Parking opposite my driveway - Neighbours are just rude

[HannsG]

Been living in this area for a year now. Great house but a very narrow road.

When I first moved in I told my opposite neighbours I would always park on my drive despite it being on a sheer incline and having just enough space for two cars. I need to remove the side garden one day... Anyway..

Neighbours opposite are back from abroad and have like 5 grown up kids all with families. It's bedlam with their barbarian type pick up trucks.

No qualms about parking right opposite us and leaving all space to reverse into our drive or leave the house. It's like doing a 10 point turn or coming back on myself to get the direction of the car right.

The other neighbour. I refer to him as 'Jagman' just does not give a st at all. He has a 2 car drive but the lazy sod just parks opposite also despite having space in front of his house.

To top it off when the barbarian lot are away in France for half a year he uses their drive.

Well it. I am leaving my car on the road all weekend and however long I want.

Cue transit van and cars honking for through access probably!

Please don't evade the swear filter it's there for a reason.

Edited by Big Al. on Saturday 18th February 21:03

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TooMany2cvs said:

Let's hope none of them are fire or ambulance, eh?

It's OK, it's not the only road in my town. They can reverse, drive back on themselves for a few yards, take a right and go round the roundabout and drive perpendicular on the street behind which is belive it or not. A main road!!!!!!

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benjijames28 said:

People are just selfish these days. It's the way our society has gone.

At the very least mate if you are gonna park opposite at least say hello or wave or give a smile. Remember one of his sons watching me pull out whilst he is as parking up. Off he pissed off inside whilst I was trying to get the estate out.

They just park the Barbarian, discovery or 5 series Estate wherever lol.

And their folks had the gaul to mention that if I parked on the street there is a high chance my car could be reversed into by accident.

That's why the M3 was sold and i bought a stheap

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Nope they have perfectly flat drives.

EDIT: just looked outside and he is now blocking the old lady nextdoors drive.

I'll park my car back on drive, but will be having words with this absolute tool today.

Edited by HannsG on Saturday 18th February 09:53

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Matt UK said:

Personally I'd move

Missus was dead set on this house. I had reservations from the get go regarding parking.

And being a petrolhead unsure if it makes the problems worse, can't even work on the cars due to the incline on drive lol

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DanSaff said:

Get a loud backbox for your car and play them a tune everytime you have to do a 10point turn to get in the drive, when they complain explain that they could stop it but not parking awkwardly.

ST estate has the resonator removed and the previous M3 had a full Miltek system.

Now the M3 is gone the ST is probably still the loudest car in street.

To be fair they ain't complained about the cars.

If you got a drive I don't understand why you would not park on it. It's just common sense.

Especially on such a narrow road like ours.

Edited by HannsG on Saturday 18th February 10:27

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DoubleD said:

They are probably just as angry about your noisy cars as you are about their parking.

The ST is fairly mild noise wise to be honest.

I forgot about the guy with the impreza hatchback two doors down.

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JM said:

Any update then?

Well he collared me and said he had visitors coming and asked me if I would mind moving my car. I told him If I got a chance I would do so.

My car is still there. Incidentally before he asked me. A woman parked up on next doors side and walked into jag man's house opposite.

Whilst walking she was talking to a young girl and pointing at my car. She did not look happy.

Jagman has moved his repmobile to his own drive now.

It's a two car drive but one car has to get out to let the one out behind.

Oh well. My car is still there....

Taking 3yr old to footy tomorrow at 9am, wonder whether his jag will be back on the road.

[HannsG]

Parked car on drive. Wife thinks I'm being a complete tt for no reason lol.

[HannsG]

The house I live in is probably 80 years old? Not new build.

The type of house where you can't drill through walls and drill bits break off.

It used to be a field back in the day like everything else I suppose. Each house is different on the street, no house looks or was designed the same. I suppose house developers had a certain charm back then....