There's a car parked across my drive. What do you think would happen IRL if I blocked them in?

[ElderAve]

I've returned from work to find I can't get in my drive. I live opposite a primary school so its not unusual, especially when its raining.

This isn't one of the "I'll only be a minute"s though as all the other cars have gone now and I can park quite easily on the road behind them.

I could move our other car off the drive and park close in front blocking them in (double drive so I can get the car that's there off, but I can't get into the "space") iyswim.

The advice here is so often to block them in, inconvenience them and watch them squirm but if I do that, I have to deal with the confrontation.They're obviously a considerate sort, they're probably a regular visitor and they know where I live!

Also, on this occasion, it doesn't really matter ,but on others it would.

Would you deal with the aggro just for fun?

Oh sorry, surely I'd made it clear I wouldn't be "doing" anything, so what update were you expecting? They came, they went.

My question was what would you expect to happen, if I did as you all assured me you would, which you didn't answer!

So nothing happened OP?

Did you talk to the person? Ask them not to do it again?

Tbf OP did say she didn't want to do anything because of any repercussions.
But if it happens again OP you really should block them in. Sod 'em.

I think if you block someone who's parked inconsiderately or illegally, more likely than not they'll hammer on the door of whoever they assume is to blame at whatever time they return to their car. They'll be demanding the other cars are moved, hurling abuse, and threatening violence. Actual violence or vandalism is unlikely but possible.

A minority of people parking blocking driveways will have done so by mistake, but the majority are just going to be arseholes.

I wouldn't block in. I don't want to cause trouble when it's not necessary. But then I'm someone who struggles with confrontation and am over-averse to it.

How unsatisfying

I have heard of people having the car towed away. Yes, you have to pay the fee, *but you can tell the CF whose car it is that you will only tell them WHERE it now is once they've ponied up the fee.

(My husband has six rented spaces for his business and CFs park there all the time, often across two spaces, and this is the unofficial advise we got from a lawyer)

What a waste of time posting a question “what should I do?” when you have no intention of doing anything! Pfffff....

Where did I ask what I should do? I specifically and deliberately didn't ask that question. My query was about what you'd expect to happen if I followed the standard advice. Perhaps your time wouldn't have been wasted if you'd read the question properly

For what it's worth, OP, I think you did the right thing.

Obviously it was annoying, but it didn't inconvenience you that much and I am a great believer in two wrongs not making a right.

If they become a repeat offender that will be different and you'll need to tackle it.