Parking rant -with diagram

[InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream]

AIBU to still be stewing about this 3 days later?
Well, I know I am, but as I can't get it out of my mind I thought I'd get it off my chest here
My sister lives in a small estate of terraced houses with no drives, but there is a fair amount of parking available, both along the road and in the cul-de-sac as per the diagram. There is no restriction at all on parking, so no permits, no disabled bays, no 'residents only' restrictions, nothing. All good. When I went to visit on Sunday there weren't many spaces, so I parked at the end of the cul-de-sac as pictured. The space available was not big enough for two cars, so I just parked reasonably close to the car next to me (normal distance away) I was only staying for an hour. I was parked perfectly normally and legitimately.
When I came out, a resident had parked on the other side of me, no more than 4 inches from my car, half on the grass, making it impossible to get in, and another car, presumably from the same family, had parked behind me to attempt to, but not quite, block me in.
The inevitable nasty note (in the plastic bag, in red pen) on the windshield) read something along the lines of ' Thankyou for parking with such disrespect to our parking. I have taken pictures of your car should you cause any damage!!'

What. The. Fuck. I stood for a moment trying to work out what my crime might have been. Couldn't figure it out. Came to the conclusion they thought I was taking up two spaces or something (I wasn't) or just didn't like me parking near their house. I was going to start knocking on doors but my daughter wouldn't let me.
So I climbed in from the passenger side, screwed up the note and threw it on the bonnet of their car, and did several swift manoeuvres to extricate my car, and drove off. Fuming.
Why are people so petty??

Sure it would have been better if you had told them to ftfo, but you didn’t. You screwed up their note and left it on their car. Proper contempt. It’s what they deserve.

if you visit, do the exact same thing again. Fuck them! They’re nothing and don’t get to police parking.

@Sistedtwister but we aren't talking about an unadapted road in this case. The residents most definitely do not own the road.

*UnadOpted ffs! Fucking autocorrect

@MzHz yes. Thank you. I feel better.

So they deliberately parked to try to prevent you getting out easily? And could potentially have damaged the car behind you if you’d been unable to get out? They’re idiots!

I know! Twats

@EL8888 it's a residents only car park owned by the HA but no one seems to care and no one enforces it because it's not a public highway.

I’m probably in the minority but I think if the wanker car managed to park next to yours and the driver had space to get out, you could probably have budged up a bit to make that parking space more comfortable.

I always think it’s interesting in car parks with no marked bays how many parking spaces are wasted as each car takes an extra foot of clearance space between the next car that they manage perfectly well without in marked bays.

@InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream I know. That's why I didn't quote you I was replying to a post that said no-one owns the road in front of their house.
I agree with you. They were being twats

@FurAndFeathers Well,no, there was literally only half a car's width left next to mine. The available space was nowhere near big enough for two cars. They parked half up on the grass.

Fair enough, I missed that in the diagram.

they’re clearly dicks but YABU to be stewing about it days later. Don’t give them headspace

@FurAndFeathers well I think my diagram was sadly a bit lacking re the amount of space/grass

Or better still park over two spaces so they can't get their car in!

So report them?

@Conkersareback I have done - numerous times but as it's not technically a public highway DVSA aren't interested & HA have been in a battle with them for the past 10 years - the vehicles are moved when it gets close to the legal stage then moved back once it's calmed down & the process starts again.

😁
Tbf it’s beyond my artistic capabilities so I think you did pretty well!

Fabulous diagram OP! Enjoy knowing that they would have been really annoyed that you got out with no problems.

@InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream I can understand why you're raging. Excellent diagram with a before and after.

The way I try and rationalise these encounters is this "You have encountered these w@nkers once in your life, but these w@nkers are stuck with themselves for eternity, and what a stressful place that must be". Then I imagine a thick steel shutter going down behind me, with said w@nkers on the other side, left to their miserable petty little lives.

@SilentHedges thank you, that is helpful