Harassed over parking spot

[northchesterforest]

My husband and I were visiting a local village on a busy day. We parked on a residential street in front of someone's home. There were no parking restrictions and plenty of other cars on the street as parking is limited in that area. I understand that ideally we wouldn't park in front of someone's home and that can be frustrating for people but it was super busy and unfortunately there weren't a lot of other options.

When we returned to our car after an hour, we were completely blocked in front and back, at the back was a van almost touching our car, and parked across the driveway of the house.

There was someone on the drive so I politely asked if this was their van and if they could reverse slightly so we could get out. This is when they proceeded to aggressively shout and swear at us and call us inconsiderate for parking in front of the house. They were really angry.

I asked them to calm down and was shocked at them swearing as we weren't blocking their drive or access by even a millimetre. They said they were blocking us in to 'teach us a lesson' cause people park there all the time. They did then say that what we were doing wasn't illegal (obviously!?). Honestly were just legally parked on a street in a busy area and were really shocked at this man harassing us for it.

After berating us he got in his van and reversed so we could leave.

AIBU to think that this was totally unnecessary!?
Yes it's annoying that they live in a busy area where people can legally park outside of their property (not blocking their drive or access...) but isn't that just a compromise you take on when you buy somewhere like that?
I would never act like that if someone parked outside my house.

What a nutter. People park outside my house all the time, I barely notice. How pathetic his life must be if this occupies his headspace.

YANBU. Some people just have such a sense of entitlement it's unreal.

Madness. I live near a Tesco Express and people park all over the place because they all think they are just popping in for milk and it has never crossed my mind to think nobody should park because I live here.

What an entitled prick. That sounds very unpleasant, hope you're ok.

A woman who lives up my road ...always parks outside my house...takes all her shopping out of her boot and struggles to carry it to her house.
Not sure why🤷‍♀️ because no one is parked in front of her house.
Bit awkward for me being disabled and having to manoeuvre to get into a taxi or relatives car.
But nothing l can do because its not illegal.

We've got a neighbour opposite us that thinks she owns the road outside her house.She even came out ranting and swearing at an ambulance parked perfectly legally 😡 Vile woman

I honestly cannot understand the mindset people caring about a car being parked on the stretch of road outside their house.

And I don't have a driveway so sometimes have to park a bit further away, but really, who cares.

Call the police next time

Sadly, many stupid, igorant, entitled bastards around

Over the years when working for the council - I always parked well clear of peoples drives etc and I have never had a parking ticket or road traffic offence fine etc

In an area where it was cocil housing on the whole - I parked outside a terraced house, away from other cars and as usual away from my clients home. This woman came out and said, "you can't park there, my son parks there..." I was a bit taken aback - it was a cold, dull day. I said ok, but there are no signing, no drive/osp, no restrictions. The woman repeated the same shit. She was old (lol) possibly in her late 50's and I must have been aged about 33/35 - I though better move my car - over the years stuff worse than this happened to me where I had every right to park but people would come out and say you cant park there - I don't like arguments or trouble so parked away

I was blocked in once by a benefits cheat (disability benefit fraduster) - when I returned from a clients flat on a council estate, I found my car blocked in by a car parked across at a right angle - it was an estate car park for residents and visitors - no permits etc were required (about 12/14 years ago - the man and wmaon marched up to me and told me I could not park there .I asked why - "because its residents only." It was NOT - I had to get the police out for the bastards to move their shit

Over the next few days I found out who this fraudster was - via the client I was visiting in that area and with their help, I reported the guy to 'benefits fraud' - it took over 6 months and guess what, his diabilty benefit was removed along with the Blue Badge - my client told me the couple were a nightmare and many people were scared of them - it was karma

Another visit - I had no option but to park in front of a house that were parking on a hard-standing outside their home but had no cross-over. I did the quick visit to a client about 20 doors down and came back to find my car blocked it - I got abuse, then racil abuse when I told them I only parked there as there was nowhere else to park and I could legally park as no signs saying I could not and they did not have a dropped kerb, I was polite and really apprehensive - I then received racial abuse. I had to call the police and when they noted I had called the police, they moved their car to let me out - I moved my car and parked around the corner to let police know I was out

we had to record these 'incidents' as it was work related events

So many nasty B's around and what made it worse in my case was, I'm not white and had what many percided a flash car - it was a merceeds convertible and I guess they got jealous ( all these incidents happened on could estates areas where racism was rife - thankfully its changed for the better. However, I guess these people would have done the same to even people of their own colour but without the racial abuse

if in london - i doubt they will come before an hour is up unless you are at risk

I have some sympathy with the resident, everyone parks outside our house, even if they’re visiting 6 doors away ( we live in a cul de sac) and it drives me nuts, it means anyone coming here has to park in front of someone else. We both park on our drive but no bugger else seems to do the same, my opposite neighbour has a drive that could fit 4 cars on yet she parks across her drive and makes it hard for me to reverse out, we had to remove 2 feet of wall and railings to give me more room, I can’t reverse onto it because of how next door park 🙄
I couldn’t live in a terraced street, I’d end up killing someone over parking.

Yes I agree it must be a bit annoying but nothing justifies the way he acted IMO?

Gosh this sounds horrendous don't know how you put up with it

Thank you, yes all fine but would have hated to have been alone without my husband there. I hate that I walked away questioning if I was in the wrong when I should just trust my instincts that they were just a nasty piece of work

It was only a few times over the many years I worked for them but you don't forget. I left work over ten yrs ago at just over 50 - most of my clients , about 75% were on council estates

As another said and I've had to do - just call the police but be careful, as this could wind up the misfits even further.

It is scary, esically if they have a dog - often they can have an audience of like minded misfits.

A work mate of ours was blocked in - she was foolish and parked partially in front of someones drive - they made her cry and she started cry again as soon as she came back to the office

Just call the cops - often does the trick - don't try to argue or even reason with them for more than a few seconds as they are undreasible, entitles and proper B's. - often cowards at that as I bet you if it was a big bloke - they'd not do it and only picked people who look reasonable and don't want trouble

As my dad used to say - "mess with shit and you get covered in shit," Meaning, trouble making shits, mess with them and you get shitted, therefore walk away/ignore, call the police

They sound like sad bastards, teaching you a lesson? I have been blocked in twice, once in Glasgow the person behind me parked so close I had to do a 1278 point turn, moving the car inches at a time.

The next time was weird, I parked in the car park behind my mums house when I lived at home. There was no designated parking and it was first come first served. There were 2 identical cars that always parked side by side. One day I came to find one of these parked directly behind me and one at the side of me. They obviously thought that I was taking ‘their space’ despite them parking in different places each day but must be side by side. I had no idea who the owner of the cars were. So I pulled onto the pavement and manoeuvred the car around the one behind. I had a lot of demo cars and was handing that one back. I’d loved to have seen their faces when they came out to one car sitting a full car length away from the kerb as if they’d randomly parked like that. The car they thought they’d blocked gone never to return…

We had this last week from a nearby neighbour when my son parked his car in front of their house. Perfectly legal and not over hanging anyone's drive at all. We live four houses away but just around the corner on a different road but someone else was parked outside our's as is usual and perfectly fine as far as we are concerned.

I've never known such anger when we went back to the car. I ended up in tears as he wouldn't calm down and was really aggressive.

Have since spoken to other neighbours who heard him shouting at us and they said he does it all the time to anyone who dares park in front of his house. He will even bang on neighbours doors and demand they move their car.

It just be exhausting being so angry and petty about stuff like this.

I'm plotting revenge but need a horrible old banger that I can park there and leave for a month.

This is brilliant 🤩

When they start swearing just dial 999

Sorry about that but these inbeds will get karma soon

This is my second post on the thread - in the foorst I posted my own epeeirence and one work mates

A friend of the family, a male (years ago) they went to a wedding venue, venue's car park was full as there were around the usual 600 to 1k guests a an Asian wedding - they parked up prpery outside a house and a couple came out and told them to move his almost new BMW. When our friend said no, the couple hinted "we wont be responsible for any damage" or close to that.

The young man about 30 at the time looks like a very nice, non-assuming guy said. "if I return to my car and even a very, very small scratch on it, I will burn your house down," or something close. I do not advocate that he said but it made me smile. Guess what, the guy and his mates went back about 6 hours later on a long summers day - not marks etc on the car and no one came out to day, hello - LOL

Absolute nutter and no excuse for his behaviour

Imagine if you had just got your mobile phone out, taken a few pictures and then called for a taxi to go home and left your car there for a few days.......

The guy would have been seething :-)

Then tell them you are at risk!!!