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Aibu for removing tyre caps (PARKING THREAD!)

364 replies

JackieakaBritney · 30/05/2021 23:53

Background, live in converted 3 flat house for 6 years odd, we are attic flat.

Been here since 2015, bought car 2017, previous neighbour had a defunct car on drive which he moved when he moved out late 2017

Since then I've parked my car on drive at least overnights, during day (pre Covid) was parked at my work, insurance detailed the same.

However since beginning of 2020 we have had two different neighbours move in on the middle floor flat and ground floor flat. Neither of the houses moved in with an existing car

Since the two flats have moved in, there has been an constant influx of visitors (particularly during lockdown) but also pretty much every weekend and these visitors decide to block me in, over a dropped curb. It's not the
Same car each time, it's a rotation of 4 or 5 different ones?

I ignored it to the best of my ability during lockdown as we weren't supposed to really go anywhere but then why is ok for them to block my car in?

Then when restrictions eased my husband put a note on one of the cars saying "illegal to park on dropped curb/driveway. Park somewhere else." This was ignored
The next time a car blocked me in by a visitors there was a note saying.

"If I've blocked you in call...."

Tonight I've come home and I'm blocked in again. Tbh I've kinda lost my rag and taken off two of the tyre aircaps. Aibu??

I am sick to death of worrying about asking neighbours To move their visitors cars during the last year especially when I might need it in an emergency etc and they have been asked for their friends/visotors not block me in previously?

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ThursdayWeld · 31/05/2021 00:32

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korawick12345 · 31/05/2021 00:32

If your neighbours don’t have their own cars then of course they can have a guest use a shared space if they want! Unless of course it is otherwise specified in the lease. It’s not your driveway it’s shared, but you seem to think you have sole use.

JackieakaBritney · 31/05/2021 00:33

No need to stoop to swearing and abuse @ThursdayWeld? You seem more annoyed then
I am and it's not even your issue 😂

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LatteLoverLovesLattes · 31/05/2021 00:34

@mybrainhertz

So you're compromising their tyre's safety by removing the caps?

Wow, you do realise this could cause a serious accident?

What are you imaging tyre caps do exactly?
ThursdayWeld · 31/05/2021 00:34

@JackieakaBritney

No need to stoop to swearing and abuse *@ThursdayWeld*? You seem more annoyed then I am and it's not even your issue 😂
Well, yes, I do get annoyed when someone wilfully does something that could cause others to die in an accident. Fancy that!
JackieakaBritney · 31/05/2021 00:34

@korawick12345 so people can just park over a dropped kerb in the middle of the road whenever they want? Do you even drive? How
Is it a shared space??

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ThirtyCharacterUsernamesOnly30 · 31/05/2021 00:35

[quote JackieakaBritney]@ThursdayWeld

What would you do then? After repeatedly requesting people who don't live at your address to not block you in? [/quote]
Just slash their tyres obvs!!

If they get a flat while driving on the motorway (and possible injuring/killing people), are they even going to realise that was their punishment for blocking you in??

You need to be much more obvious.

user1473878824 · 31/05/2021 00:36

@JackieakaBritney

Well should I just put up with them blocking me in constantly then? Even when I've asked for whoever it is not too/spoken to all neighbours??

I live here, they don't?

So someone should have a car accident because they inconvenienced you?
SuperSecretSquirrels · 31/05/2021 00:36

You can’t possibly think this is OK? Why the hell did you take the caps? What did you think it would achieve?

JackieakaBritney · 31/05/2021 00:37

You guys seriously need to rethink what a "shared space" is in your fantasy worlds. It's not blocking someone in across a dropped kerb in the middle of a a dead end for starts 🤣 bloody hell and there's me thinking you lot love a parking thread. 😱

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OppsUpsSide · 31/05/2021 00:38

You can report someone to the police for preventing you from accessing the public highway (so only if you are blocked ON your drive not OFF the drive), good idea to have vehicle registration number to hand.

OppsUpsSide · 31/05/2021 00:38

But I would put the valve caps back on first!

mybrainhertz · 31/05/2021 00:38

Tyre caps help to maintain tyre pressures. Did anyone even read the links?

Tyre pressure keeps the tyre inflated. That's kind of important and is a safety feature.

JackieakaBritney · 31/05/2021 00:38

Ahh @ThursdayWeld who said I am
A girl! Please don't presume

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AntiHop · 31/05/2021 00:40

Is there space for more than one car on your drive way? What does your lease say about how that space is divided between the flats?

ThursdayWeld · 31/05/2021 00:40

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korawick12345 · 31/05/2021 00:40

It’s a shared space because there are 3 flats and one space !! Therefore it must be shared. Don’t you think it’s a little bit presumptuous that you think that you should be the only one of the three flats to use that space? If you parked in the street then the other two flats could utilise the driveway and you wouldn’t get blocked in

Asherline · 31/05/2021 00:41

Put cones out so you can get out but they can't park there

korawick12345 · 31/05/2021 00:41

No one thinks that blocking you in is ok. Some of us think that they may be blocking you in as you are hogging the driveway

Rose789 · 31/05/2021 00:42

Sad that you didn’t enable voting- can guarantee it would have been 100% YABU and bat shit.
You might as well just go and cut the brake lines- that’ll show them

Flowers500 · 31/05/2021 00:42

You’re everyone’s psycho neighbour from hell... I’d call the police on you

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 31/05/2021 00:42

Dust caps keep debris out when you inflate tyres.
Removing dust caps does not affect the pressure in correctly inflated tyres.

JackieakaBritney · 31/05/2021 00:42

How am I hogging the driveway when I LIVE
here and the people blocking me in dont? Please elaborate

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ThursdayWeld · 31/05/2021 00:44

@JackieakaBritney

How am I hogging the driveway when I LIVE here and the people blocking me in dont? Please elaborate
Put. The. Fucking. Tyre. Caps. Back. On.
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