Housing/Parking trouble

Valli

Ideally, with the littering, you need to catch her, or whoever's dropping it and shame them into no longer doing it.

And as for the parking - I would be tempted to stick a note on the screen when the car's not too badly parked with something like - 'Wow - your parking technique's REALLY improving' Thanks for the laugh - check out my You tube uploads;)'

You wouldn't see me for dust if you stuck THAT on my car!

Tony69

vikingaero wrote: »

I don't get it with Mrs V. We have 3 cars. 2 go on the drive, 1 on the road outside. If someone parks there she exclaims: "Who's that parked outsde our house?" I normally reply: "Someone with every right to in a taxed, insured and licenced car - get over it."

I think you should give Mrs V a bit more respect.

aileth

It's not 'your' spot it's a space on a public road. It might be an inconvenience that you can't park outside, but it's not your spot to dictate who can and can't park there.

People who litter so brazenly won't be bothered if you ask them not to litter, in fact it'll probably make them do it more, that's been my experience anyway.

I don't understand what you mean by punishment - do you want them to get flogged?

I'd ignore it, carry on parking there when you can, smile back if they give you dirty looks, you have as much a right as them to park there, and I'd personally take the moral high ground and pick the litter up rather than leaving it to become a rubbish tip.

We have neighbours like this, and trust me when I say no amount of politeness or a nice note on the windscreen will dissuade the crap parking and general ignorance.

vuvuzela

aileth wrote: »

It's not 'your' spot it's a space on a public road. It might be an inconvenience that you can't park outside, but it's not your spot to dictate who can and can't park there.

The OP has not claimed they should have the right to dictate this. Maybe you should re-read what they've put, and possibly be slightly less confrontational in your ignorance next time ?

earthstorm

It all depends they may have rights to park. In our street about 15 yrs ago to local authority asked us ( private households) if they could take 3 mtrs off our yards to widen the street and place notices up that the 3 yrs is still our property for us to use as a parking space. yes now most of the signs have been removed by kids etc. but we still have the right to part infront of our property and have any other vehicles removed.

aileth

vuvuzela wrote: »

The OP has not claimed they should have the right to dictate this. Maybe you should re-read what they've put, and possibly be slightly less confrontational in your ignorance next time ?

So sorry to have offended you

I have read the posts - I was addressing the fact that the OP was strong on the 'our' spot, and the last post mentioned it bothering them, when it shouldn't bother them at all as they have no right over the spot! He says he's fully aware, but then uses 'our spot' and how it bothers them... Might be aware, but not accepting!

I accept I may be a little sensitive over this issue, over people thinking that the spot in front of their house is theirs. Most of them that think the spots are theirs also are aware anyone can park there, but act completely indignantly when someone does. A friend of mine was attacked by a fella parking in front of his house on a busy road, he said himself that he's "aware" that she CAN park there, but she SHOULDN'T as it's outside his house...

No way the other party are in the right re the other things, but I really think the whole thing would be a non-issue if they were parking elsewhere. I'm sure the OP wouldn't be bothered if they were parking in their next door neighbour's 'spot' and littering or parking in a terrible way! So obviously the fact it's 'their' spot is an issue!

scheming_gypsy

Is the girl fit? you're 22 and she's parking in 'your' spot. If she's not bad looking get stuck in and then you can tell her to sort her parking out. Result all round

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

I cannot beleve I wasted 50 seconds of my life reading this, was going to sum it up for others and I should had started at the end!

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

Is the girl fit? you're 22 and she's parking in 'your' spot. If she's not bad looking get stuck in and then you can tell her to sort her parking out. Result all round

Problem, what is she is like an old mere!

loubel

We once watched the teenage daughter of one of our neighbours throw her burger wrappers out of her boyfriend's car, get out and go home. One of our other neighbours went and knocked on their door and told her parents. Few minutes later she was out in the road picking up her litter and hasn't done it again since

Ours is a friendly neighbourhood though and I think the people knew each other so there was no risk of antagonising anyone.

scheming_gypsy

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

Problem, what is she is like an old mere!

i'd got that covered as well. She was sitting around with her mates chatting and they left a load of McDonald wrappers. One of her mates must be worth a poke.