Neighbour blocked shared drive deliberately, AIBU or are they?

Book the rubbish removal again and then small claims court for the extra expense. Your deeds almost certainly (check this first) have a right of way to your garage and their deeds (again, get a copy to check) almost certainly have a restrictive covenant for your benefit that they are not to block the shared drive.

You can try a polite firm conversation first and say you won't take it further this time but warn them that any more silly buggers that costs you will be paid for by them.

I would park YOUR car on YOUR drive part. Every time you cannot use it because of their car, knock and get them to move it

Park you car @WoesFromAuntFlo outside your garage then he cannot park on the drive because it is blocking you

I think you need to talk to your neighbours. ‘Hi neighbours - sorry the rubbish is still here - thought the rubbish would have been cleared but got some odd messages and photos from the contractors. Something about access being deliberately blocked? I mean who would do that? Makes no sense and I know you know we have shared access and the rubbish was piled up on our patch ready to be collected. What happened?’ See what the response is. Obviously the waste still has to be disposed of. If the neighbour did block access they can take the waste to the tip themselves or pay for a repeat visit if you were not charged a reduced rate.

Going forward absolutely used shared access to reach your garage and space outside it. If you can’t get onto your own space or access your garage you park temporarily in shared driveway until your neighbour removes the blockage.

I wouldn't write them a letter unless it was coming from my solicitor.
I'd knock on their door and be very firm in advising them that you are well aware they blocked the rubbish removal people as you have photos and what do they propose to do now to get the rubbish cleared.
I'd also be very clear that I would now be absolutely using the shared drive that I'd fucking paid for so their car needed to be outside their garage.
Stop enabling their bullshit.

Speak to them when you are home. Explain you won't ask for them to refund the fee on this occasion but not more shit till be tolerated as yo are both entitled to unrestrict access to your garage/garden
Book the rubbish guy for this week and tell neighbour they are coming.
Then start parking your car in your driveway.

After reading lots of similar posts on mumsnet, there’s no way in hell I’d ever buy a property with a shared drive; the neighbour always seems to be a vindictive weirdo!

Put the rubbish in front of your garage but just over. You need to put your foot down really, they owe you the rest of the bill, if they are being mean, ring the council.

So the shared drive isn’t actually for parking on it’s just for accessing the separate sections at the top?
Just talk to them about it in the first instance.
‘Neighbour, I need to ask that you don’t park in the shared drive because it’s causing us not to be able to access our drive’. Follow up in writing and maybe suggest you’ll need to seek legal advice if this can’t be resolved. Or, if you feel like being petty, the next time the opportunity comes up, park on the shared part so they have to approach you to move your car to let them get to their section. That should open up a conversation at least.

Dump all the left over rubbish by their garage and say they csn get rid of it as you've already paid for it to be taken away once! As soon as I got home I'd be hammering their door and giving them what for, no need for what they did at all!

Check your home insurance for legal fees cover.

our old neighbours owned the drive to our houses, but granted access. They put signs up, width limits and screamed and shouted at anyone coming up the drive in a van. They’d take the keys from van drivers.

4 years of legal action but we forced them to accept that they had no right to control who can/cannot use the driveway.

they were particularly entitled, but we beat them.

go round to your neighbours and explain to them that they don’t have the right to restrict access to your property by tradesmen and contractors you’ve employed. Tell them you will re book the collection and they will need to keep the driveway clear or you will see legal action against them, and you will win

make sure you’re there on collecting day, video and photo any issues

call the police too if you need to, they will have a word

just fyi, a blink doorbell lets you set area it records and areas it doesnt ‘see’ at all. so you can only see what you tell it is appropriate.

so you can capture your neighbours door but block it off in the app so it shows only a blank grey colour over any videos it takes or live viewing you do. so you cannot be accused of spying.

your neighbours sound like bullies. be a shame if one of the kids accidentally let their tyres down…..

Can’t you set where a ring doorbell records, and blur out any neighbours who you don’t want to record?

You need to start using your drive; they’ve got away with doing it their way for too long and they’ve now ruined it by being unreasonable.

I would not block the dirveway as that may weaken your position as "the good guys" with authorities in the future, Their aim may even have been to get evidence of your blocking of the driveway in case you ask for a return of your rights. It may be time to park in the garage you have though. And begin documenting.

I agree with the consult a lawyer replies. A real lawyer to review the property deeds as this is deliberate, The lawyer can write a letter Do you have legal expenses insurance? a lot of people have LEI without knowing as part of home insurance.

Perhaps get ring doorbell creatively placed so it doesnt aim at their door at all? I would abssolutely hange your locks.What they are hiding? Id look at some sort of cheap nannycam in the house for when you are all out.

Were you told that before you bought by the sellers? They should have declared a neighbour dispute

What an fa. Id be having words. Probably best that you be in for the next time though

I’d appropriate a rusty wheelbarrow with sharp corners and use it to move stuff in and out of your garage.

his careless parking may mean that said wheelbarrow gets a bit accidentally close to his car.

Hi. We have a front door that faces next door's front door. The doors a little recessed and we've made a wooden mount (for want of a better word) so the camera points down what would be your shared drive. Do that if you can!

I would just start using the drive way tbh

Put something between the garages thats thin and small but splits it so they can't use your side

Stop saying hello

Just do you and don't bother talking to them.

Rebook the removals and make sure you are at home for it

They are arseholes and using your own driveway is not petty, it's just normal. Glgl

RJ2023 I wonder if you have legal insurance LEI with your home insurance? I thought the next step is mediation, not many days of court. If you really are supposed to have shared access that sounds like strange advice!!!
A letter is great idea if you had a right of access—it creates a paper trail that you are not ceding.

Please check that you aren't in a situation where you might legally lose access by ceding the driveway through non-use. Perhaps also take a volunteer or friend to advocate for you to a new lawyer to reduce stress? I hope that op sees this and decides not to let the bully neighbour get away with it.

Get the photo, take it to show neighbours and say that their blockage just cost many £££ and the tip lorry needs now to return as a result. Explain that you have access rights and that they deliberately blocked this access and are liable for the extra cost. Go in heavy as they will just take advantage (it is NOT their drive, it is shared and can be proven)

I'd be tempted to leave all the rubbish that your neighbour dropped being taken away on their parking space, and when they complain say "as you stopped the paid for rubbish collectors taking it away I now regard this as your responsibility to get rid of...I can give you their phone number if that would be helpful..."😉

Camera on your garage, missing their property but covering the drive?

We have four households on a shared drive, and we manage fine, including visitors. I'm sorry you've got this.

The neighbour is definitely out of line. I dont think you have any option but remind them that the access to the garajes is shared and should always be left free. If you have let them.block your access to avoid problems before, it has now started to cause you problems.

Time to dig out out the deeds and remind them that they have no right to block the access to your garaje.