Someone has parked over my H bar and blocked my car in ...

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Earlier this year, I had an H bar painted across my dropped kerb because people kept parking over the edge of the dropped bit, meaning I couldn't get in or out of my drive (the drive is narrow and at an angle on a very narrow street with cars parked opposite).

So far, it's pretty much done the trick. But today I went out for an hour and came back and someone has parked a good foot or so over the end of it, meaning that I can't get my car off the driveway. Unfortunately for them, I was not using the vehicle which was (and still is) parked on the drive, but another one. :)

So I've parked across the rest of my H bar. There's now enough room between my front bumper and their rear one to get a matchbox in. There's about a foot between them and the car parked in front of them.

Today is my last day at work for 2 weeks. Do you think I should have an early glass of wine to celebrate?

@Biancadelrioisback

They'll be able to get out with a bit of manoeuvring thought if they have a foot in front won't they? Can you find the owner of the car in front and ask them to reverse a bit?

Only with a 3748 point turn?!

Won't they just drive away?

Yes! Love a good parking thread on a Friday afternoon 😁

Please deny all knowledge of your 2nd car when they come knocking!!!

Any idea whose car it is? Neighbour's visitor maybe? (Could you get away with pretending your car in the road isn't yours, or will they know?)

@Sparklingbrook

Why does there need to be a diagram? It’s fairly straightforward.

Did you not read the T&Cs when you signed up?

Post in litter tray - photo of cat

Parking thread - diagram

'Tis the rules.

Presumably because most of the length of op's car is not parked over the H bar but adjacent to a hedge/wall/fence/moat/ha-ha which can not be driven through and the bit that is accessible is less than the width of the car.

Yaaaass a parking thread for a Friday afternoon. Cough diagram cough.

I'd deny all knowledge too.

Ahhhh good on you.

I signed up a long long time ago @Crockof probably before the diagram rules were made or maybe the flurry of parking threads.
But TBF I have the whole straightforward situation pictured in my brain ready for the next instalment here.

Yay to diagram & am not in the UK and we don't have H bars so would appreciate a visual aid

Popcorn thread. Love em! People who park thoughlessly overnight in front of my house often find that their paint is not quite so pristine next day.

@lifeinlimbo2020

Trouble is a foot in front is enough for them to get out. Do you know who the car In front of them is so you can ask them to get in a bit closer?

Maybe it's not actually a foot. I might pretend I'm going to the postbox and have a look.

It's my neighbour who is parked in front of them, but we don't really get on unfortunately.

@Dithercats- I paid my local council £300. They sent a guy round to take a look who agreed I could get it done and then Highways painting turned up one day and painted it.

I will do a diagram. I might get some coloured pens out

Is the diagram here yet?

Love it!

And learned something new, never knew it was called a H bar!

Thrilling, the first time I've got to a parking thread this early on. The weekend has well and truly begun

@Sparklingbrook well if you can picture it, we'd LOVE to see your version in a diagrammatic form, TBH.

[quote giletrouge]@Sparklingbrook well if you can picture it, we'd LOVE to see your version in a diagrammatic form, TBH.[/quote]
I’m at the pub. I have no equipment.

Great, another parking one. OP, hope you've already had a glass of wine and can't move your car

I do LOVE a good parking thread

Here’s an h bar though.

🥂

My lovely baby is having a little nap and now I’ve just found this parking thread. I really don’t think life can get much better than this.
I might have a little snooze myself while I can and come back later to see if OP has found the coloured pens and if there is any news on the parking front. 😂