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To be absolutely sick to death of neighbour?

144 replies

Pookie32 · 24/02/2026 21:16

We live on a road of terraced houses with on street parking. We live very near to the centre of town with no permits - so it’s a bit of a free for all in terms of parking with lots of people parking for work etc. It’s incredibly irritating and we’ve been asking the council for permits for some time, which is hopefully coming soon.

Last year we had a new neighbour move into the street. I have never spoken with her directly.

Since moving in she has taken to leaving her bins in the street in order to ‘reserve’ a parking space.

There is barely enough room on the road for all residents, without the issue of people parking for town, so there is not room for her to do so without preventing other people from parking.

I frequently have to park on another street which is obviously very irritating, but part of living on a terraced street. We’d all like to reserve spaces if we could!

Where she lives her bins is also right outside my own house (obviously as the houses are close), so sometimes I come home and the only space happens to be outside my house which is great but then I notice it’s taken by the bins! I do move them but it’s so annoying.

Whenever I notice the bins in the road, I move them (regardless of whether I want to park there etc). I have spoken to two other neighbours who have confirmed they do the same and they are just as frustrated.

I have also reported her to the council for obstructing the public highway. I have had a response stating they can initially send a letter but nothing more.

i have also posted a note through the door asking for them to be more considerate to other residents and to petition for permits if they are annoyed about the parking.

aibu to be super annoyed about this?

im at the end of my tether with what to do about this but its really bugging me!

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OSTMusTisNT · 27/02/2026 01:21

Buy the cheapest floppiest suction base dildo you can find on Amazon and a huge tube of superglue....sneak out in the dark and get it glued on.

Beenwhereyouareagain · 27/02/2026 01:13

ScupperedbytheSea · 24/02/2026 21:23

My friends had this exact issue on their street.

Someone ended up losing their shit, and placing the wheelie bin on top of the offender's car, while shouting outside their house to stop fucking doing it.

It hasn't happened since.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Dorisbonson · 27/02/2026 00:45

Plmnki · 24/02/2026 21:34

The council are being pathetic. Give the ward councillors a kick up the arse. Give them 30 days to get the council to deal with the dickhead neighbour, then if they won’t take action, take the bins a long long long way away. The neighbour is an utter arse.

now you’ve got the ward councillor on point, ride them on the permits. Hopefully your council,has elections in may? Make it a re-election issue.

We are lucky in having fantastic ward councillors, they make a huge
contribution to everyday life, I am delighted with their hard work and happy to support them despite the fact they are representing a party I disagree with. So do put aside your political feelings when dealing with your ward councillors (unless they are reform, in which case they will (a) be useless and (b) will resign / be sacked very soon.

Permits require public consultation and legal notices to be published. Its not a short process and can be quite expensive.

Namechangerage · 26/02/2026 23:48

Or kindly put them back in her garden for her but accidentally smear Nutella all over the handles first

GrumpyButOk · 26/02/2026 23:25

RollOnSunshine · 26/02/2026 21:30

Fill the bins to the top with water sand and cement powder.

For added 'fuck you' also remove the wheels.

Edited

I was going to vote for the "fill the bins with bricks" suggestion but then this gem came along 😂

mjf981 · 26/02/2026 23:08

ScupperedbytheSea · 24/02/2026 21:23

My friends had this exact issue on their street.

Someone ended up losing their shit, and placing the wheelie bin on top of the offender's car, while shouting outside their house to stop fucking doing it.

It hasn't happened since.

Oh do this.
Upside down and with the lid open.

DiabeticChocolateLover · 26/02/2026 23:08

It's amazing how territorial we get over parking places! We live in a terraced house in South Wales, parking on the road, most people park outside their own property but obviously visitors have to park somewhere and it's a domino effect of people parking outside someone elses house or wherever. I get unreasonably annoyed when someone parks outside our house, OH is more laid back and reasonable!

Namechangerage · 26/02/2026 22:31

Pookie32 · 26/02/2026 19:35

Some of these replies have me laughing!! 😆

I am repeatedly complaining to the council, I’m hoping if I become the most annoying person ever who emails every day then they’ll do something about it 😅

I give it two more weeks before I go with one of the following options:

move the bins two streets away
superglue the bins shut
helpfully place my dogs business in the bins

happy to hear votes for any of these options or any alternative suggestions 🤣

I vote for removing the wheels! Or kicking them over on the pavement and reporting her for flytipping. There is an online form you can use at our council

everhopeful22 · 26/02/2026 22:24

ScupperedbytheSea · 24/02/2026 21:23

My friends had this exact issue on their street.

Someone ended up losing their shit, and placing the wheelie bin on top of the offender's car, while shouting outside their house to stop fucking doing it.

It hasn't happened since.

Brilliant 👏

Nothing7 · 26/02/2026 22:23

Papercompany · 25/02/2026 09:40

If the bins are in a public place then put your rubbish in them. She'll get tired of her bins being filled!

Amazing idea

PersimmonsAreNotTheOnlyFruit · 26/02/2026 22:11

I am repeatedly complaining to the council, I’m hoping if I become the most annoying person ever who emails every day then they’ll do something about it

They won't. You will be marked as a nuisance resident if you keep pestering council officers every single day. It will make it look like you are the problem, harassing them.

Create a single coherent message of exactly what the issue is and contact your ward councillor. They are there to represent you (and your neighbour). They will be able to advise on what powers the council has to stop bins being left out. If they do not respond within a week or so, then follow up. Not daily.

Knittedanimal · 26/02/2026 21:56

My neighbour does this andcl she doesn't even have a car! Imagine how annoying that is!

Dunnowhatimat · 26/02/2026 21:46

Wait - am I completely misreading, or given how u and the neighbours have moved the bins and parked there, she's in a roundabout non-intentional way, also holding a space for you too? If the bins weren't there, someone heading into town would just park there, but at least when ye get back if bins are there ye can move them and have a nice, close space to your house?

QuaintMauveCrow · 26/02/2026 21:36

Pancakesbythedozen · 24/02/2026 21:31

Superglue the lid shut..

😂😂😂

RollOnSunshine · 26/02/2026 21:30

Fill the bins to the top with water sand and cement powder.

For added 'fuck you' also remove the wheels.

Balloonhearts · 26/02/2026 21:29

Hide the bins. When questioned, say 'Oh, there was a council van out there earlier, I think they thought they'd been dumped. They must've taken them.' Plus she'll have to pay for replacements so will hopefully stop leaving them in the street.

Pookie32 · 26/02/2026 21:21

TheGlitterFairy · 26/02/2026 20:58

You know that permit parking won’t stop her “reserving” a spot right? It’ll still be irritating but you’ll be paying for the privilege of it

Im hoping it will help as parking will be less scarce! We’ve been informed the permits will only have a £30 admin charge for the year so honestly even if it does nothing I’m only down £30

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Caniweartheseones · 26/02/2026 21:10

Key the car or salt the lawn. Or is that too much?

TheCheekyUmberFish · 26/02/2026 21:04

Wow. Just seen another thread where someone complained that every time their bins got emptied and the binmen left out on the street, some awful neighbours were removing the bins from the street. The author was particularly upset as their wheelchair hadn’t arrived yet after the amputations so they couldn’t go out to find them.

TheGlitterFairy · 26/02/2026 20:58

You know that permit parking won’t stop her “reserving” a spot right? It’ll still be irritating but you’ll be paying for the privilege of it

Marieme · 26/02/2026 20:48

That’s interesting because in my city every street near the city centre has residents cones “reserving” spaces, it’s really common practice. I don’t live on a street like this but if someone had cones outside their house there is no way I would move the cones and park there as it would be more than likely that my car would get keyed resulting in expensive damage.

Badgertime · 26/02/2026 20:43

She's no right to do that. Get creative with the bins. There is a dire need for more dog poo bins. I'm sure you can buy stickers on Amazon!

Pookie32 · 26/02/2026 20:41

Lovemycat2023 · 26/02/2026 20:03

Just to check you’ve actually been to the ward councillors (they should have surgeries) rather than writing to the council (which will go to the officers). I couldn’t tell from your posts.

I actually didn’t know there was a difference! Thank you i’ll look into this :)

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ItsNotYou852 · 26/02/2026 20:32

Friendlygingercat · 26/02/2026 00:15

You can have a lot of fun hiding and moving wheelie bins. Similarly adding stink bombs or the wrong kind of rubbish so they get penalised. I once moved all my neighbours bins to the back garden of an empty house. I live in an ethnic area so on the occasions I have done it I wore one of the costumes I bought to go to Iran. One shadowy figure flitting about in hijab at 4 am could be anyone. Night vision of cctv and ring doorbells is not that good.

Enquiring minds need to know why???

abracadabra1980 · 26/02/2026 20:19

Could I throw a different angle on this? I'm probably older than you but currently in a similar situation-also lived in several houses with/without driveways, on street parking-no issues, on street parking-several issues. The house I'm in now, has made me have a rethink on the sale of property. I absolutely love my new home (hopefully the last one - downsized), but; my issue is this. Had I known how difficult the parking would ACTUALLY be, I maybe would have stayed where I was. I feel that EA's should be legally obliged (and the seller) to state how easy/difficult the parking situation is on that particular property. After half an hour viewing, and the seller twisting about me wanting another viewing (who is going to turn their whole life upside down after one 30 min visit), it is glaringly obvious I have bought a home that has parking difficulties - not insurmountable, but clearly hidden from me at the time of purchase. Looking back, even the EA parked where the locals would have highly objected if it was a regular occurrence, as did I, upon viewing. An hour here or there was tolerated, however permanent parking in those very spaces, resulted in notes galore.