residential street parking enquiry

DON79

Neil_B wrote: »

you are good entertainment value at least!

yeah i presume what you are like from your posts.

my presumptions - no i was referring to your one that the neighbours would react badly to a civilised adult, constructive and assertive approach.

If you had started off posting your responses in a civilised manner then this whole debate would not be going on in the first place. It's over now as far as I am concerned. You have made your point and I have made mine.

rikbar

Hi Don,

you ask what can you do, and I am afraid the answer is absolutely nothing.

These people have as much right to park there as you do, as it is not your land and is therefore part of the public carriageway.

You might be able to talk to them or reason with them, but as mentioned earlier this could be unwise if it is going to lead to confrontation. If you are comfortable with approaching them and a people person, give it a go, but don't try and push your 'right' to park there, as you have none. Just because some people may own a driveway, does not mean that they must also use it, no matter how irritating.

To be honest, as much as I wish we could all park were we wanted, if you want to gusrantee a place to park nearby buy a house with a drive way. If not, like the rest of us, be happy to park where you can.

Sorry I can't give any help and hope it works itself out

Rikbar

DON79

Thanks rikbar, I know there is not much I can do, it is just more annoying than anything and awkward having the two little ones having to carry them from the car further away from the house. I wish we could put a driveway in or we would have done it by now but the ironic thing is that this layby prevents us from putting one in as it would need to be moved along with a couple of trees plus it would mean driving across a bit of grass plus footpath.

Thanks anyway for your suggestions.

Neil_B

DON79 wrote: »

If you had started off posting your responses in a civilised manner then this whole debate would not be going on in the first place. It's over now as far as I am concerned. You have made your point and I have made mine.

Morning!

Just a quick clarification if I may?

Reading my first post and can see it's quite blunt - but only to purpose.
I thought it was clearly aimed at the two suggestions to antagonise or act in reprisal. the only part at aimed at you Don was in relation to being reluctant to talk to the neighbours first. I remain surprised at that but you now seem happy to maybe give it a go.

Where I do apologise is for being partly responsible for and responding to the escalation. In that, I agree i was quite rude. better ways to describe things.

I'm sure you'll see the irony there. My original point being an objection to conflict, there being too much already in the world, and ending up in conflict?

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I really hope you don't end up doing anything antagonistic or even feel the need to. I hope an approach is succesful.

You haven't said where you are. Many areas now have 'mediation' services which I hear are actually quite good. The purpose being not to judge but to facilitate exactly what i suggested - communication - and to help it work.

Maybe you could enquire locally?