Neighbours parking- cf

[Lochnessgiraffe]

We moved house a few months ago. We don't drive so don't have a car therefore we have a large empty drive. Our next door neighbours have 3 cars on their drive. I bumped into my neighbour yesterday out walking the dogs and he mentioned that they are going to buy their daughter a car and could they park on our drive. I said no I didn't think that would work so he offered to rent it off me. I repeated it wouldn't work. He then said he'd ask me again when they bought the car as I don't use my drive and he'd ask DH about it. How do I get him to understand no! Argh.

No means no, you don’t have to feel bullied into it. Stand your ground and ask DH to as well x

I will dh agrees with me that we're not letting him park a car on our drive. I wonder when he'll mention it again

Buy a couple of Little Tikes coupés and park them up on your drive.

I’ll ask your dh. No you fucking won’t!
We had someone from the next street ask if he could park his huge work van outside our house. No, because a) it’s a private road and that is a shared space between the residents and b) I don’t want your crappy van blocking light into my house!
Honestly, hide of a rhino.

@Longdistance

I’ll ask your dh. No you fucking won’t! We had someone from the next street ask if he could park his huge work van outside our house. No, because a) it’s a private road and that is a shared space between the residents and b) I don’t want your crappy van blocking light into my house! Honestly, hide of a rhino.

Asking isn't rude, ignoring your answer would be though.

Do you think you ought to have a quiet word with his wife because her poor husband does seem to be a little hard of thinking , you were very clear that the parking was not up for further discussion so speaking to your husband is not necessary.

out of interest (& not that it matters, its absolutely your choice) what is your reason for saying no, what don't you like about the idea? I need my drive for my own cars so would never be in that position and not sure how I would feel about it.

I only came here for the diagram....(what? Isn't it mandatory in a parking thread?!) but how bloody infuriating! Please can you ensure DH is not only aware that's it's a firm no but that the line he delivers to CF neighbour when asked is "Lochnessgiraffe said no, and that's the final answer".

I actually think we should still have a diagram so we can ensure the penguin bollards and ugly bugger gnomes are situated in the most appropriate fashion.

@viques

Do you think you ought to have a quiet word with his wife because her poor husband does seem to be a little hard of thinking , you were very clear that the parking was not up for further discussion so speaking to your husband is not necessary.

I like it....

Offer to rent it to him for £100 a day.

tits as required a diagram

I'd buy a car. Doesn't matter if you don't drive.

Fab diagram

I don’t think he’s cheeky asking but he is cheeky and rude to say I’ll ask again later/DH.
I wouldn’t put anything on the drive though just keep saying no and if it does accidentally get parked there get someone to immediately drive over and leave their car at the bottom of your driveway to block them in.

I would actually offer to rent it for a cheeky amount because either he won’t want to pay it and will stop asking or you get some extra cash for doing nothing.

Fine to ask to rent it. The rest is not fine-what a cheeky git!

Make a car out of a big cardboard box and leave it on your drive, together with smiley face looking out of the side window.

I'm going to go against the grain and say I dislike when my drive is empty as I feel burglars are more likely to target the house.
If he offered me a fair price I'd consider it.
Obviously YABU and he is a CF for not understanding what NO means.

Ugh obviously YANBU

@Fandangoes we have a drive and no car. I wouldn’t agree because: a. we need the space sometimes for visitors; b. if I don’t have a car I’d rather not have someone else’s being the first thing I see out of my window and c. in this case I wouldn’t trust the neighbour not to move it if needed.

It's not cheeky to ask. It's bloody cheeky to not accept no for an answer & want to speak to the man of the house though!

Some sort of pots or divider is needed pronto.

Whose is the green bit between your drives? I bet he starts using that. Planters are your friend its the boundary goes down the middle, or bushes with thorns.

minnie those are the reasons I said no.

The green bit between the drives is his. It's not grass though his is astroturf (looks wierd) I hadn't thought about him parking there. Definitely planters then

If the “grass” is his, you won’t be allowed to put planters of bollards there, annoyingly.