Parking Dispute
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A friend of mine has asked my advice in relation to a parking dispute he's having with his neighbour and I'm clueless as to what to advise so I figured I'd post.
He lives in a cul-de-sac where the majority of houses have driveways. He has no driveway, and it's a small cul-de-sac so often finds that the spot "outside" his house is taken by someone else. This isn't usually a problem as he'll just find another empty spot to park.
None of the other houses seem to have an issue with him parking outside, provided their driveways aren't blocked.
His next door neighbour is a little different. Due to the way people tend to park facing their houses directly, he will sometimes have to park in front of his neighbours house. They have a driveway with a drop kerb (as shown hatched).
When parking outside her house, if the vehicle parked in the street next to him (in front of his own house) has parked at somewhat of an angle, he has little other choice but to park parallel alongside them. This means that the rear of his vehicle will "overlap" the neighbours drive way. The neighbour can still get on/off their driveway when this happens, albeit they cannot drive straight on, they just have to enter and a slight angle.
The little old banshee who lives there often comes out screaming that he is blocking her driveway so her children (both in their 40's, who will be sat peaking in the gaps between the curtains), cannot get on/off the driveway without having to have one wheel go over the raised kerb.
She claims that both of her children's cars have been in the garage to have their suspension fixed due to having one wheel go up and down the kerb. (They visit once a week, both drive '15 plate cars).
I'd assume he's in the wrong as he is in some way in front of the drop kerb?
I will leave you with my masterful sketch and thank you for any advice.
He lives in a cul-de-sac where the majority of houses have driveways. He has no driveway, and it's a small cul-de-sac so often finds that the spot "outside" his house is taken by someone else. This isn't usually a problem as he'll just find another empty spot to park.
None of the other houses seem to have an issue with him parking outside, provided their driveways aren't blocked.
His next door neighbour is a little different. Due to the way people tend to park facing their houses directly, he will sometimes have to park in front of his neighbours house. They have a driveway with a drop kerb (as shown hatched).
When parking outside her house, if the vehicle parked in the street next to him (in front of his own house) has parked at somewhat of an angle, he has little other choice but to park parallel alongside them. This means that the rear of his vehicle will "overlap" the neighbours drive way. The neighbour can still get on/off their driveway when this happens, albeit they cannot drive straight on, they just have to enter and a slight angle.
The little old banshee who lives there often comes out screaming that he is blocking her driveway so her children (both in their 40's, who will be sat peaking in the gaps between the curtains), cannot get on/off the driveway without having to have one wheel go over the raised kerb.
She claims that both of her children's cars have been in the garage to have their suspension fixed due to having one wheel go up and down the kerb. (They visit once a week, both drive '15 plate cars).
I'd assume he's in the wrong as he is in some way in front of the drop kerb?
I will leave you with my masterful sketch and thank you for any advice.
Edited by Sycamore on Monday 11th April 11:46
over_the_hill said:
So why doesn't he either
a) move over to the right (as we look at it) slightly to give more clearance
b) park at a slight angle in line with the edge of the drive
There's often a cars parked outside his own house, and with people often parking directly facing the houses, it means he cant move over, or come in at an angle as there's the rear of someone else's car already there. a) move over to the right (as we look at it) slightly to give more clearance
b) park at a slight angle in line with the edge of the drive
Makes me glad I have a driveway..
xjay1337 said:
Park on her garden, that'll show the b
h you mean business.
She has threatened several times to damage his car, his response to which Pistonheads is too PG13 for.h you mean business. Parking on their garden would be enough to push her over the edge.
The car has motion activated cameras fitted, alongside CCTV from the house beaming down onto it, so that shouldn't be an issue.
Nezquick said:
I've got to say that I think I'd be a bit hacked off if he parked that way in front of my drive.
Can he not park down the entrance to the cul-de-sac, or a bit further away? Can he not get a dropped kerb in front of his house and put a driveway in?
I'd be hacked off too if I were in their position, I think it's more so the way she has screamed murder about how she's going to damage his car, get the police involved etc that has pissed him off and has made him question if he's legally in the wrong (which I suspect he is).Can he not park down the entrance to the cul-de-sac, or a bit further away? Can he not get a dropped kerb in front of his house and put a driveway in?
When the cul-de-sac is full and there is space on the entrance to it, he will park there, but again there are houses dotted along the entrance so there is rarely space. He'll park "in front" of her house if there's no other space.
Rented property and the landlord told him to Foxtrot Oscar in relation to putting a driveway in.
I'd completely understand her frustration if he was obstructing access to her driveway, but it's still useable so her reaction seems more akin to someone having boiled her cat.
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