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Reporting neighbours for reserving a parking space with cones

248 replies

YodaBabe · 16/02/2021 10:27

Fully happy to admit I Abu, obviously too much time on my hands.

We live on street where it's all street parking for terraced housing. The couple opposite everyday the lady leaves the house, man runs out with parking cones to save the parking space. They have upgraded to parking cones it used to be the wheelie bins.

Aibu to report them to the council? Parking ban be limited but you can usually park a few houses up or down and most times outside your own home.

It just really riles me and to be honest it's dangerous.

Dh thinks I'm being a busy body

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Harmonypuss · 17/02/2021 22:36

Fairydustandpixies .... if you apply for a blue badge and qualify, it might be worth asking your local council what their criteria is for having a disabled parking bay put in for you.

hopeso · 17/02/2021 23:01

We have the same problems round our way. A neighbour parks their car across two places to 'save' it for another family member. We've had people using their bins - the council doesn't like it and says it's illegal use of council property, so you are within your rights to report. Also you are not allowed to reserve spaces. Council T&Cs state that you have to pay for a permit, but there's no guarantee you will get a space. I would hide the cones. It's out of order.

BloggersBlog · 17/02/2021 23:51

@YodaBabe

For everyone saying I'm over invested and should just get on wfh, Yes! Absolutely you're right. I've turned into that meerkat 'Bob Bob Bob'!

Update - she obviously couldn't get in the tiny space left, so parked elsewhere about 14 extra steps away . Excitement was ahoy today as a council van parked over road for awhile and husband didn't run out with the cones (wimp) so we'll have to see what happens tomorrow.

I completely agree I need a life 👍

Well if YOU need a life, not sure what that says about me, cant wait for the next update living vicariously through you OP Grin
Witchtower · 18/02/2021 08:06

If I were to answer this last year I’d say you are being unreasonable. But after moving areas to a similar situation to yours I’d say you are 100% Not being unreasonable.
I don’t drive, my partner does, but yet I’ve suddenly become precious over parking spaces.
My neighbour had a drive for 2 cars, they own 3. Leaves it clear all day and parks outside my house so the other two can park in the drive. They are doing nothing wrong but it still grates on me. Parking is soooooo difficult.
My neighbour gets cars towed if they are overlapping his drive by cm.
when you live in a street like yours you become very precious about spaces. No one will understand unless they are living it. A year ago I would have thought you were a busy body. But not now 🤣

Annana15 · 18/02/2021 08:59

RapunzelHadExtensions if they had a dropped kerb nobody would be able to park there.

starfishmummy · 18/02/2021 09:33

@Letshavesometea

Mr mucker you don't think placing cones and effectively reserving themselves a space on a public road is a sense of entitlement? Imagine if everyone on the street did this!

You've got to be joking

Methinks it must be Mr mucker's cones....
laudete · 18/02/2021 10:18

@peak2021

Have there been reports of "Bread' on Dave or somewhere else?
I thought that too. It sounds like uber retro behaviour.
Beline4u · 18/02/2021 15:49

I think fair play to them. If it is directly outside their house! Why not!
It would piss me off everytime I came home an someone was parked directly outside my house.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 18/02/2021 15:51

@Beline4u

I think fair play to them. If it is directly outside their house! Why not! It would piss me off everytime I came home an someone was parked directly outside my house.
Well then you should consider that when choosing a home. If the only parking option is on street then you cannot possibly get annoyed at not having rights over the bit of road outside your front door.
Bookwords · 18/02/2021 15:54

@Beline4u doesn't work like that, the street is their for everyone's use. You don't own the bit of street outside your house!

Are you the OPs neighbour?

Diddumz · 18/02/2021 15:57

I had a neighbour who commandeered a parking space that was for all residents. She actually became physically violent towards a woman who parked there and threatened to ram her car into the back of the lady's car.

She used traffic cones too and a few of us got together and disposed of them.

She still parks there.

I think you should report your neighbour's selfish behaviour.

pictish · 18/02/2021 16:05

@Beline4u

I think fair play to them. If it is directly outside their house! Why not! It would piss me off everytime I came home an someone was parked directly outside my house.
Here’s why not...it’s not your space.
SomewhereUpMyArse · 18/02/2021 16:12

Glad you're not reporting OP.

We had a neighbour who did similar, didn't really bother me tbh.

But it did bother the bloke who drove into the space, didn't see the cones, fucked his car as a result of driving over one and then held the neighbour liable for costs.

So it may bite him yet.

Chewingle · 18/02/2021 17:21

@Diddumz

I had a neighbour who commandeered a parking space that was for all residents. She actually became physically violent towards a woman who parked there and threatened to ram her car into the back of the lady's car.

She used traffic cones too and a few of us got together and disposed of them.

She still parks there.

I think you should report your neighbour's selfish behaviour.

So did you report your neighbour??Confused
Devlesko · 18/02/2021 17:25

Use the space if you need to and post a note saying, you had to use the space and did they know they can't reserve spaces.

Devlesko · 18/02/2021 17:30

Theres a lady lives near me and her dd has cancer.
She had to apply for a white line outside her house because she either couldn't park or be blocked in.
The council were great, as if the poor woman didn't have enough going on.
So, if there's genuine reason the council are obliged to help. Otherwise cf just need to be told to do one.

rwalker · 18/02/2021 17:30

Move them park and report back

Beline4u · 18/02/2021 21:43

pictish ok... lol..

I still think leave them be, its directly outside their home.

mrmr1 · 19/02/2021 23:29

If every one just parked out side there own house then there would be no problem. or you could just call the council and say the cones have been dumped there.

HenGab4 · 20/02/2021 03:29

Life is short. Worry about something that is actually worth worrying about. If it’s not affecting you personally then forget it and enjoy your own life.

Boredoutmymind · 20/02/2021 04:04

Yes report it to council. They will remove the cones and tell the people not to do it.
Had same problem with a synagogue putting cones out on the whole street so no body could park.
Council removed them.
Putting cones/bins out to save space is dangerous. As a disabled person may need to park and they will be unable to.
Report these selfish buggers.

TheWaif · 20/02/2021 07:33

@Boredoutmymind

Yes report it to council. They will remove the cones and tell the people not to do it. Had same problem with a synagogue putting cones out on the whole street so no body could park. Council removed them. Putting cones/bins out to save space is dangerous. As a disabled person may need to park and they will be unable to. Report these selfish buggers.
One person is a bit different to an organisation coning off a whole street. I think it's very unlikely the council would come out for what the OP describes.
givemesteel · 20/02/2021 07:58

I used to live on a road like this and get that it is nice to park outside your house. But daily use of cones is silly.

I did this once when I was moving out the house. I put my bins in the road with some tape and a sign saying moving house. I think people empathise with that and ultimately no one wants a big removal van blocking the road as there is no parking.

Just because she's NHS it doesn't give her a special right to the road ffs.

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