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

[WatfordGap]

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?

Ooo…love a good parking thread! Placeholder set

On balance the excellence of the parking diagram puts me on the side of the OP.

Fab diagram and crack open the wine with haste. Definitely take a picture - I always do when I have to park next to someone who's parked too near/on/over the line in car parks, just in case of any damage. Enjoy!

I am not sure that people that park like this are ‘wankers’ or ‘cunts’ really. Most likely just a bit thick.

To the PP questioning OP re why she could park second car but not get hers out - parallel parking in a narrow road with cars both sides is easier than turning ninety degrees out of parking down same narrow road with 30 per cent of your turning space reduced.

@peridito

Really id just like people not to park like cunts

Someone parking a foot over your dropped access is your definition of a cunt ?

We're obviously in different worlds . Fortunately .

It is cuntish behaviour though, to park over someone's drive and block them in. They don't know she has another car - what if she needed to go to work or there was an accident and she had to go to hospital?

Excellent diagram. I had no doubt in my mind that you are the innocent party and that the wanker parker is indeed a wanker parker, but the diagram and quality of it seals the deal in my mind.

Here for the further details when wankerparker reappears!

Are you allowed to block your own H bar? Just worried in case someone reports you and you get a ticket!

Parking my 🚗 here while I wait for updates.

@Sparklingbrook

I am not sure that people that park like this are ‘wankers’ or ‘cunts’ really. Most likely just a bit thick.

Because it's very selfish to park blocking someone else's drive

Just came on to say excellent diagram op.

I want an H bar. Every fucker parks over our drive (dropped kerb). Can I paint it on myself?!

@Sparklingbrook

I am not sure that people that park like this are ‘wankers’ or ‘cunts’ really. Most likely just a bit thick.

They are thick wankers and cunts then.

Because it's very selfish to park blocking someone else's drive

Of course it is. That’s not in doubt but if the driver is too thick to realise that’s what they’ve done…

They are thick wankers and cunts then

They probably have no clue what an H bar is. 🤷‍♀️

Love a parking thread

Someone who parks over a drive where there's a car is a cunt because even as they're exiting their vehicle, they can see they're causing a potential problem for someone - not hypothetically, visibly - yet they shrug and carry on regardless.

Put on your best Spanish accent and say ‘mi no hablas ingles’ and slowly shut the door.

Good end to a hot week. (Also parking arse in to 🥃)

That's the cutest parking diagram I've ever seen!

Lovely diagram. I’m on your side OP. I hope your neighbor doesn’t move their car.

Yesssss! And when they come chapping at your door, simply inform them that sorry, you've been drinking so can't move the car. A holes! Keep us updated 😁

@BarbaraPapa

Someone who parks over a drive where there's a car is a cunt because even as they're exiting their vehicle, they can see they're causing a potential problem for someone - not hypothetically, visibly - yet they shrug and carry on regardless.

I think you are optimistic assuming some rubbish drivers/parkers notice stuff when exiting their vehicle TBH.

I have no plans to go out. However I have had to dash my child to hospital three times in the past 3 months.

You don’t park across dropped kerbs - it’s simple.