Parking on neighbours' empty drive

Many of us do have reasonable relationships with our neighbours

The thing that's clear here though is that the OP doesnt really have any relationship with the neighbours. Which isn't a bad thing but it does up the cheekiness factor of using their property.

Some people think they’re just so bloody entitled.

Good grief. I can't believe how many are saying it is CF.
Do none of you have reasonable relationships with neighbours ?
The neighbours aren't there.
The OP is in, and ready to move it straight away if they return.
Why would this possibly be an issue for anyone ?

Why did you ask the question if you're just going to argue with every point?
Its very clear from the answers on this thread that you're being unreasonable and you shouldn't be doing what you're doing. Accept that and move on.
Seriously, you don't know these people. They could have had a family emergency, they could be at a funeral or be dealing with a bereavement for all you know. The last thing they need is to come home and have the worry and inconvenience of you parking on their drive so as to not cost your husbands work a few extra pence.

Just be sensible, knock to check, pop a note through, make sure you do not do it when they return and offer a gesture of goodwill - ask them over for a coffee or something.

But absolutely do not do it when they are back, even if that means paying to get the skip moved or inconveniencing your husband.

Personally if I a yur neighbour I wouldnt mind as it makes the house look occupied.

And you should get their contact details, so you can help each other out in the future should the need arise.

Cf and you could ruin your neighbour relationship...you no idea who looking after the house to report back to them. I'd move your car

Yes you can. I’ve googled it. Google = oracle.

Relationship, not religion!

💯 CF behaviour, you don't know who they've told can park on their drive. Don't you have their contact details? Can't you just message them to ask them if it's OK. If you don't even have their details, you don't have anywhere near the kind of religion where it would be OK to just park on their drive....

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I wouldn't even think twice about doing this or be pissed off with a neighbour for doing it as a one off.

Put a large visible note on your car to say:

So sorry, made a mistake when organising skip delivery and can't reach the charger from our side. Please knock on if you come home and will move immediately.

It's really not a big deal.

No, not to charge an electric car from a charge point!!!

I wouldn’t have any problem with this. We live in a cul-de-sac with very limited parking. Neighbour often has parties with many people who usually end up parking on our drive. If I come home and there’s a car in my drive, I either knock up and ask them to move or just park behind them and let them knock up and ask me to move. It’s literally 3 mins out of my day to help keep good relations with our neighbours. Never even thought of it as cheeky fuckery but then, I don't sweat the small stuff. They obviously return the favour and when we have people over they are happy for them to park in their drive (which is bigger than ours and will hold 4 cars!). I think sometimes people look to make things into a bigger deal than it needs to be.

Would you use their garden if they weren't in? Sunbath on their loungers? Use their BBQ? Use their bath?

Don’t be ridiculous. Parking on their drive for a couple of hours hardly means OP is likely to start helping herself to everything they own. Op has already said they feel bad enough for parking there.

There are some very unneighbourly people on this thread.

If someone has an accident then you're in deep water legally.

You’re literally using it for a few hours and will move it when charged or beforehand if they return (or ask them at this point). Personally as a one off I would have no issue if my neighbour did this and I don’t know many who would. Unless it’s one of a long line of things which it doesn’t sound like. It will be fine, don’t overthink it. It’s not like you’re using their electricity or affecting them in any way.

I have a shared drive and we are happy for our neighbours to park on our drive while we’re away and vice Verca but we let each other know the dates. I think just put a note on it. Sounds like they can still get on to the drive and they can just knock if they need for you to move it. Am sure they will understand. If they have cameras, perhaps pop once they’re home to explain what happened. It’s not a huge deal, not really a CF situation imo

Honestly, I would have no issue at all if my neighbours did this. Especially for such a short period of time and when I was out! As long as you are in to move the car in case they come home whilst you’re charging the car, I don’t see the issue.

It wouldn’t bother me if my neighbour used my drive whilst I was away, particularly if I can clearly see a skip on their drive. I would let them know when they return that you did it, just in case another neighbour tells them. Maybe a token thank you. Most people are reasonable and are happy to help you out. Obviously you let them know that they are always welcome to your drive when you are away.

Absolute cf

but a bit understandable and you can mitigate the situation by making sure one of you is standing by watching to see if they arrive home. If they do, move it immediately. They should not need to come find you to ask you to move your car. At most they will be delayed by a couple of minutes that way and not figuring out where to put their vehicle in the interim.

I wouldn't mind at all if I was your neighbour and on holiday anyway. It's an empty space, and sounds like a one-off, so I think you'd have to be really petty to object to something like this.

I'm amazed you don't have contact details for your immediate neighbours. But as others have said, if you aren't close enough to have their number then you definitely aren't close enough to randomly use their property.
If I were them I'd be really pissed off.

As long as he puts a note on the front/back of the car, whichever is visible first, saying it can be moved immediately then it’s fine.