Shall I Or Shan't I?

[meglet]

Yesterday I went to drive out of my drive only to find some inconsiderate person had parked their car a few inches over my drive. The thing is my road is close to a station and is busy with parked cars so it was a real pain to manoeuvre out. Any I assumed it was someone who had parked in the road to get to the station and it would be gone by evening. It still blinkin' there now! So I've had the same problem today.

So shall I go and stick a note with a few choice words or just leave it?

[black_cat51]

Where do you live?

[meglet]

Not quite sure why that's relevant black cat?

[Graham-W]

Has one of your neighbours got a new car you don't know about?
Ask about.
You could put a polite note on it but these things can soon escalate.

[237SJ]

I would but I would put "Polite Request - please do not park your car here etc. to start with and take it from there. A friend of mine lives in a tourist spot in the South West and her husband has been known to use his beaten up old Range Rover to shunt cars away from in front of their property before now. He says he is within his rights to do that but I`m not sure. I`d love to witness it though.

[tonyav]

Have a look and see if it's tax disc is in date, if it isn't report to the cops.
If you do put a note on it, then has Graham say's things could escalate.

[meglet]

I suppose it must be a neighbour. And we all get on well in our bit of the street so I don't want to rock the boat. I will be more annoyed if it is a neighbour tho as they could have plenty of opportunity to move it out of the way - the commuters all bugger off in the evening.

[Maydup]

Yep, stick a note in it as they probably are train travellers but stayed with no regard for you and your drive. It might put them off doing it again. I suggest you glue the not the the passenger side of the windscreen. That makes a nice mess for them to deal with yet doesn't prevent them driving away.

[black_cat51]

i think i would say if you lived in (for example) some of the estates near me, or perhaps some areas of central london or belfast, i would feel less inclined to write a stroppy note than if you lived, say in a village in the home counties. Although, of course, that's no guarantee !

[Maydup]

^glue the note to the^

[meglet]

I don't have a problem with it being outside my house, the guy opposite has a large Anglian Home Improvements van he usually stick in front of my house and I don't mind that. Some people think they have a god given right to park in front of their houses - I just wish they hadn't parked so that they are blocking me in! (well, a bit).

[meglet]

Oh I see black cat. It's Essex commuter belt, so pretty civilised.

[murraymints]

I'm in a cul de sac and people always block me in...when I complain the answer is you only have to ask and I'll move it....I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ASK..!!!!! GGGRRR...

[chickensrock]

No answer, but I love your avatar he or she looks so cute, sorry to high jack your post, x

[meglet]

Lol chickensrock. It's my 4 month old daughter :-)

[atalanta]

Get four beefy rugby players to "bounce" the car out of your way. I've seen it done. Actually, I have been informed by (friendly) police that nobody has a right to park on a road unless it has markings to say you can. Simply not having any markings at all is not an open invitation to park there. In any case, parking which causes an obstruction is an offence. I asume you have a dropped kerb ?

[Peter Pedant]

One of Lord Glenconner's kids got irritated by a misplaced rolls royce outside his kensington flat - which belonged I think to Charles 'Strangler' Saatchi.

and it burst into flames one night !

[ Glenconner family paid ]

[ladybirder]

Eh?

[ladybirder]

Sorry, forgot the first bit to atalanta.



Eh?

[ladybirder]

Grrrr! My C&P of atalanta's post's not showing. I give up.

[Jeza]

I live in a cul-de-sac. There is room for 8 cars if everyone parks properly. The worst offenders are the residents.