I'm normally one of those who love a good parking thread. But just came back from holiday to a major issue with parking.
Basically I live in A rented property, my landlord is a housing association who owns most of the properties barring the one next door owned by my CF Neighbour.
She has had a long standing issue with our landlord as both her neighbours are landord properties it has also unwittingly meant we have been dragged into a few boundary issues in the past which we always direct back to landlord as really aren't our issue.
To cut a long story short we went on holiday for a week. Landlord asked if they could use our drive to park Work Vehicles as they were working on an empty house over the road, that they also own, that and one of those doing the work on behalf of landlord lives Next door on the otherside of us. His brother also lives in the one opposite us. Meaning the work vehicles are technically theirs but it would be pointless for them to drive back to the compound where they normally store them after the day's work considering they are working a door away from where they live. So we said they could use our driveway while we were away and within reason when we get back. They cannot use the driveway of property they are working on as there is scaffolding up and numerous large pieces of equipment as well as some of the driveway is been relaid. Anyway we arrived back to the scene shown in the picture attached.
Basically we only have one car but CFN has 3 and two family members who seem to have ditched thier cars, so all the light blue vehicles in the picture are theirs, the dark greeny blue ones are Work Vehicles and the dark blue one on NDN1 drive is neighbours own car, red is ours. As you can see landlord had put a Work vehicle on our driveway and then CFN has gone on to park one of theirs behind it (on our driveway) then block it in with another, as well as others dotted about. Meaning landlord cannot get thier vehicle out at moment and we have had to park on road in front of her house. We did authorise landlord to use drive but not these neighbours they don't get on with us and I can't understand why they feel the need to park there and what would possess them to, they can easily park on road outside house or even on grass in front of house, if they try hard enough driveway can fit three cars on plus an extra on grass. Landlord asked for use of our drive to avoid having so many vehicles parked on road as it does block access for bin crew etc if parked both sides. They would also have quite happily manouvered wherever we needed them too if we needed to be in however are now stuck. Landlords rep has asked her to move and she says "I can't I have had a drink" she has three sons all who drive as well as other drivers and won't even entertain moving it. Landlord has called police who have said they will attend tomorrow due to them preventing a work vehicle from leaving. They won't come out tonight as work is finished and not a priority.
I know how all you folk like a picture so have done my best with a pixel image. I haven't added other neighbours cars though but there are some mostly on driveways.
NDN1 is house with blue car and a work vehicle, he works for landlord but work vehicles normally go to a compound at night, he parked one on my drive one on his to avoid an uneccesary journey seen as he was working on house opposite.
The house opposite with all those funny yellow things is basically a building site that landlord is working on and nothing can be parked on it. The one next to that with the three Work Vehicles on drive and the one outside is my NDN1 brother who also works for landlord and has used his driveway for as many vehicles as he can.
The one next to my house with the light blue vehicle is offending neighbour, who has a drive big enough for three cars and a space on grass for 1. Without thier car on my drive or the one blocking it I would be easily have got parked.
WWYD as one workmen wants to build a fence in front of her car and landlords rep wants lads to bump it out way, however police have said to leave it until they arrive tomorrow. Hoping landlord has some clout with police cos this really takes the buscuit. Can't believe her cheek.