inconsiderate parking - should I forget it and move on?
Discussion
I've been looking at houses recently and one thing I do is check the street view......
One house I looked at was empty, but on street view the neighbour was using the driveway...... Problem is once they start doing that, it's impossible to stop them because "we've always parked there" or "the last owner said it was ok" and moving in you'll just end up in war with the neighbour right from the outset.
Where I currently live there are renters in a house down the road, one with no parking outside their house (path, no road), they've had all the neighbours complaining, so what they did was buy 4 more cars (on top of their works van and 2 cars) and got their friends to come park in the street as well, completely blocking the entire street so nobody could park at all. They had a go at my car one night, parked in front of my garage (bent the windscreen wiper) and then when I put up CCTV they sent youths in hoodies round to damage my wing mirror.
Funnily enough they've gone all quiet and started behaving now that they have bought a 15 plate Audi A4.
One house I looked at was empty, but on street view the neighbour was using the driveway...... Problem is once they start doing that, it's impossible to stop them because "we've always parked there" or "the last owner said it was ok" and moving in you'll just end up in war with the neighbour right from the outset.
Where I currently live there are renters in a house down the road, one with no parking outside their house (path, no road), they've had all the neighbours complaining, so what they did was buy 4 more cars (on top of their works van and 2 cars) and got their friends to come park in the street as well, completely blocking the entire street so nobody could park at all. They had a go at my car one night, parked in front of my garage (bent the windscreen wiper) and then when I put up CCTV they sent youths in hoodies round to damage my wing mirror.
Funnily enough they've gone all quiet and started behaving now that they have bought a 15 plate Audi A4.
the person probably leaves their car there because they assume the current seller doesn't use their garage.
When you move in, if it continues, act like a grown up and explain that things have changed and could the owner of the car please be more considerate. if they turn out to be an asshole then you have to deal with it.
Don't run and hide before you know you have an issue. Find out if you have an issue first, don't just think/imagine the worst.
I've dealt with bad parking neighbours before and you can sort it out.
(or fire bomb the car a few weeks before you buy the house).
When you move in, if it continues, act like a grown up and explain that things have changed and could the owner of the car please be more considerate. if they turn out to be an asshole then you have to deal with it.
Don't run and hide before you know you have an issue. Find out if you have an issue first, don't just think/imagine the worst.
I've dealt with bad parking neighbours before and you can sort it out.
(or fire bomb the car a few weeks before you buy the house).
Pica-Pica said:
andrewparker said:
My wife and I once came very close to buying an idyllic country cottage with a shared cobbled area at the front. It had recently been renovated by an interior designer, it really was lovely. In the excitement I decided to pass by one day, only to find half a dozen cars clogging up the area to the front of the house. Bizarrely they hadn’t been there on both occasions we viewed the property. By chance there was an old woman tending to some plants on her doorstep so I asked her about the situation. Cue getting back into the car, calling the wife and telling her it’s off!
Do you mean “there was a lady tending to some plants...” ?I would advise against buying it.
I have an inconsiderate neighbour (opposite) who parks opposite my drive in front of his house instead of using his allocated space, for no other obvious reason than he cant be arsed to walk 10 metres. The situation isn't as severe as your potential one in that it just means we have to park in a certain way to get off our drive and edge off more carefully than we should have to, granted its still only a one point turn. Its a 3 car drive, with space for two at the front and then space for one at the back which is only used by guests when we have them. For the guest, its a major PITA because they cant swing out to get a good angle and they aren't "trained" in how to get off it like we are.
I've asked him that if he insists on parking there to park as far over as possible to minimise the squeeze but he is not consistent. Generally speaking he is an OK neighbour otherwise. As an earlier poster remarked, he was of the "Ive always parked like this" mentality and although he agreed to do it I could tell he wasn't happy about it.
I guess my point is, you will struggle to make people change their habits as a large % of modern society are completely self absorbed and although my circumstance is in the minor inconvenience category, your situation sounds like you wont be able to use your parking at all, which will drive you nuts. Unless as someone else mentioned, if there was a win-win compromise that could be negotiated up front, that could be worth pursuing. The fact that they are parking in that way already (and they will likely be well aware of the consequences to others) is a bit of an indicator that they may be a bad neighbour in other ways too.
Good luck.
I have an inconsiderate neighbour (opposite) who parks opposite my drive in front of his house instead of using his allocated space, for no other obvious reason than he cant be arsed to walk 10 metres. The situation isn't as severe as your potential one in that it just means we have to park in a certain way to get off our drive and edge off more carefully than we should have to, granted its still only a one point turn. Its a 3 car drive, with space for two at the front and then space for one at the back which is only used by guests when we have them. For the guest, its a major PITA because they cant swing out to get a good angle and they aren't "trained" in how to get off it like we are.
I've asked him that if he insists on parking there to park as far over as possible to minimise the squeeze but he is not consistent. Generally speaking he is an OK neighbour otherwise. As an earlier poster remarked, he was of the "Ive always parked like this" mentality and although he agreed to do it I could tell he wasn't happy about it.
I guess my point is, you will struggle to make people change their habits as a large % of modern society are completely self absorbed and although my circumstance is in the minor inconvenience category, your situation sounds like you wont be able to use your parking at all, which will drive you nuts. Unless as someone else mentioned, if there was a win-win compromise that could be negotiated up front, that could be worth pursuing. The fact that they are parking in that way already (and they will likely be well aware of the consequences to others) is a bit of an indicator that they may be a bad neighbour in other ways too.
Good luck.
The Crack Fox said:
You'll never solve it. Find another house.
I echo the above. Its just not worth the hassle of having to deal with that sort of a crap on a daily basis. They could be nice enough and stop doing it if asked or they could be a total pain in the ass.
Is it a risk you are willing to take? I know I wouldn't
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