Petty parking problem

GBX

Cerco wrote: »

I would take down photo. Likely to cause you hassle if they or others identify you.
No point in letting them know it bothers you as they may seize any opportunity to piss you off.
Your point is well made by occupying the space alone.

Nothing identifiable in that picture. Leave it up. Well done.

TheW1zard

Is there a pair of them in it, or would ya say one cares more!?

Keep it up!

punisher5112

Oh how o would love to polish that starlet.... So needs a paint correction....

KB22

NCT or INSURANCE, not needed to "PARK" on a public road, just road tax.

punisher5112

KB22 wrote: »

NCT or INSURANCE, not needed to "PARK" on a public road, just road tax.

Wrong

NCT and insurance is required.

The minute they drive off their property they need all of these including a licence....

punisher5112

KB22 wrote: »

NCT or INSURANCE, not needed to "PARK" on a public road, just road tax.

No such thing as road tax either....

DaveyDave

Happy to see this thread still going I just noticed the car abandoned beside my house has been lifted recently, reported just over a month ago. Frees up a much needed space in the cul-de-sac on my road if someone is visiting.

Tazzimus

Keep fighting the good fight

I've noticed I have one of these neighbours in my apartment block; parked where they usually park and got some dirty looks when they pulled in a few mins later.
Nipped down to Tesco and when I got back, they had moved into the spot I had left :pac:

Ragnar Lothbrok

Tazzimus wrote: »

Keep fighting the good fight

I've noticed I have one of these neighbours in my apartment block; parked where they usually park and got some dirty looks when they pulled in a few mins later.
Nipped down to Tesco and when I got back, they had moved into the spot I had left :pac:

As has been proved many a time on Boards, there are some folk around who are just cnuts, plain and simple.

Midnight_EG

Little update... So he moved an aul yoke he's had (which is a company car might I add) that he hasn't driven since 2018 out into the spot on the road about 8 months ago now, which hasn't really bothered me as I hardly needed the spot this last year with the aul corona craic. I rightly reported that one because its out of all discs and when the council came to take it they took the wrong car and ended up taking his daughters yoke from the garden :pac:

pippip

They took a car off private property?

Atlantic Dawn

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Little update... So he moved an aul yoke he's had (which is a company car might I add) that he hasn't driven since 2018 out into the spot on the road about 8 months ago now, which hasn't really bothered me as I hardly needed the spot this last year with the aul corona craic. I rightly reported that one because its out of all discs and when the council came to take it they took the wrong car and ended up taking his daughters yoke from the garden :pac:

If they took a car from his garden they will be in a lot of trouble, he must be rubbing his hands for the compensation he is going to get.

pippip

Would it be a council house and as such their property?

Midnight_EG

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

If they took a car from his garden they will be in a lot of trouble, he must be rubbing his hands for the compensation he is going to get.

He allowed them to take it without realising what car they were there for

tcawley29

Midnight_EG wrote: »

He allowed them to take it without realising what car they were there for

Now report the other car again and get that towed too :pac::D

DaveyDave

Apparently an owner can just say it's not abandoned? I reported a car parked on a public road recently as it has a flat, discs out 2+ years and growing a thick layer of moss/dirt. They came back to say the car was reported previously and the owner just said it wasn't abandoned and they suggested contacting Gardai...

punisher5112

DaveyDave wrote: »

Apparently an owner can just say it's not abandoned? I reported a car parked on a public road recently as it has a flat, discs out 2+ years and growing a thick layer of moss/dirt. They came back to say the car was reported previously and the owner just said it wasn't abandoned and they suggested contacting Gardai...

Gardai won't do anything but when abandoned and reg plates are missing they get lifted very quickly.

Pity they didn't take both cars midnight.

McCrack

Midnight_EG wrote: »

He allowed them to take it without realising what car they were there for

It doesn't make sense. If it's on private property the local authority will not take it.

If it's on public road the authority will issue a notice before taking an abandoned vehicle. They don't just rock up and take an untaxed vehicle.

Midnight_EG

McCrack wrote: »

It doesn't make sense. If it's on private property the local authority will not take it.

If it's on public road the authority will issue a notice before taking an abandoned vehicle. They don't just rock up and take an untaxed vehicle.

It was a private operator acting on behalf, I was standing in my own garden as they rocked up and announced it and showed himself paperwork

McCrack

Midnight_EG wrote: »

It was a private operator acting on behalf, I was standing in my own garden as they rocked up and announced it and showed himself paperwork

Well it wasn't a local authority seizing under the waste management act that's for sure

Midnight_EG

McCrack wrote: »

Well it wasn't a local authority seizing under the waste management act that's for sure

I've no idea, but sure look...

Jimmy Bottlehead

I, for one, welcome our new car-stealing overlords.

TheW1zard

Talking about neighbours parking, is it reasonable to park a car in line with your pillar.
As in not backing off even an inch. Like right on the line.
I think it's a bit obnoxious!

Sir Galahad

Does the OP have a driveway ? If not then apply to council for planning to open one and get permission to scallop path. Once you have planning for driveway and you open the garden then anybody parking across your gate can be ticketed 😉.

punisher5112

Sir Galahad wrote: »

Does the OP have a driveway ? If not then apply to council for planning to open one and get permission to scallop path. Once you have planning for driveway and you open the garden then anybody parking across your gate can be ticketed 😉.

They have, he was only parking in it to wind the neighbour up as he seems to believe he owns the full rights to park there on a public road.

There are so many like this and the op was having a bit of fun.

Sir Galahad

punisher5112 wrote: »

They have, he was only parking in it to wind the neighbour up as he seems to believe he owns the full rights to park there on a public road.

There are so many like this and the op was having a bit of fun.

Ah yea I understood that, I was just suggesting a permanent solution to his neighbours. I appreciate the irritation factor.

happyoutscan

I've read this from beginning to end, there is plenty of good potential there!

One thing, you will never beat these idiots. However, if you can continue to unsettle them that would be great.

*Shame the picture is gone though, I'd love to see it first hand.

1874

TheW1zard wrote: »

Talking about neighbours parking, is it reasonable to park a car in line with your pillar.
As in not backing off even an inch. Like right on the line.
I think it's a bit obnoxious!

No, I had a neighbour who used to do the same, total dick thing to do.
Now I say that as they had plenty of room not to do it, and even other spaces to park their car,

It's not a bit obnoxious, its a lot obnoxious

Car99

punisher5112 wrote: »

No such thing as road tax either....

We all know what the poster means.

TheW1zard

1874 wrote: »

No, I had a neighbour who used to do the same, total dick thing to do.
Now I say that as they had plenty of room not to do it, and even other spaces to park their car,

It's not a bit obnoxious, its a lot obnoxious

At what point do you go in a tell them to move it!? an inch, 2 inches!?
I already have but Ive never known anyone to know where the front of there car is so well lol. What a cnut!

edit, he goes over a inch every now and then, I know its minor but it winds me up!

1874

TheW1zard wrote: »

At what point do you go in a tell them to move it!? an inch, 2 inches!?
I already have but Ive never known anyone to know where the front of there car is so well lol. What a cnut!

edit, he goes over a inch every now and then, I know its minor but it winds me up!

They were blocking my drive regularily, few other problems too for a long time, I approached them politely and asked them to sort it, long story short, They didnt resolve it and basically wanted us to ask them to move when we needed out, came to a head after I was threatened a few times, last time was serious threat and I basically without raising my voice offered to take the father up on his threats right there on the spot, I was livid, even though he is bigger than me, he backed down and actually looked like he went pale. It still involved the Gardai a few times after that (edit a they then persisted in parking right up to the drive making it difficult to get in/out) but it took a few calls as Gardai werent really interested, I think he dropped himself in it when they spoke to him the last time, dont know what was said but I suspect he probably contradicted himself in some way, but it stopped suddenly then.

Basically people being needlessly difficult, couldnt see the wrong in it and imo then took offence and did worse when asked to correct it.
As the saying goes I believe, I wouldnt pi$$ on them if they were on fire

mfceiling

1874 wrote: »

They were blocking my drive regularily, few other problems too for a long time, I approached them politely and asked them to sort it, long story short, They didnt resolve it and basically wanted us to ask them to move when we needed out, came to a head after I was threatened a few times, last time was serious threat and I basically without raising my voice offered to take the father up on his threats right there on the spot, I was livid, even though he is bigger than me, he backed down and actually looked like he went pale. It still involved the Gardai a few times after that (edit a they then persisted in parking right up to the drive making it difficult to get in/out) but it took a few calls as Gardai werent really interested, I think he dropped himself in it when they spoke to him the last time, dont know what was said but I suspect he probably contradicted himself in some way, but it stopped suddenly then.

Basically people being needlessly difficult, couldnt see the wrong in it and imo then took offence and did worse when asked to correct it.
As the saying goes I believe, I wouldnt pi$$ on them if they were on fire

I had a slightly similar problem years ago in my last house. There was a sports club nearby and they used to park on the path outside my house. One night an oul one parked halfway across my drive leaving us completely blocked in. I left a note under her wiper asking her not to park there again. The next morning she had a note under my wiper saying "you're hardly driving a lorry"!!

Game on says I.

A few weeks later I parked my van on the path a good bit from my house. Said oul one parked on the path in front of my house. This time she hadn't blocked my drive so good job. Except.....I drove my van across my drive until my front bumper was touching her back bumper. There was a neighbour's car in front where she had went fairly tight to....now she was blocked.

About 11 that night the door bell went...."is that your van blocking me?" No says I. Do you know who owns it because I'm blocked in. Again I says No idea. As she's walking off I shouts "surely it should be easy enough to get out, it's hardly a lorry you're driving".

I saw her skulking off to the neighbours house to ask him to move forward.

She never parked there again!!

DaveyDave

I can't remember if I mentioned it already in this thread or not, I'm not arsed searching on mobile, but I really don't understand why people are so petty and childish that they make parking difficult.

The house across from my mam always parks their second car on the road within an inch of their own pillar. My mam's driveway is slightly offset so when I'm reversing the back of their car is in the way. There's plenty of space in front of them as you can't fit two cars outside their garden, their neighbor never has guests and has space in their driveway. He's just a prick. Fair enough if the other car is out first in the mornings, nope. Car in the driveway barely moves. They just don't want someone else's guests parking outside their house.

It really doesn't help that two other neighbors park in the cul-de-sac and leave their driveway empty. One of them presumably because they can't be arsed to open their gate?

DaveyDave

DaveyDave wrote: »

I can't remember if I mentioned it already in this thread or not, I'm not arsed searching on mobile, but I really don't understand why people are so petty and childish that they make parking difficult.

Could you not just pop in and say it to them?


I reckon a lot of this stuff is just people not being aware that they're causing issues in the first place.

punisher5112

Car99 wrote: »

We all know what the poster means.

Year late, the arrears will be shocking there pal... You ok hun

punisher5112

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Could you not just pop in and say it to them?


I reckon a lot of this stuff is just people not being aware that they're causing issues in the first place.

Ah come off it, these people are as close to a serial killer as one could come to....

They're nuts, they believe the road which is public is theirs to do as they please....


They can't deal with others parking outside

DaveyDave

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Could you not just pop in and say it to them?


I reckon a lot of this stuff is just people not being aware that they're causing issues in the first place.

I don't live there anymore so I don't need to! I knocked in one night to let him know they left the lights on one of the cars and your man acted as if I banged his wife, I'd probably be wasting my breath.

My own house has parking spaces due to silly council planning to prevent people from having a driveway. People park outside my house then walk across the road to their apartment building despite having empty parking spaces on their side of the road. It genuinely boggles the mind. There's been many discussions about parking among residents and people get very defensive about being told off for parking in private spaces...

HildaOgdenx

mfceiling wrote: »

I had a slightly similar problem years ago in my last house. There was a sports club nearby and they used to park on the path outside my house. One night an oul one parked halfway across my drive leaving us completely blocked in. I left a note under her wiper asking her not to park there again. The next morning she had a note under my wiper saying "you're hardly driving a lorry"!!

Game on says I.

A few weeks later I parked my van on the path a good bit from my house. Said oul one parked on the path in front of my house. This time she hadn't blocked my drive so good job. Except.....I drove my van across my drive until my front bumper was touching her back bumper. There was a neighbour's car in front where she had went fairly tight to....now she was blocked.

About 11 that night the door bell went...."is that your van blocking me?" No says I. Do you know who owns it because I'm blocked in. Again I says No idea. As she's walking off I shouts "surely it should be easy enough to get out, it's hardly a lorry you're driving".

I saw her skulking off to the neighbours house to ask him to move forward.

She never parked there again!!

I love this!

Midnight_EG

Another update... The car has finally been moved and washed and driven the last few days, but now everytime they move a car from under the tree they have another person wait with one of their other cars to immediately take the spot again.

You couldn't make it up, imagine how shoite their lives are :pac:

sonyvision

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Another update... The car has finally been moved and washed and driven the last few days, but now everytime they move a car from under the tree they have another person wait with one of their other cars to immediately take the spot again.

You couldn't make it up, imagine how shoite their lives are :pac:

I have a very similiar neighbour!. Proper ass hole of you ask me. He would go knocking into other houses to have a car moved...

Got his karma a few years back. Pissed someone off came out to find his 4 tires flat. He still parks in the same spot to this day.

beertons

Ah lads.

punisher5112

That's mad, they really have way too much time on their hands....