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Mews parking
alice_kate_2
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My friend has recently moved into a new build on a 'mews' street.
It's essentially a normal road but so the builders could get the most of the land it's very narrow and there are no paths and it is raised so no kerbs (but is tarmac not paved).
Everyone has off road parking for two cars but some are one behind the other and so they have taken to parking on the mews road directly outside his house (it's too narrow for them to park outside their own) to avoid blocking each other in.
As there is no footpath, parking outside my friends house means that they are literally one foot from the front door. He has a tiny garden path of about a foot and a little shrub garden and then it's just the road. Where the cars park means that he has to climb over him shrubs to get out as they leave no space at the end of his little path (hope this makes sense).
My friend and his GF are expecting a baby also and there is no chance of getting a buggy in/out when the car is parked there.
Is this allowed? He is planning on asking the neighbour to stop politely but first wanted to know if he had grounds to do so?
The problem is since this neighbour started doing it there's another neighbour that has assumed it is okay and so they battle it out for that space and so there is always someone outside his front door! There's no use him parking there himself as he still wouldn't get out and he can't even park a bit wider as the road is too narrow and cars wouldn't get around!
It's essentially a normal road but so the builders could get the most of the land it's very narrow and there are no paths and it is raised so no kerbs (but is tarmac not paved).
Everyone has off road parking for two cars but some are one behind the other and so they have taken to parking on the mews road directly outside his house (it's too narrow for them to park outside their own) to avoid blocking each other in.
As there is no footpath, parking outside my friends house means that they are literally one foot from the front door. He has a tiny garden path of about a foot and a little shrub garden and then it's just the road. Where the cars park means that he has to climb over him shrubs to get out as they leave no space at the end of his little path (hope this makes sense).
My friend and his GF are expecting a baby also and there is no chance of getting a buggy in/out when the car is parked there.
Is this allowed? He is planning on asking the neighbour to stop politely but first wanted to know if he had grounds to do so?
The problem is since this neighbour started doing it there's another neighbour that has assumed it is okay and so they battle it out for that space and so there is always someone outside his front door! There's no use him parking there himself as he still wouldn't get out and he can't even park a bit wider as the road is too narrow and cars wouldn't get around!
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Ask nicely - explain the situation.
Legally they are parking on communal land, however obviously it's causing a nuisance.
Were I in his shoes (and I am not suggesting he does this) should it continue after he's explained the very reasonable logic behind his request, I would put a nail through the tyre (note that is just what I would do.)0 -
Tea and cake is clearly the answer here.
If that fails, who owns the road? Is it private? Is there a management company?
Final resort, buy a bag of nails or tacks next time it's raining and bring them home in a paper bag. Paper disintigrates easily when wet so sadly the nails may drop out just as you get them home......0 -
alice_kate wrote: »Is this allowed? He is planning on asking the neighbour to stop politely but first wanted to know if he had grounds to do so?
Is the street a private street or a council-adopted highway?
If it's council adopted, I can't think what legal grounds there would be to request that the neighbour doesn't park there in the absence of any parking restrictions.
Even if it's privately owned, I'd hazard that the original developers remain the owners and will have little (no) incentive to implement and enforce parking restrictions. Get your friend to check his deeds and with the land registry to find out who owns the land. Perhaps, if he's lucky, the title register for his house might include some kind of easement on the street that he could perhaps argue is being interfered with by neighbour parking right outside his house.0 -
who owns the road? Is it private? Is there a management company?
Given they bought recently, I presume they had all this explained to them by their solicitor, and that going back to their solicitor for any necessary clarification might be more useful than asking a friend to ask some weirdos on the internet about it. However, I would expect there to be a management company who might be able to do something about it (and then charge everyone for it).0 -
The road is unadopted still, but he is pretty sure it is due to be adopted at some date in the future (although this can take a while I'm sure!).
There is managed land but it's only the communal parking areas and not the road itself.0 -
Who the F parks that close directly outside someones front door?
Selfish barstewards clearly. Try the tea and cake but if that aint a goer it'd be nail central in my world...0 -
Who the F parks that close directly outside someones front door?
Selfish barstewards clearly. Try the tea and cake but if that aint a goer it'd be nail central in my world...
I know that's my thoughts - no idea why someone thinks it's a good place to park!
Although his road has all sorts of issues due to the narrow layout - he said the house a few doors up front garden is shaped so that it goes out into the road and due to lack of kerb people drive over it all the time completely ruining the lawn! He said a couple of times people have parked opposite said neighbours garden leaving no choice but to drive over the garden to get through! Have to say I'm glad I don't live there seems to be an absolute nightmare.0 -
If they know who it is I'd suggest that they both go round as a couple to the offenders house and just explain the situation, play up the pregnant girlfriend/ buggy bit.
It may be that because nobody has spoken up they think it's okay (not really an excuse).
They could start by just asking them to park either side of the path
I honestly feel that the pregnant GF angle will nip this in the bud....0 -
It would be a terrible shame if the car was scratched by the buggy while they were maneuvering it in and out of the front door, wouldn't it?0
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alice_kate wrote: »I know that's my thoughts - no idea why someone thinks it's a good place to park!
Although his road has all sorts of issues due to the narrow layout - he said the house a few doors up front garden is shaped so that it goes out into the road and due to lack of kerb people drive over it all the time completely ruining the lawn! He said a couple of times people have parked opposite said neighbours garden leaving no choice but to drive over the garden to get through! Have to say I'm glad I don't live there seems to be an absolute nightmare.
Well his neighbour could erect a fence at least...
Maybe teaming up with his neighbour would be a good idea.
The roads currently unadopted so it'll probably be easier to get measures put in place before it is...0
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