Inconsiderate neighbourly parking - New restrictions?

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Escort3500 said:

OP - a matter of interest, how wide is the carriageway and how wide is/are the footway(s) on each side?

I think the pictures I grab once home will help in illustrating, but it's not wide, and does vary in width with some areas in front of houses extending into the road, necessitating a narrowing of the road to accommodate. It's not so bad that you'd go past another car with your eyes shut in terror waiting for the worst, but definitely narrow.

There are no footpaths to speak of but there is a grassy area on either side on the raised kerb which people naturally walk on if there's traffic.

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This is a map view of the problem, our neighbour has highlighted where they propose to add the parking.

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This is at the road level, the red car (one of the offending guy's fleet of 4), is parked partially on the grass, and this is the width available.




As a result, this is the condition of th grass in many places.

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Antony Moxey said:

Are you saying the white BMW has problems exiting their drive with cars parked where the red car (and along that side of the road in general) is? I have to say that other than churning up the grass by inconsiderate parking I'm not seeing where the problem is. The car further down isn't parked on the grass and there seems plenty of room to pass. Apologies if I've misread the problem along the way.

Yup exactly. That house and the one next to them share a drive and cannot get their cars in or out without great difficulty. And the other cars as a result churn up the grass.

You'll see from the satellite picture that there's parking nearby for them to use. The issue here is that the guy who was allocated 1 spot brought 4 to the party and instead of being even slightly considerate and parking right round the corner, just blocks others, turns up the grass, and then has no understanding whatsoever about being "that guy" who makes everyone else's life difficult because he's selfish and doesn't consider anyone except himself.

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Antony Moxey said:

Are you saying the white BMW has problems exiting their drive with cars parked where the red car (and along that side of the road in general) is? I have to say that other than churning up the grass by inconsiderate parking I'm not seeing where the problem is. The car further down isn't parked on the grass and there seems plenty of room to pass. Apologies if I've misread the problem along the way.

As a PS, where are pedestrians supposed to go along that road? It appears there's grass to the road edge on both sides.

To clarify - the red car had at this point been moved because of the argument (still ongoing in the street). Usually it's parked right across from the white BMW and has his other cars in front of and behind it as well.

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donkmeister said:

I can't see the markings but that looks like a manhole cover intended to be driven over by cars and other light vehicles. Not dustcarts and delivery lorries.
As it is conceivable that people parking there will result in heavy vehicles being driven over the manhole, I'd check if I were you, as collapsing manholes can cause anything from an inconvenience (telecoms) to an environmental hazard (sewers). Something that might help your case even if only a little.

Thanks, that's a good point and might help

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Sheepshanks said:

That's just horrendous in terms of parking. Our first house was on a similar, but not that packed, new estate - never again!

To be fair, there's new estate been dropped onto the edge of our village which is similar, and people have started parking on the main road passing the estate but the snag is it's a 40 limit so they shouldn't park without lights.

Yeah it's not the best to be honest. We have space on the drive for one and one parked in the garage. Shuffling around isn't the biggest hassle and ensures we don't block the neighbours, but seems one guy didn't get the memo.

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PAULJ5555 said:

lots of people put ot large rocks or flower pots to stop this.

We wrote to the developer but they said they won't get planning approval for it - so instead we're going to do exactly that; just bring some big rocks or potted trees around and make the point that way.

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Swervin_Mervin said:

Looks like shared surface. So anyone parking on it is a bit of a c**t.

Absolutely!

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borcy said:

Apologies, but where is the parking that they could use. Might be blindingly obvious but I can't see it.

On the aerial image, to the lower left is the shared parking.

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Dead_Donkey said:

The only way to solve the problem is to just get the double yellow lines painted

Fixed that for ya

Seriously though, it's good you don't let it get to you and whilst that is commendable, I will never understand the perspective of people who go around life so wholly unaware of their impact on others so as to inconvenience and anger them so frequently.

I lived in Africa for nearly 3 decades, I have seen first hand what happens when civility stops and anger boils over. It's better avoided and some people seem hell bent on trying their luck.