10 YEAR PARKING DISPUTE WITH NEIGHBOUR.

[eastafricanomad]

Hi all,

I need some serious advice. I'm probably writing this in the heat of the moment so please ignore any theatrics. Let me break it down...

We've lived in this property for about 17 years. Our charming neighbour moved in on our tenth year. She is our attached neighbour on the right hand side. We all have allocated parking - what is the problem you ask?

See the thing is, we live in a cul-de-sac. Every house has an allocated parking spot and we have several visitor spots (families with multiple cars use these visitor spots as permanent parking spots and it doesn't appear to be an issue with anyone including me). My neighbour, has an allocated parking spot at the back of her house, but due to her mobility issues - she parks in front of her house on a public highway - again, no issues with this.

There is still space for another vehicle to be able to park directly parallel to her with no issues of blocking her car or her house. Yet she has proceeded to block off this empty potential parking space because she doesn't want anyone 'parking in front of her house' - bear in mind, this is a public highway. No one can reserve rights to a public highway.

Living in a cul-de-sac, naturally parking is tight despite the allocated spots we have. Households do sometimes have more than one vehicle and everyone else on the street is incredibly understanding.

However, this woman, has proceeded to put CONES! In an empty slot on the public highway, not reserving it for any reason as she has one car. No daily visitors - her sole reason is 'I don't want anyone parking in front of my house' (???) ITS A PUBLIC HIGHwaaaaay. Anyway.

Now that we are adding a vehicle to our household, this has only really started to irritate me now. We've ignored her a long time, DESPITE her harassing anyone that parks there. She has harassed my family, construction workers, delivery drivers - you name it! I'm at my wits ends. The straw that broke the camels back was this week, when we had a lovely gentleman come out from Hillary's to do measurements for my blinds. She left a note on his car and yelled at him when he left my property.

I've spoken to the local council, they have confirmed - no one can reserve rights to a public highway. I've spoken to the police, they have confirmed - this is illegal. I've sought legal advice, again - confirmed my perspective.

What on earth do I do with these cones? We work 7 days a week in my household, and coming home after a long shift, moving cones to park my car is proving tiresome! It's not even the inconvenience, its the AUDACITY!

Am I being unreasonable? What would you suggest? What would you do with these cones? I want to put them in my boot and dump them 500 miles from my house. Any advice on this issue would be helpful.

I’d run the cones over and park there every time, squash them flat.

I would remove the cones and return them to her property. However before returning them I would coat them with anti climb paint or some that spray that stains your hands

There is a bloke who does this where we live. 3 neatly placed cones to stop people parking near his driveway. I’ve chucked them in the hedge several times . It’s a public road but some people have nothing better to do unfortunately.

Brava on the diagram! Best I have seen yet. :)

I had similar at my parents house, I parked perfectly reasonably, not obstructions anyone, used to get notes left in the car. Council and police agreed all fine, police sent a community officer round for a friendly chat and advise them - it stopped.

Oh Wales Online have picked up this story

What an awful woman!

Sadly there isnt a real police force anymore due to complete lack of funding, but as tax and council tax payers, our bills havent gonevdown have they?! But I digres so, ...whilst you could ask them to investigate, they probably won't, so ask if a community police officer could call round and speak to the neighbour. If that doesnt work, spend a £ on a solicitors letter.

I don't get why some people can't live in harmony. They obviously made wrong choices about their behaviour that noone has ever corrected. AHs all of them!

There is a couple in our village that park a moped in one of “their” spaces when they go out. They had to tax and insure it after it was reported to the police but they still use it to save the space.
I so badly want to go and lift it onto the pavement and park a skip there for a few weeks.
They have had many many neighbours in the time we’ve lived here and they wouldn’t move either of their cars to allow the last one to get the removal van closer.

Anything interesting happening on the street this week OP?

Every year upton upon severn hold a mingelane festival. Fancy dress compulsory. Could these guys help?

You must play to the council's worst fears.
EMAIL or WRITE to their Health and Safety team stating there is a TRIP HAZARD belonging to them on your road. (You now have a written record of this conversation.) cc your local councillor, so (s)he is aware..
Mention that you saw some child trip over a cone, and did they want me to collect them and deliver them somewhere. Remember now they have been warned of the danger, they are in deep doo doo if anything happens again......

It is surprising the number of people at large in the community who have mental health issues. Unless properly trained, you must not approach or speak with them. They were probably the class bully and never grew up. Send me the post code and a time when you can prove you are not home and if not too far away, I will make the bollards disappear overnight. Plausible deniability, if they believe it could not have been you, it will send them bonkers.

Been in my privately owned flat 9 months now, everything great. Flat comes with 2 parking spaces, next to each other. I don't use them, but am glad to know my visitors can, and do, from time to time Today, looks like a new occupant has moved in. They have immediately put their vehicle into one of my spaces, and I have a gut feeling they will continue to do so. To my knowledge, each flat comes with an allocated space or two. Why are they in mine? There are also several 'spare' spaces, which I assume all new residents are aware of. Really don't want to make a fuss, but feel I should say something to new resident very soon, to nip things in the bud. Must add here that the very last thing I want, and really dread, is to start some sort of dispute with neighbours. Kind of a phobia tbh. Willing to be reasonable and friendly and even bend over backwards to keep things friendly. Any advice welcome. Thank you.

Start your own thread is my advice - this one's over a year old!

@Hatemakingafuss

You need your start your own post, not hijack an old one from a year ago

Do this. If she reports you for stealing, then then at least the police will be called who can tell her she is being ridiculous

We have a batshit neighbour in our street. Registered sex offender and paedophile ( I hate him with a passion) He has vandalised every car that dares to park outside his house and he doesn’t even have a car!! Now he’s taken to smashing glass in the road outside his house. We’ve reported several times, neighbour had good clear footage. All he gets is a slap on the wrist, although the police did make him go out and sweep up the glass the other day! Good luck with getting anything done! No one seems to give a shit where we live!

Our daughter’s complex comes with visitor parking but none ate in a set allocation to any townhouse. First in, first served.

but yes it’s frustrating when you know it’s a regular neighbour and their garage remains empty or used for other purposes.

find out exactly what your corporation rules are before putting a foot forward.

What?!? How is that allowed?!

Your neighbour is making the cones out to be the council's, the council have confirmed that they aren't, so just pop them in your recycling bin. They are littering up the road.