[bry66]

i have this same situation. My neighbor has a 1 car width driveway that he puts his 2 cars in nose to tail. i have a double wide driveway with 4 cars so i am moving cars around alot to drive my fav. This changes upon the season, so its not a daily thing at all. When he wants to use the car thats blocked in, he pulls the other one into the street, parks on the other side of the street in front of my driveway instead of his. i find this to be unbelievably inconsiderate, and after 13 yrs still does it. When i park a vehicle on the street, i park it on the opposite side of the road blocking my driveway. I think my neighbor is a moron and i leave it at that since i have to live next to him, even though i rarely talk to them. I guess they may find me starting up either of my cars on a weekend i work at 5:15 am to be a bit annoying as well, but oh well.

Honest question here so I hope it doesn't sound rude. But is this a PA thing? Are the roads narrower in your neighborhood?

I only ask because the #1 gripe I hear from my neighbors is when other people park in front of their house. In all practicality, what you are saying makes perfect sense to me. But if that's how we did it on my block, suddenly everyone would be complaining about other people parking in front of their house. Makes no sense to me because we all have driveways anyway. To be completely honest, this thread is the first time I've ever seen it be an issue for someone to be parked on the other side of the street.

 

[BillK]

Brad,
First of all need to understand what you mean by "blocking" your driveway ?
1. Are they parking on your side of the street with part of their car blocking your driveway ??
2. Or are they parking across the street directly across from your driveway ?

If its number one then just call the police and have them towed.

If its number two there is absolutely nothing you can do about it except be careful backing out of your driveway.

I had neighbors next door for the last 10 years or so that parked on our cul-de-sac directly across from my driveway. It was a pain to back out but nothing I could really do about it. Fortunately they moved out last summer and the new neighbors use their driveway

 

[blm]

Why not park across the street from your own driveways. That way if you hit a car while backing out it is your own not the neighbor's.

Well that is where my neighbor parks one of his cars which would make it impossible for me to park there. Prior to this incident I never parked any of my cars in the street. I have lived in the same house since 1987. In that time there has been less than 10 days/nights that a car that was associated with my house was parked in the street.
For the past three weeks my sons car has been parked were it is in the picture which is across the street from my neighbors driveway. The exception with the past three weeks is when I left for the three days a week that I work I moved the Civic back into my side of the driveway as I usually take my Tacoma to work. When I returned after the 3 days I movex the Civic back to where it is in the pic.

As far as discussing it wirh the neighbor he is coming over after work. I will address them parking in front of my driveway at that time. This is my shot. Maybe I can get them to park in their driveway. Either that or he will be offended.

 

[blm]

2. Or are they parking across the street directly across from your driveway ?

It is this

 

[BillK]

2. Or are they parking across the street directly across from your driveway ?

It is this

Not much you can do about it in that case. Not sure if I would even bring it up. He isn't doing anything illegal. Maybe after the insurance claim for hitting your sons car he will realize the issue with parking there but then again maybe not.

 

[cv67]

First get an accident report in case he doesnt wanna pay
Going to be hard to tell someone where to park but the suggestion you ea park on the opposite sides of your driveways is good that way if anything gets hit its on them. Backing in is a good choice for both also
Now if they were actually blocking your driveway different story id have it towed in 2 seconds, screw the neighbors.

 

[RichardB]

We've lived in the same house since '69'. Same type of issues. The neighbor across the street has a vacant lot next to them which they can and do park in and still parks behind our drive and in front of our house from time to time. There's just not much one can do about it, its a city street and legal. The daughter did back into one of ours once although it wasn't directly behind their drive. It was actually in front of our house very close to our drive. The daughter backed out toward the front of their house and clipped our car. She was driving forward as I walked out of my house. I walked out and looked and our car had been hit although I didn't actually see the impact. They of course denied they did anything, although there was red paint on their bumper on that side and black paint on ours where the damage was, lol. Oh well, lesson learned. I never got along with them before and certainly didn't after.

Richard

 

[blm]

To be completely honest, this thread is the first time I've ever seen it be an issue for someone to be parked on the other side of the street.

I'm not trying to sound like a jack ass here but they have a two car garage, a sixty foot driveway and plenty of street space that is not in front of my driveway. But they choose to park directly across from my driveway way makes it difficult to get in and out of my own driveway. Every other household in my developement seems to understand this. There are plenty of households with 3/4/5 cars and they dont park in the street.
In addition the mother and daughter are horrible drivers. Their cars are always loaded with battle scars. The only accident that the wife/mother was involved in that wasnt her fault was damage to the entire passenger side of her minivan. After months of driving with that damage i asked the husband why it wasnt fixed. He remarked that they got paid by the person that was at fault but there was no way he was going to fix the damage as he knew his wife was just going to wreck it again.

 

[lucifershammer]

At some point, the neighbor's car won't be parked there.

You have the Civic which is sitting. Just move it to that location at one of the times when your neighbor isn't parked there. And leave it there.

You can even let them know that the reason for putting it there is that you are doing them a favor and moving it out of the way of their daughter and just inconveniencing yourself instead of them by causing you to have to route around it. Two messages get sent by doing this and the subsequent conversation, but in a way that doesn't place blame on them and instead puts you in the light of helping them out - that their daughter should be more careful, and that they are inconveniencing you by putting their car there.

Well that is where my neighbor parks one of his cars which would make it impossible for me to park there. Prior to this incident I never parked any of my cars in the street. I have lived in the same house since 1987. In that time there has been less than 10 days/nights that a car that was associated with my house was parked in the street.
For the past three weeks my sons car has been parked were it is in the picture which is across the street from my neighbors driveway. The exception with the past three weeks is when I left for the three days a week that I work I moved the Civic back into my side of the driveway as I usually take my Tacoma to work. When I returned after the 3 days I movex the Civic back to where it is in the pic.

As far as discussing it wirh the neighbor he is coming over after work. I will address them parking in front of my driveway at that time. This is my shot. Maybe I can get them to park in their driveway. Either that or he will be offended.

 

[bry66]

I'm not trying to sound like a jack ass here but they have a two car garage, a sixty foot driveway and plenty of street space that is not in front of my driveway. But they choose to park directly across from my driveway way makes it difficult to get in and out of my own driveway. Every other household in my developement seems to understand this. There are plenty of households with 3/4/5 cars and they dont park in the street.
In addition the mother and daughter are horrible drivers. There cars are always loaded with battle scars. The only accident that the wife/mother was involved in that wasnt her fault was damage to the entire passenger side of her minivan. After months of driving with that damage i asked the husband why it wasnt fixed. He remarked that they got paid by the person that was at fault but there was no way he was going to fix the damage as he knew his wife was just going to wreck it again.

Pretty funny about the minivan :grin2:
I know what you mean though, sometimes there's no rhyme or reason for what other people do. My neighbors across the street have two cars. They've got a two car garage, plus they have room in their driveway for 3, maybe 4 cars. Yet they park one on the street in front of their house, simply because they can't stand it when anyone else parks there. It makes absolutely no sense. And to make it worse, they park dead center in front of their house so there's no space for anyone to park in front of or behind their car. Doesn't bother me because we use our driveway and almost never park in the street, it is just one of those thing's I'll never understand.

 

[lucifershammer]

Their behavior is actually pretty basic and simple - they are marking their territory. They believe that is their space, and they are making sure everyone knows it and can't get to it or use it in any way.

I have a territorial neighbor like that. Along the property line between our two parcels is a nice, lush bunch of trees, bushes and plants. Her trees, bushes and plants overhang the property line into my yard. No problem. A blade of grass overhangs from my yard into hers - time to call the city and complain (no joke.) City laughs it off, but man, is she territorial and a PITA.

I just shrug and get on with life. My wife on the other hand is ready for WW III... >

Pretty funny about the minivan :grin2:
I know what you mean though, sometimes there's no rhyme or reason for what other people do. My neighbors across the street have two cars. They've got a two car garage, plus they have room in their driveway for 3, maybe 4 cars. Yet they park one on the street in front of their house, simply because they can't stand it when anyone else parks there. It makes absolutely no sense. And to make it worse, they park dead center in front of their house so there's no space for anyone to park in front of or behind their car. Doesn't bother me because we use our driveway and almost never park in the street, it is just one of those thing's I'll never understand.

 

[71'bu]

well something like this happened to my neighbor(neighbor A). Their neighbor(Neighbor B) would always park in front of neighbor A's house and it drove them nuts because neighbor B had a driveway she could use. One night Neighbor B's car was side-swiped in the middle of the night and no one knew who did it. They never parked in the road again.

 

[Dean]

What we started doing here after three or four vehicles got backed into on both sides is we quit parking directly across from driveways but you still have to be careful because there may be a visitors car.

 

[Pioneer4x4]

Honest question here so I hope it doesn't sound rude. But is this a PA thing? Are the roads narrower in your neighborhood?

I only ask because the #1 gripe I hear from my neighbors is when other people park in front of their house. In all practicality, what you are saying makes perfect sense to me. But if that's how we did it on my block, suddenly everyone would be complaining about other people parking in front of their house. Makes no sense to me because we all have driveways anyway. To be completely honest, this thread is the first time I've ever seen it be an issue for someone to be parked on the other side of the street.

Not really, my plan is decently wide. It is just a matter of principle to me. They bought the house new, you chose that style driveway, park your cars in it, not across the street from where mine is. I never actually complained to them, since it is allowed and they are parking along their property, I just tried to show them how foolish is was by acting like I can't drive well.
The thing is, the guy next to them (well,his crabass wife...) put a note on my daughter's car when we had a party and she was visiting and parked on the street across from their driveway. But they have done the same thing... Either people are considerate, or they aren't, if it isn't in their best interest to change, they won't. So I tried to make it apparent that it was not wise to park there. Between my parents and my wife's parents visiting, they have elderly people backing up at their car.

As for PA, we have just about every type of housing here, so no real "PA thing" for parking, other than using folding chairs to reserve street places in Pittsburgh residential areas (more of a 70s thing).

 

[rodent4]

I've had the same issue for 20 years with the people next door, at one stage they had eight cars

I finally snapped(knocked on their door and went berserk ) 12 months ago, painted line marking paint out the front of my house and told them not to park before it.........They sort of get it now, but are obviously a bit dim and couldn't give a continental stuff about other people.

 

[oldcutlass]

Sorry if I don't agree... Its a public street, with what looks like a lot of room. I don't see an issue here except the inconvenience that you or them need to be a bit more cautious in your driving habits. Its not against the law, its just one of your pet peeves. Get over it, life is to short to sweat the small stuff.

 

[shelteredv]

Makes me so glad I live where I do. I will never again own a house where there is an HOA, or in an area where stuff like this becomes an issue. I totally understand the necessity of living near work, and I sympathize. And if you happen to find yourself with some extra bucks and just can't figure out what to do with it-

 

[Molly's 70]

I'd just be honest with the guy. Tell him it's always bothered you about their parking habits. Tell them why you have never said anything before. Ask them if there is anything that could be done differently. Good Luck. You will get to see if they care about being considerate. Just be honest. I'd try to get all 3 family at the same time. Sounds like your a nice guy. I'd tell them about that also.

Don't forget to tell them you want some insurance information.

 

[70montee]

Honest question here so I hope it doesn't sound rude. But is this a PA thing? Are the roads narrower in your neighborhood?

I only ask because the #1 gripe I hear from my neighbors is when other people park in front of their house. In all practicality, what you are saying makes perfect sense to me. But if that's how we did it on my block, suddenly everyone would be complaining about other people parking in front of their house. Makes no sense to me because we all have driveways anyway. To be completely honest, this thread is the first time I've ever seen it be an issue for someone to be parked on the other side of the street.

Not a rude question. The streets in my neighbor hood are i guess kind of narrow for street parking, which is allowed. With cars parked in the street, theres only about a lane and a half left, so if cars are coming at each other and there is a car parked, one has to wait for the other to pass. Now, if they dont get close to the curb, then this narrowness is amplified. When i moved in, i wasnt a fan of all this street parking, everybody has driveways, be it some are kind of small. I made mine bigger. Later on i decided, why arent i making use of the street when everybody else is, and it was pissing me off that my neighbor was parking there, and was making it an issue for me to sometimes get my truck out of my driveway. When that happens, i just drive over his lawn to get out. i have 2 cars, my personal pickup and a company pick up which all do fit into my driveway, and most of the time are in my driveway. I will leave my company truck out on the street over a weekend or so if i am home for the weekend and want to play cars. I wouldnt have more cars than my driveway can hold, i think thats wrong, but there are plenty of people who dont have a problem with this. You should see what happens when it snows. Ray Charles could do a better job of plowing close to the curb than these guys do. When there is snow on the ground, and they plow the half ass way they do, and then my neighbor parks across from my drive, its really hard to get out of my driveway.

 

[HKalin]

After replying a few times and thinking about it some more I think I've finally came up with the solution. Seeing that they aren't using their driveway park your cars in it. > Merry Christmas Everybody :thumbsup: