Would you park in front of someone’s driveway if they don’t own a car?

Posted by mrpogo88@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 279 comments

I’ve recently moved into a house on a busy street. It has a dropped kerb and a small driveway. I don’t have a car. Not many other houses on the street have a dropped kerb. Most neighbours don’t block the drive, some might if stuck for space but will move it as soon as they can which I’m fine with. One recently has been parking across the drive a lot, sometimes 3-4 days at a time. I have some building work going on and could do with the access for the lads doing the work. I wasn’t sure which neighbour to speak to (still new to the area), so I left a polite note asking not to block the drive. This was ignored. I finally saw him at the car after it had been parked there a couple of days. I asked politely if he could do me a favour and not block the drive, there were plenty of other spaces at the time. He angrily said it’s not my personal parking space (seems to think it’s his though), I don’t have a car and he can park there if he likes, and he won’t get a ticket. Also said some stuff about being a bad neighbour (first time we spoke). I said you’re illegally parked and don’t complain when you get a ticket. Annoyed, I contacted the council, they sent a warden quickly (I suppose they never pass up an opportunity to make some money), but unfortunately he drove off a few minutes before they arrived. Am I being a prick about this? Even though I don’t have a car, I feel like it’s taking the piss. Sometimes friends and family visit and they can’t use the driveway when it’s blocked. If he wasn’t such a dick about it, I wouldn’t really have a problem with him parking there for a while if he was stuck for space and moved it when possible. Now I’m itching for him to try it again.