ネイティブの英文で英語表現を覚えよう! 047 Neighbor parks his van in front of my house

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キーワード 発音記号 意味
the street is a crescent /ðə striːt ɪz ə ˈkresənt/ その通りは三日月形をしている
have a right to /hæv ə raɪt tuː/ 〜する権利がある
by hoping he gets the message /baɪ ˈhəʊpɪŋ hiː ɡets ðə ˈmesɪdʒ/ 彼がメッセージを受け取ってくれることを願って
on my driveway /ɒn maɪ ˈdraɪvweɪ/ 私の私道に
on the pavement /ɒn ðə ˈpeɪvmənt/ 歩道に
checked on /tʃekt ɒn/ 〜の様子を見た、〜を確認した
As a decision /æz ə dɪˈsɪʒən/ 決定として
so as not to get too much attention /səʊ əz nɒt tuː ɡet tuː mʌtʃ əˈtenʃən/ あまり注目を集めないように

Neighbor parks his van in front of my house

Hi all, I just bought a semi-detached house where the street is a crescent and the next-door neighbor is on the corner. He has 3 cars and plus a van. I have only one small car and park it on my driveway. The neighbour fits his 3 cars in his driveway and parks his van in front of my house on the pavement. I wouldn’t really care if it was a small or normal car, but this van is basically blocking my view and light. I don’t want to look outside from the window. Apparently, this is an old habit, I ve checked on google Maps, and the van was parked there previously as well.

Do I have a right to ask him not to park there with my reasons?

Edit: Thanks so much, everyone, for their recommendation. As a decision, I will start parking my car there before he parks and keep doing this for a couple of weeks by hoping he gets the message. If not, I will buy a cheap second, drivable car and leave it there. And I will swap the cars sometimes so as not to get too much attention.

Unfortunately, that’s the only way without getting into any argument(even nicely) I wish he was parking his van on his driveway and parked one of his normal cars on the street. That would not be an issue for me then, but it would block his view. That’s why he is doing what he is doing now.

Thanks again.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/HousingUK/comments/1kjvr33/neighbor_parks_his_van_in_front_of_my_house/

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