You do NOT own the parking space outside your residence.

You do NOT own the parking space outside your residence.

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Sir Lord Poopie

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212 posts

89 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Council in my area made parking illegal outside your own property without a permit so I park my car on a street that has no parking restrictions.

Went to my motor and one of the residents parked literally 5.000 mm away from the bumper blocking me in. Anyway the resident can see me from the living room inside their home and opens the front door, I ask him if the car is his. He says yes and asks me where I live because I leave my car there and it causes them problems according to him. Obviously tell the idiot it is none of their business where I live and I can park my car where I like as there are no parking restrictions on this road and my car is legal - taxed and insured.

So I just wanted to let these idiots know - and I'm sure plenty are reading this - you do not own the parking space outside your residence.

Also the idiot has done himself no favors because if my shed gets vandalised guess who'll be getting a visit.

Nigel Worc's

8,121 posts

187 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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I do, I have a dropped kerb .......snigger !

Trabi601

4,865 posts

94 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Sir Lord Poopie said:
Council in my area made parking illegal outside your own property without a permit so I park my car on a street that has no parking restrictions.
You are an inconsiderate ahole.

DS197

992 posts

105 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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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

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

134 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Well, at least you know your car won't get bumped accidentally if he can park that accurately. biggrin
5.000mm must be the thickness of two permits in their wallets, to which you are probably entitled for a small outlay.

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

168 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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So instead of getting a permit to park infront of your house you decide to park infront of someone else's house?

Not sure who's the idiot here...

Toltec

7,159 posts

222 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Nigel Worc's said:
I do, I have a dropped kerb .......snigger !
smile


Sir Lord Poopie

Original Poster:

212 posts

89 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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talksthetorque said:
Well, at least you know your car won't get bumped accidentally if he can park that accurately. biggrin
I'd give him credit if he did it alone, however I'd say there was help from a third party. I did check for damage FYI.

PoleDriver

28,616 posts

193 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Why don't you have a permit to park outside your own property?

Chainsaw Rebuild

1,997 posts

101 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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I'm with the OP - I can't stand people being territorial over parking. Yes it would be nice to always have a space reserved outside the house, but that's not how it is and that's that. In my Uni house in Leicester I remember you were doing well if you could park in your street! no one was silly about it.

caelite

4,273 posts

111 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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crazy about cars said:
So instead of getting a permit to park infront of your house you decide to park infront of someone else's house?

Not sure who's the idiot here...
My local council is making the parking on my street and the adjacent one short stay only. All the other nearby streets this is also the case, although the nearby streets tend to park on my road and the other with unregulated parking bays. Myself and neighbours have complained to our council and got a generic response stating that there is free parking on the pier... about 2 miles away which floods every winter.

I think I'm just going to rack up a bunch of parking ticket CCJs & then go off the grid. So sick of my local council biggrin.

smileymikey

1,445 posts

225 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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PoleDriver said:
Why don't you have a permit to park outside your own property?
+1

paintman

7,669 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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smileymikey said:
PoleDriver said:
Why don't you have a permit to park outside your own property?
+1
+2

Jasandjules

69,825 posts

228 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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I do. In fact I also own 12" of the road which abuts my house too....

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

134 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Sir Lord Poopie said:
talksthetorque said:
Well, at least you know your car won't get bumped accidentally if he can park that accurately. biggrin
I'd give him credit if he did it alone, however I'd say there was help from a third party. I did check for damage FYI.
Let us know when he buys a permit and a horrible shed, taxes and insures it and parks it outside your house. Then find out his username biggrin



Sir Lord Poopie

Original Poster:

212 posts

89 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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PoleDriver said:
Why don't you have a permit to park outside your own property?
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

austinsmirk

5,597 posts

122 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Thought you were buying a 6 bed house in ilkley?

I've just read in a Bradford paper that permits might be required on a certain council estate due to train commuters parking ?

I am Sherlock Holmes.

Muddle238

3,871 posts

112 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Sir Lord Poopie said:
4) I do not wish to be put on a database so the authorities know where I reside
rolleyes

valiant

10,068 posts

159 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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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
So you don't pay council tax then?

Just pay for the permit. It's not the end of the world cost or admin wise although I do agree that there are some special people out there who think they own their part of the road.

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Saturday 14th January 2017
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Sir Lord Poopie said:
4) I do not wish to be put on a database so the authorities know where I reside
They do know where you live my dear fellow. Sleep easy.