WWYD Neighbour’s Parents blocking street parking

[OneCyanHiker]

Street parking has become an issue because two houses recently became 3 car households. We only have one car and next door have 2.

Next door’s parents have started getting involved. We have some bad blood with them already because they were really inconsiderate during their renovation and we were expected to suck it up because their daughter wanted the house done quickly. They knocked on our door a couple of months ago to ask us tell us not to park on the road in front of her house. We ignored them. Twice since, her dad has stood in the road and told us we can’t park there because he’s saving the space. And this week they put cones out and her mum was watching from the front room. I tried moving them and she moved them back. Neighbour is not visibly disabled. We’ve seen her walking dogs and running.

The neighbour is OK when we’ve spoken to her. We’re not friends by any stretch. Only brief ‘how’s it going’s’. I think it’s pointless talking to her directly because she must know they’re doing it (how else would they know when to come to ‘reserve’ the space?).

Her parents have also knocked to ‘give us advice’ on tidying up our garden bushes (because it affects the light in her garden).

I think if they knock on the door again we should just close the door on them. DH can’t do it because he’s too polite.

You can report cones on the road to the local parking wardens and they will come and move them, or at least they will where I live.

Ignore the idiots, you'd ndn needs to tell them it's a public road and they are making fools of themselves, report the cones and film him when he blocks the road. Your dh needs to just smole and ignore them too.

If you only have one car, is there not room to park it in front of your house?

Move the cones, park where you want. If you are parked legally its F all to do with them.
If they try to speak to you about it ignore them

We can’t always park in front of our house because the two houses opposite us have three cars. You have to go a few houses down for the parking to become less dense. Which is what we do when we can’t park in front of our house or her house.

Hard to do if they’re watching from the window

How often are the parents there, are they visiting or live there top.

Not really - you don’t have to give a shite what they’re looking at while you park perfectly legally.

They'd hate me because I'd go out of my way to annoy them. I'd park there even if it was clear outside my own house. I'd keep moving their cones to strange locations. Being petty is far too enjoyable with people like this.

They live nearby. I don’t know where exactly but I’ve been told it’s less than 10min walk.

probably wasn’t clear before, mum was watching from the front room, she saw me get out of my car, I moved the cones, when I go back to my car and she moved them back, while telling me that I can park further down the road and should give the space to her daughter because this is her house.

ah okay. I'd be pretty annoyed with those houses who selfishly have three cars if there's only space for one! we live in terraced housing and anyone who has more than one car parks it in the public car park further away so we can all park in front of our houses.

I would love your neighbours!

yeah they're all good people. we all get on well.

Does ndn park her 2 cars in front on the road and her parents expect to park there too. Is the road the only place to park.

The issue is more the people with 3 cars parking in front of your house? But also if it's a public road then someone could have 10 cars and legally park them.

Are these cones on the road? If so report to the council - they are illegally blocking a
public highway. Alternatively knock on the door and say 'I realise parking isn't ideal, it's probably due to some cars having 2-3 cars. I just wanted to let you know that I'd considered cones too but have checked and the council don't permit blocking the public highway like that and said I could be fined if I did it. I just wanted to let you know in case it got you into trouble'. Hopefully then they will move them, if not report it!

Pull up beside the cones. Move them, park. Repeat. Doesn’t matter if they’re watching.

Or.. just accept it, stop being annoyed and park that bit further away

Put the cones in the back seat of your car and park as you like. She can't move them back then. If she asks why you're touching her cones, say you assume they are litter, as they're certainly not a permitted space-holder and you'll be taking them to the tip or the local council office.

Although in truth, if I was faced with a CF of this kind, I'd launch their cones straight across the road, park up and leave my car there for weeks on end, at great inconvenience to myself, just to spite them. But then, I'm not famed for my patience and good humour in situations such as this.

You're clearly being far, far too nice in this situation. Time to get angry, OP.

Take the cones back in your car whilst you park and then leave the cones on her wall when you get out and go home.

Its really not
In fact it adds to the enjoyment, chuck the cones in the front garden

Block the road, chuck the cones into the garden and then park.
Why would you take the slightest bit of notice of your neighbours Mum telling you what you can and can't do?

I was going to suggest run them over but I did also run over a snowman after a parking argument..

I’d drive over the cones by accident.

This. You don’t have to talk or reply to everyone who talks to you, just act like you cannot see or hear them.

Don't park down the road, walk up and move the cones, then walk back down to your car again as that gives them time to dash out and put them back again.

Pull up parallel to the coned space and put your hazards on. Get out, move the cones, then reverse straight in.