[Closed] Neighbor again..ffs

Does it though? Do they own the end of the OP's driveway also?

Fair point Cougar and would think, yes, the Council do. Not all houses were built with garages and driveways so clearly a later addition but don't understand why it's concrete. Perhaps the Council insisted?

Wonder how many of you chaps have driven large vans? I have had some experience and it's not easy to manoeuvre on narrow roads with cars opposite.

Back in my younger years I've a lot of experience driving fork lifts, and vans up to 7.5 tonnes and various other small vehicles.

If the OP can't park that van in that space, without churning up the verge he should seriously consider getting a smaller van.

Wonder how many of you chaps have driven large vans? I have had some experience and it's not easy to manoeuvre on narrow roads with cars opposite.

Personally I've driven coaches & large agricultural machinery including artics.

I can't speak for anyone else..

Driven and still drive Fiat Ducatos, renault master.

Once again you're missing the point. When there are cars parked opposite his driveway in a narrow road then it would be hard to avoid. Do any of you people live where parking is at a premium?

So why cant he do a multi point turn when leaving?

Do any of you people live where parking is at a premium?

Yep. And I've driven commercials for years. But as I said, from the pics the OP has posted, there is plenty of room to get out of there.
Maybe not in one sweep, but it's not difficult, and that's the price of driving a big vehicle.

cinnamon_girl - Member
Once again you're missing the point. When there are cars parked opposite his driveway in a narrow road then it would be hard to avoid. Do any of you people live where parking is at a premium?

The only photo we've seen is apparently the OP's van blocking access to his own driveway.

The road is plenty wide enough assuming he doesn't have 2 vans and he's blocking himself in, lol!

I've been away for this and TL:DR....can someone who is'nt Dtf summize?

I think the OP needs to move house.

Wonder how many of you chaps have driven large vans? I have had some experience and it's not easy to manoeuvre on narrow roads with cars opposite.

Could you ask her to drive out for you? - then if she goes over the grass, she may be more understanding?

Or, rather than remove the metal post, cut down all of your hedge - you should manage to get in and out no bother then.

Maybe if you stopped clipping curbs like that your suspension wouldn't need so much work on it. 😆

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Bloody hell but that is pretty damned rich coming from the STW crowd who are constantly posting up threads asking everyone to admire the sodding great van they're considering buying to replace their family car, and now you hypocritical buggers are slagging off someone who has a van that's exactly the same size and who actually needs it for work, instead of wanting one to pose around with.

Love the outrage at a totally imagined hypocrisy.

"You lot" often mention driving Vans so it MUST hypocritical if "you lot" criticise someone else who drives a van for parking/driving badly

So, who in particular has been hypocritical ?

You can't criticise a few thousand people of being hypocritical as "you lot" unless they have all agreed on something.

Summary?

OP needs a grown up to help him park his van and advise him how to be a good neighbour.

This thread is mega lols 😆

Looking at that photo again I just can't understand why the only trashed grass is outside her house? Why can't you come from the other direction and clip the grass to the front of your hedge instead?

Try this: drive out straight then a very gentle turn in and creep back till your back on your drive as close to your hedge/gate post as possible (I see why you park so close to her side so people can get to your front door) but if you come out from as close to your hedge as possible does that help? Also carpet down has to be a winner if there is still a little clipping.

Do any of you people live where parking is at a premium?

London - parking doesn't get more premium..

Tymbian, it's probably not a good idea to ask the council for permission to widen the drive/gate to accommodate a large commercial vehicle. There's likely to be a clause in your tenancy agreement restricting what you're allowed to park there. For example, caravans are often forbidden. Don't do anything to jeopardise your livelihood.

However . . . if a normal car is parked on your drive, there isn't really room for the postman and visitors to get past, is there? So you need to create a footpath running alongside the drive, up to your front door. That's perfectly reasonable, isn't it?

Loving the van driving experts who can judge the situation from a few pics.

Classic OP hating from the self righteous with nothing better to do.

I thought the bad old days had gone...

I'm not going to judge from a few pics but how confident are you in that van OP?
Watch someone else drive it out, and see if they clip the grass, and how much room they have left at the front .

newrobdob - Member
Maybe if you stopped clipping curbs like that your suspension wouldn't need so much work on it.
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Stalktastic!

If that was my grass, or not my grass but outside my house, I wouldn't care one bit. Life's far too short.

Stalktastic!

I thought that as well. Never would it have occurred to me to check the MOT history on the OP's van.

So her only gripe is you driving over some public land ?

Could be worse. Could be one of them ****s that parks half on the pavement.

Bit like those folk that come on here moaning about folk driving on *not* their grass infront of their house and want to stick rocks out on the council's land an all that.

She needs to get back in her box not her land to be reseeding even if you are being a bit naughty by driving over it it's none of her business if it's not her land.

In years to come, historians would pinpoint this thread as the moment when the great STW Civil War started. Little did the forum denizens know, but soon they would be fighting tooth and nail for either the ProBiddies or ProOP.

Thousands of lives would be lost.....and the grass would run red with blood.....as well as still be a bit rutted.

Fron the 2nd pic it looks like there is a ton of room. I'm calling poor road craft on behalf of the op.

People with poor spacial awareness should really not be allowed to drive anything bigger than a polo.

cynic-al - Member
Loving the van driving experts who can judge the situation from a few pics.

I could put that van in that space, after 8 pints of Stella. I'd have to go to the immense trouble of reversing it for a couple of feet, though.

Road craft!!

I'm sure I posted a big reply but it's not gone through.

Basically, everyone has assumed the OP isn't telling the truth.

How about reviewing your comments and replying on the assumption he IS telling it as it is. That the neighbour is quite simply hateful, the van is simply too long to avoid the grass, can't turn left out of the drive as it's even tighter etc.

Its a bit of grass FFS, who cares?

If he isnt going out of his way to do it then the neighbour should just suck it up, I bet the hardly leave the house and cant even see it.

I could put that van in that space, after 8 pints of Stella. I'd have to go to the immense trouble of reversing it for a couple of feet, though.

If you/ me/ OP/ anyone kept cycling over the grass and it ended up in a state...? I suspect few of us would be that concerned.

However, my view on this specific situation is that the vehicle is not really suited for the driveway if it is not able to be driven into and out of the drive without inconveniencing others.

But how is a small muddy triangle inconveniencing the old so and so?

cynic al has it .

But how is a small muddy triangle inconveniencing the old so and so?

It won't be but some people can't help themselves.

+ what Al said.

Can we just pick sides and fight already?

ProOP
ProOAP.

Pick a side people.

You've parked tight up against her border. If you parked further across, you wouldn't have to hit her grass on the way out. but then you wold be inconvenienced walking up your drive.
So your inconvenience is more important than her grass? nice.

I'm very disappointed my genius (in my eyes) zoolander reference was not picked up. Or maybe it was and deemed too crap to justify comment. 😐

Another visit to the forum finds me now being unable to drive a van correctly. Ive only been driving 30 years. As for the stalker checking MOT stats how sad. Do you know when I bought the vehicle? Why didn't you post that the Only MOT it's had since I owned it it sailed through with no advisories.
The road to the left of my drive is significantly narrower than the right of my drive as the road opens out onto a turning circle sort of area.
All those that can get a 6.5m van turned in a 5m space without alcohol come and try it with your own van..do you drive big throbbing shiny red cars by any chance?
If I was to park on the left of my drive and pull out and turn the rear overhang of the van will scrape the post.

As for the stalker checking MOT stats how sad.

I can't bring myself to read most of the posts on this thread because they're probably shit but agree that whoever that was is a completely sad ****.

In fact, if I was in your shoes right now I'd either delete the pics or replace with the reg number blacked out before some shitbag comes round and fills your exhaust pipe with expanding foam or something.

I'm paying my taxes for the council to maintain the verge and the OP is driving over it damaging it.

I bet he kicks the heads off daffodils too.

I think this must be a troll, we all know people in council houses only claim benefits.

Wonder how many of you chaps have driven large vans?

I've driven many, I used to work for a coachworks company to earn a few bob when I was a student. Used to pick up cab & chassis and deliver fully built flatbeds. Biggest I've driven was right on the limit of a 7.5T licence. I was 20. Also drove a big works van in a later job.

Do any of you people live where parking is at a premium?

Yes.

Its a bit of grass FFS, who cares?

The OP's neighbour, try to keep up. (-:

Let's put this bed.

Let's put this bed.

Next up, putting toothpaste back into the tube.