Overdone
One of my neighbours continues to overhang his car into my parking bay.
I wrote him a note as I'm sick of it.
It forces me over in to my next door neighbours bay, which I literally cannot stand doing.
You enter from south west (8 on a clock) of the first photo, which you can see better in the third photo.
Would literally have to swing the car in a backwards C shape to get it positioned like that.
And the worst thing about it is. He can't even get it in his bay when he's the only car there!
Anyone else had similar with neighbours? It's driving me mad.
For reference to, this was instantly after I saw it this morning too. I angrily pulled up to take a photo and write a note. I straightened up the van after, like my car in the third photo.
I did that with the car. I looked out the window the other day and see him gone. So I ran out and moved my car back in my bay. He parked fine that night and another night I got back first and it's back to before already. Was trying to make a point, the note was next idea, I'm getting sick of it. It's so rude.
Are they a short-arse who can barely see over the steering wheel? Put a traffic cone here, or put white paint markings on the little fence there, so they can see it when they pull in...
I was actually thinking of stealing one of the red barriers they use to cordon off phone and Internet line boxes and construction stuff but I don't want to get arrested for being frustrated about a parking spot.
I've unfortunately thought about this a number of days. I didn't have access to a vehicle first month I moved here, now I have a van from work and I have a cheap car bought already. He knows there's a vehicle parked there regularly now and I just think it's blatent rudeness or stupidity.
I wasn't actually going to steal a red barrier. It was just one of them silly thoughts that you can make up when you are a little pissed off with how to stop it. I'm really hoping it just stays a silly thought.
Mate, I work nights. I come home to the car there more than you may think, trust me. It's there one day a week too, which is today. The car is there the other six. You could have simply asked 'do you reckon your van annoys him?' instead of thinking you know already.
No. OPs van is twice the length of the little shitbox. Even if they pulled all the way forward to touch the metal strip, there will still be some overhang.
You got it wrong. You need to get closer to HIS bay so he canāt get into his car. I would literally be inches from his car, but still inside your bay. Heāll get the point when heās entering his car from the passenger side.
I've also parked very close to a car before that was parked like a nobber, if I hadn't, my wife wouldn't have been able to get out of the passenger side. I had to climb through.
When I came back, the bay next to me was empty, and my car had been keyed all the way down the drivers side...
So you are complaining about a car that is parked 10 cm over that white line while your own van clearly doesn't fit this parking space and is parked by at least 10 times as much outside the white line on the back?
I would tone it down with the aggressiveness when parking something that doesn't fit the parking space yourself.
My van is in the bay, inside both lines, using part of the ramp/kerb that is still part of the car park to fit it in. Not on the road, or in anyone's way for the entry point to their own bay.
OP is hanging out past the end of their parking space. The vehicle is too long for that space. Their neighbor is infuriating but so is OP for not making sure they have a proper parking spot thatās suitable for the size of their vehicle to begin with.
I think they're referring to the other photo, the first one you posted. Theres a line near the rear tires there running perpendicular to the parking spot. The van seems to overhang THAT line a fair bit, which folks are speculating is considered too big for the space (regardless of whether you fit between the two parallel lines).
Youāre very clearly overhanging into an area you arenāt supposed to be in as well. See how your dividing line has a T mark? Thatās the maximum youāre allowed to overhang. Donāt throw stones in glass houses.
We had a guy like that at work. Someone brought in an old rolling floor jack and we would jack up the back and turn his car 90degrees. and then box him in. I think the cobblestone-ish in this picture would stop the jack from rolling well though.
in the picture we see the drivers side of the van and the passenger side of the car
it is the UK so Right Hand Drive
Preventing the car from opening his passenger is not going to acheive much. if OP was to move the van to the right to block the drivers door OP would just be parking in another resident bay
Next time you need to leave note, you should probably type it because that handwriting is erratic. Combined with the exclamation point, you probably scared them.
idk why everyone hates you for parking your van correctly lol. i dont see any issue with the way you parked.
people here seem like the type of people who would park their cars the way your neighbor did... idk what their problem with your parking is, i dont see any.
I've given up defending myself. I was actually asking for advice and willing to explain as seen. Comments and in my post.
People just saw the first picture and the title and presumed everything they needed to know instantly. It's told me to be more descriptive in post titles than body text for next time anyway.
Wait till he parks, go out and remark, getting as close as possible. More points if you can angle your vehicle so itās simultaneously super close and angled so heās wedged in. ( \ | ) <ā like that. Then he has to do lots of maneuvers to get out and not hit your vehicle.
Interesting. I never thought about something like that. Only concern is annoying other car park users. I could do that with the car, not so sure a van would please the others and it's not fair to annoy them.
in picture we see the drivers side of the van and the passenger side of the car
UK so Right Hand Drive
Preventing the car from opening his passenger is not going to acheive much. if OP was to move the van to the right to block the drivers door OP would just be parking in another resident bay
Have you tried maybe, I don't know, a face to face chat. People tend to be less dickish when actually confronted about their behavior. Hey there neighbor, I see you are having trouble parking properly, is there a medical health thing going on preverting you from parking properly or are you just being lazy and inconsiderate?
What would that acheive. if OP forward parks and does that OP would have to climb out of the passenger side of the van. it would affect the car driver in no way whatsoever. all op would be doing would be making harder for himself to get out
Take the picture we see the drivers side of the van and the passenger side of the car.
Well, give them a beNefit of doubt. May be they canāt see where the lines because they are a new driver. May be put up a stick with reflective tape to show where the line is?
Problem that could be solved with a normal 121 chat...... go out there at the same time.. and saying "oh hi Greg, how's it going".. or whatever his name is.... Then a pause to get in your van.. "oh, yeah, I notice you aways hang over the bay, this van is a massive boat to squeeze in, I don't want the wind to catch my door or something and it swings out and dings you by accident.. you ok swinging her in more precise".. "cheers"..
What would that acheive. if OP forward parks and does that OP would have to climb out of the passenger side of the van. it would affect the car driver in no way whatsoever. all OP would be doing would be making harder for himself to get out
Take the picture we see the drivers side of the van and the passenger side of the car.
I did not say vehicles cannot be towed in the UK full stop
The vehicle here is not blocking their driveway
You could come and find a vehicle fully parked on your driveway and you cant get it towed. Police wont tow a vehicle in that circumstance either because its trespass and not a police matter.
I had 'LEARN HOW TO PARK' on it but ripped it off, didnt want to come across aggressive first time. I thought I'd go easy first note, second note maybe not. A third time I'm knocking on the door I think but I wanna hear if anyone else has had something like this and how they resolved it. Because I'm likely to shout at him if I have to knock I'm going to be honest.
OP forward parks and does that OP would have to climb out of the passenger side of the van. it would affect the car driver in no way whatsoever. all OP would be doing would be making harder for himself to get out
Take the picture we see the drivers side of the van and the passenger side of the car.
its the UK so Right Hand Drive
For op to block the cars driver door op would have to park in the bay on the right which is probably someone else bay
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u/LazyEmu5073 9d ago
Reverse the van in when their car is not there, so the tyres are almost touching the paint marks.