Row with neighbour about parking

Row with neighbour about parking

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The Surveyor

7,576 posts

236 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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johnwilliams77 said:
ASONI said:
Might be in the minorty but completely disagree. I live in a nice newish estate and whilst most houses have a drive way for 1 car, there will always be a need to park on the road as well.

I get very annoyed when someone parks in front of my house (unless it's a neighbour obviously in which case it's fine).

It may not be illegal BUT in my opinion it is VERY discourteous. Clearly, the person that lives in that house is going to want to park there.

Don't agree with the guys behaviour at all however, you parked there simply because you preferred it to your normal spot I think? Whereas he wants to park the because it's actually right outside his house.
Troll?
Offering an opinion is not trolling. Personally speaking, it's the OP with as much of a problem as the home owner here. He has a flat with one parking space, but who needs to park two cars. He needs to find somewhere safe to park and whilst he isn't doing anything illegal parking on the highway, he is competing for parking on the street with those who live on the street. When people are competing for parking spaces, the OP shouldn't be surprised that people get competitive.....

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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You really don't get the whole idea of courtesy or respect for others do you?
As far as you are concerned, as long as it isn't illegal you will do it and fk everybody else!

Riley Blue

20,914 posts

225 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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PoleDriver said:
You really don't get the whole idea of courtesy or respect for others do you?
As far as you are concerned, as long as it isn't illegal you will do it and fk everybody else!
I tend to agree. Just because you may do something doesn't mean you should do it. Life is full of 'give and take', not 'take and take'. We have yellow lines immediately outside our house with residents' parking over the road. Sometimes all the spaces are filled so we have to park round the corner or along the street. It's no big deal, certainly not worth pissing off neighbours over.

johnwilliams77

8,308 posts

102 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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The Surveyor said:
Offering an opinion is not trolling. Personally speaking, it's the OP with as much of a problem as the home owner here. He has a flat with one parking space, but who needs to park two cars. He needs to find somewhere safe to park and whilst he isn't doing anything illegal parking on the highway, he is competing for parking on the street with those who live on the street. When people are competing for parking spaces, the OP shouldn't be surprised that people get competitive.....
Very discourteous to park outside someone's house? You having a fking laugh?!

stinkspanner

701 posts

180 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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I used to have a house with space for just one car in the drive, so used to park one on the road outside my house. I know people can park where they like, but it was really annoying when someone parked there. I know it's irrational but there it is!
By the same token I wouldn't leave my car outside one of my neighbours if they regularly used that spot, it's a kind of unwritten agreement among civilised people isn't it?

johnwilliams77

8,308 posts

102 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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stinkspanner said:
I used to have a house with space for just one car in the drive, so used to park one on the road outside my house. I know people can park where they like, but it was really annoying when someone parked there. I know it's irrational but there it is!
By the same token I wouldn't leave my car outside one of my neighbours if they regularly used that spot, it's a kind of unwritten agreement among civilised people isn't it?
Maybe on some cases - completely depends on street in question I think

stinkspanner

701 posts

180 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Agreed, my brother in law lives in a row of terraced houses in London with no off street parking. You're lucky to be able to park in the same postcode there let alone ones own gaff

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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The bloke should have been diplomatic rather than all guns blazing regarding the parking spot outside his house because technically he was not in the right, but in normal circs the general consensus is to let the bloke who lives there park outside his own house.

dacouch

1,172 posts

128 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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CasuallyDressed said:
Ooooh that's tempting. Would I need to insure it too if I'm essentially just dumping it? There's an old banger on Gumtree for £100 with MOT until next August.
Yes it needs to be insured and road legal so they can't get it removed.

My mates all threw in some money each to pay for it, they reckon it was the best money they ever spent

johnwilliams77

8,308 posts

102 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Raygun said:
The bloke should have been diplomatic rather than all guns blazing regarding the parking spot outside his house because technically he was not in the right, but in normal circs the general consensus is to let the bloke who lives there park outside his own house.
That's what he gets for living in a area that scum can afford wink

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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stinkspanner said:
Agreed, my brother in law lives in a row of terraced houses in London with no off street parking. You're lucky to be able to park in the same postcode there let alone ones own gaff
In parts of London I can imagine it is dog eat dog regarding parking.

jimmy156

3,681 posts

186 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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anonymous said:
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It depends on the road doesn't it.

Modern cul-de-sac where the houses are right on the pavement, most residents will park on the road . If Janet from down the road would rather park outside your house then on her own drive or i her garage because it's full of crap, this is a bit discourteous. Certainly not illegal, but not really in a "neighbourly spirit"

1930's semi's and detached houses on a normal street with front gardens and driveways, doesn't really matter at all as there will be tonnes of space.

StottyEvo

6,860 posts

162 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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bitwrx said:
budgie smuggler said:
Iva Barchetta said:
Ilovejapcrap said:
When 2 morons meet.
Hold on, he's annoyed because someone parks on his driveway then spits in his face, and that makes him a moron?
Pretty much the first words he said were "you dirty slag".

Deeply unpleasant chap.
yes turned it off at this point. 2 morons.

Fozziebear

1,840 posts

139 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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All the houses on our street have drives for 1-2 cars and room out front for a car to park across the drive, 1 outside if lucky. When we first moved in one of the neighbors 2 doors down used to park his car on our drive, honest mistake as the house had been empty for a long period before we moved in. We had a few weeks of coming home to cars on the drive and blocking dropped curb until everyone realised the house wasn't empty. I do feel lucky that I don't have to deal with the parking slot bingo some deal with, it's the reason we moved, previous house had parking to rear via a shared drive, absolute nightmare

Captain_Chaos

102 posts

90 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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StottyEvo said:
yes turned it off at this point. 2 morons.
So what exactly are you going to do if somebody spits on you? Thank them for being kind enough to share fluids with you?

StuTheGrouch

5,714 posts

161 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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anonymous said:
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Spot on. What the OP is doing might be seen as discourteous by the residents of that house, but threatening his car is not on. There can be no winners really by continuing to park there out of principle; they will get more and more pissed off and it will escalate.

twoblacklines

1,575 posts

160 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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I had this problem at old house. Parked outside my house on the pavement (that I weed once a month and generally look after) for 10 years, then some huge family buys a house up the street very cheap. 5 people live there who drive. They don't have a garage or even a drive so what do they do? That's right, they park on the curb infront of everyone elses house, in a long line from their house down past mine. It doesn't help that three of them didn't work, so when everyone was out at work in the day they were free to "steal" the parking space. They even used to park straight across an alley which parents would use to get to the local school, completely blocking it off from pushchair access.

But like said, this is not illegal so you have to put up with it.

For the OP, why can't you just park somewhere else? Because I bet if you owned the house you would be fuming if someone started using the pavement for a car.

Riley Blue

20,914 posts

225 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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anonymous said:
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If you re-read my post you'll see that I'm agreeing with you e.g when another vehicle is in the residents' spaces opposite, I do park somewhere else and I wrote as much, adding that it's no big deal.

ASONI

245 posts

92 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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spookly said:
ASONI said:
Might be in the minorty but completely disagree. I live in a nice newish estate and whilst most houses have a drive way for 1 car, there will always be a need to park on the road as well.

I get very annoyed when someone parks in front of my house (unless it's a neighbour obviously in which case it's fine).

It may not be illegal BUT in my opinion it is VERY discourteous. Clearly, the person that lives in that house is going to want to park there.

Don't agree with the guys behaviour at all however, you parked there simply because you preferred it to your normal spot I think? Whereas he wants to park the because it's actually right outside his house.
Knob.

Your house purchase did not come with the road in front on the deeds did it?

So there's your answer. There is no discourtesy involved in someone parking in front of your house just because you think there is.

ETA: I live on a cul-de-sac with a fire station at the end. Parking only on one side of the road. Recently a few families have moved into the street with 3 or 4 cars each. I can fit one car on my drive and usually fit the other across the end of the drive. When someone is parked in a way that I can't do that I find somewhere else to park and use my legs, sometimes *gasp* even walking 100m. I don't own the road. Neither do you.

Edited by spookly on Sunday 23 October 08:10
What a pathetic way to start a reply but hey ho, levels of intellect and all that.

Probably explains why you also didn't notice the bit where I clearly stated that I know it's not illegal, therefore clearly I would also know the road in front of my house did not come with the house and is not on the deeds. You probably didn't understand that bit of my post hence needing to point out the obvious (that I don't own the road. No st?).

ASONI

245 posts

92 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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johnwilliams77 said:
The Surveyor said:
Offering an opinion is not trolling. Personally speaking, it's the OP with as much of a problem as the home owner here. He has a flat with one parking space, but who needs to park two cars. He needs to find somewhere safe to park and whilst he isn't doing anything illegal parking on the highway, he is competing for parking on the street with those who live on the street. When people are competing for parking spaces, the OP shouldn't be surprised that people get competitive.....
Very discourteous to park outside someone's house? You having a fking laugh?!
What a number of cocks there are around here. The ones so offended by my post are probably those who regularly park outside other people's houses, because of course it's not your fault your house didn't come with any parking, I mean you were forced to buy it like that.