WIBU to call the skip hire place?

[Etherel]

So, long story short:

Next door asked whether my car parking space (advertised for as "allocated parking" when I moved in) could be used for a skip for a few weeks and they'd give me their parking space instead. This is an area with very little parking space. Skip was filled within a day and stood there, filled and not touched, for a good few weeks.

Almost every day I came home neighbour was parked in their space despite the promise after skip arrived and after a few times of knocking and asking to park up I felt silly and started to give up, but asked when the skip would go - I was told the Easter weekend. In the meantime, I was left to either park my car on the pavement or across a dropped kerb behind the skip.

Nothing happened for two more weeks, so I approached the couple again and got told they don't know when it was to be removed; they thought it would have gone by now. I was fine with it and asked them to keep me updated. Another week, another "it should have gone by now". Then I saw the partner out in the garden, asked again and we ended up having a coversation where I asked them to phone the company and take it away as I know some will deliberately leave the skip to save on storage space. At no point was it mentioned that the thing was still needed and he seemed to be okay with ringing them up.

More time passed and the neighbours had by now fully taken ownership of their space back while the skip was still in my space. So, having had these conversations 3 times now and always having been told they thought it would have been collected by now I decided to take matters in my own hand and phone the company. I made it clear that I was a neighbour, NOT the couple themselves.

A day later the skip was gone.

Forward another 1.5 weeks and I am having a frothing neibour standing at my door threatening me with just about everything because they now need to hire a new skip as the builders hadn't finished. They want their money back from me.

AIBU to have stood my ground? Yes, I shouldn't have phoned without another confirmation with them, but a) they were taking the absolute piss and b) they kept telling me it should have been collected, not to mention c) the company took the skip back without confirming with them as well.

If the skip company say the neighbours have told them to leave the skip if the do come again say you will bill them all (the skip company)for the parking & inconvenience and send that in a letter.

You are not being unreasonable this is cheeky fuckery of the highest order.
I wouldn't have cared that they were frothing at the mouth I'd have informed them that "I'm not being funny but I lent you my carparking space, without any thanks from you or being offered any compensation or even thanks for my trouble. I had been polite enough in my requests and fobbed off time and time again , whilst I went without a parking space which was very inconvenient. So no, neighbour I shall not be compensating you , for what was misguided kindness in the first place, it seems, so next time you can park it on your own driveway , at your own inconvenience not mine , you are taking the Mickey a bit aren't you ? It's my property . I hope we can remain friends, and that once you calm down, if the boot was on the other foot , you would question how you'd feel , if a) you saw neighbours parking in their drive when you had no carparking space b) you'd tried to be polite but got nowhere and 3) for your trouble, you did not even get thanks , a bottle of wine or any financial compensation, but an angry neighbour demanding money from you to add insult to injury. So please kindly get off my doorstep and go have a word with yourself .Thank you."

@smilingontheinside Love that!! Please update once it happens I need a good laugh

Unbelievably cheeky fuckers! You’ve been more than accommodating, they are utter shits. Agree you should let your landlord know and def say no next time they ask to use your space. They’ve really taken advantage of your patience.

shouldn't have allowed them to use the space and if they have rubbish to be removed they should use a waste removal service, using a skip is hassle I would never again

You need a penguin bollard!!!
Right in the middle of the space

If you're renting you are unable to give permission to drop a skip on the drive.
Imagine had the driveway surface been damaged...your landlord would have every right to expect you to make repairs just the same as if you had damaged walls in the house.
You rent, you can't sublet part of the property as you don't own it.

Speak to your management agent and get them to send your neighbours a letter refusing access to your drive.

They are total CF’s and bullies. Good on you for standing up to them. What’s it got to with your agency or landlords?! As l thought, the agents see it your way.

Smiling - please comeback and update us!

They broke their side of the deal by saying you could park on their side ...i know in our area you have to pay extra to the council to have a skip place on the kerbside is this what they were trying to avoid.

Tip over, in the meantime I'm considering aquieing an old motorbike from a friend which I can position withing my boundary but in her way (obvs move it for those that have legal access who are on my side anyway). As long as two of my neighbours are given keys to lower the bollard if needed she can't do owt.

Why in gods creation would you say yes in the 1st place to using your parkingspace..... When they have there own? They must of been laughing at you badly. No wonder they took the piss your easy prey im afraid x tell them to piss right off if they say anything else and use there own space in future. As for paying for new skip.. Just laugh loudly and say see you in court

To be honest I don't see why you said yes if you use your space...

Now they have to put the new skip in their space too...

@smilingontheinside Such a great idea! Honestly I can't stand people who'll take and take from others then turn around and be absolute dicks to them for no reason. Love seeing some good harmless revenge!

YADNBU
They are taking the mick. I don't understand why you agreed to it in your space. Why couldn't they have used theirs. Furthermore, it seems a rather long time for a skip and they said they would get rid.

They tried using scare tactics to get you to back down and do what they say. They said you can use their driveway but it didn’t happen so if you can’t have access to theirs there’s no way they should have access to yours.

You were very generous to let them use your space for so long. Well done for not backing down OP!

What bastards. Someone took our parking space for a skip once without asking. We asked them to move it, gave them a week. They didn't so 4 big blokes = skip shifted. People who were responsible for hiring the skip were furious as we just shifted it out of our space and into the main way through. Enough space for other people to get their cars past, but skip clearly a major obstruction that they needed to move pronto. NB it was like a sort of yard parking area so we weren't blocking bin trucks/ambulances. People are utter sods.

I would have been very sly and not have admitted i called the skip company. You were forced to park over a dropped kerb-that would annoy anyone with a wheelchair or pushing a pram and could’ve ended up in you getting a fine. Thank god that didn’t happen. If neighbours continue to be arsey with you i agree with everyone who says to get your landlord involved, remove yourself from the situation. Been in similar neighbour situations myself, give an inch they take a mile. But you have to live with them and do not need any further stress

@Etherel - any update? Did a new skip come?

YANBU , you gave them more time than I would have if it was on my drive and I don't even drive !

You’re doing well.

If they approached me again I would say ‘ I did you a huge favour at no benefit to me, indeed you reneged on the consideration you offered (your spot left for me).You lied, over and over to me about the status of the skip until I sorted it directly and then you started yelling at and harassing me when your lie was uncovered. Fuck off and do not ever approach me again. I will contact the police if you behave aggressively towards me. Oh and my landlord knows all about the situation so your threats are pointless”

Absolute arsehole neighbours and good for you how you’ve handled it. Hilarious that they were caught out when you ‘helped’ with the supposedly stalling skip firm. Lying fuckers and good on that company.

Sorry pressed YABU in error. You are definitely not BU. They are taking the piss big time.

Still no skip, and now it's the weekend there is little chance it can arrive in my space during what little time I'll be away from my space.

LL doesn't seem bothered (I mean, I can't even contact them myself, let alone someone else find out their number ) and I've just signed a new contract, just waiting on LL signature now.

In the meantime, I did hear them slag me off to other neighbours about how horrible I am. Not that I care, I generally keep myself to myself and my kids have their own friedship groups outside of the area.