Neighbour Parking Problems

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Hi guys and girls,

I bought a house a year ago now and have been having problems with my Neighbour ever since moving in.

The house has a drive and a shared alleyway leading to the back of the house, I park my car on the drive every day.

Now, My father in law lives with us and parks his car on the street outside our house and I often get hire cars dropped off for work, these are also left on the street.

My neighbour parks his car in the exact same spot everyday but the hire cars are often dropped off a few days in advance and left in "his" space, also I have friends come over and park in "his" space.

Other neighbours visitors park in this space also if its free, this space of his is the main road, no parking spaces, no yellow lines just an ordinary street space.

EVERY single time anyone INCLUDING my visitors, neighbours visitors, hire car companies park in this space he knocks on my door to get me to move the car or he blocks my car in my drive and waits for me to knock on to get him to move his car to have a go about parking.

This morning he came out again to moan about the parking of a friends car after a night out in "his" space, I told him I'm late for work and busy and his reply was "I am going to fit a gate across your drive, I am more than entitled to do this" I'm guessing he is referring to the shared alley way which is accessed by our driveway access.

By gating my drive I wouldn't be able to access my house!

Anyway,people are a pain in the ass and need to get a life about there precious parking spaces.

Oh, and he parked his car a single car space along the road if we use "his" space, hardly inconvenient, around 3 steps extra to walk to his front door, This neighbour also has 2 cars with the second car being parked anywhere there is space, like I and all my visitors do!
 
Next time he blocks you in, get his car towed, sounds like a right ****!

Also, let him spend money fitting a gate, then remove it :p
 
You could always not park in his space :p.

Seriously though wth if he only has to park a single car down its not the end of the world.
 
Personally I'd take photos of everything as it is now, driveway, shared space etc. Then wait to see what he does.

He can't block access to your property, but in the meantime I'd also make a point of parking in "his" spot whenever I could - It's a public road, nobody owns a part of it.
 
Every time you use "his" space, it reminds him of how much of a failure he is for not being able to own a house with a driveway, and how small his penis is.

Be understanding "I know how difficult it is these days to afford to live in a good house, and it must be frustrating to get these regular reminders of the compromises your lack of earning power necessitates, so I will try to make extra allowance so that you don't have to face up to it".

Or just tell him to **** off
 
Is there somewhere else he can park if the spot outside his home is taken that is a reasonable distance away?

If not I think a bit of consideration needs to be shown on both sides, it's not unreasonable for him to want to park outside his home. If practically everyday he comes home from work there's a car parked outside his house and nowhere for him to go without blocking someone in, I can understand he might be a bit miffed.

Of course he shouldn't be a muppet and block your drive but how would you honestly feel if it was the other way round?
 
Oh, and he parked his car a single car space along the road if we use "his" space, hardly inconvenient, around 3 steps extra to walk to his front door, This neighbour also has 2 cars with the second car being parked anywhere there is space, like I and all my visitors do!


Why not just make life easy on yourself and park in the spot in front?
 
I had the same living in a terraced street. One person would always come and moan at anyone if they parked outside her house.

I turned round and told her it was public property and any vehicle can park there if it's taxed, tested and insured. This went on for 3 weeks everyday I finished work and got home.

I'd had enough so went bout a lwb hitop transit, taxed and insured with mot and parked it outside her house for 4 weeks straight, had the police round a few times asking if it had been abandoned as she had told them, once they saw paperwork they were happy.

And every since then no has had problems.

He can't legally block you from exiting your drive but there is nothing to say he can't stop you getting onto your drive in your car. I'd probably park as many cars as close to his space as possible and try and leave them there.
 
Be the bigger man and come to an agreement with him. It sounds like there's space for all so is it worth having this hassle/feud?
 
its worth noting that if things escalate too much you'll have to declare the disagreement as and when you come sell the place.

If you can just try and get people to park somewhere else & appease him...
 
If your driveway has a dropped kerb, and he blocks your car whilst you are on the drive preventing you leaving, you can call the non-emergency police line and get his car towed as its an offence.

Note, that if he blocks the drive whilst your car isn't on it just preventing you from parking, it isn't an offence.
 
Sounds like a doughnut. I lived next to 2 of these sad lonely idiots and the best solution I found was to move to a much bigger detached house and leave them to it. Nothing you say will change the way they behave, they have a sense of entitlement which is wrong.
 
Why don't your friends et al just park across your drive and let the guy have his spot?

I'm surprised nobody has suggested that you poo through his letterbox yet...

GD is disappointing these days.

Well I think most people have realised that its not funny any more. Its a tired old meme that has run its course. Now only the dullards parrot it.
 
i understand parking issues . And even though its a public road .. you clearly know he parks there .

Why not just ask yer friends to park elsewhere and there ends the issue . Although he is in the wrong.. your the one being difficult about it

And re the guy who bought a LWB transit.. Im sure you didnt :/
 
i understand parking issues . And even though its a public road .. you clearly know he parks there .

Why not just ask yer friends to park elsewhere and there ends the issue . Although he is in the wrong.. your the one being difficult about it

And re the guy who bought a LWB transit.. Im sure you didnt :/

I kind of agree with this.
 
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