Parking wars I think?!

[Yousillyoldbird]

So to set the scene we bought a house on a terraced Street wide enough for cars to be parked on both sides of the road. Upon moving in the neighbour appeared to 'grill' me about if me & DP both had cars & how they were going on holiday so I was free to use 'their' space outside their house whilst they were away. I found this really odd as it's a terraced Street with no allocated parking for houses so you just park where you can. Currently I'm heavily pregnant (39+2) & my DS has a disability as he's visually impaired so park outside our house where we can but have no qualms if we have to park down the bottom of the street or elsewhere! We've had this neighbour knock on our door twice now to ask us to move whatever car was outside her house (on both occasions there were plenty other spaces on the street). We've moved the car to not cause argument because who wants neighbour disputes. But am I being unreasonable to be annoyed by it now? This evening she's come home with her DP & children and knocked on the door of the guy across the road who dared to park in front of their house. The guy moved but I then overheard her say through the open window that we're really inconsiderate parking outside our house. I'm so confused! I haven't done anything wrong but now she's started calling us to other people on the street! We're a quiet family and keep ourselves to ourselves and don't want any aggro. What would you all do, eager to hear others' opinions on this

Ask her where her deeds are to the bit of road she apparently owns....
She is a cf.

but I then overheard her say through the open window that we're really inconsiderate parking outside our house.

I’m confused?

They say that you are inconsiderate parking outside your own house? But they want to park outside their own house?

Declare war and destroy her ownership of the street. Start parking outside her house as much as you can. Tell her to buy a house with a drive if she wants a guaranteed parking spot.

Or ignore her. It depends if you’re as petty as I am 🤷🏼‍♀️

I haven't done anything wrong but now she's started calling us to other people on the street!

I don’t understand this either? Started calling you what? Names?

"calling us" is slang (at least around here) for generally talking negatively behind someone's back

@fedup21 what I mean is she's started talking about us to other neighbours on the street. And yes that's exactly what I mean, were inconsiderate for parking in front of our own home but she's wanting to do exactly the same. She doesn't even drive, her partner does! She wouldn't know what her deeds say I wouldn't have thought as her house is rented

@Biancadelrioisback that's what I mean, thank you!

I would only move my car if a space became available outside mine- I wouldn't move it to park it elsewhere. She is being unreasonable. As a side note if your dc has a VI do you have a blue badge? I've seen allocated parts of terraced streets marked with a disabled symbol.

@Mummyshark2018 it's been a long process to get him registered as partially sighted - he's 6 now. Finally got that so in the process of applying for a bb and then will approach the council to ask about a disabled spot. I'm not actually that bothered if I don't get parked outside though it's just the pettiness of it all along with pregnancy hormones I think!

Wouldn't be moving the car again if she asks. She's a CF. Had the same at our last house. Would never buy a house without a drive ever again as it can cause great animosity if you have neighbours who feel they are entitled

Depending on how fussed you are about her opinion of you, I'd be tempted to smile widely and just say "sorry, can't move the car, I've had too much wine!" While cradling your obvious bump, then shut the door on her. Nobody owns the road, by the whole street enabling her she now feels she does own the space.

There work be any deeds op because she doesn't own the road!!
So call her out on it!

I live on a terraced street as well. Some families have two or even four cars. And most of them are too damn lazy to park their extra cars further up the street or on the side street and see the space in front of my house as theirs.

When they have left their car there for days on end and it hasn't moved once, I have knocked on their door and I don't have a right to park outside my own house but it would be nice for me to do so sometimes. I haven't asked them to shift the car then and there though.

When I haven't been able to drive my car for weeks due to surgery, I made sure to park it outside my own house and not in front of neighbours' houses. I consider myself to be considerate, unlike some.

I'd try to keep being polite and look forward to the look on her face when you get a disabled space marked ...

She is a CF. Ignore her and park where you want to. Start as you mean to go on. Do not move your car at her request ever again.

Technically anyone can park anywhere. But generally you park outside your own house and let other people park outside their house. In my street lots of people have dug up their front lawns and put in a paved parking area because people kept parking outside their house.