No front garden/driveway

Few houses tried it but people are arseholes when it comes to parking for some reason and will move them if they want the space. the only way to have no problems is to have your own driveway. The recent fad of this in housing estates is shite for the people living there it's space saving for developers and nothing else.

I just meant they were a more legitimate option than putting cones outside your house (which sounds dubious enough) - wasn't advocating it as a solution.

I would echo the majority on here saying it's not worth it. The trend of removing driveways from new builds is going to cause huge parking issues in years to come. I don't think most people realise. It might be ok now, but in years to come when people settle, get a second car, kids arrive and eventually they start getting their own cars too etc. The 'communal' spaces will be battlegrounds. 'That's my spot!', 'I park there!' etc. Expect parking wars galore, arguments, the works. People are very territorial and petty when it comes to what they perceive as theirs, right or wrong.

Not to mention having to find somewhere else if you come home from work and the spaces are taken. It's p*ssing rain etc. Buying a home is too important to dismiss stuff like that. If you drive, make sure you have a private driveway is my advice.

IMO the private motor car will always be king in Ireland so the issue is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Wheelie bins are not supposed to visible outside a house on days other than collection day. the other issue with wheelie bins is that the neighbours might avail of them. The bins might gain weight as a result.

I fixed the problem by inserting a large (far too heavy to move) tree planter. Bye bye petrol heads...hello greenery. I don't use a car except the occasional GOCAR hire when needed. Hoping for congestion charges between the canals. But obviously I'm lucky enough not to be stranded in suburbia or beyond where a car is still definitely needed. I grew up beside a suburban school in a era when children still walked. These days....with multiple cars per household... never again.

Parking is terrible on new estates - its about packing houses in and practicalities like parking are overlooked.

I recently had to drop my daughter off at a house on a new estate. The houses have a driveway that can fit 1 car, there were no visitor spaces at all that I could see and if you parked along the street and another car was parked at the opposite side of the street traffic would find it difficult to get by. I had to just drop and go as I couldnt park. This is an estate in a country town with virtually no public transport so cars are essential - most houses would need 2 parking spaces. Lovely houses but the parking would drive me nuts.