to be pissed off at this note left on my car - I want to reply but DH says don't

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Few weeks ago neighbours left a note on my car saying don't park opposite our house as we have a newborn baby and it makes it difficult. I am not totally sure what they mean as they have 2 cars and 2 side by side spaces on their drive.

Anyway, no big deal to us, we have avoided parking there since. Now today we are parked further down the road and get another note saying they think we reported them to the police for damaging our car and that it wasn't them.

I want to send a note back saying I don have the foggiest what they are on about but DH says leave it as might end going back and forth etc. If we don't reply will they think it was us that reported them? I want to tell them to bog off to be honest.

Any ideas for a suitably polite response?

Go and knock on their door and have a conversation. That's what adults do.

Has your car been damaged, did you report it to the police?

That is fantastic advice from edna there

Agree Edna

just knock on their door... say sorry but you must have left this on the wrong car becuase yours isn't damaged and you didn't report anybody... and by the way how's the little one ...

they sound a bit mad but maybe not, and always worth being nice to the neighbours i reckon.

I agree with Edna - don't go there being rude, they could have made a genuine error and a mature conversation will soon sort out any misunderstandings.

Yeah, I'd give a knock on the door and get it sorted in a few mins rather than have it drag out,

TBH I'd also do as Edna suggests - very politely ask what they are talking about.

And I don't really understand why you couldn't park opposite their house? How did that make things difficult for them exactly?

"Few weeks ago neighbours left a note on my car saying don't park opposite our house as we have a newborn baby and it makes it difficult. I am not totally sure what they mean as they have 2 cars and 2 side by side spaces on their drive."

My neighbours do this to me; it makes it very difficult to pull in my drive as I have to try and turn in a very limited space, it also makes reversing out very hard again due to the space so I can understand their issue

Just what I was going to say ... Actually speak to them with actual words!

Leaving the whole note-leaving issue aside, how does having a car parked opposite your house when you've got a newborn make things difficult?

agree

Agree, knock, ask if they've mixed up the cars. be nice.

Write a note and put it on their car saying:

"I am sorry to inform you that your note has scratched my car. Please confirm that you will be sending confirmation by note, attached to car".

Or go and chat. They sound bonkers.

i'd go talk to them. they sound a little nutty, but perhaps you can clear the air. notes? pffft. great way to start and keep an argument going.

or tell them you'll be posting their notes here in future:

www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

Talk to them!

Please tell us OP wht parking opposite their house makes it "difficult" for them?
Is your street very narrow? Are they crap drivers? They must be if they can't reverse/pull out of a drive with a car opposite, onto a normal width road!

why even.

No our car has not been damaged and we have not been in touch with the police!

I know I should knock on the door to clear up the misunderstanding but they have only just moved in, I don't know what they're like and yes, I am a total wimp!

but DH says leave it as might end going back and forth etc.

Much as I am tempted to tell you to leave the bastard for not supporting you 100% I think he has a point.

They sound a bit PFB to me and are probably half crazed through lack of sleep. I agree with the camp advocating talking to them. Open up with a little prezzie for the baby and my guess is a few weeks/months from now you'll be laughing about it

Knock on the door and start with Congratulations and/or Welcome to the neighbourhood.

Then point out that your car hasn't been damaged etc.