A woman has been left fuming after her neighbours asked her to park further away from her house to avoid inconveniencing their guests and workmen. The dispute, shared on Mumsnet under the username ParkingFeud, has sparked a debate about on-street parking etiquette.
The woman, who rents a terraced house with no driveway, explained that there is space for only one car outside her home, forcing her to park elsewhere on the green. She was shocked when a neighbour with a driveway requested she move her car away from their property.
“They wanted me to park it on a separate street further away from where we live,” she wrote. “Someone on the other side with a drive has just asked me not to park my car near their house as it is inconvenient for their guests and work men.”
The woman refused to comply, telling her neighbours: “I would love to be able to afford a house with a drive, but there’s a housing crisis and I can’t.” She added: “My car can be parked anywhere legally that I fancy. I don’t understand people who think they own the road outside their houses. Am I being unreasonable?”
Most Mumsnet users sided with her. One replied: “You are more polite than I am. I think the phrase I'd have used was 'tough s**t, do you think you own the road outside your house?'” Another commented: “How cheeky - I could maybe understand slightly for workmen, seeing as this would only be temporary. But for guests?! Naaaah I wouldn't, park where you like!!!”
However, one user urged compromise: “And of course you would not want to inconvenience the same person all the time, so I hope you do park in a variety of other places reasonable convenient to you. Neighbourliness and all that.”
