Row with neighbour about parking

Row with neighbour about parking

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CasuallyDressed

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73 posts

133 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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This has probably been discussed here hundreds of times, so figured you guys would have some advice!

My partner and I live in a block of flats with one allocated parking space on site which she gets. I park nearby, in this case across the road.

Today the owner of the house which I like to park in front of (I can see my car perfectly from the front room window and it's directly under a street lamp) came rumbling out with his son to kick off about it. He has his driveway with 3 cars already parked in it, but his son's work van doesn't fit on the drive and apparently I keep parking in "his spot" on the road. Road has no yellow lines or boxes or anything. Free to park wherever there isn't a dropped curb. I told him as much and his response was that a couple of years ago a bunch of cars were burned out or had their tyres slashed for parking over there :-/

Obviously I lodged a complaint with the local police because he threatened my vehicle. I've since moved it to a place that won't rustle his jimmies so much.

Is there anything else I can do? Police said that the veiled threat doesn't mean a thing, if my car gets damaged then that can't be used as motive or whatever. I like a quiet life but at the same time he wound me up and I don't like the idea of just letting him bully me.

Advice appreciated!

Ilovejapcrap

3,274 posts

111 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Nothing will satisfy these sort of idiots don't bother trying park else where

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Ah, mouthbreathers.

You're in the right of course - you can park wherever you like and it's not their space just because it's in front of their house.

Can you see the car from your window? If so it might be worth installing a webcam pointed at the car.

Ilovejapcrap

3,274 posts

111 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Chainsaw Rebuild

1,997 posts

101 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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That kind of behaviour get me riled up! Its a public highway and you are free to park there. No one owns the space outside their house or has any more right to park there than anyone else!

The suggestion of aiming a camera out the window is a good idea. It would be particularly satisfying for them to get their comeuppance should they damage your car.

dacouch

1,172 posts

128 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Some friends I know had a similar problem with a neighboor, they purchased a very beaten up but legal Metro for £100 with tax and mot and parked it outside said neighboors house permanently

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Ilovejapcrap said:
What a fine example she's setting for her children!

CasuallyDressed

Original Poster:

73 posts

133 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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dacouch said:
Some friends I know had a similar problem with a neighboor, they purchased a very beaten up but legal Metro for £100 with tax and mot and parked it outside said neighboors house permanently
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.

Iva Barchetta

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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Ilovejapcrap said:
When 2 morons meet.

Efbe

9,251 posts

165 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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CasuallyDressed said:
dacouch said:
Some friends I know had a similar problem with a neighboor, they purchased a very beaten up but legal Metro for £100 with tax and mot and parked it outside said neighboors house permanently
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.
would a trailer work better?
doesn't need MOT or tax.

Ilovejapcrap

3,274 posts

111 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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PoleDriver said:
Ilovejapcrap said:
What a fine example she's setting for her children!
Is this the norm now ? What I have to look forward to for rest of my years on earth ?

egor110

16,817 posts

202 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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CasuallyDressed said:
dacouch said:
Some friends I know had a similar problem with a neighboor, they purchased a very beaten up but legal Metro for £100 with tax and mot and parked it outside said neighboors house permanently
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 because your dumping it on a public road.

How about a caravan ?

johnwilliams77

8,308 posts

102 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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dacouch said:
Some friends I know had a similar problem with a neighboor, they purchased a very beaten up but legal Metro for £100 with tax and mot and parked it outside said neighboors house permanently
Must have been a while ago

CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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He obviously hasn't thought it through since, errr... you know where HIS vehicles are. What a knobber.

CasuallyDressed

Original Poster:

73 posts

133 months

Saturday 22nd October 2016
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egor110 said:
Yes because your dumping it on a public road.

How about a caravan ?
Sounds good. Also just found out that if the driveway is empty then you're legally allowed to park across it.

So I could dump a caravan blocking his driveway when he decides to take everyone out.

I'm rubbing my hands gleefully but I'll probably never do it lol

Markbarry1977

4,027 posts

102 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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CasuallyDressed said:
egor110 said:
Yes because your dumping it on a public road.

How about a caravan ?
Sounds good. Also just found out that if the driveway is empty then you're legally allowed to park across it.

So I could dump a caravan blocking his driveway when he decides to take everyone out.

I'm rubbing my hands gleefully but I'll probably never do it lol
Don't believe it's legal to park accross a dropped kerb which it will undoubtedly be for the entrance to his drive. Although it would be fun to see his face if you did it.

ASONI

245 posts

92 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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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.

Red Devil

13,055 posts

207 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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Markbarry1977 said:
CasuallyDressed said:
egor110 said:
Yes because your dumping it on a public road.

How about a caravan ?
Sounds good. Also just found out that if the driveway is empty then you're legally allowed to park across it.

So I could dump a caravan blocking his driveway when he decides to take everyone out.

I'm rubbing my hands gleefully but I'll probably never do it lol
Don't believe it's legal to park accross a dropped kerb which it will undoubtedly be for the entrance to his drive. Although it would be fun to see his face if you did it.
If it's within a Local Authority designated Special Enforcement Area then parking adjacent to a dropped footway is prohibited.
Subject to certain exemptions - TMA 2004 Section 86(1)(iii).

budgie smuggler

5,359 posts

158 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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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?

bitwrx

1,351 posts

203 months

Sunday 23rd October 2016
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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.