Saving parking places with wheelie bins.
Discussion
Today I visited my grandmother in her new house, there were 5 or 6 places to park on the road, but all were lined with wheelie bins.
Thinking the bin men had been lazy, I placed 2 on the pavement, and started to park, as I parked, a Wanyetta Slob lookalike came running out of a house, and tried to place one of the bins back in front of my car.
When I asked what she was doing, she replied, "I need to keep the space for my fella, init"
She then went into a huge rant about paying council tax, and therefore having the right to park in front of her house.
I told her no such right exists, and that I was parking whether she liked it or not, she stormed off claiming she was going to call the council to have me towed.
Now I'm not a trouble maker, but when I visit again, if any bins are there, I will happily move them again.
Would you move bins if they were in the way of you parking?
Thinking the bin men had been lazy, I placed 2 on the pavement, and started to park, as I parked, a Wanyetta Slob lookalike came running out of a house, and tried to place one of the bins back in front of my car.
When I asked what she was doing, she replied, "I need to keep the space for my fella, init"
She then went into a huge rant about paying council tax, and therefore having the right to park in front of her house.
I told her no such right exists, and that I was parking whether she liked it or not, she stormed off claiming she was going to call the council to have me towed.
Now I'm not a trouble maker, but when I visit again, if any bins are there, I will happily move them again.
Would you move bins if they were in the way of you parking?
Lee540 said:
No because I don't want my car to get damaged and I hate it when d
heads abandon their car in front of my house for hours..
How are they being dheads abandon their car in front of my house for hours.. heads for parking on a street?You don't own that stretch of road in front of your house and unless its a "Permit Only" parking area they have as much right to park there as you do. You simply get the enjoyment of an amenity provided by the council but it by no means makes it your right to park there over anyone else.
Quite simply if you don't like it, buy a house with off-road parking.
In Bucharest, EVERYONE does this. Every single street is full of cones with chains on, popup blockades, boudlers etc. For some reason everyone thinks they can just reserve a permanent space. The funny thing is, is that everyone respects it aswell! It's massively frustrating not being able to park down a road that has about 50 free spaces because they have all been "reserved" like this.
C. Grimsley said:
Lee540 said:
No because I don't want my car to get damaged and I hate it when dheads abandon their car in front of my house for hours..
If your car is insured and taxed you can park where you like within the rules of the area.heads abandon their car in front of my house for hours.. Get a private drive if it bothers you that much.
Carl
This is a good reason not to live in city slums.
Anyway, as much as the Waynetta Slobalike has no actual right to that parking space, I like several others above would not have an arguement with pond life then walk away leaving them to key my car.
I *may* have appealed to her better nature and 'asked' if I could park there for a couple of hours to visit my granny next door to her, but I would not start an arguement over a parking space. I have more to lose than I have to gain in such a situation and it's a case of choosing one's battles.
Anyway, as much as the Waynetta Slobalike has no actual right to that parking space, I like several others above would not have an arguement with pond life then walk away leaving them to key my car.
I *may* have appealed to her better nature and 'asked' if I could park there for a couple of hours to visit my granny next door to her, but I would not start an arguement over a parking space. I have more to lose than I have to gain in such a situation and it's a case of choosing one's battles.
This occasionally happens in my street. I live in a terraced house. Noone on my street has off-road parking (unless, like me, they're a biker) and if someone's having a delivery or moving house then sometimes you'll see a space blocked out with wheelie bins.
TBH I don't mind it but only because 1. It doesn't happen often and 2. When I've seen it happen, there's always been a note on one of the bins explaining why it's been done.
If, like with the OP's experience, it's a routine occurrence that's just down to a misplaced sense of entitlement, then I'd park there anyway but only because my 15yo Fiesta has been keyed a couple of times anyway so I wouldn't be too distraught if it happened again.
Fully agree with points made above re hassle involved though
TBH I don't mind it but only because 1. It doesn't happen often and 2. When I've seen it happen, there's always been a note on one of the bins explaining why it's been done.
If, like with the OP's experience, it's a routine occurrence that's just down to a misplaced sense of entitlement, then I'd park there anyway but only because my 15yo Fiesta has been keyed a couple of times anyway so I wouldn't be too distraught if it happened again.
Fully agree with points made above re hassle involved though
backwoodsman said:
Matthen said:
Id be more inclined to ring the council re unsightly bins. Never know, they might get a fine...
Councils actually fine people for that?Wouldn't mind but the justification is (surprise, surprise) H&S. The same rules don't seem to apply to the binmen as it's OK for them to leave the bins in the middle of the pavement after emptying.
The bin, of course, is carefully left at the end of my drive so it doesn't cause any inconvenience.
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