People parked outside house

oxygen_old

Hey. Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but what's the legality with a parking space outside your house?

The neighbours always park in the space outside my house since it was unused for some time they got used to it. One of them is a taxi driver from the across the road who parks his taxi there. His family have about 4 cars parked in various spots.

I would park somewhere else, but then I get letters under the wipers saying "Do not park in my spot, will have you toed" etc

Tipsy Mac

oxygen wrote: »

I would park somewhere else, but then I get letters under the wipers saying "Do not park in my spot, will have you toed" etc

Nobody has a right to a space outside their house, it's first come first served, if anyone puts a any letter on your car report them to the Gardai for harrasment and interference with your car. The only time you can stop someone parking outside your house is if they are blocking access to it.

rameire

people have a right to park where ever they want to, unless it is a gated private complex.
id suggest to talk to your neighbour, its good to talk.

Ham'nd'egger

oxygen wrote: »

Hey. Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but what's the legality with a parking space outside your house?

The neighbours always park in the space outside my house since it was unused for some time they got used to it. One of them is a taxi driver from the across the road who parks his taxi there. His family have about 4 cars parked in various spots.

I would park somewhere else, but then I get letters under the wipers saying "Do not park in my spot, will have you toed" etc

Assuming it's a public road, there is nothing stopping anybody from parking on the road, subject to any local parking conditions; eg a clear way, parking permits etc. This applies equally to you and your neighbour so ignore them and their notes. If there are notes on your car identifying to be from him or his family, it is worthwhile keeping them or keeping a note on them, in case you need to refer to them again. If they happen on a very regular basis, contact your local litter warden as there is a littering law to cover leaving flyers on cars and this may be applied.

It goes without saying that if they get in any way violent, let the local Gardaí know and with any details you have.

rameire

i had a problem before when parking in an estate, and a nosey neighbour harass me about parking in his estate, he kept leaving me notes on my car, i just kept telling him to feck right off, and to keep ringing the gardai, he eventually wouldnt speak to me face to face, instead he just shouted over his back garden wall at me, idiot was all i could think, nothing better to do.

oxygen_old

sweet, well thats not too bad. Ill just keep parking in other ppl's spaces, until the get the message and avoid parking in my space

Tipsy Mac

oxygen wrote: »

sweet, well thats not too bad. Ill just keep parking in other ppl's spaces, until the get the message and avoid parking in my space

"my space" lol

mikemac

oxygen wrote: »

sweet, well thats not too bad. Ill just keep parking in other ppl's spaces, until the get the message and avoid parking in my space

Did you read the last 4 posts?
It's not your space, first come, first served

Ok, you shouldn't be getting notes but anyone can park anywhere and that includes outside your house.

I could park outside your house if I knew where you lived

A Dub in Glasgo

A lot of people seem to very possessive of the public road outside the place they live in. Find yourself a space to park in and park there, ignore the ramblings of other road users.

corktina

the situation outside my sisters amused me...her neighbours made their front garden into parking for two cars and then expected that noone would park at the kerb outside their house AND they park one of their cars wherever they can outside others houses....solution? move to somewhere without a problem I think

Victor

corktina wrote: »

her neighbours made their front garden into parking for two cars and then expected that noone would park at the kerb outside their house

It is illegal to block an entrance without the occupiers permission.

corktina

Victor wrote: »

It is illegal to block an entrance without the occupiers permission.

my point being it was inly made an entrance recently and hasnt planning permission.....

John_C

oxygen wrote: »

sweet, well thats not too bad. Ill just keep parking in other ppl's spaces, until the get the message and avoid parking in my space

If it were me I'd park outside my own house while the taxi's at work and let him get used to parking somewhere else. Legally I think the consensus is correct, it a public road and the spaces are first come, first served.

Jenrobbri

It's extremly fustrating to have some constantly parking outside your house. I leave my house at 8.15 to bring my son to school and by the time i get back i have my street is taken up by cars parked there by people who have left their cars there and gotten the bus into work. I have to park 5mins away, walk back, get my daughter out to school and then walk back to my car to go to work. Then again when i home it's the same. I cant even do a weekly shop because i couldned carry everything from my car. A lot of theese people are from an estate up the road which has a bus service, my house is on a number of bus routes so rather then getting their own bus or walking 10 mins down the street they clutter up my street. Some people are so inconsiderate.:mad:

rameire

Jenrobbri wrote: »

It's extremly fustrating to have some constantly parking outside your house. I leave my house at 8.15 to bring my son to school and by the time i get back i have my street is taken up by cars parked there by people who have left their cars there and gotten the bus into work. I have to park 5mins away, walk back, get my daughter out to school and then walk back to my car to go to work. Then again when i home it's the same. I cant even do a weekly shop because i couldned carry everything from my car. A lot of theese people are from an estate up the road which has a bus service, my house is on a number of bus routes so rather then getting their own bus or walking 10 mins down the street they clutter up my street. Some people are so inconsiderate.:mad:

ever thought of leaving your car where it is and using one of those buses,

corktina

Jenrobbri wrote: »

It's extremly fustrating to have some constantly parking outside your house. I leave my house at 8.15 to bring my son to school and by the time i get back i have my street is taken up by cars parked there by people who have left their cars there and gotten the bus into work. I have to park 5mins away, walk back, get my daughter out to school and then walk back to my car to go to work. Then again when i home it's the same. I cant even do a weekly shop because i couldned carry everything from my car. A lot of theese people are from an estate up the road which has a bus service, my house is on a number of bus routes so rather then getting their own bus or walking 10 mins down the street they clutter up my street. Some people are so inconsiderate.:mad:

must be very annoying....but so long as the car parked outside is taxed Im afraid they have as much right as you to be there...

Mr. Presentable

Park nice and tight to him, blocking your own entrance if necessary. If he has to ask you to move so he can get out a few times he'll stop.

rameire

nipplenuts wrote: »

Park nice and tight to him, blocking your own entrance if necessary. If he has to ask you to move so he can get out a few times he'll stop.

ah yes that tactic does work quite well, try blocking in with 2 cars,
even better.

Jenrobbri

rameire wrote: »

ever thought of leaving your car where it is and using one of those buses,

Driving is part of my job.

Victor

rameire wrote: »

ah yes that tactic does work quite well, try blocking in with 2 cars, even better.

In such a case he would be within his rights to remove his vehicle forcibly.

cormie

Victor wrote: »

In such a case he would be within his rights to remove his vehicle forcibly.

Are you saying if a vehicle is blocked in with 5mm space at each end, they have a right to go bumper bashing to get out? Good to know :pac: Is that for sure though?

corktina

they would NOT be within their rights to danage others property and a civil case could swiftly follow....beware,the only winners are the Lawyers in cases like this.

dazberry

Never mind outside our house (which although a nice bonus never bothered me), of late we can't get parking on our road - which is a pain in the butt. Mysteriously, the new disk parking section around the corner now has loads of free spaces - nice.

D.