Terrible Experience
Neighbour moving -
They arrived outside my property just before 8am - without prior notice.
They parked blocking access to my driveway in order for me to get to work.
They made no contact on their arrival.
They saw me packing my car for work and made no contact.
They parked in such a way that even if my driveway was accessible exiting the road is not possible.
I raised this with the parking warden and when they arrived the 2 men gave the warden verbal abuse - which has been reported independently by the warden.
At this stage, I had to call off work, absent, so have lost a whole day's pay (as a freelance worker).
Following departure of the warden, they have continued to loudly comment about myself and the parking and that its a "joke".
Their behaviour has been consistently intimidating, and I have been advised by the Council that this is in fact a police matter.
Because of the nature of their reaction, I feel in no way comfortable speaking with them directly, I have been completely intimidated.
I tried contacting the company, letting them know the police will be informed as they failed to move the vehicle when the warden asked them to do so - I have been ignored.
They blocked my access to leaving my property for 5 hours in total.
Received the kost disrepseand condescending response via email this evening without any knowledge of Mt circumstance:
Thank you for your message. We’re terribly sorry that the van’s brief presence caused such a dramatic chain of events.
It’s a real shame no one thought to do something wildly radical—like speak to us directly—especially since we were standing right there, in plain sight, and would have been more than happy to move immediately. But of course, we understand that choosing silence and escalation makes for a far more theatrical outcome.
People do have to move houses in vans sometimes, and while we all hope moving day goes smoothly without inconveniencing anyone, it’s not always possible to avoid a little disruption. If you ever find yourself needing to move, causing a minor inconvenience for your current or future neighbour, well—you know who to call.
As for the comments made after the fact, yes—it probably did seem like a bit of a “joke” to be reported, threatened with police action, and accused of intimidation for simply parking momentarily and not being telepathic.
Rest assured, we’ll pass your concerns on internally. And in future, we’ll try our best to be clairvoyant or bring a megaphone to announce our arrival—just to be safe.
Kind regards,
Hard working adults who unfortunately can’t work from their laptop in the window
