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To buy a cheap car and park it infront of my house so no one else can

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originalsst58 · 01/03/2026 16:10

Yes I know I don’t own the road in front of my house, but I’m sick of selfish people parking right up to the dropped kerb, making it difficult for me to get in and out of my driveway. And I’m also sick of neighbours parking there while their own driveways are empty. The latest annoyance is my neighbour leaving his van outside my house and parking his car in front of his own house. What a fantastic view I have now, a huge van blocking most of my window. His driveway is also empty. I wouldn’t have minded if he parked the car there, but clearly, he doesn’t want to see the van from his own house. Selfish prick!! There’s a back story to this. I don’t get on with him or his partner and won’t ask them to swap the vehicles around. They wouldn’t anyway. So I’m considering buying a cheap runaround, getting it taxed and MOT’d, and just leaving it there for a year. If people weren’t so self centered and thought about others, I wouldn’t even think of doing this!!! Has anyone done this before??

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CrowsInMyGarden · 04/03/2026 14:28

I know a woman who got herself into a right state because a neighbour parked his van outside her window. It was all she could think about. She argued with the neighbour but he just said it was public road and he continued to park there. She couldn’t live with it so moved house. The mortgage was more expensive. Her husband had to take on a different job. New job came with a van. He had to park it outside their window.

hcee19 · 05/03/2026 10:33

The OP mentioned road tax and mot, not insurance...

xILikeJamx · 05/03/2026 11:19

I'd recommend a Toyota MR2 - really small and low, cheap and convertible, so when you do have to move it you'll have some fun at least!

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