Parking a van

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I can’t really tell if I’m being unreasonable or not.

Neighbour has 4 cars and a work van. They have two adult children hence all the cars. Work van is parked on the road outside my house. All the time when he’s not working.

Its annoying as it makes it really hard to see when I’m coming off my drive and neighbours would definitely complain if someone parked all the time outside their house. They claim their house is too close to a corner for them to leave van there, both spaces are single yellow lines.

Hes recently upgraded the van to a much bigger one and I’m wondering if I should say something?

Theres A garage block and free parking along the road, maybe 50 meters but neighbour doesn’t like to walk.

I know I don’t own the road but would like them to park van elsewhere or on their drive and leave a car outside which would make my vision easier

You can only ask and see what they say.

Theres A garage block and free parking along the road, maybe 50 meters but neighbour doesn’t like to walk.

This made me laugh though ^^

Have you considered parking your car there, as you're the one with the problem?

Thought not.

OP has one car though. Neighbour has five.

All legally parked.

I get it's annoying if the OP can't see when she's coming off the driveway, but that doesn't mean they should park away from the house.

It's still worth asking though but from the sound of it, they've been asked before.

I get your grievance - we have a neighbour - two drivers - six cars - four cars parked on road (they have a driveway big enough for four cars) and nowhere for my one car most days - very entitled people I’m afraid

Fundamental requirement for a parking post is that a diagram is essential.
Particularly as you mention single yellow lines - where do they fit into the picture?

It's really inconsiderate of them. Yes, of course legally he can park there nobody owns the road, yada yada yada, but day in day out it's an inconvenience and not very neighbourly. He will obviously come up with a host of "reasons" he can't obstruct his own view, but it boils down to him preferring to inconvenience his neighbours rather than himself. It's always the way OP, people who have vans never seem to want to park them blocking their own view.

Definitely ask him, even if he could just not do it every time.

Diagram needed, also, check the deeds to your property, as some properties will have deeds that make it clear you cannot park commercial vehicles, caravans, motorhomes etc.

Yes some do but at the end of the day, who is enforcing it?

The van is being parked on single yellow lines?

^this
The vans parked legally but it is extremely inconsiderate and unneighbourly.
Asking if they could park the van on their drive and car(s) on the road so it doesn't obstruct your view and you can pull out of your drive more easily is a reasonable request.
If I had a van I would be doing this or parking near the garage block.

Tbf, it probabky does... If they're parking in a way that genuinely hinders access to a drop kerb and driveway.

Surely the obvious answer is to start parking your car in the spot where he likes to leave his van.

@QPZMthe OP parks her car on her drive. Why would she park it by the garage block? The neighbour parks his van so close to the OP’s drive making it hard to manoeuvre.

You are allowed to park on single yellow lines. It just means there are restrictions in place at certain times, and you need to refer to the signage to see when parking is and isn’t alllowed.

Pay for a dropped curb across all the front of your property then he cant park there.
If you dont want to lose your front garden make the driveway a funnel / triangle shape so you keep most of it but its driveway at the pavement edge.