Parking issues

[parkingwars2025]

I know you love a parking thread and I need some advice, I’m going to be a bit vague for identifying reasons
I have a neighbour who lets all their relatives and visitors block my parking space/driveway. They abandon their cars in a turning circle, and my car space is off this turning circle so I can’t get out
They are refusing to be reasonable and say I am being ridiculous expecting not to be blocked in and I should just ask them to move

my point is I don’t want to constantly ask for access in and out when I need to leave and I get swearing/attitude when I ask (they’re not v nice people and yes I am a bit wary)

I have rung the police who say I am totally in the right, and they are not to block me in. But they can either speak to the people blocking me in (who will tell the owner) or the owner directly and I’m scared it will make things worse
They haven’t once apologised and just move their car, then move it back, blocking me out

Any advice?

they are also blocking my neighbour in when they do this, and this has been a good 16 years but worse recently. Previous solicitors letter didn’t work and the HA offered mediation as they said “I needed to be flexible”

Also I’m single, tired of this shit and have disabilities that mean I need my car

Are you entitled to a disabled space marked on the road based upon your disabilities. Appreciating you should absolutely be able to park on your own drive. If you reverse in does it mean you can get out again if they park like idiots?
Are they aggressive in other ways or just parking related?

No im not, and no, they are parked directly behind me and I can’t get on or out at all
There is a road approx 5m away (if that) leading to the turning circle with totally unrestricted parking on it which they could use

Can you park in the turning circle too?

No, I am refusing to lose my parking space as if I sell I will massively devalue it
but there’s no room to either

Does a diagram help?!

Why would you lose your parking space? Having a space doesn't mean you're obliged to park there, it will still be yours if you choose to park on a public road, or have I missed something?

If I don’t park there, they start using my space instead of blocking me in…. Then I can’t get in my space ever as they’re parked in it

i also can’t use bollards as it doesn’t stop me being blocked in and not allowed to install them

Diagram. x is parking spaces, I say turning circle, it’s a cul de sac really. no road markings except for the parking spaces which are off the road
Dick has his own parking the same as the rest of us

Interesting. So they really are CFs then.

A similar thing happened to my DM. Neighbours' visitors opposite would always block her drive so she couldn't get out. They were really rude when she'd go over and ask them to move as well (quiet road, completely clear of other cars, parking not an issue whatsoever) and would glare at her and shut the door in her face and the visitors would come out at their leisure, forcing DM to wait. This went on for years!

Eventually she started doing exactly the same to them. She stopped using her driveway, parking on the road in such a way that it stopped the neighbours getting out of their drive. They put up with it for a matter of days before eventually knocking sheepishly and saying, 'Look, we need to sort this out, it's getting silly...' and she hasn't had a problem since!

Have a think about whether you can engage in 'tactical parking' temporarily, making a quiet nuisance of yourself and turning the tables somewhat. Posters might have some suggestions now you've put up a diagram.

*Edited as you posted the diagram as I was typing!

I had to block them in the other day for approx 45 seconds due to moving a bin that had blown over so I could drive in
i got told to “you had best move that fucking car now”
it was their bin….

it is impossible to have a reasonable conversation and quite honestly if I had an older banger of a car, I would have blocked them in and left it there without giving one tiny shit

I think you need to start blocking them in and have a ring doorbell pointed at your car so that you can report them to the police if they damage your car.

Unfortunately my house isn’t near the space, I have taken videos and photos of my car and date stamped on my phone and I also hit record every time I get out the car if someone is outside just in case

the police are more than willing to go and stamp this out but I am so worried about the reaction

To add I’ve even taken a man round to ask but it went just the same
I probably sound like a total wimp but I have done my fair share of shouting at them over it as that seems to be the only way they can communicate by ranting at me

they are adamant I just ask them to move and I’m being stupid