Petty parking problem

Midnight_EG · 29-08-2019 5:58pm #1

Evening lads, have a funny one here. Outside the house is one spot, and I know it's first come first served and all that and I've no problem with that as we're a two car household and space for 3 in the garden so its fine. But... Our (lovely :pac:) neighbours park out there each evening, but once she leaves she makes her husband park his car outside just to keep the spot, and leave their garden empty. It's unbelievably petty and has made birthdays and occasions awkward for parking, but I've noticed his car hasn't a single in-date disc in the window. I'm curious of the legalities of his car being there if anybody can advise

Whocare · 29-08-2019 6:21pm

It small world he could be reading this too

Sonny noggs · 29-08-2019 6:24pm

Grass him up.

Carpentry · 29-08-2019 6:24pm

Whocare wrote: »

It small world he could be reading this too

Infernal Racket · 29-08-2019 6:25pm

Contact the local 50, they'll slap a ticket on that sumbitch

Car99 · 29-08-2019 6:32pm

Life is too short.

victor8600 · 29-08-2019 6:43pm

Sonny noggs wrote: »

Grass him up.

Exactly, let the war begin. Have you tried a diplomatic solution already, that is talking to your neighbours?

InTheShadows · 29-08-2019 6:48pm

Go for a walk OP.

Infernal Racket · 29-08-2019 6:49pm

victor8600 wrote: »

Exactly, let the war begin. Have you tried a diplomatic solution already, that is talking to your neighbours?

The time for diplomacy is over, make the call. Do it

tomwaits48 · 29-08-2019 6:50pm

Time to hit them over the head with a hammer

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 29-08-2019 6:51pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Evening lads, have a funny one here. Outside the house is one spot, and I know it's first come first served and all that and I've no problem with that as we're a two car household and space for 3 in the garden so its fine. But... Our (lovely :pac:) neighbours park out there each evening, but once she leaves she makes her husband park his car outside just to keep the spot, and leave their garden empty. It's unbelievably petty and has made birthdays and occasions awkward for parking, but I've noticed his car hasn't a single in-date disc in the window. I'm curious of the legalities of his car being there if anybody can advise

Rat him out!

Charlie19 · 29-08-2019 7:01pm

Torch the car with him it.

I've a grand flashlight in the shed that I bought in Halfords, its very powerful.

colm_mcm · 29-08-2019 7:10pm

Park outside their house.

Midnight_EG · 29-08-2019 7:14pm

victor8600 wrote: »

Exactly, let the war begin. Have you tried a diplomatic solution already, that is talking to your neighbours?

I'm living beside them 18 years, they wouldn't even allow access to their back garden to replace fencing that we didn't ask a penny for :P

corks finest · 29-08-2019 9:28pm

tomwaits48 wrote:

Time to hit them over the head with a hammer

If the hammer breaks you might actually have to chat to him,just on the off chance like

Sonny noggs · 29-08-2019 9:36pm

The OP didn’t come on here looking for rational / useful advice such as talk to the neighbour.

The Satanist · 29-08-2019 11:39pm

Snitches get stitches.

Hammer time.

Borderfox · 30-08-2019 8:55am

Everything moves with biscuit tin lids

colm_mcm · 30-08-2019 9:16am

Nothing stops things like brake fluid.

antodeco · 30-08-2019 9:28am

zilog_jones · 30-08-2019 10:03am

Get some old bangers and park them outside their house. Preferably very broken, and with bricks instead of wheels.

i57dwun4yb1pt8 · 30-08-2019 10:30am

are they scum ?
if so - better to think about next steps carefully

H3llR4iser · 30-08-2019 10:44am

Donate them to science - finding out what goes in the mind of this kind of people will probably be as massive a step as the moon landing...

(Little you can do if they are unreasonable, anyway)

Henry Ford III · 30-08-2019 1:49pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Nothing stops things like brake fluid.

That's a real nasty one.

Carpentry · 30-08-2019 2:00pm

Henry Ford III wrote: »

That's a real nasty one.

Agreed, really hard to remove stain from driveway.

my3cents · 30-08-2019 2:31pm

Carpentry wrote: »

Agreed, really hard to remove stain from driveway.

Paint stripper?

Isambard · 30-08-2019 3:25pm

it's not a petty problem, it's a very selfish neighbour laying claim to ownership of a "public" space irrespective of the needs of their neighbours. I'd "dob them in to the Feds" if the car isn't road legal, no hesitation.

Tazzimus · 30-08-2019 3:41pm

Do you have a dog? Teach it to use their garden and front door step as it's toilet.

Or just go lay one on at their front door yourself, whichever is handiest.

I also like the brake fluid idea, write **** on the car with it

Infernal Racket · 30-08-2019 4:10pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

Do you have a dog? Teach it to use their garden and front door step as it's toilet.

Or just go lay one on at their front door yourself, whichever is handiest.

I also like the brake fluid idea, write **** on the car with it

I suggest if you're taking this approach, drop a dookie in a brown paper bag then set it on fire before ringing the doorbell

Titzon Toast · 30-08-2019 5:10pm

Buy a cheap bag of scrap and park it in that spot first chance you get.
Or block the old lad's car in with two bags of scrap.
If you can't have the spot, no one can.

GrumpyMe · 31-08-2019 10:17am

Long term solution is to grow a tree beside the spot and feed the birds well.

colm_mcm · 31-08-2019 11:56am

That’s really playing the long game!

punisher5112 · 31-08-2019 12:01pm

my3cents wrote: »

Paint stripper?

Stripper maybe....

Get a hobo to move into the car....

It's very windy out the reg plates might fall off....

Super glue the door handles and wipers...

Midnight_EG · 31-08-2019 3:14pm

GrumpyMe wrote: »

Long term solution is to grow a tree beside the spot and feed the birds well.

Funnily enough it's under a tree, and their cars do be destroyed in sap and bird poo! It's gas, they're gone away for a week now and their garden is empty yet they've the dodgy car parked outside in that spot!

daheff · 31-08-2019 3:18pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Funnily enough it's under a tree, and their cars do be destroyed in sap and bird poo! It's gas, they're gone away for a week now and their garden is empty yet they've the dodgy car parked outside in that spot!

Ah if they are gone, a call to the local Garda advising a cars been dumped outside the house. No tax or reg plate...etc

Be sure it’ll be gone by the time they come home

KB22 · 31-08-2019 3:48pm

Not the gardai, the local council will have it removed if it has no reg. plates.

Charlie19 · 31-08-2019 4:01pm

If the car can be identified the council will take pictures of the car and post them to the last registered owner of the vehicle, notifying them of the obstruction and giving them the opportunity to remove vehicle within a two week period or the council will remove it.

31-08-2019 4:02pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

But... Our (lovely :pac:) neighbours park out there each evening, but once she leaves she makes her husband park his car outside just to keep the spot, and leave their garden empty. )

they likely do this around the same time each evening. Get in your car around this time, engine running and as soon as she moves, park there- if you can at all, leave it there for a few days- but if you leave, get your partner to replace it with their car- you'll have made your point very clearly and I don't think you'll have this problem anymore.

Midnight_EG · 31-08-2019 4:06pm

KB22 wrote: »

Not the gardai, the local council will have it removed if it has no reg. plates.

It has reg plates, but I won't be interfering with it personally to make them 'fall off'.

Atlantic Dawn · 31-08-2019 4:13pm

If you know their phone number take a few photos of the car and stick it up on Donedeal for something like €30, have in the ad 'Selling due to having no space to park it and not able to afford NCT, tax or insurance', should make an interesting hint.

enricoh · 31-08-2019 4:23pm

It wouldnt cost me a moments thougjt to lift the phone n dob them in.
I cant abide people driving with no insurance. Plus it'd annoy the tits off them n they sound like hard work!

alias no.9 · 31-08-2019 4:31pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Funnily enough it's under a tree, and their cars do be destroyed in sap and bird poo! It's gas, they're gone away for a week now and their garden is empty yet they've the dodgy car parked outside in that spot!

Ideal timing for it to be lifted

mickuhaha · 31-08-2019 4:35pm

Get under the car and cut the handbrake cable. Then push it down the road. I am sure the insurance will cover the damage.

robtri · 31-08-2019 9:14pm

op is the space outside the house in front of your house solely, or is it between the two houses as in most estates?

if its solely outside your house, then they must have a space outside theres?

road_high · 31-08-2019 10:15pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

I'm living beside them 18 years, they wouldn't even allow access to their back garden to replace fencing that we didn't ask a penny for :P

Clearly head cases living under a siege mentality. They’re very common and all the same behaviors

corks finest · 01-09-2019 9:14am

colm_mcm wrote:

Thatâ€™s really playing the long game!

18 years is a long game

Midnight_EG · 01-09-2019 6:55pm

robtri wrote: »

op is the space outside the house in front of your house solely, or is it between the two houses as in most estates?

if its solely outside your house, then they must have a space outside theres?

It's between our house but mostly mine. He's at it again today driving off and herself sitting behind it immediately to move down the spot.

Atlantic Dawn · 01-09-2019 7:01pm

I'd hate the game and not the player if his car was insured, taxed, NCT'd, on this case the scrote needs to be exposed on Garda Twitter as someone who should be taken out of general population.

I'd report him without question and love it.

punisher5112 · 01-09-2019 7:31pm

Do what the loonies do in China where they jump on the bonnet and dive into the ground....

JeffKenna · 01-09-2019 7:41pm

Does he be gone long? Seems very risky to be driving around without insurance. Is the other car insured?

Sexual Chocolate · 01-09-2019 8:11pm

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Funnily enough it's under a tree, and their cars do be destroyed in sap and bird poo! It's gas, they're gone away for a week now and their garden is empty yet they've the dodgy car parked outside in that spot!

There's a dickhead on my road that does the same. Has a driveway, has space outside the driveway and still choses to park his car across the road depriving others of a space.

Petty parking problem

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