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Aibu over lady using my parking spaces.

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Nannyplum2015 · 14/02/2015 18:58

We live in a housing estate and each house or flat has one or two spaces allocated to them. Most of the spaces are directly outside our houses except a few that are round the side that have garages. The spaces aren't numbered but everyone seems to know who's is whose. There's a new neighbour that has moved in next door to me (a corner house) and has a garage parking space round the back of her house, however she uses both my spaces as she parks in the middle of them. It's quite annoying when there's nowhere else to park as you have to park further down the road.

I went over today and introduced myself and poilitley told her the spaces were mine and hers was round the back but she was welcome to use our other space when we don't have guests but could she park to one side so I can fit my car next to hers. She looked at me with a blank expression, said no and shut the door on me! What do I do now!? I just stood there for a moment open mouthed and then went home.

Now I'm not sure if she has mobility problems as she's not exactly nimble anymore (about 65) but I am shocked at her one word reply!

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Nannyplum2015 · 17/02/2015 14:05

I presume she would prefer mine as the walking distance is less, although she could see her car better if she were in his. Maybe he was rude in the note and she wants to p him off? I don't know. Previously she's parked in mine when both were empty. I Want to know what he put in her note!

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minibmw2010 · 17/02/2015 14:07

What I don't understand is the parking in the middle. How big is her car? Does she look like a bad driver when you see her drive? It's bad enough taking up one space that doesn't belong to you but being in the middle of 2 spaces ??

mindthegap79 · 17/02/2015 14:09

I LOVE THIS THREAD! Thank you OP. Looking forward to the next update and am feeling outraged on you and your neighbour's behalf.

Teeb · 17/02/2015 14:11

Urgh, she sounds like absolute hell. I'd get the bollards put in now, I couldn't tolerate the anxiety and stress of being a prisoner in my own home.

SirChenjin · 17/02/2015 14:11

She's Making A Point by sticking 2 fingers up at you all, isn't she? Hopefully NAR will now declare war.

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Nannyplum2015 · 17/02/2015 14:11

She has a Ford Focus so not huge. The only things I can think of are she doesn't want her car scratched or it's the fact that she has to have her door fully open to get out (takes her quite of bit of effort to get out) and she wants space around her car to do this.

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Hissy · 17/02/2015 14:15

Oh dear god - this woman is on a mission to get herself into a whole shitstorm of trouble.... has the post been?

Your NAR needs to contact the Estate office too, and put in a new complaint

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Nannyplum2015 · 17/02/2015 14:17

Yes post has been, but I don't know if she would've got her letter, I've no way of telling.

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Mrsstarlord · 17/02/2015 14:21

Why don't you go and ask her? Wink Just let her know that her cooperation in maintaining the drama would be appreciated by an undisclosed number of strangers on the internet.

How can this possibly run and run if she isn't going to be open about her side of things. Grin

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Nannyplum2015 · 17/02/2015 14:22

There's no way I'm knocking on her door I'm afraid! I don't think there's anything polite I can say that will change her mind.

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SoonToBeMrsB · 17/02/2015 14:23

Oh OP I'm so angry on your behalf! There is absolutely no reason to park in between two spaces unless, as you say, she is quite heavy and needs to do some manoeuvering to get out of the car. She should use her own bloody spaces for that, and that's before I even start on her outrageous rudeness!

Mrsstarlord · 17/02/2015 14:26

Nannyplum2015

Anyone would think that sorting this parking problem out was more important than keeping us strangers entertained [grins]

Zamboni · 17/02/2015 14:26

I cannot believe what cheecky fuckers some people are. I also think NAR isn't going to stand for this and hopefully strength in numbers will mean that cheeky fucker NDN backs down pronto. That may be wishful thinking though...

Mrsstarlord · 17/02/2015 14:27

Grin not [grins]

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nipersvest · 17/02/2015 14:28

i think this woman knows exactly what she is doing and doesn't care less what the 'rules' are with regards to parking. even with letters sent to clarify, i suspect she'll still do whatever she wants.

whatever you do, don't get into a boundary line argument with her, sounds like she could potentially be a neighbour from hell.

LouiseBrooks · 17/02/2015 14:30

I am gobsmacked by this woman's cheek but have to say this is a bloody brilliant thread.

BTW, has anyone seen this? It's nothing compared to your problem OP !

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2957012/Never-mind-getting-t-Young-mother-forced-wait-half-hour-selfish-Audi-A5-driver-parks-just-millimetres-Vauxhall-Corsa.html

MrsJohnLewis · 17/02/2015 14:40

Lol. In future, wherever she parks, just squeeze right in next to her like NAR did yesterday.

SauvignonBlanche · 17/02/2015 14:45

I can't believe you didn't read NAR's note OP, very bad form!

AcrossthePond55 · 17/02/2015 14:45

OMG! She's a very rude bitch determined woman, isn't she?

I'm not surprised, though. If a couple of face to face encounters haven't deterred her, it's not likely that a letter on a windscreen would.

Have you thought about your next move in this game of 'parking space chess'? Penguin Bollards? Numbers painted on spaces? A cricket bat?

It's not just the parking itself that would boil my piss. It's the taking two spaces that would send me over the edge. We see that here in carparks, but it's usually someone's vair expensive new car. Or a mahoosive Hummer. Or a random Arsehole.

CornChips · 17/02/2015 14:47

I know someone who used to park in the middle of two spaces. She would just say she did not want her car to be scratched and would shrug. It was indicative of a wider sense of entitlement that she had anyway.

[my entire post could be summed up in 2 words... place marking Grin ]

BauerTime · 17/02/2015 14:50

Not shamelessly place marking here.

Can you do a joint effort and park either side of her car so she can not get in at all?

Bloke opposite me p*ssed me right off once WRT parking. It was just normal on-street parking down our road and although he had a drive AND a garage, apparently he absolutely needed the space directly outside his house and even if he didn't, no-one else was allowed to park there. I parked in it once and he asked me to move so rudely that I refused and left it there for a month. Fortunately I had 2 cars at the time (the other one being on my drive) so I just used that until I thought he might have got the message. I used to go out occasionally and start it up so the battery didn't go flat and he used to glare at me through his window every time.

DinosaursStillExist · 17/02/2015 14:56

OP, does she only have one space vs you and NARs 2 each?

BubGal13 · 17/02/2015 14:56

I am FUMING (at OPS situation) but also laughing HYSTERICALLY (at responses + suggestions) at the brilliance of the thread... Have never heard of penguin bollards in my life but couldn't stop myself from googling ah! Thought it must be a technical name for something very boring, wasn't expecting actual penguins to stare back at me hahahha.

OP- as a slightly more say erm, angry type of person- Im amazed at how calm, patient and kind you seem. Loved your description of why she needs to take up 2 spaces!!! Cant wait to hear what happens

liquidstateisonthemulled · 17/02/2015 15:00

I'm not place marking at all. no sir-eee...