Parking Ettiquete

waster_2

If we all want to park outside our front doors then the only answer is no one uses their car unless they park in a car park or are lucky enough to park in a road with no houses. Anyone with a car always need to park somewhere at some time or another and so you take your chances with everyone else, surely. Residents schemes are devisive and discriminatory.

With regards putting out bollards, bins or the like, very risky. If they casue an accident or someone falls or trips over them you are liable and the consequences in these no win no fee ambulance chasing days are potentially horrendous. I would suggest that you do not do this unless you are well insured and your insurer (Not Motor Insurance but Public Liability Insurance normally on Contents and/or Buildings Policy) have agreed they are prepared to cover you doing this.

ollyshaw

sali_mali wrote:

Why is it so unreasonable to expect a space to park outside your own house?

My street is near the town center, so metered parking is allowed by non residents. This and other people visiting, delivering etc etc means that a place outside your house is not always available. 90% of the time I get to park right outside my house, but I am not going to cause a nuisance by placing obstacles on the street to ensure this, imagine if everyone did this! I just accept the 10% as a fact of living on a busy street.

Olly

stevebananer

northern_munky wrote:

Dan29, any terrace house is going to be the same width as a car, which means you'll only get one car at each house. We have two cars but we park one down the road and I wouldnt dream of parking one at my next door neighbours and that applies to him too, that would be just plain selfish, wouldnt you agree?

You're quite lucky to have somewhere to park your second car that isn't in front of anyone else's house.
That's not always an option in a terrace.

plane_boy2000

northern_munky wrote:

I bet all the people on here saying you have no right to park outside your own house live in houses with drives. It's not a question of moving house, some of us cant afford a 4 bed semi and have to live in terraces!

I'm in the same boat, but most of us here will not park at each others doors, its all a matter of having some common decency and being good neighbours, sounds like the OP hasn't got decent neighbours though so doubt there's much you can do about it unfortunately.

Yes I do have parking - I bought a house with parking because I need somewhere to park a car! I also used to live in a terrace and guess what! It had parking. If you buy a house without parking then you should think yourselves lucky if you manage to get a space anywhere near your house as its not a right