New neighbours don't get the etiquette

LADYXXMACBETH

AdrianC wrote: »

Which they feel they can't use because of people parking opposite the entrance.

Whether that's an actual obstruction or not, we have no idea. A photo would help.


Then nod, smile, and follow her request.


If one person is an idiot, and another copies them, that doesn't make for two sensible grown-ups. It makes for two idiots.

She has just as much right to park on the road there as you do or as I does.

She has a right to park there. I'm not being a !!!! I'm parking considerately, she is the one parking over two spaces. I suppose I could park in front of someone else's house and then they'd have to park in front of her house. But then I'm being a !!!! to the neighbours I like.

onwards&upwards

LADYXXMACBETH wrote: »

She has a right to park there. I'm not being a !!!! I'm parking considerately, she is the one parking over two spaces. I suppose I could park in front of someone else's house and then they'd have to park in front of her house. But then I'm being a !!!! to the neighbours I like.

There are no spaces so she isn’t parking over 2.

loskie

I thought you said it wasn't bothering you!

That doesn't seem to be the case.

You are being self righteous and overly precious.
It's a public place, uncontrolled parking, accept it.

Occasionally people park directly in front of my house, I don't like it, they are doing nothing wrong so I live with it.

AdrianC

LADYXXMACBETH wrote: »

she is the one parking over two spaces.

There are no marked spaces, though. She is just parking on the road.

I suppose I could park in front of someone else's house and then they'd have to park in front of her house. But then I'm being a !!!! to the neighbours I like.

No, you're parking perfectly normally and legitimately.

C'mon, let's see a pic to see whether she does have any legitimate grounds to complain about parking opposite her drive entrance...

Tigsteroonie

LADYXXMACBETH wrote: »

Btw I have a housing association house as my son has a disability. I didn't come with a driveway. Yes I know it's strange it's a disability friendly house with no driveway or disabled parking.

BB? Have you considered asking the council for a disabled parking bay on the road?

J_B

VFR wrote: »

Park in her drive as she cannot use it, when she protests tell her either she uses it or you will.

That was my thought too ;)

LADYXXMACBETH

loskie wrote: »

I thought you said it wasn't bothering you!

That doesn't seem to be the case.

You are being self righteous and overly precious.
It's a public place, uncontrolled parking, accept it.

Occasionally people park directly in front of my house, I don't like it, they are doing nothing wrong so I live with it.

I'm not the one that has a problem with parking.

The new neighbour has told me I'm not allowed to park near her house. She has parked her car on the road. That's fine, I don't mind that it's a public road. I annoy her by parking my people carrier opposite her house.
I have to park it there or take someone else's spot.

So before she moved in the other day everyone had their "spot" that everyone abides by. There's 7 parking places on our road, it's a public highway. My neighbours occupy 5 of them leaving one free usually for visitors etc. The free one is also in front of her house. So there's two parking spaces in front of her house I. Could park in someone else's spot and make them park there's where I usually park mine, but that's not neighbourly. So the new neigh our instead of parking in one spot she deliberately covered both spots out of spite. It wasn't a problem as I just took one of the other spaces until they moved.
I'm the one that parks on the road, neighbour doesn't like it. I want to be nice to the neighbour, but have very few options other than parking in the spot I usually park in.
I guess I'll have to just continue and she will have to keep occupying two spaces when she's being an idiot.
I'm not bothered but she is and I don't want to annoy her but I have no choice.

Mercdriver

gozaimasu wrote: »

"Etiquette" or not, it's public road. Anyone can park there so you're a nasty piece of work trying to cause trouble. You're making it hard for this person to get out of their driveway and get onto the highway. That's an offence.

Rather big assumption being made. Do you live in the OP's area? Do you know something which we don't bearing in mind we haven't seen a photo - which in itself might be inconclusive due to camera angles. How do you know empirically that the OP is blocking the route out for the neighbour? To make this statement, you'd need to be in that position.

OP - as another has suggested, if you have a disabled child, or even a disabled adult in the house that is entitled to a disabled badge then you are entitled to a disabled bay.

AdrianC

LADYXXMACBETH wrote: »

I'm not the one that has a problem with parking.

Umm, yes, you are.

I have to park it there or take someone else's spot.

There IS no "someone else's spot". There is no "your spot". EVERY spot on a public road is equally available to everybody.

I'm not bothered

You're doing a lot of complaining for somebody who's not bothered.

Aylesbury_Duck

LADYXXMACBETH wrote: »

I'm not the one that has a problem with parking.

The new neighbour has told me I'm not allowed to park near her house. She has parked her car on the road. That's fine, I don't mind that it's a public road. I annoy her by parking my people carrier opposite her house.
I have to park it there or take someone else's spot.

So before she moved in the other day everyone had their "spot" that everyone abides by. There's 7 parking places on our road, it's a public highway. My neighbours occupy 5 of them leaving one free usually for visitors etc. The free one is also in front of her house. So there's two parking spaces in front of her house I. Could park in someone else's spot and make them park there's where I usually park mine, but that's not neighbourly. So the new neigh our instead of parking in one spot she deliberately covered both spots out of spite. It wasn't a problem as I just took one of the other spaces until they moved.
I'm the one that parks on the road, neighbour doesn't like it. I want to be nice to the neighbour, but have very few options other than parking in the spot I usually park in.
I guess I'll have to just continue and she will have to keep occupying two spaces when she's being an idiot.
I'm not bothered but she is and I don't want to annoy her but I have no choice.

It looks like that what was a workable custom has gone out the window with the new neighbour's arrival. You don't have "parking spots", there aren't seven of them and no one "owns" those "spots". What's worked until now won't work in future so I suggest you rip up the unwritten rule book and treat the road as it always was: a free-for-all where parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. I'd speak to all the previously cooperative neighbours, let them know what's happened and that in future, as a result, you'll simply park your car in the nearest legal and safe position. The knock-on will be that they will have to do the same.

It's a shame but in a road of numerous people, it was always likely that occupants would change and what was a cosy parking club would disappear. The sooner you dispel the notion of "allocated parking spots" the better, otherwise it'll continue to wind you up.

There is a practical avenue to pursue. With your son's disability you should apply for a disabled bay on the street. It still won't be "yours", it will be available for anyone with a blue badge to use, but it might provide a regular space to park.