verbal behaviour

[anon_private]

I often park in a sidestreet. I frequently get annonying verbal comments from the residents, usually when thay are driving in the locality and I am walking.

Other than parking elsewhere, is there anything that I can do to stop this behaviour.

Thanks

[woofgang]

well but i live in a sidestreet and I'd be peeved if strangers came and took up the parking!!

[factor-fiction]

Get someone else to park the car for you so they get the abuse? Make your car look like a police car/ambulance or put a Doctor on Call sign in the window?
I'm not sure what sort of advice we can give.
You are not breaking any laws on the face of it, but it's not surprising that the locals don't like it.

[pink-kittens]

"Other than parking elsewhere, is there anything that I can do to stop this behaviour"

Yes, don't park in the side street.
Do you live there? Or in the next street maybe? Why do you park where you do?

Honestly, if this is all you have to worry about your life is good

[anon_private]

We all have equal rights on the public highway.

The residents do not own the road, they have no more right to park there than anyone else.

I am certainly not breaking any laws, but I believe that some of the residents are in breach of Section 5 of the Public Order Act

[jake-the-peg]

I'm not a lawyer but I don't think "making comments" in itself is against Section 5 of the Public Order Act.

What sort of comments? are they behaving agressive towards you? are you in fear?

[redcrx]

well in you think they are in breach of the act then call the police and see what they do.

Is it really worth worrying about? if you are able to park there then youll just have to accept that it is annoying them. Ignore the abuse or park elsewhere

[jno]

sooner or later the residents may get some sort of parking scheme put in force; in the meantime they are trying to enforce their own by being rude. Ignore them, and hope they don't key the car. You do indeed have the right to park there and you also have a right to avoid harassment, but that depends on exactly what they're saying and doing.

[McMouse]

Residents in roads near our local station got very stroppy with commuters parking. Local authority put in double yellow lines and nobody can park there now.

[36TEAK36]

Unless you are a victim of other peoples inconsiderate behaviour, you probably do not realise the problems you may be causing.

I had a similar problem for several years where people used to park outside my house and then walk into town to go to work. At the time I had 2 very young children, but was never able to park within 300 metres of my home. This was especially a problem when we did our weekly shopping, as carrying 10 bags of shopping and having 2 small chlidren to tend to was not an easy task. Also, many of my neighbours are elderly, and it was not easy for them either.

I was aware that I had no legal right to park outside my house any more than anyone else, but it was a real problem, and I seriously considered moving home because of it.

Thankfully, there were so many complaints that the local council made it a 'parking permit' area, so now I have no more problems.

[woofgang]

you have a right to park there. they have a right to comment about it provided those comments are not threats or harassment, simples.

[Yellow Peril]

I get annoyed with car drivers in general because they seem to have no consideration for anyone else. The cars parked outside my house belong to people who live across the road or further up the street. Cars parked in the sidestreet are often parked half way across the pavement making it difficult to pass if you have a pram or other. Some inconsiderate drivers even park across the whole pavement so that we pedestrians have to walk in the road to get by. If everyone would add a driveway to their property and this is easily done - get rid of your walled garden - there would be no parking problems at all. Cars off streets and you can't park where there's a driveway. Still I wouldn't verbally abuse anyone who had parked inconsiderately - I might mutter a few curses to myself. But as you say you are entitled to park where you want [ on the road]. Simple answer is ditch the car and use your feet. It will save you money and lose you pounds!

[pink-kittens]

I didn't say you have no rights to not park there, but it is inconsiderate especially as you know it is causing an annoyance to those who live there

Why be awkward? Why not just find somewhere else to park? I think you're still using that street purely because you know it is annoying people