Some new neighbours moved in next door about 2 months ago. We both share a carport and have two parking spaces each which are one in front of the other, i.e. for both of us to get 2 cars in we have to drive through the carport and the 2nd one parks behind it. Both houses have 2 cars. So far so good.
We live on a new estate and apart from our drive, there is literally NOwhere else to park apart from doing something silly like parking on a roundabout!
The problem is that when the neighbours moved in they had some stuff which they put under the carport, leaning against their house, which severely reduced the space available for both cars. They started off by parking their car somewhere else and walking a few streets (i guess?) to get back home but recently they've started parking under the carport and not leaving us enough room to get through. DH and I both work full-time and our hours mean we always arrive home after the neighbours. I'm also 33w pregnant so there's no way I can squeeze in/out of a tight space at the moment - literally the only way to get out of our car if we can get it onto the drive is to jump in/out of the boot.
We asked the neighbour if they could try and stay on their side and explained why, they apologised and they said that they were just waiting to sell the furniture and then it'd get moved and in the meantime they'd try and park more fully under their "half" of the carport. However this was a month ago and nothing has changed. I'm having to leave my car at a friend's house and walk 3 streets back home each day and DH can park there but is having to get in/out via the boot of his car as both their cars go over our driveway. We've told them this but this time they got grumpy with us and asked us what to do with the furniture - we said store it somewhere else/get a shed but they didn't like those ideas...
WWYD? There's no way of us getting home first to "claim" the space as our work hours are totally inflexible. Are they even legally doing anything wrong?! Help! I want to be able to park on my driveway and if this carries on when baby's here I think I'll go mad :(
AIBU?
To ask what you'd do? Warning - PARKING thread!!
spg1983 · 14/01/2013 07:40
So they're not on their side? They're on their side but right up to the boundary? Meaning you can't get out the car.
Legally they're probably not doing anything wrong. Sounds like the car port isn't wide enough if you have to rely on part of your neighbours space been clear so you can open the car door.
But they're not been very neighbourly. Can you buy the furniture off them and then skip it? Arrange a leak from the roof so the furniture gets soaked and needs skipping? Wait till they're out and tip it and deny all knowledge? 
Ok last two ideas prob not so good.
Unfortunately I have more experience in this than I would like. 
From experience. When it was happening to us it escalated terribly.
Even though it's not fair, I would avoid falling out with them as it will make your life very difficult.
If they are parking close to the boundary, or on the boundary, and not over it then you can't do anything legally. They are being inconsiderate twats, but not breaking the law.
Have you the info from the land registry to check exactly what you own?
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