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Post by melanell on Aug 10, 2021 11:52:55 GMT
If I was visiting, street parking unless invited to drive on the driveway. No questions. If Clampett's have older vehicles then there is the oil issue. My DH is very anal about oil on the driveway. It's gonna happen but if you know your car can leak never ever park in someone's driveway. This. Even if the driveway were empty, I'd park on the street. This is so interesting to me because whenever we've been in the process of looking at our next place to live, having a driveway large enough for guests was always an important aspect of things. It never dawned on me to purposely have guests park on the street. In fact we actively try to avoid it. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 10, 2021 12:19:29 GMT
This. Even if the driveway were empty, I'd park on the street. This is so interesting to me because whenever we've been in the process of looking at our next place to live, having a driveway large enough for guests was always an important aspect of things. It never dawned on me to purposely have guests park on the street. In fact we actively try to avoid it. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/QHwhsjRqpWvxmZArdfBE.jpg) I grew up in the city so typically driveways held one car, two if you were lucky and they'd be parked front to back, bumper to bumper. It must be habit but I won't part in anyone's driveway even if it's empty, I'll park on the street. I don't even think about it. I had to think about it when answering the question.
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Post by melanell on Aug 10, 2021 12:36:44 GMT
This is so interesting to me because whenever we've been in the process of looking at our next place to live, having a driveway large enough for guests was always an important aspect of things. It never dawned on me to purposely have guests park on the street. In fact we actively try to avoid it. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/QHwhsjRqpWvxmZArdfBE.jpg) I grew up in the city so typically driveways held one car, two if you were lucky and they'd be parked front to back, bumper to bumper. It must be habit but I won't part in anyone's driveway even if it's empty, I'll park on the street. I don't even think about it. I had to think about it when answering the question. Funny enough, I grew up regularly visiting grandparent or great aunts/uncles who lived in old cities/towns/neighborhoods where homes were so close together that there were no driveways at all. So it was always street parking. And it wasn't always easy to find a spot anywhere near where you wanted to be, especially is someone on the block had guests. (Holiday visits could be especially tricky, since many people had guests at the same time.) So it was probably an attitude that I picked up from my parents, who having grown up that way and then going on to buy their own home in a "newer" suburban town, where driveways were the norm even in the oldest neighborhoods, that one should look for a driveway that holds enough cars for guests. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) Because the homes they've owned have always been that way. Mind you, some of them have involved "musical cars" as we called it, so anyone who thought they may need to leave early or often might still opt to park on the street.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 10, 2021 12:58:14 GMT
If there was room in the driveway, I would park in the driveway with the expectation of needing to move cars around at some point. My car would be safer from being hit if it were in the driveway and that would leave street parking available for those without space in their driveways.
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Post by busy on Aug 10, 2021 13:06:00 GMT
I'd park in the driveway when we arrived (if it was empty) and then ask where to park after we'd unloaded. People who live in the area usually have useful information on where to/not to park, as there can be a lot of rules and/or time restrictions in some neighborhoods.
When we have someone coming, we are always sure the driveway is empty so the visitors can park there. Our house is on a private road with no street parking allowed, so someone would have to walk at least a block or two if they parked on the street.
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Post by magellen on Aug 10, 2021 13:16:18 GMT
Big question- why did you let them stay at your house?
If you come to visit me you park on the street and come to my front door. The driveway is on the backside of the house. People parking there would assume they could come through my backdoor. Not an option , I don’t like back door guests. I don’t have a guest room so nobody stays with me either.
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Post by joelise on Aug 10, 2021 13:47:15 GMT
Hahaha! This is such a complex issue. We have WEEKLY threads on Nextdoor started by people who are annoyed that others are parking on the street, sometimes in front of their house, when there is available parking on the driveway. The overwhelming majority say that everyone, including visitors, should park in garages/driveways, rather than on the street, because on-street parking can interfere with mail delivery and trash pickup. So, after reading thread upon thread about this, I would probably park in your driveway if there was room, and then ASK YOU if that was okay or if you wanted me to park elsewhere. I think that there are some pretty strong cultural norms/beliefs about this depending on where you live.
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Post by Merge on Aug 10, 2021 15:24:20 GMT
Always street unless we’ve been invited to park in the driveway.
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Post by fotos4u2 on Aug 10, 2021 16:50:37 GMT
Another who really doesn't care if others park in my driveway (although I will admit to being a little annoyed when EX does it, but that is probably because I feel like it is a way for him to claim ownership to anyone driving by even though the house is owned fully by me). That being said, unless it's a super long driveway or I knew you couldn't legally park on the street, I'd park on the street nearest the home. I can't imagine parking my car and blocking in the homeowners cars, that seems extremely rude.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 10, 2021 17:25:07 GMT
I live in the UK. Other than the very wealthy, if houses have driveways, they mostly aren't big enough for the cars belonging to the owners, let alone guests. We're lucky to be able to find a space outside our own home to park in. I'm therefore going to stop reading this before I turn green with envy! ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/laugh.jpg.gif)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2021 18:30:23 GMT
Yep, uk here too. parking space on driveways is tight , and so is available road space .
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Post by basketdiva on Aug 10, 2021 19:20:21 GMT
Simple so,ution- explain the situation and ask them to move the car. Why expend so much energy being annoyed?
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Post by walkerdill on Aug 10, 2021 19:23:31 GMT
I didn't even know this was a thing. I thought everyone parked in driveways. There is no real street parking around here. Most the time people will park on the grass between the roadway & the sidewalk instead of parking in the road around here.
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Post by Lexica on Aug 10, 2021 20:04:16 GMT
Parking in my neighborhood was never an issue until they built an apartment complex just opposite one of the entrances to our tract. These apartments also have 3 bedrooms, making them well-suited for larger families with multiple cars, but their onsite parking is quite small. They do have garages, but the open parking spaces seem to be very lacking, leading to many people driving into our neighborhood and parking on the streets. That wouldn't ordinarily be an issue, except some people were leaving their extra cars in the neighborhood for weeks at a time. They also parked to where their car was hanging over into the driveway of some the homes as well as parking along both sides of the entrance street to our tract making it a very tight fit for a fire engine to enter.
My home is in the center of the tract so I am not really as affected as the homes near the end, closer to the apartments. But, in solidarity with my neighbors, I joined them to approach the city planning department to request the entrance street be painted red so that no one could park on it. They sent people out to measure and agreed that it was dangerously tight for any emergency vehicles to gain access from that end of the housing area. They painted the entrance streets red for no parking.
That was great, but it then forced all those cars farther up into the neighborhood to park. So in addition to restricting parking on the main entrance street they also allowed us to opt for permit-only parking within our tract. I only have one car and there is room for 4 cars in my driveway and another 2 inside the garage so parking isn't an issue for my house. I also have a permanent handicapped permit due to my chronic pain so I could park at the curb without a permit if I needed to. After discussing it with all of the neighbors, we opted to go for permits for all on-street parking in my entire neighborhood. My neighbors at the far end of the tract are very happy with the permit-only situation so I'm glad I participated.
So, given all of that history, if a guest parked on the street in front of my house, they are at risk for being ticket and towed. I do have a single guest permit in addition to one for my car. If I were to have a party, I can contact the city to have them send me a number of temporary guest permits to park on the street. In my case, I always tell my guests to park in my driveway so they don't get towed away. If I am having multiple cars, I will just put my car on the street to free up all of my available parking for my guests. That doesn't really happen anymore since I don't entertain.
I personally don't park in someone's driveway unless they tell me to. Most people are very particular about their driveway areas so I wouldn't want to block a car in or take someone's spot.
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Post by katlady on Aug 10, 2021 20:13:13 GMT
I didn't even know this was a thing. I thought everyone parked in driveways. There is no real street parking around here. Most the time people will park on the grass between the roadway & the sidewalk instead of parking in the road around here. We don’t have that grass strip in my neighborhood. But areas that have it, the grass is usually not wide enough for a car. I have seen a car here or there park on that strip, but I think it is actually illegal in this area.
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Post by julieinsweden on Aug 10, 2021 21:57:07 GMT
We park in friends drives and they park in ours when visiting. To the point that we have parked on the street if we know we will need to leave before everyone else leaves, say to pick up kids.
So I'm actually surprised that you think that they shouldn't park on your drive. Particularly if you have a big enough drive to accommodate your cars, your kids cars and theirs. It wouldn't even occur to me to check if its OK.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 10, 2021 22:43:55 GMT
Our driveway is long and wide. I would expect them to pull into the driveway. If they were blocking our cars (we park in the garage), I would just ask them to move their car to the left side of the driveway, which wouldn't block the two garage bays that we use.
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Post by finaledition on Aug 10, 2021 22:48:43 GMT
In response to a couple questions...
My cousin texted dh and said he was going to be racing a car at a track near us and heard that ds was really into cars (he is, but $$$ cars, not necessarily race cars) and maybe ds could come watch and would it be ok if he stayed since it wasn't too far from us. Dh said yes since he wasn't exactly coming for a visit. A week later he contacted me and said he wanted to bring his wife and kids along since he heard from my mom what a great pool we have. So could I have said no, I guess. But we had already told him he could come so it was a little awkward at that point.
Getting back to my driveway-it's shaped like a funnel so with 3 cars at the top of the "funnel" it visually looked full, they parked in the narrow part of the funnel blocking all the cars. When we have parties, we always mention to guest to load up the driveway, but in this case it never occurred to me to preemptively offer it to them because the street parking is not only adequate, it's much more convenient to the front door and we live in a safe neighborhood so I was not concerned about the safety of their cars.
Was it a big deal? No. But as DH recapped our weekend with them it was one of several things that rated their manners as not great. And judging from some of the replies, I'd say that this is not only a situational response, but also a regional one. In our area, we would never park in someone's driveway unless street parking was not available, nor have any of our friends. I'm guessing that it's different where they live (6 hours away). The only thing that prevented them from not getting an "F" as houseguests is the fact that they did not use the "good" towels, but were smart enough to use the stacks of extra towels I left around around the bathroom. So they were not total heathens :-)
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