You do NOT own the parking space outside your residence.

[SteveSteveson]

I'm starting to thin the op is a member of the freemen of the land.

Prohibiting said:

battered said:

Prohibiting said:

This is why I would never even consider a house without a driveway.

Not everyone can afford this luxury.

I'd compromise for a smaller house with a driveway than a larger/better one without a driveway.

Still not always possible in some areas of the country for many people.

[talksthetorque]

I think enough is being done of the calling of the OP now to be fair. So back down to facts.

OP - From what you have said you can continue to park outside The Equadorian Embassy your own residence with impunity.

Just throw the ticket in the bin if you get one.

They have no idea who or where to send any paperwork to if these things aren't registered correctly/at all.

[Don]

I actually own the four parking spaces outside of my home.

[red_slr]

I don't care. What narks me is when someone parks up outside and then 10 minutes later someone else turns up and parks directly opposite them. Why do that? CBA walking 10 meters extra. Generally points them out as a d*ck in my books.

At our old house people would always park opposite our drive too, the road was narrow meaning we could not get out of the drive without finding which house they were at and getting them to pull forward 3 feet. C*cks.

[Nickyboy]

battered said:

Actually you can't. A mate parked on a suburban street and went out on the pop. The next morning he got a call from the Plod.
"Is this your car?"
"Yes. What of it?"
"It's parked on XYZ street"
"Yes it is, since yesterday, what of it?"
"Do you have any business there today?"
"Today? No"
"Then we want it moved."
"Not just now, I had a load of ale last night and I'm not fit to drive. You want it moved, be my guest, but I'm not getting in it because I'm still p*ssed."
"Right. Well as soon as you sober up you move it because you don't have the right to leave your car where you please if you don't have business yourself being there."

I have to park on the road, when i went on holiday a couple of year ago i left it hastily further down the road as there was no other space, on returning 2 weeks later the woman whos house i was parked outside came out and started ranting that her daughter couldn't visit etc etc (she has a driveway btw), she apparently called the Police who after seeing it was insured and registered 200yds away told her it was legally parked and nothing her or they can do about it so i think your "mate" is sniffing something

[OverSteery]

Prohibiting said:

I'd compromise for a smaller house with a driveway than a larger/better one without a driveway.

Am I'm sure we are all very pleased that you are able to make such a terrible sacrifice. Other people might have to prioritise enough living space for their family or decent local schools. Other people may just be pleased to be able to afford somewhere to live. Try looking around you at the real world many people live in.

[helix402]

Nobody parks outside Steves's gaff:




He dominates the road. Bet he can spell too. Things like licence and favour. Though I think he is an American, so maybe not.

[anonymous-user]

OverSteery said:

Prohibiting said:

I'd compromise for a smaller house with a driveway than a larger/better one without a driveway.

Am I'm sure we are all very pleased that you are able to make such a terrible sacrifice. Other people might have to prioritise enough living space for their family or decent local schools. Other people may just be pleased to be able to afford somewhere to live. Try looking around you at the real world many people live in.

If they've prioritised space / schools etc... then they should shut about whining about the parking, unless they were forced to buy that house at gunpoint. Our house is tiny, but next to a good school and with a driveway. I don't go around yelling at people in the larger houses for blocking out the sunlight or having more cupboard space or somewhere to store the hoover.

If you buy a house with no allocated parking, guess what might happen at times...you might have to park some way away and walk. Tough. If it's that important, you should have prioritized that over the space / school etc...

[ToothbrushMan]

recently moved into a new house and noticed the neighbour seems very keen to park out front with half the back of his car hanging over onto my side if you drew an imaginary line from the garden border party line down to the path and into the road. sat in the lounge i can still see the back end of his car in my window thats how far over it is. he has probably done it for years im not that bothered as i have a full length side driveway and garage at the back with just the one car. i dont want my car left on the road out front but he is capable of partially parking over his own driveway dropped kerb if he is out and I park my car on the front for short periods of time and he has returned later on.
thing is his missus parks on the driveway and i think he parks half on my side so that he doesnt have to back up to let his missus on or off the drive,,,, heaven help her she has to actually use something called a jeffing steering wheel to get round his car by a couple of feet LOL.
im not one to create a stink when he isnt really causing me any hassle but i can see how it might annoy 2 or 3 car family in my position.

[battered]

Nickyboy said:

battered said:

Actually you can't. A mate parked on a suburban street and went out on the pop. The next morning he got a call from the Plod.
"Is this your car?"
"Yes. What of it?"
"It's parked on XYZ street"
"Yes it is, since yesterday, what of it?"
"Do you have any business there today?"
"Today? No"
"Then we want it moved."
"Not just now, I had a load of ale last night and I'm not fit to drive. You want it moved, be my guest, but I'm not getting in it because I'm still p*ssed."
"Right. Well as soon as you sober up you move it because you don't have the right to leave your car where you please if you don't have business yourself being there."

I have to park on the road, when i went on holiday a couple of year ago i left it hastily further down the road as there was no other space, on returning 2 weeks later the woman whos house i was parked outside came out and started ranting that her daughter couldn't visit etc etc (she has a driveway btw), she apparently called the Police who after seeing it was insured and registered 200yds away told her it was legally parked and nothing her or they can do about it so i think your "mate" is sniffing something

The only thing he's sniffing is Timmy Taylor's Landlord. I'm not sure about you. The clear difference here is that you live on the street in question, as the policeman pointed out to your neighbour. You therefore have every business to leave your car in that street, unlike my mate who doesn't have any business in that street unless he happens to be in that particular pub, about a mile from where he then lived.

[battered]

Centurion07 said:

Either that or the authorities have better things to do than pander to some little parking Hitler.

Of course they do. Police in most cities spend their shift going from one emergency call to the next, or picking up the pieces after an actual crime. I don't want to pay them to fart about with parked cars when houses are being burgled and there are irresponsible tossers racing cars at twice the speed limit on the 2-lane section of highway half a mile from my house.

[saaby93]

Centurion07 said:

saaby93 said:

e've covered it in previous threads and highlighted some cases
Technically any 'parking' in the road can be treated as an obstruction, it's a matter of degree. The person in the house doesn't own the parking space outside it but neither does anyone else have the right to use it as their personal parking space either. There are things called car parks - we dont seem to make enough use of them especially at night

With the number of threads I've seen along the lines of "this taxed, MOT'd, insured car has been dumped outside my house, I want it moved", I would suggest the regs you're referring to are nowhere near concrete enough to sort the "problem" as easily as being suggested.

Either that or the authorities have better things to do than pander to some little parking Hitler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

[Centurion07]

[MDMA .]

DS197 said:

Company director and no 12 bedroom mansion with 15 acres of land and a front drive the size of 10 peasant council houses? Tut tut

He's not though, is he? Was only the other month and he was homeless and doing pro's in Blackpool.
Still surprised he has a house and can become a company director as he point blank refuses to give the authorities any of his details.

Just another troll. Probably grounded by his mum for not doing his homework and dreaming his time away.

Edited by MDMA . on Sunday 15th January 16:46

[anonymous-user]

Sir Lord Poopie said:

Several reasons:

1) Cost and admin
2) My current residence is temporary which means I could leave at any time
3) I already pay good money to use the road in the form of car tax
4) I do not wish to be put on a database so the authorities know where I reside

Uh huh. So you inconvenience someone else because you are;

1.Tight
2. Disorganised
3. Begrudging
4. Paranoid

You sound like an asshat tbh.

[Downward]

Sir Lord Poopie said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Pass my tin foil hat please,a database knows where I am.

Amusing / bewildering isn't it; until the authorities abuse their power. They'd have trouble finding my residence these days, however please do not derail the thread.

[23rdian]

You might also find people in the other Street report it as an abandoned vehicle. I had this happen to a taxed and insured car with threats of removal.

[Mr Snrub]

Nickyboy said:

battered said:

Actually you can't. A mate parked on a suburban street and went out on the pop. The next morning he got a call from the Plod.
"Is this your car?"
"Yes. What of it?"
"It's parked on XYZ street"
"Yes it is, since yesterday, what of it?"
"Do you have any business there today?"
"Today? No"
"Then we want it moved."
"Not just now, I had a load of ale last night and I'm not fit to drive. You want it moved, be my guest, but I'm not getting in it because I'm still p*ssed."
"Right. Well as soon as you sober up you move it because you don't have the right to leave your car where you please if you don't have business yourself being there."

I have to park on the road, when i went on holiday a couple of year ago i left it hastily further down the road as there was no other space, on returning 2 weeks later the woman whos house i was parked outside came out and started ranting that her daughter couldn't visit etc etc (she has a driveway btw), she apparently called the Police who after seeing it was insured and registered 200yds away told her it was legally parked and nothing her or they can do about it so i think your "mate" is sniffing something

Likely his "mate" was blocking or obstructing someone.


Still, the OP hasn't been back for over 24 hours. Maybe they got him..................

[SS2.]

V8LM said:

saaby93 said:

Afraid its in the regs Centurion - otherwise as someone else said you could get a rusty old DAF van (or anything else )and permanently park it outside someone else's house just because you dont want to lower the tone of your own neighbourhood.
It's usually only used when someone doesnt toe the line and move it

Curious - what regs?

What 'regs' indeed.

If the vehicle was taxed, MOT'd & insured and not left in such as way as could be construed as dangerously parked or causing either wilful or unnecessary obstruction, the police wouldn't be in the slightest bit interested, irrespective how many times Mavis from No. 16 phoned to complain about those rotters parking on her road.

[ChasW]

battered said:

Of course they do. Police in most cities spend their shift going from one emergency call to the next, or picking up the pieces after an actual crime. I don't want to pay them to fart about with parked cars when houses are being burgled and there are irresponsible tossers racing cars at twice the speed limit on the 2-lane section of highway half a mile from my house.

Pal of mine recently retired from the force and he reported that it's an increasing source of dissatisfaction among BiB having to attend petty domestic issues.