Dustbins to reserve parking space

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Kateg28 said:

Not entirely true. There are plenty of buses, the 395 runs past that station every 12 minutes during the day, but the evening buses are few and far between. They are, however, extortionately expensive.

Ok, fair enough, they don't go anywhere near me though and I have to stop at a nursery as well, so even if they did I would then have to wait for another - ignoring the fact they don't go near my house. I need and want the convenience of driving, like I said I used to pay to park at the station till that pub car park shut.

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Kateg28 said:

Not entirely true. There are plenty of buses, the 395 runs past that station every 12 minutes during the day, but the evening buses are few and far between. They are, however, extortionately expensive.

Missed the Bramfield suggestion, not sure the point though, looks further away and there are spaces up Fordwych rise. This is about someone thinking they own the road outside of their house, not there being no spaces whatsoever up there.

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yonex said:

I totally agree, but the OP is struggling with the concept that these spaces outside people’s property can also be needed during the day? The main issue being how much grief is this all worth? There a severe case of entitlement here, he needs to get over it.

I would go as far as suggesting he parks at the nursery, the cycle in would help with the stress!

I'm not struggling with that, they are solely using them to reserve a space for their third car. I think if they had an urgent use for them, then they would put a note on the bins so people realised that. Furthermore is someone really needed access to their house then they would put two cars on the street, leaving a space on their drive right next to their front door for this person!

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yonex said:

So, they leave a car outside all the time, it’s a free world. Would you complain about your parking rights outside their property in that instance?

No, that's fine, but to leave bins out - a clear statement of I own this patch of road(which they legally don't), is what I take umbrage with.

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irc said:

So without going through the thread is there any reason the Op doesn't just stop, move bin on to pavement, park, go to work?

There are other spaces, if that's the last space, then that's what I plan to do. I see this as some moralistic campaign though as it really irks me - sad though some people find it

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Will see what tomorrow brings anyway. I've had a funnier idea anyway, park my shed there at the weekend when they might not bother blocking it off and leave it there for a period of time.

Speaking of which, I saw a guy recently use a coin to open his shed car door, guessing his lock is bust and will turn open with anything

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yonex said:

Exactly. He’s just tight.

Way off pal, read the thread - I used to pay at the car park, however it is now full because there was a pub that used to offer parking and it's closed. So too many cars for the car park.

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Welshbeef said:

Appears via another poster there is ample paid parking st the station, in which case OP is trying to avoid the relevant commuting costs which should apply.

Same as my last comment, it's not about paying. I used to buy a weekly ticket to only not be able to park there on a regular basis.

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robemcdonald said:

The OP claims its not about the money. There are stations at Welwyn Garden City and Ware. Both within a few minutes drive (depending on which side of Hertford he lives on) Both of those stations have ample parking regardless of what time you get there. The solution seems pretty simple.

If the OP wanted to he could park outside another house on the same street, he seems to have a problem with this one house.

The Home onwner seems to be one of those petty types that will leave cones or bins to reserve a space.

The OP seems to be one of those belligerent types who "knows his rights".

In isolation both exist in relative peace, but when circumstances put them together there was always going to be a disagreement.

The OP will end up moving the home owners bins. The home owner will then escalate things (probably blocking in the OPs car). This will carry on for a bit until eventually someone will go too far and property will be damaged.

In all probability we will all be able to see the results in a few months on a channel 5 documentary.

Welwyn is 15 mins drive from my house, in the morning probably even longer. I have to be back to pick my son up from nursery, which I won't have time to do if driving from welwyn in an evening. Being from around here, you know the a414 grinds to a halt at rush hour

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robemcdonald said:

The OP claims its not about the money. There are stations at Welwyn Garden City and Ware. Both within a few minutes drive (depending on which side of Hertford he lives on) Both of those stations have ample parking regardless of what time you get there. The solution seems pretty simple.

If the OP wanted to he could park outside another house on the same street, he seems to have a problem with this one house.

The Home onwner seems to be one of those petty types that will leave cones or bins to reserve a space.

The OP seems to be one of those belligerent types who "knows his rights".

In isolation both exist in relative peace, but when circumstances put them together there was always going to be a disagreement.

The OP will end up moving the home owners bins. The home owner will then escalate things (probably blocking in the OPs car). This will carry on for a bit until eventually someone will go too far and property will be damaged.

In all probability we will all be able to see the results in a few months on a channel 5 documentary.

The rest of your comment is pretty accurate though

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Anyway, I shifted the bins this morning. The same person also sticks there car in the middle of that kerb so you can't get two cars there, which is another kn0bbish thing to do. There was another car right behind mine, so I'm guessing he didn't know which one to fk up

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Same problem getting back - why do I want to make my journey longer and harder? None of this makes any sense, I don't need suggestions on my commute, the post was about how I annoyed I was, by someone with no good reason, trying to own part of a road they have no legal right to.

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tighnamara said:

You need to join the bucket club, www.bucketsmatter.co.uk
You then pay the person who owns the bucket £3.50 a day for parking everyone’s a winner your just missing out on what they are offering you.
It’s a secret parking group for that station, has been working well.
Try it next time:
Pull up
Place £3.50 in said bucket with your registration number
Move bucket to side
Park in said buckets previous position
Repeat next day........

You'll have to do far better than that mate...

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DoubleD said:

I dont think that this is any of our business

Agree, however we travel together. Is it always like this on here, where people are trying to solve a problem you didn't actually ask about?

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Scrap that, I've read enough threads that go right off topic to know it is the case

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Welshbeef said:

As I understand this there are PLENTY of parking spaces on that street so OP could just ignore all of “this” and simply park there + carry on. Job done.

I don’t understand why he wants to risk making himself from picking up his 3yo due to any reciprocal action following bin gate.

The only time I've moved them, there was no other spaces. If there is, then I've not moved them

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DonkeyApple said:

It’s not just here but something that has appeared everywhere over the last decade. There are people who regardless of what you ask or how you ask will just try and answer something else. And once they’ve started you can rarely stop it as it doesn’t matter how many times you re state the question or restructure it all they now see is the point they have created out of thin air. Work wise we just cut them out of the deal when they crop up but it’s a strange modern phenomena.

Anyway, back to your problem, have you thought about buying a cat?

Ha ha, very good - totally agree

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Europa1 said:

It may be they are trying to preserve the visual splays from their drive.

For sure, but rings of selfishness to me. Even more so than the bins

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Welshbeef said:

Why has none considered that this house might be awaiting the council to paint the Disabled bay in the space outside of that house?

The assumption is the house owner is being a cock socket because they don’t like people parking in front of their house - until you have the evidence then who knows





Oh lol about logistics - I was trying to get around any divorce or separation issues where one has to pick up one has to collect by court order.

You're always listing far out reasons for why they can put the bins out. They are all negated by the fact they have a two car drive - surely the disabled/VIP person/whatever should use one of those spaces. You're being particularly difficult with every thing you say and trying to solve problems that I don't actually have or have already thought of myself. Hey that's par for the course on here though

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Skyedriver said:

OP - change job, get a new job at a place with a car park. Or near to home. Or work from home.

As an aside I live in a place fronting a very narrow road. Most people have long driveways. You wouldn't believe the number of visitors to the other houses in the cul de sac that park either opposite or nearly opposite our drive rather than on the drive of the house they are visiting.
Quite happy to restrict our driveway. Have fallen out with most of the neighbours over it.

I work in the city, believe you me nothing would give me greater pleasure than finding a local job. Sadly there is nothing paying what I'm on(even minus commuting costs, hassle, etc) up this way