Terraced house parking

[TheAmusedQuail]

I have no skin in this game and don't care either way. BUT I wonder who is right and who is wrong.

So none of us have assigned parking. Some people like to park in front of their house. Some park wherever.

About half of the residents want to park directly in front of their houses and have 'No Parking' signs up, stating access is needed 24 hours a day.

Some spaces are not suitable because they impede access onto the driveway (non- terraced) of the house opposite, making their turn into their driveway too tight. This reduces available parking even more, however there is parking at either end of the terrace (where I park because it's easier, can always get parked there no problem).

Last week, one of my neighbours complained to me abut a guest visiting another house parking in 'his' space. Yes, he has a 'No Parking' sign up. Yes, most of his direct neighbours adhere to this standard.

I did say that there are no owned spaces, but that it was polite to stick to the rule. He was adamant that this guest was wrong, and had actually confronted them. He genuinely thought I was wrong. I wasn't invested enough to argue about it because as long as I can park I don't care where I put the car.

Who was right?

YANBU - no one owns the space outside their house. Have at it!
YABU - we should all adhere to this polite rule and ask our guests to do the same.

Your voting options are confusing as they seem to be the wrong way round from what you’ve said in your post. I think YANBU and he is, but the voting confused me.

Quite possibly. I've double checked and STILL don't know what I meant!

Same. I clicked the wrong one!! 🤣

You can click on the right one and change it

We live on a terraced street, permit parking but no assigned spaces. I’d park in front of those signs just because they’re ridiculous. But we regularly have to park round the corner. Unless that person had a disability I’d put it down to being lazy.

Anyone can park wherever they wish. I would probably park in front of the signs just to be awkward. I would also remove cones and wheelie bins if used to reserve a space.

I never understand this. I live on a narrow street and have a dropped kerb and drive. House opposite hasn't and parks on the street but I can still park on my drive. I remember a previous street l lived in where one resident had their front garden turned into a driveway and had dropped kerb and H bar put in then crossed the road to announce to his opposite neighbour that they must no longer park outside their own house as they always had done as it would restrict their turning /reversing circle.. I believe the second word of the reply was 'off'

People who live in housing like this and try and control the road around them are optimists at best.

Legally anyone can park where they want. No one owns the space outside their house unless they have a marked bay designated to their house by the deeds or the council.