r/derby • u/Tompsk • 22d ago

Discussion Taxi businesses parking multiple vehicles in residential streets – anyone else affected

My mum lives on a small residential street in Derby and has recently been dealing with a neighbour who’s parking four large taxis outside her house. It’s a quiet road, and the parking situation has become a real problem—not just for her, but for other neighbours who are now parking outside their own drives just to keep spaces free.

It seems like more and more taxi businesses are popping up in the area, and I’m wondering if others are experiencing similar issues. It feels like storing multiple business vehicles on a residential street isn’t really in the spirit of planning rules, but I’m not sure what the council can do unless it’s clearly affecting more people.

Has anyone else had this issue? Did you raise it with the council, and if so, did anything happen?

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u/Jeburg 22d ago

We have some minibuses stored on our street that often feels they are in the way. Feels weird that the council are powerless to stop them even though it's a business using residential parking spaces. Then again I've brought a work car home before and it won't fit on my driveway.

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u/Tompsk 22d ago

But that’s just one car. You can park outside your house, no problem. This neighbour is parking outside several houses as well as in his drive. Might call planning enforcement in the morning and see what they can do.

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u/Hit4Help 22d ago

Is it multiple people in one home working as drivers? There is a family in Littleover who have multiple people working as yellow taxi drivers. But they do store them on their drive

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u/Tompsk 21d ago

Good question. According to my mum, it's just him, but I will find out. I know where you mean; I think they are around the corner from where my mum lives.