to be annoyed about cars parked on my street?

[frankiesbestfriend]

I live in a quiet cul de sac a short walk from our local train station. The station has a paying car park, so a lot of people tend to park on our street and walk to the station.

This morning someone has parked with their front wheels on my lawn, and I am so irratated.

Dh seems to think I am becoming a curtain twitching moaner, and in truth I am not sure why it gets on my nerves so much.
So am I BU and turning into my Nan, or would you be cross?

Loving the stinger lawn edging, PinkChick, anyone know a friendly policeman who could provide one?

dont you have a number for llocal street wardens? yo could call them?

LOl would be good wouldnt it

I went out with a lad once who's mum smeared all mud on a blokes van window screen and threw grass at his van because he parked right over her drive!!!
It was funny but I thought she'd gone insane!

Isn't it trespass? They are on your land without permission.I am sure this equals tresspass..... phone police or council

I will second rocks idea. 3 or 4 large rocks (not boulders!!)placed strategically on the edge of your lawn (or even kerb will solve the problem.

I think you should contact station and the council about this, as it is only going to get worse

Yanbu to be annoyed that they parked on your lawn. I would have left a note too. It?s extremely inconsiderate of the car drive to have done this. I would speak to your neighbours and contact the council and rail company.

I live opposite a primary school and have a problem with parents parking across our drive when they drop their children off at breakfast club. I often have to wait for them to return and move their car before I reverse off my drive and leave for work. It may only have been for ?a few minutes? when I ask them not to park there again, but those few mins mean the difference between me missing the heavy traffic and not.

Inconsiderate parking is on of my pet hates.

i think you need to cut your lawn - with a hedge strimmer ;)

I'd be furious. I'd say leave a note but after hearing about the man who died after a queue jumping row in Sainsburys ended in the woman involved calling someone to come and punch the now dead man, I'd say leave it

Phone the council see if you can get it towed away for being dumped

yanbu about parking on your property that would seriously piss me off.

YABU about people using public parking where they are allowed to do so. i always find it ridiculous when i park on some residential street with no parking restrictions only to have someone come flying out of their house claiming a piece of the public road as "their parking space".

If it's on your lawn it's causing an obstruction so the police could tow it away.

DH used to leave rude notes on the windscreens of cars when they did this sort of thing, blocking our drive etc. It was great fun.

Firstly as a current victim of inconsiderate parkers - you have my sympathy. Parking on your lawn is clearly unaceptable - as is parking in such a way as to obstruct you - even on a public street this is illegal - sorry to all the its a public road I can do what I like brigade - I find generally that when people park in such a way as to prevent me from safely accessing my drive - that a polite note pointing out the issue usually works - because they don't generally do it as deliberate act - they just don't think - and most people are reasonable - I suspect that this charmer was late for work and simply pulled up without looking. I hope this is the case for you - if it continues try local community police - the council cannot act unless it is a restricted bay - they have no obstruction powers.

Just got home from park with dd, car and note have gone, hopefully he will be more considerate next time.
I think you're right Surreylady, most people are reasonable. I was more concerned that I was being a miserable cow, getting irritated by things that, on the grand scheme of things, don't really matter.
Clearly most of you would feel a little cross too, so I feel reassured.
Unless, of course, all you lot are grumpy curtain twitchers too