Would you call parking enforcement on these neighbors?
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Anonymous
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Setting: busy street, with only street parking
Neighbors (don't know them) live on adjacent street. They have 3 cars. They have one "vintage" car they never ever drive. Instead of parking it in front of their house on their street, they park on our block - which is busier than their block. They leave their car parked for weeks (or more) then move it. Worse, they double park, taking a spot that could fit 2 vehicles. I just find it so selfish and rude. A neighbor on our block once asked them to move their car up a few feet so as to not double park, and the owner said "no." It is technically against the law in our city to leave a car parked for days, unmoved. Street parking is precious and is not meant for storing vehicles. My thoughts are... these people do not care about being considerate of others, so why should we? |
Anonymous
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First, that’s not what it means to double park.
Second, yes, once it’s been 72 hours or whatever the law says, make a 311 report. You’ll have to do it every single time for a while before they decide the constant tickets aren’t worth it. |
Anonymous
| Meh if people have asked nicely and they refuse to move it, go ahead and call it in. |
Anonymous
| Normally I'm in the camp of just letting things be. I don't like to make people's lives more difficult unless I'm significantly impacted by it (so beyond just being annoyed or having to park further from my house). That goes out the window if someone is rude. |
Anonymous
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I’d call. I wouldn’t consider people from another street that you don’t know to be neighbors that you need to protect. Your neighbors are the people on your street being inconvenienced and ignored.
If there were some extenuating circumstance and they were trying to work with you, I’d suggest accommodating them if possible, but this isn’t that. They’re violating parking regulations, on your street (not theirs), in 2 spaces, with a car that they don’t need, even after being directly requested to extend a little cooperation. They may not be deliberately trying to be obnoxious, but they’re doing a great job of it, anyway. |
Anonymous
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So there are lines on a public street indicating parking spaces? Is that what you mean? That the car is over the line? I’ve never seen that on a street for parallel parking.
If there are no lines and you just feel like they’re taking too much space then no leave it. If they live in the neighborhood they’re entitled to park there. |
Anonymous
| I don't think that's what double parking means. But yes, I'd call and say there's been a car parked on my block without moving for over a week. |
Anonymous
| What do you mean by double park? |
Anonymous
| Call. If the car doesn't move for the required amount of time, call. Repeatedly. |
Anonymous
| Yes, though in our neighborhood parking enforcement doesn’t seem to be particularly responsive. Maybe just slide something smelly in the car so they keep a closer eye on it. |
Anonymous
| Does it have a current registration sticker on the plate? |
Anonymous
Unless you need the exact spot it is in, MYOB. |
Anonymous
| Unless I needed the spot, no, I wouldn't do anything. I try not to create unnecessary drama because I've seen it escalate into crazy turfwars. The one who wins is always the craziest person, not the one who is technically right. |
Anonymous
| I would definitely call it in - the two spots and not even on their own block is so obnoxious. |
Anonymous
| Normally I wouldn’t care, but on my busy street where parking can be difficult? It would annoy the crap out of me. I’d call. |