So today I did have an argument with my neighbour

[BTTD]

In my dressing gown and slippers (Arthur Dent style) about parking on the street of all things, and it was even the wifes car and her parking.

Favourite bits:
Me to woman: "Good morning, why are you having a go at my wife about parking in the street?"
Woman: "I wasn't"
Me: "Yes you were, you told her you would have her fined and her car towed away".
Woman "Well my husbands a policeman and he knows you can't park there" Oh really....
Man arrives in his dressing gown "I was really peed off when I finished my taxi shift at 12 last night and saw somebody had parked there"
Me think : Taxi shift? Policeman? Seems to be a bit of confusion...
Man pointing at the road: "That's MY driveway"
Man: "If I had wanted to empty my garage in the middle of the night I could have had that car towed away. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD COST YOU?!"

So is it a garage? Well, the door isn't big enough for a car, and neither is the interior - it's a triangle shaped storage room on the end of a street of terraced houses.

More importantly Portsmouth City Council agree with me both online:

"We only act on dropped kerbs leading to residential garages and driveways at the property owner's request. The owner will need to prove that the dropped kerb is used for vehicle access. This means that no enforcement action is taken if a dropped kerb is no longer used - for example, where an extension has replaced a garage or driveway."

And in real life - I knew the previous owner who happily admitted that the dropped kerb was meaningless and anyone could park there. He'd made inquiries with the city parking enforcement and they told him that they would not enforce that dropped kerb. They even commented that it did not meet their planning criteria for a dropped kerb and didn't see why it had been installed (admittedly this is hearsay).

So I've printed out the Council website page and will drop round to the chap tomorrow when I apologise for arguing with him in the street, after all it's not very constructive..... oh and here's something I found on the council parking enforcement page just to clear up our misunderstanding. Cheerio.

Am I being an awkward neighbour? I don't think so. We don't normally park there, but it is just part of the road in a busy city that anyone can park on. Parking there doesn't deny him access to his building. If it did, I'd have no problem in moving / wouldn't park there (neither would the wife). The only inconvenience caused to him is that he wants his own driveway, but lives in a crowded city and doesn't have one.
I've been here fifteen years and never had an argument about parking before. It seems ridiculous.
I've decided to try and keep it jolly and civil, and won't be trying to antagonise him by buying a £300 banger and permanently installing it there, but equally I'm not impressed by his false threats of financial penalty and confiscation of my wifes car. All in all and interesting start to the day.

In short, he's claiming his own private parking space on the public road.
And I think he's a PCSO.

[Old Git Racing]

Get his PCSO number,write a letter quoting it to the elected top police bod in your area asking if what he says is right.
Show the tosser after posting it and film his reaction on your phone and post it here. Hopefully another little Hitler with a uniform fetish will bite the dust.

OGR
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[BTTD]

I am trying to keep it neighbourly, even if he is a twat. He was overflowing with smugness and total bullshit about his rights and to control the parking in that one spot and telling me that I need to read up on my highway code. I can imagine that's exactly what he's like as a PCSO. Full of shit.
I'm going to stick with the jolly approach of here's the information that proves you wrong, don't bother me again you insignificant twerp.

[Rogerborg]

Plastic? I would expect it to escalate, and quickly.

I would strongly suggest that you record any conversation (covertly is just fine). Contact your council neighbourhood mediation squad, and if he repeats the lies about the situation, get your retaliation in first with a complaint to the local Plodforce. Ask him (on record) if he's spouting his shite as a neighbour or as a "P"CS"O":

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/misconduct_in_public_office/#a010

If he doesn't back down and you don't want to become his bitch, I'd feel obliged to call his bluff, park there and invite him to get your car towed, right now. Record the proceedings.

CCTV camera (real or fake) should also go up now.

Sounds extreme, but do consider what sort of a person you're dealing with and the size of the chip that he'll be shouldering.
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[J4mes]

So her husband isn't a policeman at all, he's a a taxi driver with a pastime that involves being on a power trip while the local drunks think he's some kind of fucking mug.

If he's dick swinging about being 5-0 now, I expect his full time counterparts will also think he's an A-grade helmet, so I wouldn't worry about any hassle on that side - He's not going to get his "mates" on you. You know, the ones with the real authority.

I'd be getting what I could from the council about the specific drop curb, if possible. Then collating it with any recordings and forward it on to his boss. The local police commissioner.

If you can convince him amicably, of course.

[grr666]

The sort of petson who applies to be a PCSO is exactly the type of person who should then be automatically excluded from becoming a PCSO.
Same thing applies to Politicians, local councillors and special constables.
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[Kidjal]

Absolute power corrupts and power corrupts absolutely.

Unless you're a PCSO and you don't have any in the first place.

[Rogerborg]

[stinkwheel]

Could be a "special".

Then you're royally fucked. Take what Roger said about plastics and knock it up a notch.

Fire off an angry letter to the local paper, local papers thrive on angry letters about parking disputes.

I personally wouldn't mention it again and continue to park where the hell you like. Leave it to them to get their knickers in a twist.

I would be tempted to appologise for standing discussing it in the street if you see them in passing and see if they also appologise.
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[Rogerborg]

Please note for clarification that I'm not advocating that you actively seek out any further interaction with the Plastic/Special, just that you be prepared for a full on eppy tantrum if you dare to park in "his" space again or question his veracity.
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[el_oso]

so you're telling me that he's a taxi driver that knows about the existence of a highway code?

London cabbies haven't even heard of this mysterious guide book.

Apologize for arguing with him, then just ignore him from that point on.
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[Sload]

Just dont call him plastic https://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/dont-call-us-plastic-police-5721931
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[Ste]

Ignore him assuming your car is 100% legit because he might well try reporting it as an abandoned car which will mean you get plod / people from the council knocking on your door.

The conversations you get to have with plod and people from the council are lulz as long as you know you've not done anything wrong. They're used to people being possessive about the bit of road outside their house, all you have to do is have done nothing wrong.

It's unfortunate that your arsey neighbour isn't actually a PCSO as if he was then you could have some epic lulz by contacting your neighbour police team to discuss your concerns about an your aggressive angry neighbour who has been threatening you.

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Oh, the woman said again that he's a policeman, but he wouldn't say it.

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[Rogerborg]

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[Tracey Suntan-King]

I should like to retract my earlier advice and instead advise multiple pizza deliveries.
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