Hi OzB,
Does anyone know if if there are any laws that apply for parking on the street.
My property is landlocked so my street frontage is on neighbour property. I park my car on the street currently but get back looks from my neighbour.
Surely there is no rule over who can park in front of your house.
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If its not signposted the council website with stipulate rules for this.
You should be able to park there as long as you want. It's not the neighbour's verge.
May need a permit system.
Surely there is no rule over who can park in front of your house.
Unless you have a disability, and the spot in your house is clearly marked like that with signage… it's fair game.
Wave to them and engage in a friendly conversation. They might help to save you the spot when you become friends with them.
but get
backbad looks from my neighbour.
They are allow. If that affects you, it's up to you to decide what you want to do.
Perhaps new post? What should I do, I park my car infront of my neightbour's house, and they give me bad looks. Do add confirmation bias poll options.
Surely there is no rule over who can park in front of your house.
You are allow.
Are we allow?
No. Only they is allow
Who is aloud then?
I'm thinking of getting are Arlo. Are they any good?
Only for bonuts.
It is free for all, first come first served basis. I got neighbours who parks in front of my house (mine is in the garage) and I dont have an issue. Because even if i complain to the council, they will just ask me to FO.
Ask you to flop out?
Being council it would mean 'Fork over'.
Nah, fap on
Any signs on the length of road or markings on the ground? Are you parking a heavy vehicle? How close to a cross road/pedestrian crossing?
Generally, all on-street parking is public access parking. You or your neighbour can park there.
Many house owners however feel that the parking along their frontage belongs to them.
100%. I'm not happy about it though. My parents are on a corner block and there's two trailers parked perpetual on one side.
two trailers parked perpetual on one side.
our council wont allow you to permanently park cars/trailers that are never moved on the road.
Wish my council was the same. We have half a street full of monster sized Taj Mahal caravans, 200ft speed boats, Winnebagos and trailers with various small earth movers on them.
@pegaxs: I've seen some signs that say parking is for motorised vehicles only. So no boats or trailers.
My old neighbour's son often comes to visit. Annoyingly he has to park opposite my driveway instead of in front of his father's house.
It's more of a courteous unspoken rule thing more than anything, but anyone is legally allowed to part on an open street.
You're free to park there, but your neighbours are also free to give you bad looks.
Parking is governed by any general parking restrictions. So long as you comply with those general restrictions, you can park wherever you like.
Some people have this view that they have some rights to the parking in front of their house to the exclusion of others. Strange.
Selfish flops park directly out the front of their neighbours house
If your house is directly behind theirs, technically you are also parking in front of your own house.
The joys of battle axe blocks
I'm pretty sure the (overwhelming) majority of people would prefer to park in front of their own house. Where should they park when they are physically unable to do that either because of unavailability, government restriction, or otherwise? How far away do you need to park before it's not your neighbour's house?
You could try talking to your neighbour about it.
Our car developed a fault (air bubbles in the fuel lines) where it would only start if it was facing downhill. Normally we park on the street outside our house facing uphill. But the car eventually wouldn't start in the morning when we did that. So as a stop-gap I started parking across the road in front of my opposite neighbours house, so the car was facing downhill and would start.
After talking to them and explaining the situation, it turns out my neighbour actually prefers us parking downhill outside their house. Because in the morning the car makes a lot more noise taking off uphill, rather than rolling away downhill. Its not a loud car its stock, its just such a quiet area.
So even though the car is fixed now, we are still parking it outside their house to keep noise levels down.
Are you blocking his view?
Does anyone know if if there are any laws that apply for parking on the street.
Yes, normal road rules, street signs apply and some councils have extra rules like caravans can only be parked for a certain amount of time etc. So look them up for your council.
Surely there is no rule over who can park in front of your house.
No there isn't, but the general unwritten rule is to park on your property etc. No one wants to be looking at someone elses car.
Are you saying you live in the rear part of a battleaxe block so that the street front (other than your driveway) all belongs to the front block?
Is there a reason you are not driving down your driveway and parking on your property?
Not many rules for parking on roads. Most of the rules are as signposted.
Some common rules you may miss are:
Can’t park across a driveway, even your own.
Can’t park over the nature strip. That is, car must be entirely behind your property boundary or entirely on the road. No wheels up on the gutter etc
Can’t park on footpath or blocking a ‘pram ramp’
Must park facing the direction of traffic, parallel with the centreline (unless marked angle parking)
Can’t park within 3m of a double centre line.
Think there’s rules about not parking near a crest or on a bend.
General rules of not being a douchebag:
Don’t park in front of someone’s bins on bin day.
Don’t park somewhere it makes it difficult for someone to get in/out of a driveway.
Don’t park somewhere that blocks vision for drivers, you might just cause someone to hit your car.
Do you have parking on your own property? How many cars do you and your neighbour have? Do you park in a way that makes it hard for them to get into or out of their driveway?
Things only people from the suburbs would ask #4080.
OP, have you had a chat with your neighbour? I'm sure this could all be cleared up pretty quickly.
How do people manage to live next to someone yet be so far-removed from having human interaction with them?
Seems that a lot of people on this website struggle with the concept of talking to people.
Seems that a lot of people on this website struggle with the concept of talking to people
My struggle is with understanding what this actually means -
My property is landlocked so my street frontage is on neighbour property. I park my car on the street
OP can't drive their car to their house?
If council approved the creation of a block with no driveway or frontage, it would be a bit rude to stop you parking on the street. Not to mention brainless.
Check with your local council? Usually their contact details on the rates document.