to expect complete strangers to not abandon their car outside my house since Xmas eve?

[theexmrsbarryscott]

This is beginning to drive me sightly mad, there has been a car parked outside our house since Xmas Eve. Abandoned by people who go to the pub at the rear of our house, this happens frequently on a Friday and Saturday night but am I being unreasonable to expect them to have a bit of respect and courtesy over Xmas and allow my visitors to be able to park outside our house?

We do have a very small bit of grass outside our front window and there's loads of parking just down the road so it's not as if there's absolutely nowhere to park at all.

I remember driving up a cul-de-sac in a suburb before and getting the beady eye from everyone who happened to be in their garden.

It's rather scary isn't it? It makes you feel as if you've strayed into one of those films based on a Stephen King novel.

if you have a dropped kerb, then you have to because you are blocking access.
but, even without a dropped curb, if you are blocking acess to someones drive, then y ou can get a parking ticket. the owners can call the parking attendants out, and htey will issue a ticket.
but if its legal, then it doesnt matter what the people who liv eon the street moan about. the tax disc means you have paid for the privilege of parking on a public road.

i had someone leav a car outside my home for four MONTHS!!! and it was still legal

What you need to do, MrsBS, is get two old-fashioned dustbins - the metal sort - and put large lumps on concrete into them. Then when you are expecting visitors, you heave these mighty obstacles into the space outside your house that you have designated for their car. Then you station yourself by your front window and peek out from behind your nets (nicely whitened, I hope). If anyone else hovers or havers by it, or even looks at it, you leap out and scare the living daylights out of them. If they don't drive on straight away, you tell them that "the doctor is about to call". When I was growing up, we had a neighbour who used to do this. How we loved and respected him ..

NKF, . It was a bit spooky, even though it was broad daylight.

ah, so you live in a small town in worcestershire, so now I'm beginning to understand.

I can confidently dictate, having moved to worcestershire from london a few years ago that in the stephen king novel (lol this comparison is a more accurate than you could possibly know) country, people have this weird obsession with being able to OBSERVE THEIR CAR AT ALL TIMES.

It's nothing to do with walking. They are completely obsessed here with someone damaging their car. And do you know what. NO ONE EVER DOES!!!!!!!!!! It's a million times more likely to happen in London than here but I've never met people so obsessed about it.

NT, do you think it's everywhere outside London, or is it just Worcestershire? People are a bit weird there generally, I think.

hmmm, this thread seems to have taken a rather strange turn

Darl, it was extremely strange from the get-go.

I don't want to get into a slanging match but why bother reading it then honey?

Because it's hilaaaaarious!

People are weird round here too. Some guy I've seen around but don't know at all put our doormat on my Mum's car on Xmas morning (parked outside our house) in protest becasue I wouldn't invite him in at 9am for a cup of tea.

it's making me laugh which I need some of right now .

Where are you, Crimplene? That doesn't sound like Worcestershire.

Birmingham - not far

Oh, I should have guessed. I'm in Brum too and I can imagine this happening round my way.

PMSL at doormat on car - never thought of that one!

Just do what I do - when you see the owners of the vehicle, walk towards them pointing a double barrelled shot-gun at them whilst saying GET ORF MOI LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think he was making some kind of political point about how he was living in a squat hence the asking for a cup of tea while we were clearly in the lap of luxury and being heartless for not inviting him in when we obviously have so much money(we don't, my Mum just turned up for Christmas in her shiny nice car). tbh I didn't hear the whole rant.

Right ladies, will def love & leave you all now, there's wine a plenty to be drunk & Graham Norton on the telly.

don't forget to sleep with one eye open and the shotgun under your pillow ready to charge out when they return.

Oh exmrsbarry I'm only teasing, have a peaceful evening. If your in worcestershire, why don't you come to the January meet-up

Sorry, I'm not sure what the problem is; is the mere existence of this vehicle bothering you?

I live in Worcestershire and I don't care who parks outside my house (as long as it isn't a feck off huge camper van)

yes I live in worcestershire too and I don't care who parks outside my house either so long as they were born here

ha ha ha

I'm on a roll now

Can you tell that from their car then Nametaken?

lol