Neo
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I live in a converted house ( now 5 apartments) almost opposite a church. The driveway has 5 designated spaces but enough space to fit about 12 cars.
Obviously during the day, most of us go to work. My gf is currently there and watching as people park in the driveway and wander over to the church as if nothing was out of place.
Now fair enough, I'm not there so don't need the space, but say I was on my way home and couldn't get in to my drive, i'd be proper pissed.
Do I stick a polite letter in the church asking people not to do it out of principal, or just get over it ?
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nathy_87
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Not in the church, on their windscreen.
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Neo
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I've asked my gf to but apparently its chucking down with rain, plus I don't think she would be very good in confrontation tbh.
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
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Get a parking post
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mike56gte
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burn the church down tbh.
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Neo
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Can't ellis, it's a gravel driveway, you can get into my space at both ends or parallel park in so would need 3.
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3CorsaMeal
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block them in and leave your car there.
am always getting blocked in on my drive, happened this morning as i wanted to go to work
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Matt L
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tbf if they are there when you get back break the guns out and beat them till the move there car, or just pick it up and move it yourself, park up and watch them as they wonder how the funk you moved their car.
but could possible ask the church bloke to tell people to stop parking.
oh alternatively move to stoke where you dont have that problem they just steal your car not the space.
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sand-eel
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Put up a sign saying "private carpark"
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Pablo
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yeah to church or notice board. then if keeps happening windscreen, then fine the bastards!
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Neo
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I would do 3cm but i'm never there when it happens. It's more out of principal, plus its not nice for my gf to see random people walking into the driveway all day.
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Gareth F
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Get a parking post
......and smash their wing mirrors off with it 
Id leave a nice note on their car, dont be agressive as they know where you live 
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Put up a sign saying "private mosque"
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smcGSI16V
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I would have polite word with the vicar, who could mention to his congregatio or put up a polite notice in the church.
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Gareth F
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Or put a clamping sign up and charge them £20 to undo it when you get home
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Ellis
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quote:
Originally posted by Neo
Can't ellis, it's a gravel driveway, you can get into my space at both ends or parallel park in so would need 3.
Balls, I thought I had a reasonable contribution on CS for a change.
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Neo
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So in short its not wrong that i'm slightly pissed they are using my driveway during the day ?
I think sign and a note to the church is going to be the way forward. If that fails, Matt L's plan 
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Matt L
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speaking of matt l TEXT HIM BACK! [/hissy fit]
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Gareth F
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Id be the same
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mike56gte
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i think speaking to the folk in the church would be better as you could put notes on windscreens and then next time it could be different folk that park there meaning puting more notes on windscreens
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
tbf if they are there when you get back break the guns out
Just do this anyway tbh 
But yeah, if someone is in your space when you get back I would block them in then they can come to you. Alternatively, speak to church dude as other people said.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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adiohead
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put up a hidden clamping sign, then buy a wheel clamp and charge them a release fee. Oh, and give them a lecture on dinosaurs.
or stick these on their cars:
[Edited on 14-01-2011 by adiohead]
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pow
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Mike, just go and speak to the vicar in the first instance!
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Neo
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Its hard to block them in though, there are 2 entrances, and my space is right on the end. Best pic I have to explain is :
The spaces are huge, and unless someone is parked in tight behind them I wouldn't be able to block them from getting out the other entrance.
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Steve
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do a wheel spin passed the chuch at 6am blasting your horn.
has more effect if you do this in a Corrado tbh, so if you can borrow one even better
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