Parking

[jennyjoan]

Not a question but what can you do.

I knew the day was coming that in my small cul-de-sac (no footpath) and open plan gardens etc parents who each have a car all their lives - their children are grown up and now own cars resulting them being parked in every available space.

This week my next door's neighbour daughter has passed her test and her step father has taking to parking his 4x4 at the bottom of my tiny little garden occupying both my space and obliterating my view.

I know of a big area in town where they have cones denoting no parking here.

Anybody have similar problem.

[jennyjoan]

^^^^ my space is of course the road

[heathfield]

Sorry to say, if it is a public highway maintained by the council, then that 4x4 has the same right to park where it does as you do.

[jennyjoan]

I know heathfield. When all the cars are parked at weekend it is sometimes very difficult to get out of my driveway.

[Mamyalynne]

Obstructing your exit is not right, parking on the road is though.

We have a communal car park and over the years it has varied from absolutely chock a block ( blocking folk in , obstructing the bin cupboards, messing up the grass verges and so on) to almost empty depending on who has moved in or out.

[jennyjoan]

No Colin not blocking my driveway exit and no to rise of footpath - all level. It is just when I am reversing out (when all cars there) I have to do a lot of negotiating. Ah well lawfully I know there is nothing I can do and must live with it.

[jennyjoan]

Mamy - will take comfort in perhaps the children will move away to live their own lives.

[Sipowicz]

Might it be better to reverse in?

[jennyjoan]

No Sipo as my driveway has a bit of a curve - that would be disastrous. I think what is annoying me they do have a driveway of their own which is now holding daughter's car and a bit of a driveway to hold his own car.

Also his 4x4 is obliterating my view looking down the cul-de-sac.

[tommy39]

as he has a driveway with some space . why don't you park where his 4x4 is parked in front of your own drive

[gingejbee]

Of course, this is happening everywhere...so you are in good company. Lots of houses were built when there was one car per three houses...now, it's three or four per house.

[black_cat51]

in all fairness, it's probably not much of a view - loads of cars!

[TWR]

Jenny, with respect to you, make a start of trying to master reversing in, if you can reverse out, you can do the opp, if you have elec mirrors use them to assist you.

[whiskeryron]

Again jenny with every respect to you, if you are not capable of reversing your vehicle safely wherever you are you are not safely in charge of it. Please get as much practice as possible reversing ( I know you can do it & do it well)