It’s a parking one!

[Weeedonkey]

Ok, I think I need a reality check as I’ve just been made to feel like the most unreasonable person in the world.

For background, we live in a small new build cul-de-sac, there’s a whole bank of visitor parking down the one side and then everyone has 2x parking spaces in front of their houses. Was outside bringing the bin in and a car just drove up in one of our spaces, next to our car. Woman got out and I didn’t know her so I just said ‘sorry that’s our private parking space’ and she replied ‘I’ll only be 15 minutes or so’ and carried on walking so I replied that it didn’t matter how long she was going to be, could she move please’ and she just stopped and stared at me, mumbled something and then shouted to our neighbour but one who was outside “Derek!* I’m going to have to move, SHE (point) has told me to move!!” shot me a few looks, more mumbling etc. Then she drives to the visitor bit and parks (so she knew where it was).

Funny thing is that was at 9am and she’s still here so not 15 minutes. I wouldn’t mind if people asked (no one ever does!) e.g if the visitor parking was full, but it’s the entitlement to park on what is essentially a driveway, without asking that wound me up. But now I feel like the dick.

I’ll see if I can draw a pic 😆

*name made up

I'd have shouted back ' yes , because SHE has parked in my private space not the visitors one '
As for your neighbours overlapping your drive , park near their side , leaving the other side free or just park horizonally

Are the private, allocated parking spots marked or signed as such. If not how are any visitors to know they are your private property?

If not how are any visitors to know they are your private property?

OP told her.

I would absolutely have moved my car and re positioned it so that she couldn't get out. Then piss off for "15 minutes"

Lots of people seem to believe they own the road in front of their house. Unless it's obviously part of her drive or has an official sign I'd be inclined not to believe them.

This is clearly the management companies fault. They sound incompetent.

I'd be inclined not to believe them.

you know what that makes you then.

And it’s not road outside her house. It’s parking spaces.

Drop down bollards. Tell your DH it isn't him having to deal with these CFs.

Some people are lazy and entitled. It has always been thus and ever will be. If you don't assert yourself and tell the likes of Derek's pal, it becomes a free for all.

Are they on her drive or on her road. If they are on/part of her drive then obviously it's clear not to park there. If they are not then I (who has never come across this type of set up before) would park there in the absence of official signs.

CF.
Her not you.

Tell her to park on Derek's and fuck off .

I just read some of your posts and I have a NDN called Derek who's also a complete bellend.

Can you do a handbrake turn and park horizontally? I couldn’t btw just asking 😀
Planters between you and ndn then park smack bang in the middle.

Bollards?

@Weeedonkey

I want to install proper parking bollards (the ones you can lock shut) but DP doesn’t want it to look like we live at B&Q (fair point) and anyway we have a management company that doesn’t like this sort of thing 😄

Ah just saw this one. Maybe one of those short fences that have a chain with spikes on.

If someone asked and there was a decent reason and I didn't need it I would allow it. Eg, neighbour having skip.
Other than that no. But I wouldn't be hanging out the window, getting wound up cos life is literally too short

@Comefromaway

Are the private, allocated parking spots marked or signed as such. If not how are any visitors to know they are your private property?

They are outside our house between our houses and the road (I suppose like a driveway but painted rectangles) but they’ve also got numbers painted in both, so number 9* etc.

It’s the management company’s fault really, they won’t put a sign up in the visitor bay saying ‘visitor parking’ and won’t allow private parking signs in residential bays 🙄

The numbers should be clear, difficult to say without seeing them as to whether they are easily seen from inside a car. But as you say, if the parking in that area is allocated for residents only the management company really should put a sign up to make it clear where visitors should park.

@Comefromaway

Lots of people seem to believe they own the road in front of their house. Unless it's obviously part of her drive or has an official sign I'd be inclined not to believe them.

I see what you’re saying, but the spaces are right outside the house and have numbers painted in them. Basically a driveway but two separate allocated spaces (stupid I know, why they didn’t just put a drive in 🙄)

Pic attached. Sorry I’m no Neil Buchanan 😄

@MotherOfGodWeeFella

Drop down bollards. Tell your DH it isn't him having to deal with these CFs.

Some people are lazy and entitled. It has always been thus and ever will be. If you don't assert yourself and tell the likes of Derek's pal, it becomes a free for all.

Yep! (Love your username by the way!) Mother of God would Ted would sort these fellas out! Read them the regs 😃

I have let Deliveroo slide when they park there for minutes for next door but other than that, nope. I feel like I’m the crazy woman of the street though, as I always ask people to move, but they’re the crazy ones. I just dislike the selfish entitlement.

It’s like our space is the local click and collect point!

You did the right thing. Cf especially if there are visitor spaces aplenty. Don't worry. Congratulate yourself!

@LondonStone

She should be thankful Derek has visitor parking to begin with without being a CF and parking on your drive.

My sister lives in a similar set up to you OP and parking is an absolutely nightmare. You pull into her close and it’s like a bloody car park, cars everywhere! They’ve been trying to get some guest parking added but the developers or council or whoever aren’t having it.

They are so crap aren’t they. Bloody developers not thinking things through! A lot of new builds seem to have shared driveways too, just WHY?!

I totally get what you mean from your pics. They are totally your spaces!

Perhaps Derek told her to park there because he knew you only had one car and didn't ever use the other space?

Still rude of her. Perhaps she was embarrassed? Or simply just a twat, who knows.

I think if I only used one space in front of my house though and someone parked in the other one not sure I'd be too fussed about it, if it was for a short time. It if became a regular thing or long periods of time, then yes, I'd put a sign up or leave something on there probably to deter further parking on it.

You were not being a dick though. It's your space and you've every right to tell someone not to park there. The fact she was rude was just weird. Most people if they genuinely accidently parked in someones space and were asked to move would simply apologise and move.