I beg to differ if you have allocated spots you need to nip it in the bud straight away or stop it from happening in the first place. Otherwise they park there when you only have one car, and then carry on parking there when you have two.
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I beg to differ if you have allocated spots you need to nip it in the bud straight away or stop it from happening in the first place. Otherwise they park there when you only have one car, and then carry on parking there when you have two.
Given that ^, in my eyes you are totally in the right, arguably a wee bit selfish but totally in the right none the less
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This. Having a house with private parking that is often frequented by mothers on the school run, blocking me from entering my own garage when I get home on a Friday, I'm entirely on Eulogy's side here.
They also look at me funny when I ask them to move, like I've got such a nerve asking them to remove themselves from my property.
The idiot is the person that left you the note.
It's not arguably a wee bit selfish whatsoever. It's his property and he wants to stop people invading his car parking spaces.
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i know someone who was always moaning about cars parked opposite his house which they could park there quite legally so he went out and bought an old banger taxed it and parked it them himself to stop other people. 
I mean FFS why?
I must add he never moved it or drove it- it was there just to stop other people parking there.
I mean FFS why?I must add he never moved it or drove it- it was there just to stop other people parking there.
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i know someone who was always moaning about cars parked opposite his house which they could park there quite legally so he went out and bought an old banger taxed it and parked it them himself to stop other people.
I must add he never moved it or drove it- it was there just to stop other people parking there.
Yeah that's stupid, I wouldn't do that. Public parking spaces are public for a reason so common sense is needed there.
Cheers to those who agree with me
seems i chose a very apt adjective then... arguably he is currently being selfish given he has two car parking spaces and only one car
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I think we will just have to agree to disagree on this one then
Good on ya. I've got a double drive and 1 car - I'd be less than impressed with someone assuming they could park there as I only use half of it.
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+1. They are YOUR parking spaces!
The person obviously has too much time on their hands. I would be ****ed off.
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seems i chose a very apt adjective then... arguably he is currently being selfish given he has two car parking spaces and only one car
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I have three beds in my house yet since there are only two of us, I am only using one bed.
Am I arguably being selfish by preventing squatters from using my two other beds?
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seems i chose a very apt adjective then... arguably he is currently being selfish given he has two car parking spaces and only one car
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Well normally we have two cars but as my brother is in America the other one isn't back till next weekend, I have some friends over this weekend so need to make room for them, but otherwise one is free until next week :0)
It doesn't strike me as very community-orientated, I'd be quite happy for people to use the available space, as no doubt if I had friends visiting at some point then I'd hope that if there was an available space at another house nearby they wouldn't mind the car parking in there, though I'd probably knock first and ask if I had advance warning.
Fair enough if they are very tight spots or if the layout is such that it causes issues if both spots are taken, but if it's just a regular spot I'd find it very hard to care enough to deliberately take both spots just to stop someone else parking in the spare one.
But yes, you are of course perfectly entitled to do whatever you like with your spaces
Fair enough if they are very tight spots or if the layout is such that it causes issues if both spots are taken, but if it's just a regular spot I'd find it very hard to care enough to deliberately take both spots just to stop someone else parking in the spare one.
But yes, you are of course perfectly entitled to do whatever you like with your spaces
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The only thing I would be worried about is someone damaging my car out of spite. There are some weird people out there.
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I agree with the OP too, you can do what you want with your own spaces.
Although, it is a bit petty. I don't think I would take up both unless I knew somebody was coming round and I wanted a space free for them.
Im assuming that you don't actually own the parking spaces, they are just allocated by the council.
Although, it is a bit petty. I don't think I would take up both unless I knew somebody was coming round and I wanted a space free for them.
Im assuming that you don't actually own the parking spaces, they are just allocated by the council.
Give an inch, take a mile - if someone knows you well enough to come and ask if they can use the other space then thats fair enough. Leave it open for anyone to just park in, you'll let them assume its free to use and you'll never get parked again. Stick to guns, make sure no one else uses it.
I know, I agreed with you, I was merely stating that you could be perceived as being slightly contrary given you know you only have one car at the mo.
odd how that part of my discussion was overlooked and the latter part which was included for devils advocate purposes has been focussed uopn and quoted mildly out of context
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It doesn't strike me as very community-orientated, I'd be quite happy for people to use the available space, as no doubt if I had friends visiting at some point then I'd hope that if there was an available space at another house nearby they wouldn't mind the car parking in there, though I'd probably knock first and ask if I had advance warning.
Fair enough if they are very tight spots or if the layout is such that it causes issues if both spots are taken, but if it's just a regular spot I'd find it very hard to care enough to deliberately take both spots just to stop someone else parking in the spare one.
But yes, you are of course perfectly entitled to do whatever you like with your spaces
Sure, but we only recently moved in and I don't really know any of the neighbours. If agreed beforehand to allow someone else to use a spot sure no worries, but if you just let people take your spots they will take it for granted and then when you need it it will be taken.
For the record there is some roadside parking in the area so even if someone needed extra parking there is usually somewhere available to park at.
This was my initial reaction, I was thinking there must be a better way than parking across both but without knowing what it's like there it's hard to judge.
For example, is there no way you could let someone park there on the agreement that they move when you need to get two cars in?