Am I being petty over this?

WelshNic

PROPERTY_LANDLORD_CLASS wrote: »

You obviously missed the part where I asked you to be "more civil". You have a driveway to park on yet you're insisting on parking outside the house on the street. Where do you expect him to park then, down the road and round the corner?

Obviously he's expected to park on his own drive - read the thread :huh:

poppysarah

PROPERTY_LANDLORD_CLASS wrote: »

You obviously missed the part where I asked you to be "more civil". You have a driveway to park on yet you're insisting on parking outside the house on the street. Where do you expect him to park then, down the road and round the corner?

As long as it's blocking no one else's dropped kerb it's neither here nor there for the purposes of the man parking on the OPs drive.

it might however be a sore point with other neighbours if they're anything like this. Round here we seem to have a "for goodness sake don't park anywhere as it stops me parking just where I want."

POPPYOSCAR

PROPERTY_LANDLORD_CLASS wrote: »

You obviously missed the part where I asked you to be "more civil". You have a driveway to park on yet you're insisting on parking outside the house on the street. Where do you expect him to park then, down the road and round the corner?

Have you been down the pub??????

chris_m

Ulfar wrote: »

I would have gone with having a skip or trailer but a caravan would do.

Definitely not an old car though - you gotta insure them now, even if they are SORNed and off the road :mad:

helphelphelphelp

PROPERTY_LANDLORD_CLASS wrote: »

You obviously missed the part where I asked you to be "more civil". You have a driveway to park on yet you're insisting on parking outside the house on the street. Where do you expect him to park then, down the road and round the corner?

And you seem to have missed the part where I said I am parking outside MY house, not HIS. Whereas his car takes up the space on his drive and mine. So where is his civility? I am not insisting he parks down the road, he is more than welcome to park outside the front of his house, which is no where near mine, or even, god forbid, he can just park in the one space on his drive.

It would appear his parking skills are as good as your reading skills.

And thanks for your wise words on civility but the words pot and kettle spring to mind ....

bristol_pilot

I have known disputes over shared driveways go on for 40+ years, which is why I would never buy a house that has one.

However, what we have here seems to be different - the neighbour parking on what is clearly the OP's driveway, when he has been specifically asked not to, preventing the OP from using their garage should they choose to do so.

In my opinion the neighbour's action could be classed as a breach of the peace and he could be arrested for it. Why not drop by your local police station and report it? If you felt intimidated or threatened by the neighbour, mention that too.

helphelphelphelp

In response to those that suggested a barrier/fence in the middle, the drive is block paved so there is no easy way or cheap to put this in the ground and it is also quite narrow to begin with so would end up losing space and making the drive even more narrow. I was thinking of what to put there that would block the drive from him parking but was also easy enough for me to move when needed, but drew a complete blank!

casper_g

chris_m wrote: »

Definitely not an old car though - you gotta insure them now, even if they are SORNed and off the road :mad:

No, you're mistaken: you have to insure them UNLESS they're SORNed and off the road.

GCH888

helphelphelphelp wrote: »

In response to those that suggested a barrier/fence in the middle, the drive is block paved so there is no easy way or cheap to put this in the ground and it is also quite narrow to begin with so would end up losing space and making the drive even more narrow. I was thinking of what to put there that would block the drive from him parking but was also easy enough for me to move when needed, but drew a complete blank!

I think because you don't usually park on your side of the driveway, your new neighbour doesn't have a visual reference to realise that his vehicle is encroaching onto your side perhaps? I can also understand why other residents may be annoyed that you choose to park on the road outside your house and not your driveway (because you're taking up a parking space which friends or family visiting your neighbours could be using). Obviously it's your right to park anywhere on the road provided it's not blocking a dropped kerb, but still ...

Many people would just love to be in your position to have a driveway to park their car. Compare your situation to those who have to drive up and down the street looking for a parking space ... just so they can go back home!

I think the best and most productive solution is to simply start parking your car on your driveway. That way the new neighbour will get used to how little space the two of you share on the driveway and his parking will adapt to this difference.

Basically would all these problems have occurred if you had been parked on your driveway from the moment the new neighbour moved in next door?

noh

helphelphelphelp wrote: »

In response to those that suggested a barrier/fence in the middle, the drive is block paved so there is no easy way or cheap to put this in the ground and it is also quite narrow to begin with so would end up losing space and making the drive even more narrow. I was thinking of what to put there that would block the drive from him parking but was also easy enough for me to move when needed, but drew a complete blank!

A post or barrier will be effective.

http://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/categories/1-parking-posts