Odd things your neighbours do?
Discussion
MikeStroud said:
Basically on any new build estate with limited on street parking expect every bit of tarmac to be parked on at some point.
^^^ ThisOn our estate most of the parking arrangements are either garage + 1 space, or 2 tandem spaces. Either way it's an inconvenience for most people to shuffle cars around so you get a lot of cars dumped in "half" spaces on the narrow roads.
There were originally a couple of visitor spaces as well, but they were simply nods by the developers, one was right outside someone's front door (their 2 spaces were at the back of their property), so they've (understandably) adopted the visitor space as well.
Paddymcc said:
Christ on a bike complaining about a neighbour parking his van on his land because it's spoiling your view. What a way to build neighbourly relations.
Why don't you move your office space to another room?
Because it’s the office. The alternatives to using the office as the office are using a bedroom or bathroom which, you know, have uses already. Why don't you move your office space to another room?
And it’s not really about the view from my office it’s what the view is of whether we’re in our front garden or indoors. Instead of seeing a nice open space where the kids can play we can see a van.
Parking the damn van there doesn’t come under your “what a way to build neighbourly relations” category?
As an aside this also shows the appalling standards of their driving if they can’t get in and out of their spaces.
I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind parking in one of his two parking spaces, both of which are currently occupied by his wife’s car. If you saw it in Tesco it’d be in the bad parking thread.
It’s actually closer to his house too.
Hackney said:
Because it’s the office. The alternatives to using the office as the office are using a bedroom or bathroom which, you know, have uses already.
And it’s not really about the view from my office it’s what the view is of whether we’re in our front garden or indoors. Instead of seeing a nice open space where the kids can play we can see a van.
Parking the damn van there doesn’t come under your “what a way to build neighbourly relations” category?
As an aside this also shows the appalling standards of their driving if they can’t get in and out of their spaces.
I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind parking in one of his two parking spaces, both of which are currently occupied by his wife’s car. If you saw it in Tesco it’d be in the bad parking thread.
It’s actually closer to his house too.
What was his response?And it’s not really about the view from my office it’s what the view is of whether we’re in our front garden or indoors. Instead of seeing a nice open space where the kids can play we can see a van.
Parking the damn van there doesn’t come under your “what a way to build neighbourly relations” category?
As an aside this also shows the appalling standards of their driving if they can’t get in and out of their spaces.
I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind parking in one of his two parking spaces, both of which are currently occupied by his wife’s car. If you saw it in Tesco it’d be in the bad parking thread.
It’s actually closer to his house too.
mfmman said:
I used to live in a house with a similar layout. The three houses that used the shared driveway had equal rights of access and responsibility for upkeep. In the deeds of the house there was a clause that it was not for parking purposes. I was the equivalent of No75. When the previous owners of my house parked in the turning space a few times, No74 got a solicitor to write to them to ask them to stop (even though they didn't have a car). The previous owners of my house told me about this when we viewed, although No74 had changed hands by them anyway.
If it's like my case then Hackney wouldn't have the same clause - as no use of the shared drive - so no ability to object.
Good to know. Thanks. If it's like my case then Hackney wouldn't have the same clause - as no use of the shared drive - so no ability to object.
Hackney said:
Because it’s the office. The alternatives to using the office as the office are using a bedroom or bathroom which, you know, have uses already.
And it’s not really about the view from my office it’s what the view is of whether we’re in our front garden or indoors. Instead of seeing a nice open space where the kids can play we can see a van.
Parking the damn van there doesn’t come under your “what a way to build neighbourly relations” category?
As an aside this also shows the appalling standards of their driving if they can’t get in and out of their spaces.
I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind parking in one of his two parking spaces, both of which are currently occupied by his wife’s car. If you saw it in Tesco it’d be in the bad parking thread.
It’s actually closer to his house too.
You're the odd one here im afraid.And it’s not really about the view from my office it’s what the view is of whether we’re in our front garden or indoors. Instead of seeing a nice open space where the kids can play we can see a van.
Parking the damn van there doesn’t come under your “what a way to build neighbourly relations” category?
As an aside this also shows the appalling standards of their driving if they can’t get in and out of their spaces.
I just asked him if he wouldn’t mind parking in one of his two parking spaces, both of which are currently occupied by his wife’s car. If you saw it in Tesco it’d be in the bad parking thread.
It’s actually closer to his house too.
Its a small van hes parking on his land, in his parking area, making it more convenient for his wife to use their other parking spaces.
I'd be careful about stirring things up too. You could find an old caravan or a Sprinter sized van parked in the space instead.
Paddymcc said:
You're the odd one here im afraid.
Its a small van hes parking on his land, in his parking area, making it more convenient for his wife to use their other parking spaces.
I'd be careful about stirring things up too. You could find an old caravan or a Sprinter sized van parked in the space instead.
I’m off, because I’d rather look at (what will be) a small grassy area with a few trees instead of the side of a van?Its a small van hes parking on his land, in his parking area, making it more convenient for his wife to use their other parking spaces.
I'd be careful about stirring things up too. You could find an old caravan or a Sprinter sized van parked in the space instead.
I’m definitely not going to “stir things up” because what’s the point, people are c***s, I’m learning to accept that.
Hackney said:
Paddymcc said:
You're the odd one here im afraid.
Its a small van hes parking on his land, in his parking area, making it more convenient for his wife to use their other parking spaces.
I'd be careful about stirring things up too. You could find an old caravan or a Sprinter sized van parked in the space instead.
I’m off, because I’d rather look at (what will be) a small grassy area with a few trees instead of the side of a van?Its a small van hes parking on his land, in his parking area, making it more convenient for his wife to use their other parking spaces.
I'd be careful about stirring things up too. You could find an old caravan or a Sprinter sized van parked in the space instead.
I’m definitely not going to “stir things up” because what’s the point, people are c***s, I’m learning to accept that.
Paddymcc said:
Hackney said:
I’m off, because I’d rather look at (what will be) a small grassy area with a few trees instead of the side of a van?
Yes you seem to think you have some perceived right to a view from your window at your neighbours expense.Cotty said:
I think my neighbour has just fallen down the stairs.
Oh no my mistake thats what it sounds like every time they come down the stairs and most of the time going up them
Sounds like our neighbour. Psycho woman that lives on her own with her bedroom on the top floor of a town house so constantly thundering up and down the stairs. One day she will fall down them and we won't notice.Oh no my mistake thats what it sounds like every time they come down the stairs and most of the time going up them
Red9zero said:
Oh my aching sides 
Our estate has covenants about signwritten vans, caravans and motorhomes. Good luck getting anything done about it !
Some places they enforce them a bit more. Round my way there are a few new builds like that. So much so that the street I am on now has regularly 2-3 LWB vans dumped evenings and weekends as they can't park where they live. Fine if they were parked sensibly but often they park part blocking drives or blocking the pavement, or just blocking drives full stop, or parking opposite driveways so the car on the drive can't get off without doing a 6 million point turn (i have that often hence why i noticed!). Our estate has covenants about signwritten vans, caravans and motorhomes. Good luck getting anything done about it ! Covenants like that just move the problems into another street.
Psycho Warren said:
Red9zero said:
Oh my aching sides Our estate has covenants about signwritten vans, caravans and motorhomes. Good luck getting anything done about it !
Some places they enforce them a bit more. Round my way there are a few new builds like that. So much so that the street I am on now has regularly 2-3 LWB vans dumped evenings and weekends as they can't park where they live. Fine if they were parked sensibly but often they park part blocking drives or blocking the pavement, or just blocking drives full stop, or parking opposite driveways so the car on the drive can't get off without doing a 6 million point turn (i have that often hence why i noticed!). Our estate has covenants about signwritten vans, caravans and motorhomes. Good luck getting anything done about it ! Covenants like that just move the problems into another street.
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