To be annoyed by this note pushed through my door - photo

[catgirl1976]

I’ve recently moved to this street.

I know it’s politely written but it’s so passive aggressive.

The “end of the road” in question has a primary school on it. There were no spaces there at 830am when I needed to park. And there was someone in the space outside my house so I parked about two door down from my house in the only possible space.

I also have a blue badge.

AIBU to be annoyed? No house number on it so not sure which neighbour sent it

This 👏

I’ve contacted my mp about parking round my estate. I have the ONLY exit which is a 90degree corner. People park there so I cannot safely exit my house ever. Not once.

I put a note to say please park a little further back just so I can see! I have no other way of exiting my house. Only one road in and out so I hear you

Unfortunately the standard white residential disabled bay can technically be used by anyone with a blue badge, and never actually belongs exclusively to the person who's house it is placed outside, however it can solve the issue to an extent.

Any note written anonymously is never well intentioned. It gives you no way to respond to them. Ignore it.

I always thought the badge number had to match to a sign on the wall? Where I live all disabled spaces are left alone because of this.

OP just get a loud speaker and drive up and down the road at 6 a.m. Sunday shouting ''I'LL PARK WHERE I WANT TO'' out the window!

OP, apply to get a disabled bay painted onto the road outside your house.

Not round our way. Anyone with a blue badge could park in the disabled bays in my street.

If you apply for it surely it will be a deterrent because whoever parks there will need to have a blue badge and not everyone does. It’s worth considering it.

I would stick a note on my door saying ‘anonymous notes will be torn up and put into the bin’. I would also place a smiley face sticker on the door with the words ‘smile you’re on camera’. Let the anonymous note writer think you have CCTV installed regardless.

I had something similar. We photocopied the note and added our explanation for parking where we had (like you, totally legally) and put it through all the nearby houses saying “sorry it’s upset someone - clearly we don’t know who as it’s anonymous - but we really try to be good neighbours to all”
never heard a word

A highly irritating note. I'd not only ignore it but would take extra pleasure in parking wherever I wanted.
I'm guessing note came from the person whose house you parked outside so park there in particular 😀

This. My parents have neighbours who get all twitchy about anyone parking anywhere near their house (they have a driveway and one park so doesn’t affect them at all) I’m always glared at when I visit. Crazy behaviour.

We have two neighbours opposite us who both have those printed signs saying “no parking, access required at all times” this is on a public road. Neither of them has a car and neither of them actually go out anywhere!! They just don’t like anyone parking outside their house 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Whoever wrote that is a bunny boiler

If there are limited spaces on the road then it doesn’t matter who parks in which space, everyone parking outside their own house won’t make any difference to the situation. It won’t magically conjure up extra parking spaces.

In most local authorities a white bay painted in the road outside the property isn't badge specific. Yellow residential bays are different.

Yes it’s annoying when people park outside your house but it is what it is.

I’d not do anything about it yet and see if they leave another note or actually address you in person so you can speak to them and explain the situation.

They probably won’t care and you do what you want with that.

My next door neighbours know I have 3 small kids (7, 3 and 5month) but still park right outside my house. I think he does it so he can see his car from his chair near the window and he will roll his car a space down or back when the space outside mine comes clear and it winds me up. I mentioned it in passing conversation once to his wife about me dragging the kids, baby in her seat and all the bags up the road/round corner to my car, whilst their car was right outside my house - I said something like ‘ballache having to park far away lugging all this an the kids ha ha🫩’ and tbh he stopped rolling his car down for a while but didn’t last long.

I just park elsewhere and struggle and swear under my breath.. cos I don’t own the space an it’s not their problem I have 3 kids.

My partner will make sure we park in that exact space any opportunity being petty but I honestly don’t have the time, he said he wants to get a shit car to put there just to be a dick lol

I would never send an anonymous note to the neighbours. Pathetic.

I guess you can deduce who it was because it'll be the person who's house you parked outside last.

Yes for that reason its worth looking into- just that the white in-road bays are usable by anyone with a valid badge

Ignore. It’s reasonably written, but they are cowards and have given you no way to respond and stand up for yourself eg by explaining that the space outside your house was taken and there were none at the end of the road.

Yes! I didn’t think of this!

this is genius!

it perfectly matches their passive agressive tone while shaming them to all the neighbours!

do it!!!

Rip the note in to pieces and leave them in your garden to send a message to everyone.

When my neighbours did something similar I knew it was them when I said ‘to them oh someone left a note on my car, how pathetic are they ha ha ha imagine having the time and energy to do that’ they blushed and looked guilty.

I think they were just letting you know they've all agreed to park at their own house. That's a good thing, it means they have told family & friends etc the same so you should always have space. Yours was probably taken by a school parent. I would go to the house you parked outside and explain what happened and that you cannot walk far. It also gives you a chance to get to know at least one of your neighbours