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    #32
    [Deleted User]
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    They’re assholes but if they’re parked legally then you’re beat. Going to become more and more of an issue in the coming years unfortunately.

    If they’re not legal then go to town on them. The ‘friendly neighbour’ thing is a dead duck in this day and age.


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    #33
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,789 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    ReginaldSmythV wrote: »
    They’re assholes but if they’re parked legally then you’re beat. Going to become more and more of an issue in the coming years unfortunately.

    If they’re not legal then go to town on them. The ‘friendly neighbour’ thing is a dead duck in this day and age.

    How is it arsehole to park cars outside you own house..

    Let's say there are 4 adults in the house in a 2 vehicle driveway. What should they do. Leave the road clear outside in case the neighbour have visitors ? It's a public road.....

    I moved to the country to get away from this nonsense. Pretend ownership of something you have no ownership over.


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    #34
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    <SNIP>


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    #35
    [Deleted User]
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    listermint wrote: »
    How is it arsehole to park cars outside you own house..

    Let's say there are 4 adults in the house in a 2 vehicle driveway. What should they do. Leave the road clear outside in case the neighbour have visitors ? It's a public road.....

    I moved to the country to get away from this nonsense. Pretend ownership of something you have no ownership over.

    Oh yeah I’m not disputing they’re technically in the right if the cars are up to date with paperwork and all.


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    #36
    [Deleted User]
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    From what you've described they're parked legally, I don't know what you expect going to the Gardai will do, once they're not actually blocking or obstructing your access to your driveway.


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    #37
    Fils
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭Fils


    0ph0rce0 wrote: »
    <MOD SNIP>

    You’re a lovely neighbour to have.


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    #38
    Darc19
    Registered Users Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭Darc19


    As another poster said, reverse into your driveway.

    Far far safer whether cars are parked on the road or not and once you get into the habit you will wonder why you didn't do it previously


    As for neighbour parking. There is nothing you can do if there are no parking restrictions.


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    #39
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    Fils wrote: »
    You’re a lovely neighbour to have.

    Was just going to post that about myself. :pac:


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    #40
    Dav010
    Registered Users Posts: 14,186 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    0ph0rce0 wrote: »
    <MOD SNIP>.

    I think there’s a video of your family on South William St doing the rounds.


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    #41
    0ph0rce0
    Registered Users Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭0ph0rce0


    I'm hardly serious now people :rolleyes:


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    #42
    TheW1zard
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭TheW1zard


    OP widen your driveway ;-)


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    #43
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,789 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    After 3 pages these usually descend into after hours territory...


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    #44
    embraer170
    Registered Users Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭embraer170


    frag420 wrote: »
    Surely just tax so long as you’re not driving it no!?

    Any car parked on public space needs tax, insurance and an NCT.


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    #45
    stopthevoting
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭stopthevoting


    frag420 wrote: »
    Surely just tax so long as you’re not driving it no!?
    This is not correct. This post is about parking in a public place, so Tax, Insurance and NCT are all required.


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    #46
    Rustyman101
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Rustyman101


    Funny thing about all this could generally be solved by smallest bit of consideration, but w*****s be w*****s, would not in all conscious park a big f*** off van on top of my neighbours drive ! But hey ho that's me ! Especially when there's other options 50 meters away that wouldn't impact on anybody


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    #47
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,224 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Fils wrote: »
    Incorrect, a good camera will give left and right view. Perhaps in your car you have poor camera.

    You don’t understand the laws of physics if you think reversing cameras can give clearer angles and sight lines than driving out. And before you ask I have excellent reversing cameras.


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    #48
    frag420
    Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    Dav010 wrote: »
    Where is it going to be parked?

    Ah, public road, I get you!


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    #49
    cloneslad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,583 ✭✭✭cloneslad


    Fils wrote: »
    Do you drive a Dacia perhaps?

    Just to be argumentative, the Prestige model for Dacia have overhead 360° cameras.

    Not that they'd be much use to you if you have cars blocking the view of the distance anyway


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    #50
    Fils
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭Fils


    Marcusm wrote: »
    You don’t understand the laws of physics if you think reversing cameras can give clearer angles and sight lines than driving out. And before you ask I have excellent reversing cameras.

    I’m sure you do, I’ll leave you in your ignorant post.


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    #51
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    CRI0ST0IR wrote: »
    Or just buy one of those reflectors/mirrors and stick it across from the driveway entrances to see oncoming traffic.

    If there are houses across the road, you would need to get permission from whoever owns the house directly opposite yours. And you might need planning permission also.


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    #52
    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,178 ✭✭✭blackbox


    I can understand it in older areas, but modern houses should be required to have more than two parking spaces. It is pretty much the norm now for adult children to have cars.


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    #53
    stopthevoting
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭stopthevoting


    Stanford wrote: »
    I always assumed it was illegal to park against the flow of traffic?
    It is illegal in some other jurisdictions, but it is not illegal in Ireland.

    However, the previous posts did not state whether or not anyone was parking against the flow of traffic.

    Edit, Sorry my mistake, I didn't notice that you are the OP.
    But anyway it is not illegal in Ireland.


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    #54
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 4,055 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    listermint wrote: »
    How is it arsehole to park cars outside you own house..

    Let's say there are 4 adults in the house in a 2 vehicle driveway. What should they do. Leave the road clear outside in case the neighbour have visitors ? It's a public road.....

    I moved to the country to get away from this nonsense. Pretend ownership of something you have no ownership over.

    I'd love a big trampoline but I live in an apartment. Maybe I should just park it on the street?


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    #55
    [Deleted User]
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    muckwarrior wrote: »
    I'd love a big trampoline but I live in an apartment. Maybe I should just park it on the street?

    Parking a trampoline at the side of the public road would be illegal.

    Parking a taxed car, is not.


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    #56
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,074 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    If you did widen your driveway to the width of your house, would that prevent people parking in front legally? Presume you need planning, and would be expensive. Funny though, to see the faves of the neighbors. ðŸ˜


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    #57
    ForestFire
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭ForestFire


    Stanford wrote: »
    Perhaps but I have never seen a camera on a car which shows 180 degrees

    Most decent stand alone rear view cameras have a FOV of 130 degrees. (Final image could be cropped somewhat)

    If you have a more advanced 360 camera system, they will typically used 190 lens and offer features such as cross traffic alert.(some will even brake aoutomatically, if the ultrasonics sensors detect a car/bike/ object).

    But none of this probably helps the op.


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    #58
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Stanford wrote: »
    Agreed but my issue is that of road safety which you don't really address

    I’d just park there every time you get the chance. They might f**k off and park somewhere else then.


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    #59
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Fils wrote: »
    Having a good reverse camera makes it safer to reverse out rather than stick the front of car blind onto road and expect everyone to obey you.

    Really struggling to see how a reverse camera would help :confused:

    They can look in a straight line, if you drive out, your head can look both straight ahead, left and right, so that would seem more logical.


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    #60
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,869 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Stanford wrote: »
    I can't, sometimes the cars are parked there for days on end, anyway I don't want to play tit for tat and add to the problem which they are causing

    If you can't do this, you won't see any improvement. You're happy to accept it being a problem for yourself but never for them.


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    #61
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,658 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Check if the cars all have valid tax, NCT, insurance discs on display, if not report them to Gardai. You can check NCT status at NCT.ie.


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