Neighbour passing through my driveway to get on and off theirs

But also, will he not just park the van in front of your house? And would that not be worse?

why would it matter who is parked outside your house? Its a public road and anyone can park there

When they are parked on their drive - go out and drive round the block and come back and park behind their van - blocking your own driveway.

Do this regularly - this will mean each time they can't get out of their drive without moving the van. This will then mean they have to move the van, eventually they'll have to stop parking the van blocking their own drive. Habits are formed and you effectively want to get them out of the habit of blocking themselves in their drive

If they knock on your door - be confused - its your van blocking your drive not my car, thats blocking my drive not yours

I think you might find the van parked in front of your house every day if you ask them to stop. It looks like the space in front is public road and large enough for a van without blocking any driveways.

Agree. It sounds like they need to find somewhere else to park their van than Infront of their own drive.

But also, will he not just park the van in front of your house? And would that not be worse?

OP we have the exact situation. We park our car really low down our drive now so it can’t happen and people stop walking and using it as a path .

I don’t think you are being petty and I would hate this.

But just doing this and not saying anything is quite passive aggressive. I think you should say, you’ve paid a lot for your drive to be done and don’t want them driving over it. That is a reasonable thing to say.

And if they ignore you, then park so they can’t.

Diagram!

Yes this is v cheeky of them. It would annoy me too

Our house is at a different angle to our neighbours, but our driveways are the same direction. They have 2 spaces and 2 cars and we have 2 spaces along with other stoned areas that we park on as we have 3 cars. They have their own path and the driveways are separated by a bush, minus one small opening and they constantly use this to cut through when leaving the house even though it makes absolutely no sense and tbh it really boils my piss and I’m not sure why. I think its largely due to the fact it saves no time and they have to weave between our cars so it seems illogical.. I get it OP.

ETA a terrible diagram - credit to you OP yours is fab.

OP, are they driving over the pavement outside of your driveway (i.e. where the dropped kerb is) or on your actual driveway?

I wonder how long it will be before the NDN mentions the OPs car and asks her to park further up again so that he can squeeze through?

OP, if this happens be sure to point out that you've paid to have the driveway repaired and don't want the additional traffic constantly going over it.

Let them shuffle, or park elsewhere.

My neighbours tried this nonsense when they acquired a third car for their teens to use; the whole family are lumbering lazy sods. I merely started parking near the entrance to my drive. Problem solved.

Very petty. It's hardly causing wear and tear just walking on it. The world has gone mad. I think having a good relationship with your neighbours is more important. I would think you were very weird if I lived next door to you and you complained about this.

Nonsense. She paid to repair her drive and now they are causing more wear & tear to it than she does. Purely for their own convenience.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/154238303#/?channel=RES_BUY

I think they don’t have a car and get on with the neighbors, or were coerced. But that picture would put off anyone looking at RightMove.
Estate Agent is not doing their job allowing that one.
I immediately blank anything with anything shared.

They should really park their van on the drive, but if that’s not possible I couldn’t get worked up about this.

Our driveway has a very similar set up with our neighbours. We often use each others driveways to get the car parked at the back in and out without moving the other vehicle where possible, and never had an official discussion about it, it’s just the easiest way to do it so no one complains.

We did replace part of our front garden to give an additional space, to avoid us having the issue of always having to have the cars in the right position for going to work in the morning.

However in our case both neighbours are doing this so I can understand why it annoys you a bit, but alternatively they’ll have to shuffle cars around every morning/evening, so personally I’d just let them to make their lives easier, and maintain a good relationship going forwards. Blocking them is a little bit petty I think.

Is the van a work one? Sign written? Have a huge planter put there.... Not your issue to solve if they can't park on their own drive properly..

If vision is an issue could you get one of those giant boulders that are decorative at the end of the fence?

You could even paint your house number your side and offer your neighbours to paints there’s on then other side as if this is exactly why you’ve purchased it!!!!

Careful what you wish for. What would be more annoying, them driving over a bit of your driveway (I agree, not ideal by a long shot).
My guess is the van is works so gets parked on the road whilst the car is theirs so insurance and convenience mean that gets the driveway. so your likely just to push the van further up.

id be tempted to get a delivery of compost or something to the part where they use and see how it plays out.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ diagram

I'd put a robust planter like this at the end of the drive, as long as it's narrow enough not to block your own access.

I agree with @Feefifothumbthink they should park their van on the drive and the car on the road. I imagine they won’t do this as it will damage their drive.

Why does their NDN park where they do? If they could move up along the road there would be more room for the van - is that a solution?

it’s annoying but I wouldn’t start on neighbour wars with planters etc.

I’ve got similar with my neighbours, except instead of them using my drive to get on and off theirs, they are blaming me for them not being able to get on and off their drive, as they are not capable of reverse parking, which would solve all their problems.

They even called the police, who sent a PCSO out, who told us we weren’t doing anything wrong, and to ignore them.

OP, I would start parking at the other end of your drive, so they have to find another solution. Really, they should find another place for their van. I think they are being really cheeky. If they ask why you have started parking in a different place, just say you want to be able to see your car from the house, for security reasons.

@HellsBalls Jeez, that’s dreadful.

Presumably it’s the blocked paving bungalow for sale?

No-one’s going to view that when they see Billy Big Balls parking their massive car over the drive like that. I wonder if it’s a deceased persons house being sold and that’s why the neighbour is taking advantage?