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Yoginimeisje Fri 01-Apr-22 08:47:16

Just moved into this converted big Victorian house, garden flat, so just another flat above. Downsized to get rid of my mortgage from a 4 bed with big driveway, lovely considerate neighbours & area.

I viewed twice, each time plenty of parking spaces and a bay across the front of my property, space for 3 cars, so thought it wasn't a big problem to not have a driveway, how wrong was I!!

My 2 neighbours either side have their cars permanently parked outside my house, they move them once per week for a shopping trip, but immediately swap with their other car, so no chance of my moving in to park. On the left they don't have a driveway or bay, on the right he has a big caravan on his driveway & parks his big works van over the front of this.

Over the road, where there is enough parking for another car, he parks in such a way I can't quite get in and without doubt does this on purpose! He has a driveway but never parks on it but along side it, half over and half over where I could park. On the occasions I have parked there, as he is at work, when he gets back he parks right onto my bumper so I can't even open my boot to put my work bag in. But on my return he has moved his car a few feet preventing me from parking there again! The next parking spot is about 1/2 mile away, or the last 2 times I've had to go right round the block again [one way st.] to park in the street way before my house. I have to drive down to my house to check if there is a space to park and when there isn't have to then drive round the block again.

My daughter has the same problem when she visits with her little ones, when I assured her, when I moved, she'd be ok with parking. My son and I meet her on arrival, to help get the little ones in safely, same on her departure when my son carries one to the car and comes back for the other as it's a busy rd.

After 2 months of this it's really doing my head in! I am going to ask the elderly guy upstairs if I can knock the wall down in the front garden to create a driveway for me, he doesn't have a car, but as he owns the front garden I feel he will say no.

halfpint1 Sun 03-Apr-22 14:14:52

I had a parking problem and only solved it when I changed part of my garden into parking. One of my neighbours had been very aggressive and I actually put my house up for sale because I couldn't live with them situation.

halfpint1 Sun 03-Apr-22 14:15:36

That was before I decided to surrender my garden!

MissAdventure Sun 03-Apr-22 14:32:18

When I've been past my mums, it's new owners have paved the garden and painted the bungalow grey.
She would have hated that!
I wonder if she haunts them? smile

Jess20 Sun 03-Apr-22 15:58:13

What does it say about parking in the lease? That is what you go by and not much else will be enforceable. Sounds like the sellers got people to move their cars for viewings, what do the sale details say? Does it say there's parking?

4allweknow Sun 03-Apr-22 20:00:23

Have you checked the titleddeeds? There may be Conditions prohibiting your neighbour from parking a caravan on his property. Of course it would means the Conditions on his property would need to be the same and the only way you can have those enforced is by a legal action. Justification would be he is using street space for his vehicles when he could use his drive or perhaps it could be considered as blocking your view. Where I live the Conditions apply to caravans and commercial vehicles parked on driveways and the additional parking areas. If someone is parking so close that it blocks access to your vehicle it's an offence. Report it to the police.

NannaFirework Sun 03-Apr-22 20:58:55

It’s so annoying !!!
If as someone said it’s not illegal to park on someone’s drive - I’d park on his (that parks right up to your boot) drive ! But you as a decent person - you wouldn’t want the argument that would no doubt ensue…What a pig he sounds - I hope your neighbour will agree to you knocking the little wall down!

Yoginimeisje Mon 04-Apr-22 07:06:39

Thanks for all the interesting stories.

Still parked down the road! I went for a meal with family down from London, along with my daughter & granddaughters. They came back to mine after and my son went in their car just to help them with the parking! My poor D & GDs quite a way down the road. Wonder if they watch us struggling to get the little ones in and out of the car, passing their house a few times with bits and pieces to come in & then out again when they leave. It doesn't make you feel good when showing someone your new house, with zero parking!

The guy that lives above told me there had been about 3 new house owners staying about 2yrs a piece, bet it was the parking problems that made them move so quickly. Haven't seen him to talk to for a couple of weeks now, yet before saw him all the time, wonder if he is waiting for me to ask about the little wall going and maybe had the same conversation with the other previous owners. From his point of view he may think the 2 neighbours either side would fall out with him if the wall went and they could no longer park outside my house.