To hate it when inconsiderate motorists park so much on the pavement that you cannot get your buggy past thus blocking a public right of way

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I was walking on the pavement today down a quietish road, all the houses had driveways with no cars parked on them because they were all parked on the pavement so far up that they were practically blocking public right of way except for a very narrow gap that even Victoria Beckham would have difficulty squeezing past . I just walked through the little gap there was not caring one jot if i scratched the car parked there, no way was i going to go on the road putting my lo in danger and incoveniencing myself by crossing over when they should not be parked like that in the first place

I have also nearly started a v similar thread in the past.

In order to get to my local Starbucks take DS on a nice walk, I walk along a pavement that is lovely and wide. So much so though that some cars and vans often park fully on the pavement! It's on a main A-road so no chance I'm risking walking in the road. The only thing that's stopped me getting v v is that I've always just managed to squeeze through with a single buggy. Double buggy would be completely blocked,

There is a shared rented house round the corner from us where the tennants completely block the pavement every evening. They park one car behind the other on the drive, and the rear end of the one behind only just fits on the pavement by the kerb. The only way past is in the road. The house opposite the occupants park their second car across their driveway, but 100% on the pavement, again leaving no room at all for pedestrians .

Is there anyone these twunts can be reported to?

I didn't know that! Does that apply to every dropped kerb because the entire front of my house has a dropped kerb and it continues to the end of the street. I don't park there because I have a driveway but if I have visitors they park over it.

It is illegal to park with your wheels on the pavement in any London borough, apparently. I live in one and that's the case here (have seen lots of tickets given for that), but I was told it was all over London, too. Unless there's a space/bay drawn up and over the pavement.

Thats very funny stayingsunny serves him right, gosh all those incosiderate car owners, serves them right if their car gets scratched they should not be paking on the pavement or leave enough space for a wheelchair or double buggy to pass, not hog the entire pavement.

Is that right Riven? I see lots of cars with two wheels on the pavements outside of London, but rarely here. I was told it was all of London.

If it's illegal everywhere it certainly seems to be better enforced where I live!

The only good thing about our ticket-happy borough is that they always ticket any car with even one wheel on the pavement.

I could make myself ill with rage about the way selfish drivers abuse pavements and disabled bays. (I am a driver, but also spent a year with DS in a wheelchair).

I think if they choose to risk parking their car on the pavement, then they choose to take the risk of you scratching it as you struggle past with your buggy or pushchair.

Accidentally, of course.

Works to restore my moral balance anyhow.

Everyone is pretty well behaved here. I suspect it is the parking inspectors. Though a bus I was on did have to scrap down the side of a car that was extremely badly parked (half in the road) the other day.

To be fair, the driver waited for a good 5 minutes (to much grumbling on the bus), then very carefully tried to avoid it, but there was only so much room and he didn't want to bump the legally parked cars on the other side.

There was a very fingernail scratching and at the same time quite satisfying screeeech as the bus went by. Accompanied by the parking inspector who had just strolled up, waving the bus driver on and getting his little notebook out...

YANBU I looked angrily at a brand new range rover sport that was taking up most of the pavement on the way to school this morning and thought "Damnit I wish we had brought the scooter!" GRRR pet peeve of mine too!

I squeezed past a brand new Audi yesterday with the buggy and the dog.

It was most amusing as the driver was sitting inside it and I could see him sweating about his paintwork as I struggled past.

Hopefully he won't park on the pavement again, there was plenty of room on the road anyway.

I have a pad of post it notes in my changing bag, on which I have written on every one "Please think of wheelchairs, prams and buggies when you park". I will happily stick one on the windscreen of any car that i sparked so badly I can't get my buggy passed. There is one "repeat offender" who I have "post-it-ed" a few times who has started parking a bit more considerately.

This is a big pet hate of mine. When I take DD1 to school, I also have to take out DD2 in her pushchair (she is 4 months). The school is on a hill, and all the way up has cars parked on the pavement.
Once I was trying to navigate the pushcair while holding on to DD1 and not hit one of the cars and a passer by shouted at to me that if they cared about their car getting hit/damaged they shouldn't of parked there in the first place.

YANBU.

And another pet hate of mine is when wheelybins are left all over the pavement too. I know it can't be helped in some cases, but often it can, and either the binmen just fling them back any old how after emptying them, or the owners leave 'em out for days on end.

Grrrrr

YANBU at all. In our cul de sac everyone has driveways for two cars plus there are 4 visitor spaces as the end. my neighbour two doors down's son parks his works van overnight outside my house on the pavement only to replace the van with his car during the day.

had a stand up row with him a couple of months ago when i said that if the double buggy ran over a stone "accidentally" and scored the paintwork on his car, it was his own fault as his car was parked illegally. Then let DS1 play at the bottom of our garden with his football without moaning at him for bashing the car. strangely enough, its no longer parked there

I hate inconsiderate parking,this reminds me of when my friend & myself were walking into our local town with our newborns & a man in a huge 4x4 swerved onto the pavement about 50 yards in front of us.

We would have had to walk onto the very busy road but miraculously a policeman came round the corner in his police car,stopped,told the driver to shift his vehicle NOW & pointed him to the pub car park a bit further down & gave him a ticket

Made my day i tell ya!!

I 85% accidentally/15% deliberately broke some a-hole's wing mirror off with my shoulder. He had left his Jeep parked completely on the footpath and I was trying to get past with a pram. He was still parked there when I returned and I have to admit I considered keying it for good measure.

YANBU.

BikeRunSki - love it!! I may have to join you...

Of course YANBU. As far as I'm concerned it's just another example of (certain) people with cars thinking they own all outside space and that they're superior to pedestrians, buggies, wheelchairs, bikes and any other entity smaller than they are.

I imagine it would be the same people who don't indicate for pedestrians or stop at zebra crossings.

On one point I do think YABU though: I wouldn't call them motorists. I find this gives ammunition to Jeremy Clarkson types to think of themselves as some sort of oppressed minority, which they clearly are not.

oH thats so good i am glad that i am not being unreasonable, when i was walking one sunday with my dh down that path and there were copious amounts of cars on the pavements, i deliberately did not cross over on principle and squeezed myself and my buggy in between the small space left, my dh was like . He is a car driver and i am not so i am more sensitve to these things, plus i dont mean to be gender biased but is a man after all.

Absolute tossers they all belong together along with the ppl that park in parent bays without babies ( and im sorry i porsonally dont think a 13 year old still qualifies someone to use it) and the ones that leave you with a cm gap to get in your car when there is a bright pink carseat in the back!!!!