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You have to understand, we've only got part of the story. So it looks a lot like you've got a massive van and could potentially try harder. We may be wrong, but that's how it looks with the information we have.
Ignore the people saying you shouldn't have a van, if you need it you need it.
But... you should try to find a solution that doesn't involve making a mess of her grass. Whether that's a wider driveway, artificial grass, yellow lines opposite I don't know. Regardless of how she behaves towards you this isn't a problem she's caused.
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From this position I can not turn left without clipping the black gate-post
Yep, should be reversing back onto the grass in front of your hedge.
Could try harder. You are doing nothing to avoid the conflict. It just strikes me as you being lazy and just driving out shortest route possible.
Get rid of post and 3' of hedge, make drive 3' wider, you'll have plenty of room?
Take down the gate post and a metre of hedge and turn left over your own verge. Problem solved.
As an aside, your verge looks lovely and verdant, OP 🙂
OP, don't stress mate, she sounds like an old witch..is she really old...reckon she's got much time left?
It's a bit of grass, you need the van for work, there's not more you can do.
Bollards to the old bat.
Ah, the attitude which makes Britain great.
I assume growling lad is joshing.
Right? Right?
😆
You're going to get a lot of driving lessons from people who've never driven a van shortly.
Fwiw, from that pic, it look like a piece of piss to go in either direction.
@ nairnster..if my van doesn't fit when I drive out that way why will it fit if I reverse that way?
Yes my verge does look alright dedpite my neighbor driving over it evetytime he parks in front of his Landy that's stuck on his drive.
How about moving the black gate post, assuming it's yours, so you can get out?
Because you can reverse back onto your grass instead of turning straight away.
And to be honest, it looks pretty easy to get out. You just cant be arsed.
I'm with the OP.
But.. I'd offer to either have artificial grass put on the corner or take a metre of grass up & stick some flags down. It's not like she can even see the grass from the house & It wouldn't be as much for her to cut (assuming she actually cuts it)
Life's a tiny bit too short to be arsed about that much [s]grass[/s] mud.
Unless that photo is misleading, it looks like you've shitloads of room there and you've made a right bloody mess of the land outside someone else's house. Like I said before, turn slightly left as you're coming out, then swing it round to the right.
And if you can't get a family car in and out of there I'd suggest driving lessons, that's blatantly mince.
And with my <mod> hat on for a second, cool the aggressive responses please. </mod>
Keep the peace either way, do something about the grass as suggested, or take some of your side away so you can swing over your side.
Like I've said, I'd be wary of such a tight space as if someone parks near the damaged grass, you can't get out easily.
Biscuit anyone?
And with my <mod> hat on for a second, cool the aggressive responses please. </mod>
Yeah! You want some!?
[s]Spill my pint!?![/s] Wheelspin on my grass!?!
I'd be more annoyed at the van parked inconsideratly opposite your drive, forcing you to churn up the grass when you want to gain access.
Will light a bonfire everytime washing goes on the line...
Wow, that is some commitment. She must have a lot of stuff to burn to have a bonfire on standby for every time you hang the washing out.
Have we established who owns the grass yet? If that was mine I'd be pissed of as well
Have you thought about asking a better driver to help you out with the parking?
Approx 4.5m - 5m from red car to black post. 6m+ van.
Council tennant so I'll have to ask about moving the post. My philosophy is that I do not want to negatively impact someones life so being at logger-heads with this person is not on my agenda.With this in mind I absolutely detest someone trying to encroach on my and my family's wellbeing.
I do reckon her greenhouse in the back garden is less than a meter from the fence though.
Make your own mind up anout her. My fence was behind the fence that is behind my van now and she complained to the council that it blocked her view.
.Life's a tiny bit too short to be arsed about that much grass mud.
Sure, if it's you doing it to your own grass.if it's someone else doing it to my grass, I'm taking a strop
My fence was behind the fence that is behind my van now and she complained to the council that it blocked her view.
Eh? What fence is who's fence is where?
5 pages & counting, about some old biddy's grass.
Fwiw,I think it's a bit cheeky cutting "her" corner. It looks bad.
Either ,angle grinder the black post, clip the hedge& turn right or artificial grass the verge.
You can't just artificial grass over someone's verve
Op is just lazy and self important, there is lots of room to get that van in it might require a 3 point turn rather than just swinging it in over the grass.
I dont buy those measurements either. The first pic you posted suggests there is more room than that as the van is parked parallel to other cars parked on the same side of the road as rhe red one in the picture.
I think you can do a a 3 or even a 5 point turn reversing back to the left and avoid her grass.
You are causing the arguments. If you had to move your shed, it mustnt have complied but apparently the neighbour was unreasonable. You are cutting up the grass, but again she is apparently the problem by complaining about it.
Yet you come on here and whinge about her. You appear butt hurt that the thread has not gone the way you thought it would and most think you are not doing enough to avoid the problem or the conflict it is causing.
Either speak to her and explain its unavoidable (apparently) or perhaps try some of the suggestions.
Personally i think you couldnt give a shit about your neighbours and so are making no effort.
I'm with the OP. Your boundary, and your neighbour's, ends at your hedge and her brick wall respectively. Grass belongs to the Council and is not your responsibility to maintain.
Easiest solution would be to remove your post and part of your hedge to enable easier access and less chance of damaging Council owned grass verge. As a tradesman you can not work without your tools which will undoubtedly be valuable. For the hard of thinking on here that means you want to make them as safe as possible and not an easy target for thieves. So, yes, reverse onto your driveway.
As regards your neighbour, well I wouldn't lose any sleep over her poor attitude. Some folk are plain nasty.
Good post from CountZero, it would be a different matter if it was a 'lifestyle' vehicle. 🙄
Some folk are plain nasty.
She's an old dear whose probably very lonely & rather unhappy.
I'd cut her some slack & do my best to avoid antagonising her.
What does winding her up win you?...
Easiest solution would be the OP learning how to drive properly.
Grass belongs to the Council and is not your responsibility to maintain
But it is his responsibility to not ruin it. It doesn't really matter who owns the grass, OP is not allowed to do that.
Sorry, I forgot, it's the old ladies fault...
I have to say looking at that pic...
I reckon you swing to the left before turning right & avoid going over the grass really quite easily.
There's a fair bit of room there if you take care..
Seriously need to see a video of you pulling your van off the driveway. It does look (in both pictures) like there is loads of room to do it properly.
Why do you park so far to one side of the driveway by the way? Looks like you are making getting out more difficult tbh.
From that 2nd picture I think I have worked out the problem.
Tymbian, this is you isn't it?
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Sure, if it's you doing it to your own grass.if it's someone else doing it to my grass, I'm taking a strop
Strop on dude. I once had a petrol station forecourt on a busy main road with a quarry entrance next to the entrance to my place. I had tipper trucks going over MY grass!
I assume growling lad is joshing.
Right? Right?
It's just Grass maann!
Listen, the old nag has form...she's a trouble maker and we should all just go about our business and not give two hoots about these naysayers.
Why dont you ask the old lady to help you reverse in? She could do that thing old ladies do where they stand on the pavement and spin their hands around to help their tired looking husbands park the Honda jazz
Get rid of post and 3' of hedge, make drive 3' wider, you'll have plenty of room?
as previously stated, or get some of that plastic mesh stuff that you plant into the ground and grass grows through.
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Landscaping/d130/Ground+Control/sd3225/Ground+Guard/p94411
But it's not his land to do that?
i also own a van full of expensive tools so can fully understand the need for reversing up the drive.
Those on here suggesting you park up the road really haven't a clue. I wonder how many of them would be happy to park their car 100m up the road overnight, with their mountain bike left in the back?
But, tbh I'm not convinced that you couldn't get out of the drive without cutting up the grass.
If this really is the case, then these are your answer, along with a packet of grass seed. After these went in I'd completely ignore her if she kicked off about anything else, some people just aren't happy unless they're moaning about something!
https://www.sure-green.com/products/porous-pavers-grass-gravel/pp40-grass-gravel-porous-paver-black.php?product=264&utm_source=adrac&utm_medium=shopping&gclid=CIfbuOed49ICFYYaGwodA0oJEQ.
I'm with the OP. Your boundary, and your neighbour's, ends at your hedge and her brick wall respectively. Grass belongs to the Council and is not your responsibility to maintain.
Does it though? Do they own the end of the OP's driveway also?
Does it though? Do they own the end of the OP's driveway also?
If I've read right OP said he's a council tennant, so they own all of it.
Does it though? Do they own the end of the OP's driveway also?
To be fair, mine looks almost identicle, and my property stops at the drain line. There was grass right across with a pedestrian gate previously. So the council made good the grass as part of the driveway in with the cost of the drop kerb.
But as the OP is a council tennant, they did all the work at the same time, which is why it's such a good match, and they own all of it.
(If they sold it, the property line would be the drain line)