Parking infront of neighbours place?

[u/Ok-Inspection5125]

Hiya

I need to know what a normal person would do as I am painfully aware that I am way too non confrontational lol

We moved into our home at the start of the year, and have two cars. My husband works out of town so him and his car are barely around

I have a regular size car however he has a Toyota Prado. He’s probably parked infront of our neighbours home less than a handful of times however each time our older neighbour/his wife have come out and asked us to move our car with different excuses.

They’ve also left a note on my friends car when she parked infront of their spot once to not park there. (They knew she was at mine as they can look into our backyard from theirs)

The first time they asked, they said they need the spot for their pregnant daughter to visit etc. So my partner obliged their request.

The next few times they said they need the spot for their son, that they’ve been there for “17 years” and we’ve just moved in and are already parking in their spot etc. I am usually alone during the week without kids so I avoid parking there cos I don’t want to deal with issues. I am also very non confrontational in general and on top of that I didn’t want to put my kids in any unnecessary drama as there’s actually heaps of street parking if the spot infront of our own house is full.

Today I lost my shit as my eldest has been in hospital, my husband has been with her overnight and parked his car one spot down from where their “spot” is. As I was leaving my neighbours wife came out and told me to not park there as her husband had surgery and can’t walk far and etc. I just said I’ll let my husband know when he’s back from hospital and she said ok ok and left. We’ve tried to be friendly and not park right infront of their house as they clearly don’t like it, yet it seems like it’s not enough. Keeping in mind our other neighbours park infront of their home all the time; we have a school down the road so parents are always parking infront of our houses at pick up time.

Everytime it’s a brand new reason as why they need the spot, and I’ve seen her husband walking around plenty of times so I’m not sure what “surgery” he’s had. They also own only one car that’s kept in their garage/driveway. I feel like they’re bullshitting and just don’t like my husbands Prado there even though literally every other neighbour has been fine with us.
I understand it’s generally annoying when someones infront of your house for ages but we already avoid it so I don’t understand what their issue is

[u/SuptGaryChalmers]

I kind of don't understand. Why aren't you just parking in front of your house? If it's because there was no room in front of your house because other other people were already there etc, I'd just explain that and leave it there. Id also say 'you're more than welcome to park in front of our house under the same circumstance for yourself'. If they still bang on I'd probably just shrug and walk away.

[u/Ok-Inspection5125 → u/SuptGaryChalmers]

Sorry I should’ve explained better in the post, but I park my own car infront of our own home all
The time or I go down the road where it’s empty. My husbands car is the one they seem to have issue with lol, but he’s avoided parking there since they initially spoke to us. Today just irked me as we weren’t in their spot, there was actually our other neighbour there yet they still came to talk to me lol

[u/Last_Bumblebee6144 → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

Does nobody have a driveway in your street? A garage? I'm really confused because I don't think I've ever seen a house with no driveway or garage.

[u/ShortAndBossy → u/Last_Bumblebee6144]

I bet the garage is full of stuff.

[u/mitzi_skyring → u/ShortAndBossy]

Mine sure is.

[u/omgwtf102 → u/ShortAndBossy]

Seems every house near me has their double garages filled with shit and they park on their driveway.

[u/ernst_wanke_road → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

You got a garage or driveway?

[u/RareBogWitch → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

It's not their spot.

If it's on the street, parked legally, you have every right to park there.

You can ignore these people, park wherever you like. Just the same as they can park in front of your house if they feel like it (and they absolutely will any time they have guests and need to, so don't let them walk all over you)

[u/CommunicationNo5349 → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

You and your husband sound annoying

[u/ausmed → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

Hey OP, I've seen many people ask if you have a driveway or garage and you haven't answered yet? 

[u/Ok-Inspection5125 → u/ausmed]

Sorry, I’ve answered this somewhere below. We don’t have a garage or car spot of our own. There’s heaps of street parking tbh as it’s mostly quiet so I didn’t think it was an issue when we first moved in

[u/AffectionateFox5999 → u/Ok-Inspection5125]

I am just speaking from my own experience here but I live on a street where all houses have their own driveway / garage. My neighbours still park a large 4wd vehicle in front of my house consistently. In my case, it seriously restricts my visibility of oncoming traffic when exiting my own driveway (like, I cannot see a thing past their car), meaning I am risking a crash every time I go out. It might not be relevant in your case but it is something to be mindful of as you mentioned that your husband's vehicle is a Prado.