm wondering because we're new to the area and are trying to get to know our neighbours and make friends. I don't have the time or energy for people who are hostile or difficult so I'm wondering whether I'm reading too much in the behaviour of someone who's probably nice or whether this sounds like someone to avoid.

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meow1989 · 14/10/2020 19:17

Unless the space is a disabled space, sibu. If you buy a property like that what do you expect? Not much you can do about it however, but it would make me want to park there whenever its free (I am a petty petty woman)

LindainLockdown · 14/10/2020 19:18

YANBU. Unfortunately some people are complete dicks when it comes to someone parking outside their house (on a public road, which if vehicle is taxed is completely within their rights to do so).

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Scrambling · 14/10/2020 19:22

@meow1989

Unless the space is a disabled space, sibu. If you buy a property like that what do you expect? Not much you can do about it however, but it would make me want to park there whenever its free (I am a petty petty woman)
It's not a disabled space and it's a few doors down from our house so we're unlikely to park there anyway - it's only happened one time. It does make me want to park there more though. Maybe I should park on her empty driveway! Grin
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Scrambling · 14/10/2020 19:23

@LindainLockdown

YANBU. Unfortunately some people are complete dicks when it comes to someone parking outside their house (on a public road, which if vehicle is taxed is completely within their rights to do so).
Just seems bonkers to park on the road when you have a driveway just so you can stop people parking on the road.
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DontTouchTheMoustache · 14/10/2020 19:24

Park on her drive 😂
(Do not do this)

StoneofDestiny · 14/10/2020 19:25

Nothing you can do about it, but yes, she's an eejit!

AgentProvocateur · 14/10/2020 19:25

She’s probably on here. A lot of MNers seem to think they own the road outside their houses. 😂

LindainLockdown · 14/10/2020 19:25

But as you say OP this has given you the heads up on this neighbour.

shesgonebatshitagain · 14/10/2020 19:27

Isn’t it illegal to park over a dropped kerb even “your” own?

Howdidweenduphere · 14/10/2020 19:28

Sod that! You are perfectly entitled to park there so ignore ignore ignore! I'd be interested if she ever says anything to you...

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Scrambling · 14/10/2020 19:30

@shesgonebatshitagain

Isn’t it illegal to park over a dropped kerb even “your” own?
Sorry! No one is parking over the dropped kerb. She's parking on the raised kerb between the dropped kerb for her drive and the dropped kerb for her neighbour's drive. In front of her and her neighbour's houses.
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Reviewsplease · 14/10/2020 19:31

She is an idiot. People park outside our house all the time and annoyingly the drop kerb for our drive is not centred to the drive so if someone parks to the edge it's really tricky to get out but I cant afford £1000 to get it extended... anyway.... the only vehicle we have made it difficult for is someone with a massive van who parks where he fancies and takes up alot of room!

Personally if you have a massive can (talking double size) the either get a house with a drive or find somewhere to park it off road

You are not wrong and it's a public road... some people just seem to think they own the road outside their house

Reviewsplease · 14/10/2020 19:32

@shesgonebatshitagain

Isn’t it illegal to park over a dropped kerb even “your” own?
Only if you are obstructing someone from leaving their drive. If the drive is empty you can park in front but it will really piss off the owner
NoGoodPunsLeft · 14/10/2020 19:37

Someone down the road from me does this. He gets home at about 4pm, park on the road outside his house. Then at about 8pm he moves his car onto his drive.

If it wasn't too far away I would park there daily just to spite him

NoGoodPunsLeft · 14/10/2020 19:37

And yes, she's a numpty

MsAdoraBelleDearheartVonLipwig · 14/10/2020 19:49

People can be really weird over parking outside their houses. There’s an absolutely batshit woman in our village who likes to tell people not to park in the lay-by opposite her house as it makes it awkward for her to get in and out of her drive. In her VW Polo, one of the smallest cars known to man. Honestly, you could get a tractor in and out of there. Unfortunately she chose to buy a cottage almost directly opposite the village primary school. It probably wasn’t quite as busy as it is now when they bought the place but she actually goes out and shouts at school parents who are perfectly allowed to park in a public lay-by on a public road.

MahMahMahMahCorona · 14/10/2020 19:57

Is it wrong of me to say I need a diagram??

buckeejit · 14/10/2020 20:08

Yanbu. Maybe you can get some other neighbours on your side & keep a vigil going to park there whenever possible. Or do crowdfunding to buy an old wreck & park it there permanently, that would annoy me immensely

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