Neighbour parking EVERYWHERE!

loveitall

Hi all,

just a quickie, we (me and my nice neighbours) have a horrible man who lives over the road ( we are in a small cul-de-sac with very thin roads, on a 20yo estate) who lives in a slightly larger house with a driveway fit for probably 3 cars but comfortably 3. He has his wifes focus on the drive on its own (WHY?), parks his passat on the road infront of his front garden 9public highway) and his bix TAXI in a visitors parking space!!!!!!! just typing this is making me maaaaad!!!
They are a family of four (wife and him 2 kids who are non drivers obv..)

There are a few things i am interested to know and i was wondering whether any of you could shed some light!?

1) should he be able to park a taxi (commercial vehicle) on a visitors parking space?
2) his passat which is big hampers access to the 3 visitors parking spaces directly opposite (very narrow road so getting into the parking spaces is hard with something parked opp..) 1 of these 3 spaces he's using anyway for the bloody taxi. cheek of it.
and
3)have us nice neighbours got any power to make him change his parking habits?

it should defo be mentioned that there are soooooooo not enough parking spaces for the houses without drivways to park eve ONE car per household, let alone 3. Is it fair he does this? no, but is it legal for him to do it - probab-bloody-dy....!! :mad:

Oh yes and he also moans if anyone parks in 'his' space on the road out the front of his (the passat space) even though its the pulics highway. I and several other neighbours are resorting to parking round the corner at the end of the road basically right outside of the cul-de-sac itself. Really not nice to park so far away fdrom your house

i guess this is what you get on 'modern' estates with very little allocated spaces.

can anyone advise?

sorry to go on, and sorry for being so ranty!!

Jx:j

PasturesNew

If he has a taxed vehicle, that is being parked on a public highway without breaking any laws, then unfortunately you'll probably find the answer is yes he can do this.

You could dig about the deeds to see if there are any covenants preventing him from doing this, although in most instances covenants like this aren't enforceable.

CYBERCIDERSAVER

Where does he park when "his" space is taken?

Problem is you are right. If it is a public highway then he has every right to park on the road. No matter how many spaces his drive has.

What about your house? Any front garden that you can convert to an extra space.
Or how about the other nice neighbours? The only other option is to park in "his" space as often as possible and when he does moan, take the opportunity to (politely) dicuss the problem.

I would assume three cars on his driveway would mean he may have to juggle the cars in the morning. Which is a pain in the !!!! when there is space outside your own house...

a drawing might help us envisage the problem better and enable us to help more. (or maybe I am just being nosey.)

Running_Horse

Strange how aggressive people get about parking spaces. I have reread the OP and can't find anywhere where it says he is blocking anyone in or causing a nuisance. Perhaps you just don't like commercial vehicles in your road? As the great Betty Boo once said, there's more serious of issues.

N9eav

Seen this type of problem loads of times. If he has 6 cars and they are all taxed and insured he can park them anywhere he wants on the public road. He is not allowed to obstruct driveways, but obstruction is a matter of opinion.

david29dpo

Very common i,am afraid. its a fact of life some people dont care about others any more, only themselves. Bear in mind you can park anywhere as well! (hint)

pinkshoes

loveitall wrote: »

his passat which is big hampers access to the 3 visitors parking spaces directly opposite (very narrow road so getting into the parking spaces is hard with something parked opp..) 1 of these 3 spaces he's using anyway for the bloody taxi.

I would follow david's hint.

Or...if you just happen to knock the wing mirror off his Passat whilst trying to get into one of the visitor parking spaces... It might put your insurance up slightly, but it might make him think twice about not using his driveway!

How about you and the neighbours try and fill all the visitor spaces AND the place where he parks the Passat.

After all, if he can park where he wants, so can you...

Lotus-eater

Unfortunately what people are telling you to do will probably make it worse.
One of the worst things you can do is to fall out with your neighbours, once you do it, its very hard to get back to talking normally.
I've been in the same situation and in others with neighbours, getting angry is a no no, keep calm and realistic. Look at it from their point of view and tell them you are doing that, but put forward your point of view as well.
Negotiation and tact are needed, you do not want to get into a feud with someone, it just isn't worth it.

RabbitMad

Buy an old banger (the grubbier the better) for less than £100, make sure its taxed, MOT'd and your insurance covers you for driving any vehicle and then park it in his place and leave it there for a few months.

slipp_digby

pinkshoes wrote: »

How about you and the neighbours try and fill all the visitor spaces AND the place where he parks the Passat.

good advice - do it on a regular basis to break his habit.

three landrovers or other 4 x 4s recommended.

should do the trick. make sure they belong to large mates of yours.

MissMoneypenny

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Unfortunately what people are telling you to do will probably make it worse.
One of the worst things you can do is to fall out with your neighbours, once you do it, its very hard to get back to talking normally.

Not if you do what they are saying with a smile on your face and always make a point of waving/talking to the neighbour causing the parking problem. Sypathise with them when they can't get back into "their" space, but politely refuse to move your car if it is in "their" space.