Neighbour Parking dispute

Mercdriver

RS2000. wrote: »

You're as bad as him in your response.

You'll find he gives very poor advice in nearly every thread he posts on.

In hindsight, I agree.

To me, involving the police even in a low level way is the nuclear option. The police might say that they like to deal with any form of harrasment early. But this isn't harrasment. In situations such as this, involving the police will make sure that the neighbour hates your guts, and will make things so much worse. Alongside border fences/hedges/leylandii, parking is one of the major causes for concern among neighbours.

Rightly or wrongly, I think people should act like grown ups and try to self mediate until there really is no other way. In a he says/she says situation where it is just one person's word against another the one who has documented everything and taken the least beligerent path will have the most credibility. That can prove to be important.

Norman_Castle

http://i.imgur.com/spfV3XL.jpg

Depending on how fast or busy the road is and the view could you park outside your house in the shadow of the lamp post. Bit inconvenient for other drivers but how much of a problem would it cause?

flea72

Why cant you put one car in garage and one on driveway?
Park in front of grass patch to left of yr house?
Remove front garden and add another parking space?

flowrypot

On a new housing development near me the developers have just employed a private parking firm , they say because of parking disputes between neighbours, I am wondering if this might be the shape of things to come . http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/homeowners-furious-over-strict-new-38376/

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flowrypot wrote: »

On a new housing development near me the developers have just employed a private parking firm , they say because of parking disputes between neighbours, I am wondering if this might be the shape of things to come . http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/homeowners-furious-over-strict-new-38376/

That usually happens on developments where the developer has employed a management company to charge each property £1000 a year. To pay for things like cutting the grassy verges and gritting the roads when it snows. Stuff you usually already pay for as part of the council tax. And Taylor Wimpey are the ones who usually do this as just like the article you linked to.

kerri_gt

People in our street have just tarmacked pat of their front garden to accommodate their vehicles - think they have 4 also - this sounds like a lot but its a family car, works vehicle and they have two teenagers at that driving age - plus their friends come round to visit too. People do park on the street too but it can cause issues round near blind bends.

Could you look at giving up some of your front lawn to parking, park as one OP said under the lamppost on the grass in front of your house with at least one car? I'd go an speak calmly to the neighbour and see if you can come to an agreeable solution, or find out what they meant by 'more considerate parking'.

Sometimes our neighbours have visitors that park across our parking so my OH can't get his car parked after work - usually they come out and move their vehicles or my OH will park elsewhere until they've gone. Yes it's a pain, but we all drive, a smile / wave / acknowledgement goes a long way - and there's times we have additional cars that need to be parked so its swings and roundabouts.

Discuss it like grown ups - really don't understand why people are suggesting getting the police involved - sledgehammer / nut and bad neighbour relations, sounds lovely - not.

DavidF

Just ignore it and try to not park outside his house if possible. Quiet life and all that. If there are literally NO spaces left then park where ever you want. If here are repeated notes then point out calmly maybe in a letter back to him that as parking spaces are limited then the whole street really has to operate on a 1st come basis. Say that you will not discuss it further as you value your neighbours and don't want to get into disputes that will benefit either of you.

Marktheshark

Mercdriver wrote: »

Rightly or wrongly, I think people should act like grown ups and try to self mediate until there really is no other way..

Like leaving notes on peoples cars ordering them about and ordering what to do ?
That kind of Grown ups ?

roneik

In think I would be peeved if a household with 4 cars were letting the overspill impede others right to park.
The note does not sound intimidating to me. If you handle it right peace will reign. Situations like this one need tact , not aggression. I do so hope you have been to check out the minis though :rotfl:

stockton_2

As far as I know no-one has a legal "right" to park on the public highway. We just do it anyway. Why are you parking in front of his house?? Because you believe, probably correctly, that is the sensible thing to do having regard to all the circumstances.

Why is he objecting? Because he mistakenly thinks you are taking a liberty.

Talk to the guy and assure him you really have no other option. You would be amazed at how most situations can be defused very easily once you actually talk to people and show them you are a reasonable person.