parking outside your house
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You think that's bad,, I came home last week at around 11pm to find a Vauxhall corsa, parked, wait for it, on my driveway neatly in front of my car. Not blocking my driveway, nope directly driven straight onto my driveway. I was more baffled than angry, I was very tempted to nudge her car out the way but as its a slope I was worried her car would roll straight into the opposite house. So some 45 mins later, 7 houses down I find the little chavvy blonde who just said "yeah ill move it" no apologies, or anything. I was tempted to park my other car (the one I arrived home in) in front and just block her in - glad I didn't as I left my lights on and flattened the battery!!! lol.
Challo said:
xxChrisxx said:
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Some you just can't talk or hint to. I've had a dizzie blond( across a narrow road) who thinks that as she's been been living there longer than me, she has parking rights, which means that ,more importantly emergency services have problems. I've tried being reasonable- waste of time. i've parked legally(all four wheels on road), she comes home and parks on pavement. I've even had her direct truck drivers to me to ask me to move after she's come in and blocked access to anything larger than a car. most times I park on the pavement, but then she decides that the road is her parking place, so for a while,I park on the . Last time we had this problem ,I parked legally with all four on road, and she abandoned hers leaving room for nothing else than a car to pass.WHOOPS, school bus had problems. I got the kids deputation knocking, which I ignored, and eventually Blondie had to get out and move. Since then - no problems. Then again, Blondie's son is another pain. At one time my son rented a house next to hers and I parked my SORN'D car in his drive. It became a parking place for his car. I'd no problems as I had the use of my daughters scrapper which I parked on mine. Then it went, and I asked son & his GF to give e & daughter the courtesy of leaving one space clear, as my GS was slightly retarded and we felt he needed space close to ours.Reply - "F**K OFF, we park where we like". And next day, he parked over my son's dropped kerb, and she over my drive. Something little git forgot was that he'd made too many enemies and next day GF had some flat tyres.Strangely enough, him and his mates and harem don't block my drive any more.
What an abstract, and slightly deranged, post.Edited by xxChrisxx on Monday 15th September 14:11
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I moved into a London street where parking was an issue, the house was in the crook of a right angled turn, so it was always an issue trying to park there as 4-5 houses thought they had god given rights to park there, I asked someone to move their car when I moved in (to get the moving van in), I should have known I was in for trouble as the reply I got was ' but I was parked there...'
This reminds me of a thread from a while back that was very similar to this but iirc it was more about work vans being brought home and parked in the street. It certainly divided opinion like this one.
It's like most things - some people are more concerned with things than others. I like to keep my cars clean and waxed etc and my brother takes the piss saying its just a means to an end. He however is into guitars and has about 15 all in mint condition and hanging on his wall. I think guitar playing is too hard and boring.
Each to their own
It's like most things - some people are more concerned with things than others. I like to keep my cars clean and waxed etc and my brother takes the piss saying its just a means to an end. He however is into guitars and has about 15 all in mint condition and hanging on his wall. I think guitar playing is too hard and boring.
Each to their own
Parking round my way isn't too bad, I live on a big estate, there are a lot of cars however there are also a fair few drives and a fair few old people so there are generally spaces available; I don't have a drive.
There are a couple of issues, however they aren't worth getting stressed over and if I need to, I just park further up the road:
1) people who don't make best use of the space available, we are talking about people who will park 3ft away from a dropped kerb for instance, or 3ft away from the car behind, so therefore that is half a space lost, sometimes I can come home from work and there will be three cars parked in a line where if people have given it a bit more thought 5 cars could easily fit, this is a favourite of the wife and the carers who come round to look after the oldie neighbours.
2) a few years ago the woman over the road had a drive fitted however as her house is up quite a steep verge she has to take it at a wide angle so therefore the distance between both either side of the dropped kerbs is about 50% wider that a normal dropped kerb width, however this also means that the distance between her dropped kerb and her neighbours dropped kerb is too narrow to enable anyone to park there so now where there were maybe three spaces on the road outside her house before her drive was installed, there is now 3/4 of a space.
There are a couple of issues, however they aren't worth getting stressed over and if I need to, I just park further up the road:
1) people who don't make best use of the space available, we are talking about people who will park 3ft away from a dropped kerb for instance, or 3ft away from the car behind, so therefore that is half a space lost, sometimes I can come home from work and there will be three cars parked in a line where if people have given it a bit more thought 5 cars could easily fit, this is a favourite of the wife and the carers who come round to look after the oldie neighbours.
2) a few years ago the woman over the road had a drive fitted however as her house is up quite a steep verge she has to take it at a wide angle so therefore the distance between both either side of the dropped kerbs is about 50% wider that a normal dropped kerb width, however this also means that the distance between her dropped kerb and her neighbours dropped kerb is too narrow to enable anyone to park there so now where there were maybe three spaces on the road outside her house before her drive was installed, there is now 3/4 of a space.
On street parking on my road, permit controlled (busy town centre)
Double bay basically just outside my property - If I get 1 of 2 spaces, I'm happy. If not, I park further down and have to walk - no biggy!
However, some idiot (either new car purchase or newly moved in) started parking in 1 of the 2 spaces occasionally, but then 1 day decides to park in the middle of both - why? I don't understand this mentality, it's a busy road with little parking as is, no need to be a cock and block the road. I came home and had to park about 500 metres down the road in the end.
I came in pissed off and decided to write a note for their windscreen - the wife worded it for me as she worded it more politely, telling them about the limited parking and to use the spaces more efficiently, and they've never done it since!
Don't get me started about minicab drivers waiting in the bays, and smoking a joint at the same time!
Double bay basically just outside my property - If I get 1 of 2 spaces, I'm happy. If not, I park further down and have to walk - no biggy!
However, some idiot (either new car purchase or newly moved in) started parking in 1 of the 2 spaces occasionally, but then 1 day decides to park in the middle of both - why? I don't understand this mentality, it's a busy road with little parking as is, no need to be a cock and block the road. I came home and had to park about 500 metres down the road in the end.
I came in pissed off and decided to write a note for their windscreen - the wife worded it for me as she worded it more politely, telling them about the limited parking and to use the spaces more efficiently, and they've never done it since!
Don't get me started about minicab drivers waiting in the bays, and smoking a joint at the same time!
wibble cb said:
I moved into a London street where parking was an issue, the house was in the crook of a right angled turn, so it was always an issue trying to park there as 4-5 houses thought they had god given rights to park there, I asked someone to move their car when I moved in (to get the moving van in), I should have known I was in for trouble as the reply I got was ' but I was parked there...'
They probably do have the right to park there.When you move house, it is fairly standard practice to have 1 or 2 bays suspended for the van.
I live on a road with no parking restrictions within 100M of a train station, unsurprisingly commuters use it constantly when the, fairly small, station car park fills up. Parking on the road is often full however, there is a private car park around the back which I have always managed to park in when needed. I don't see the issue, I was aware of the parking issue when I moved in, in fact I wouldn't have moved here at all if I hadn't found the little car park round back on a second visit.
My neighbours on the other hand utterly freak out about it, it's by far the most common topic of conversation when I bump into them and God help any commuter that encounters someone while returning to there car. I've even had a neighbour sit out there waiting for people to come back so they can have a go at them. At the moment I'm trying to talk to more of my neighbours to establish if I'm totally alone in not be bothered about it so far no luck. It's an interesting insight into how most people think about parking.
My neighbours on the other hand utterly freak out about it, it's by far the most common topic of conversation when I bump into them and God help any commuter that encounters someone while returning to there car. I've even had a neighbour sit out there waiting for people to come back so they can have a go at them. At the moment I'm trying to talk to more of my neighbours to establish if I'm totally alone in not be bothered about it so far no luck. It's an interesting insight into how most people think about parking.
Dark85 said:
I live on a road with no parking restrictions within 100M of a train station, unsurprisingly commuters use it constantly when the, fairly small, station car park fills up. Parking on the road is often full however, there is a private car park around the back which I have always managed to park in when needed. I don't see the issue, I was aware of the parking issue when I moved in, in fact I wouldn't have moved here at all if I hadn't found the little car park round back on a second visit.
My neighbours on the other hand utterly freak out about it, it's by far the most common topic of conversation when I bump into them and God help any commuter that encounters someone while returning to there car. I've even had a neighbour sit out there waiting for people to come back so they can have a go at them. At the moment I'm trying to talk to more of my neighbours to establish if I'm totally alone in not be bothered about it so far no luck. It's an interesting insight into how most people think about parking.
I used to drive to the railway station until Greenwich council made the area round the station permit holders only for about 2hrs. a day,People living near the station used to put dustbins and assorted types of road cones in the road to try and stop others parking I just used to put the bins on the pavement and park.Used to get the odd snotty note stuck under windscreen wiper I just used to write on it that the road is a public road and post it through the letterbox of the house I was parked outside.My neighbours on the other hand utterly freak out about it, it's by far the most common topic of conversation when I bump into them and God help any commuter that encounters someone while returning to there car. I've even had a neighbour sit out there waiting for people to come back so they can have a go at them. At the moment I'm trying to talk to more of my neighbours to establish if I'm totally alone in not be bothered about it so far no luck. It's an interesting insight into how most people think about parking.
leigh1050 said:
I used to drive to the railway station until Greenwich council made the area round the station permit holders only for about 2hrs. a day,People living near the station used to put dustbins and assorted types of road cones in the road to try and stop others parking I just used to put the bins on the pavement and park.Used to get the odd snotty note stuck under windscreen wiper I just used to write on it that the road is a public road and post it through the letterbox of the house I was parked outside.
Thats fine if you drive an old snotter.... but it would take a lot of bravery or stupidity to do it if you were in a nice car that you cared about. You already know the person you're talking to is a complete w
ker and you know that they know you're gone all day. Personally, I wouldn't risk it.jdw1234 said:
wibble cb said:
I moved into a London street where parking was an issue, the house was in the crook of a right angled turn, so it was always an issue trying to park there as 4-5 houses thought they had god given rights to park there, I asked someone to move their car when I moved in (to get the moving van in), I should have known I was in for trouble as the reply I got was ' but I was parked there...'
They probably do have the right to park there.When you move house, it is fairly standard practice to have 1 or 2 bays suspended for the van.
Bit of a resurrection but I have just had a minor discussion about parking near a train station in my village. The train company put in a pay and display car park which is poorly used as all roads are unrestricted and it's a small place anyway.
So the lady objects to me parking on a road adjacent to her house saying there's a car park over there. I say it costs money and I pay my taxes like everyone else.
Should there be a round two when I return to the car this evening what would the PH massive recommend as simple compelling arguments why you can't object to people parking outside our near your house.
We are talking typical village nimbys here so it needs to be simple and decisive.
If it helps I was not near a junction, dropped kerb nor was I taking the last spot, in fact I was the only car parking there.
So the lady objects to me parking on a road adjacent to her house saying there's a car park over there. I say it costs money and I pay my taxes like everyone else.
Should there be a round two when I return to the car this evening what would the PH massive recommend as simple compelling arguments why you can't object to people parking outside our near your house.
We are talking typical village nimbys here so it needs to be simple and decisive.
If it helps I was not near a junction, dropped kerb nor was I taking the last spot, in fact I was the only car parking there.
Edited by joebongo on Tuesday 30th December 11:46
joebongo said:
Bit of a resurrection but I have just had a minor discussion about parking near a train station in my village. The train company put in a pay and display car park which is poorly used as all roads are unrestricted and it's a small place anyway.
So the lady objects to me parking on a road adjacent to her house saying there's a car park over there. I say it costs money and I pay my taxes like everyone else.
Should there be a round two when I return to the car this evening what would the PH massive recommend as simple compelling arguments why you can't object to people parking outside our near your house.
We are talking typical village nimbys here so it needs to be simple and decisive.
If it helps I was not near a junction, dropped kerb nor was I taking the last spot, in fact I was the only car parking there.
If it annoys the locals so much then why not use the car park like everyone else?So the lady objects to me parking on a road adjacent to her house saying there's a car park over there. I say it costs money and I pay my taxes like everyone else.
Should there be a round two when I return to the car this evening what would the PH massive recommend as simple compelling arguments why you can't object to people parking outside our near your house.
We are talking typical village nimbys here so it needs to be simple and decisive.
If it helps I was not near a junction, dropped kerb nor was I taking the last spot, in fact I was the only car parking there.
Edited by joebongo on Tuesday 30th December 11:46
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Edited by MajorProblem on Tuesday 30th December 12:12
I carefully selected a property which had sufficient parking for my needs.
Garage, with project car, and drive with enough room (with careful planning) to park 3 cars and be able to move any of them individually.
All was well for a few years but for the last year I have been plagued by people blocking access to our drive!
(Excuse the fuzziness of the -Google Earth- photo)
Black lines show the driveway to the car park of the pub next door.
Yellow line shows extent of double yellow lines and dropped kerb.
Red line is the gate to my drive.
I'm plagued by people parking on the double yellow lines outside the pub, sometimes even parking half across the pub drive! As you can see, I have to come out of my drive at an angle and people parking here prevent this (to a varying extent depending on which car we are trying to move out of the drive) .
And it's not always visitors to the pub either! I always go in to the pub first to try and get people to move to be met with:-
"Sorry, didn't realise it was a problem"... Well you shouldn't be driving then!
"I've got a blue badge"... It doesn't give you the right to park anywhere you like!
"fk off"... OOps, I appear to have reversed into your car at speed/your tyres seem to have gone flat!
I've let air out of tyres, pushed cars out of the way with my (snotter) BMW and left 'messages' on their windows in (the OH's) lipstick!
Still it goes on!
Garage, with project car, and drive with enough room (with careful planning) to park 3 cars and be able to move any of them individually.
All was well for a few years but for the last year I have been plagued by people blocking access to our drive!
(Excuse the fuzziness of the -Google Earth- photo)
Black lines show the driveway to the car park of the pub next door.
Yellow line shows extent of double yellow lines and dropped kerb.
Red line is the gate to my drive.
I'm plagued by people parking on the double yellow lines outside the pub, sometimes even parking half across the pub drive! As you can see, I have to come out of my drive at an angle and people parking here prevent this (to a varying extent depending on which car we are trying to move out of the drive) .
And it's not always visitors to the pub either! I always go in to the pub first to try and get people to move to be met with:-
"Sorry, didn't realise it was a problem"... Well you shouldn't be driving then!
"I've got a blue badge"... It doesn't give you the right to park anywhere you like!
"f
k off"... OOps, I appear to have reversed into your car at speed/your tyres seem to have gone flat!I've let air out of tyres, pushed cars out of the way with my (snotter) BMW and left 'messages' on their windows in (the OH's) lipstick!
Still it goes on!
Edited by PoleDriver on Tuesday 30th December 12:45
joebongo said:
So the lady objects to me parking on a road adjacent to her house saying there's a car park over there. I say it costs money and I pay my taxes like everyone else.
You might pay your taxes to use the road but if the lady's car is in a higher VED band than yours, according to the "I pay my road tax and I'll park where I like" argument, does that not make her a superior road user who you have to show deference to?Edited by joebongo on Tuesday 30th December 11:46
MajorProblem said:
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Edited by MajorProblem on Tuesday 30th December 12:12
PoleDriver said:
I carefully selected a property which had sufficient parking for my needs.
Garage, with project car, and drive with enough room (with careful planning) to park 3 cars and be able to move any of them individually.
Black lines show the driveway to the car park of the pub next door.
The pub would have put me off straight away. Location,location,location. Garage, with project car, and drive with enough room (with careful planning) to park 3 cars and be able to move any of them individually.
Black lines show the driveway to the car park of the pub next door.
Edited by PoleDriver on Tuesday 30th December 12:45
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