Row with neighbour about parking

[blueg33]

The Surveyor said:

blueg33 said:

spookly said:

I can't see how a rational person would convince themselves they have any cause to be upset over something that is not theirs.

Just because some other people get weird about it should not reinforce your view that it is acceptable. It isn't your piece of road or anyone else's regardless of proximity to your house. Look at your title deeds.... if the parking space you complain of is not included on your deeds, then guess what - it isn't yours to be precious about. If you have to walk a few metres further then suck it up and get some exercise.

I park one car on my drive and one on the road. If I come home and can't park across my drive or next to it then I park in whatever space on the public road is closest. Sometimes I've had to park 100m or more away.... so? No need to get annoyed. Nobody was on 'MY' spot, they were parked on the public road.

Exactly

Exactly indeed, but since when have you been able to rely upon the general public behaving rationally?

Indeed, but I don't think that means the OP is wrong. If you ran your whole life because you might meet an irrational nutter you would have to stay at home wrapped in protective packaging and be scared when the delivery man brings the new cotton wool.

The whole point of having laws is that they demonstrate what is rational and what isn't (ps I know some laws aren't great in that respect)

[Digby]

blueg33 said:

spookly said:

I can't see how a rational person would convince themselves they have any cause to be upset over something that is not theirs.

Just because some other people get weird about it should not reinforce your view that it is acceptable. It isn't your piece of road or anyone else's regardless of proximity to your house. Look at your title deeds.... if the parking space you complain of is not included on your deeds, then guess what - it isn't yours to be precious about. If you have to walk a few metres further then suck it up and get some exercise.

I park one car on my drive and one on the road. If I come home and can't park across my drive or next to it then I park in whatever space on the public road is closest. Sometimes I've had to park 100m or more away.... so? No need to get annoyed. Nobody was on 'MY' spot, they were parked on the public road.

Exactly

Out of interest, how would you feel if someone parked outside of your home but didn't move it for approx 3 months? And by not move it, I mean never. One day it arrives, sits there and 3 months later it's gone. Would it raise an eyebrow at least?

[PhillipM]

Catatafish said:

surely it is massively inconsiderate to take a lungful within 50 feet of your neighbour's house?

I see a lot of people who I think are inconsiderate for wasting useful oxygen, regardless of location!

Edited by PhillipM on Tuesday 25th October 02:07

[StuTheGrouch]

PhillipM said:

Do you lot whining about parking near your house have an issue with people walking on 'your' bit of pavement too?

Damn right!

[blueg33]

Digby said:

blueg33 said:

spookly said:

I can't see how a rational person would convince themselves they have any cause to be upset over something that is not theirs.

Just because some other people get weird about it should not reinforce your view that it is acceptable. It isn't your piece of road or anyone else's regardless of proximity to your house. Look at your title deeds.... if the parking space you complain of is not included on your deeds, then guess what - it isn't yours to be precious about. If you have to walk a few metres further then suck it up and get some exercise.

I park one car on my drive and one on the road. If I come home and can't park across my drive or next to it then I park in whatever space on the public road is closest. Sometimes I've had to park 100m or more away.... so? No need to get annoyed. Nobody was on 'MY' spot, they were parked on the public road.

Exactly

Out of interest, how would you feel if someone parked outside of your home but didn't move it for approx 3 months? And by not move it, I mean never. One day it arrives, sits there and 3 months later it's gone. Would it raise an eyebrow at least?

I would check if its taxed and insured. Otherwise there is nothing i can do. Its the way life is.

[Utterpiffle]

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

Exactly!

I very cleverly bought a driveway/barn that also came with a small house. 7 cars on the drive, 3 more in the barn. And a garden in which to deposit all manner of other rusty detritus. Perfect.
What I didn't take into consideration is the narrow road and single yellow opposite. If someone parks over the road, I can't get any of my cars out. Arse.

"'ello mate, would you mind squishing up a bit so I can out please?" has never yet failed. Politeness works 100% of the time - well, it does in deepest Suffolk...

[spookly]

Digby said:

blueg33 said:

spookly said:

I can't see how a rational person would convince themselves they have any cause to be upset over something that is not theirs.

Just because some other people get weird about it should not reinforce your view that it is acceptable. It isn't your piece of road or anyone else's regardless of proximity to your house. Look at your title deeds.... if the parking space you complain of is not included on your deeds, then guess what - it isn't yours to be precious about. If you have to walk a few metres further then suck it up and get some exercise.

I park one car on my drive and one on the road. If I come home and can't park across my drive or next to it then I park in whatever space on the public road is closest. Sometimes I've had to park 100m or more away.... so? No need to get annoyed. Nobody was on 'MY' spot, they were parked on the public road.

Exactly

Out of interest, how would you feel if someone parked outside of your home but didn't move it for approx 3 months? And by not move it, I mean never. One day it arrives, sits there and 3 months later it's gone. Would it raise an eyebrow at least?

It might be a minor annoyance if I lived somewhere with very congested parking.
But that would still be irrational, as they have every right to park there if their vehicle is taxed and insured. I still have legs and can walk from the next available spot. If I absolutely need more parking and don't want to worry about contesting for on road spaces then I can move somewhere with more parking/less competition for spaces.

[brrapp]

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

[The Surveyor]

blueg33 said:

Indeed, but I don't think that means the OP is wrong. If you ran your whole life because you might meet an irrational nutter you would have to stay at home wrapped in protective packaging and be scared when the delivery man brings the new cotton wool.

The whole point of having laws is that they demonstrate what is rational and what isn't (ps I know some laws aren't great in that respect)

Good god man, you can't be having sensible views like that! You'll put every solicitor on the planet out of work....

The OP isn't wrong, but sometimes we all need to accept that other people may have a different view than our own, sometimes 'slightly' different, sometimes the absolute polar opposite. Some people may not be bothered by people parking outside their home accepting that it is perfectly legal, others will be sharpening the bayonet and getting ready for a full-scale battle on the basis of utter irrational anger that they don't control 'their' little bit of England.

We're not talking of the OP hiding behind a cotton wool barricade, just that sometimes life's too short to start a fight that you're never going to win

[Centurion07]

brrapp said:

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

Then you need to do this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0Q30-OIEE&t=...

[McGraw]

brrapp said:

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

Tell your daughter she can have her own space when she moves out?

If she doesn't live there then you should be telling her to jog on!

[Devil2575]

brrapp said:

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

Worst "I've got a big house" post ever.

[7795]

OP...I'm in a remarkably similar situation to your neighbour. Driveway, garage etc, etc...

I find myself, very occasionally, getting mildly narked at one neighbour who always seems to dump a car right outside the house and disappear for weeks on end.

I have to tell myself that it is a public road, I don't own the space and i'm just being a T**T to think that way. It's not helped by the fact that other (shall we say more righteous) neighbours, have and do, knock on the door asking me to move my car, thinking it's mine. Even when i inform them of the fact i do not own it, they query why i don't kick up a stink with the owner!!!!!!

HE'S DOING NOTHING WRONG, GO AWAY!!!!!

[brrapp]

Devil2575 said:

brrapp said:

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

Worst "I've got a big house" post ever.

Would be if I had big house, I'm living on a building site at the moment. The cars have got better accomodation than the humans(rightly so).

[johnfm]

It isn't a problem if you live in a proper house on a proper street where everyone parks in their garages and drives and leaves the street clear and pleasant looking for the benefit of the home owners along the street.

On street parking is an eye sore.

[Byker28i]

Devil2575 said:

brrapp said:

Centurion07 said:

Rent? Good god, no. That's for poor people that can't afford a property with adequate land to accommodate the car collection. Peasant.

I've got half a mile of private driveway, garage for about 6 cars, specific parking space for about 12 cars and enough other land to fit a few thousand cars. My wife and daughter still fight for the space closest to the front door and are constantly blocking each other in. Parking will always cause arguments no matter where you live.

Worst "I've got a big house" post ever.

Reverse yorkshireman sketch?

[Riley Blue]

johnfm said:

On street parking is an eye sore.

Has been since people switched to cars from horses, I can't see it changing back.

[herewego]

Riley Blue said:

johnfm said:

On street parking is an eye sore.

Has been since people switched to cars from horses, I can't see it changing back.

I saw an architect design for small communal parking locations embedded into tightly built house/flat areas, for when we all have switched to electrics, to provide central charging points. It looked a much nicer place to be than streets jam packed with cars.

[Riley Blue]

herewego said:

Riley Blue said:

johnfm said:

On street parking is an eye sore.

Has been since people switched to cars from horses, I can't see it changing back.

I saw an architect design for small communal parking locations embedded into tightly built house/flat areas, for when we all have switched to electrics, to provide central charging points. It looked a much nicer place to be than streets jam packed with cars.

I wonder how far in the future it will be before that becomes a reality, I'd estimate several decades at least. The thing about today's streets is that without parked cars, traffic speeds would probably increase due to the lack of obstructions - parked vehicles, in many places, are a traffic calming measure not matter how much of an eye sore and a nuisance they are.

[Red Devil]

Getting overly territorial about parking on street in front of your house can land you in trouble - http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/14820863...