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Inconsiderate Parking
I live not too far from a hospital (maybe 400m or so) and I'm having an issue of staf from the hospital parking on my street, sometimes in front of my house so that I can't get parked there when I return home from work. I know that they are hospital staff as they park there and head towards direction of hospital and then don't come back for another 8,9 10 hours.
I've tried contacting the hospital to ask that they send a memo out to staff telling them to stop being such selfish arseholes which they said they would do (or words to that effect) but it hasn't stopped. There is a staff car park in the grounds, as well as a huge overflow car park maybe half a mile from the hospital. Clearly these people are the type that are all "I'm alright Jack" and don't give a shit about the consequences of their actions. I'm having a child soon, so don't want to have to park way down my street with a baby in tow. What can I do? Would it be fair for me to put a note on the windscreen to ask her politely to use the staff parking? Vandalise her car maybe? I dunno. Either way - it's becoming a right pain. |
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Note on the windscreen is fine. I've done it in the past and people stopped parking there. You could also put a note in the window of you home if it's easily visible.
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You do not own the space outside your house on the road, therefore you can do absolutely nothing.
Hope this helps. |
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Note on the windscreen is fine. I've done it in the past and people stopped parking there.
If they were on your drive or blocking your drive in, fair enough. But normal parking on a road? Nope. |
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I agree with Ginger Daddy. You need to find offroad parking of your own otherwise all bets are off. Maybe approach the council with a view to a resident's parking scheme if there is enough support but it's a pay option.
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You have no more right to that road space than anyone else. So do nothing, and I'm sure you will adapt to walking a bit further with your baby.
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I'm not surprised the hospital staff have ignored the request, they are legally allowed to park there.
This thread is a wind up, right? |
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As already said, you do not own the road outside your house, so you had no right to put a note on their windscreen.
If they were on your drive or blocking your drive in, fair enough. But normal parking on a road? Nope. |
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I'm not surprised the hospital staff have ignored the request, they are legally allowed to park there.
This thread is a wind up, right? Never said it was illegal - however, it is incredibly selfish. FYI - it's a fairly busy road and don't particularly want kids having to cross busy roads to get into their own house purely because Lady Muck is too much of a lazy so and so to use their allocated parking. |
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Even though they have plenty of staff parking available? They selfishly/lazily prefer to park in front of people's houses?
Never said it was illegal - however, it is incredibly selfish. FYI - it's a fairly busy road and don't particularly want kids having to cross busy roads to get into their own house purely because Lady Muck is too much of a lazy so and so to use their allocated parking. Is their staff parking free of charge? If it is free, maybe the car park fills up too quickly for them to get parked up. Is the staff parking nearer the hospital than your road? |
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Its not selfish at all. If there are not blocking your drive and there are no restrictions outside your house (bus lane, yellow/red lines, permit parking, return restrictions etc), anyone can park there for any length of time and there is absolutely bugger all you can do about it
Is their staff parking free of charge? If it is free, maybe the car park fills up too quickly for them to get parked up. Is the staff parking nearer the hospital than your road? I wouldn't dream of doing the same thing. That's because I'm (generally speaking) a good person who is considerate of others. |
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Yes it is selfish. Why park on a residential street when you have your own allocated parking? There is plenty of parking onsite and also an overflow car park maybe 10-15 mins walk away (my street is 5-10 mins walk). They have provisions and the parking is free for staff as long as they have a permit.
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Well that makes the situation a bit bizarre then. In any case, they are still legally allowed to park where they are parking, it doesnt change anything I have already stated.
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Just wondered if politely asking them to pack this in may appeal to whatever good nature this person have. They can't be THAT bad a person if they're working for the NHS...
Could go either way. Are you sure EVERY staff member gets free parking? Or, could it be someone who is visiting a member of family long term who doesnt want to pay for parking in the normal "customer" car park? |
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It might make them pack it in. Or it may make them just carry on parking outside your house (legally) because they know it winds you up.
Could go either way. Are you sure EVERY staff member gets free parking? Or, could it be someone who is visiting a member of family long term who doesnt want to pay for parking in the normal "customer" car park? When I spoke to the hospital they were insistent that they provide free parking for staff, and they've had complaints from residents in the past about this type of parking. Hence why they built the overflow car park a few years ago. 99.99% of staff do the right thing and park where they're supposed. You're always going to get the selfish few who do stuff like this though I guess which just creates a headache for residents like myself. First world problem I grant you, but until you have to put up with shit like this - you don't realise how annoying it can be. |
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It could be that they're agency workers and don't have the correct pass to use the staff carparks or they're full by the time they turn up and after a few shifts you just use the street to save hoping for a spot.
It used to be madness on the road outside our hospital but the council gave out some passes and made most of the road so you have to pay to park and its certainly cut down on the cars outside but pretty much has just moved it all a few streets away. |
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So OP have you fathomed out why they'd park a quarter of a mile away from the hospital when they could park right outside their place of work?
If you really want to sort the problem out then perhaps it might be an idea to speak to your local council and councillor(s) and see if they can introduce a residents parking scheme. Whether that and you will be very popular with your neighbours is another question. |
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Yes it is selfish. Why park on a residential street when you have your own allocated parking? There is plenty of parking onsite and also an overflow car park maybe 10-15 mins walk away (my street is 5-10 mins walk). They have provisions and the parking is free for staff as long as they have a permit.
I wouldn't dream of doing the same thing. That's because I'm (generally speaking) a good person who is considerate of others. |
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Such a good person that you suggested vandalising their cars in the first post?
Troll thread, IMO. |
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Just wondered if politely asking them to pack this in may appeal to whatever good nature this person have. They can't be THAT bad a person if they're working for the NHS...
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Such a good person that you suggested vandalising their cars in the first post?
I'm positive that people only come on here to troll users' threads when they come asking for advice. |
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So OP have you fathomed out why they'd park a quarter of a mile away from the hospital when they could park right outside their place of work?
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I live across the road from a hospital and have a similar problem (i dont have a car though, so it doesnt bother me).
I was having work done on my house and had put out traffic cones so the builder could get in the house easily (i know this isnt strictly allowed). Some woman drove over the traffic cones as she claimed she didnt see them and had to scrape them off the underside of her car
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I live across the road from a hospital and have a similar problem (i dont have a car though, so it doesnt bother me).
I was having work done on my house and had put out traffic cones so the builder could get in the house easily (i know this isnt strictly allowed). Some woman drove over the traffic cones as she claimed she didnt see them and had to scrape them off the underside of her car ![]() Is it not allowed to use cones? I've considered acquiring some but presume it's not allowed given that I don't own the land outside my property. |
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