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-to get effed off with people blocking my drive?!!

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whendoesthecrapend · 12/06/2014 20:38

Sick to the back teeth of neighbours visitors parking right in front of my drive so I can't leave or get on my drive without knocking and 'asking' them to move their vehicles! They don't see a 'problem' with this and just expect me to be amicable and knock and they will 'happily' move for me!!

I, however, do not wish to KNOCK every time I want to leave/enter my own driveway, and don't see why I have to ask 'permission' to do so, if you know what I mean!!!!

I don't want to fall out with anyone but this is really effing me off!! The lazy f'ckers don't live here and can't be assed to park a bit further away and use the legs they were born with!! Can you tell I'm angry!!

Any ideas on how to resolve this issue? (Preferably amicably as I do have to live here).

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tallulah · 14/06/2014 18:02

Before moving here we had lived in a house with a driveway for 24 years (2 different houses). We have always had problems with the NDNs parking over the drive. Then they huff and puff when you ask them to move, as if you are the one in the wrong.

We now live in a house with no off street parking, and I understand what Johnny Barthes is alluding to. Lots of people on this street have paid to drop the curb and have a drive. Each one takes 2 spaces off the public road, usually to park just one car in.

The most recent one to do it has never parked in her drive. She only did it to reserve the space in front of her house and stop other people parking there. When her visitors come (several times a week) they park on the street in front of the houses of people who don't have drives. Yet they could put both cars on the drive - just choose not to.

It is infuriating when people park over your drive and I've no idea what goes through their silly little heads when they do it. It is equally infuriating when the house opposite with a drive big enough for 3 cars has his regular visitors round and they take up all the space in front of our house and next door, while leaving the drive empty. Now that is selfish.

hollycomputer · 14/06/2014 18:13

Most of the houses in our street have had gardens converted to drives and dropped kerbs installed. Both my NDNs will occasionally block the drive if they're having work done but it's never caused a problem and we all usually allow each other to use spare space on our driveways for vans/spare cars if needed.

The worst was a few years ago when I lived near a school. Honestly, the parking of some of the parents was disgraceful - the entrance to my car park was regularly blocked. On more than one occasion I was trying to get in or out and was told 'I'll only be a minute' and I was clearly expected to wait patiently while they blocked the road. Unbelievable.

JohnnyBarthes · 14/06/2014 18:24

Thank you Tallulah, that's the kind of situation I'm talking about. You're only keeping the road clear if you're using your drive, basically.

We knew parking would be problematic when we bought so have to suck it up, but yes it pisses me off that some neighbours have requisitioned 1.5 to two parking spaces worth of kerbage by having a drive and then don't actually use the bloody thing!

The run off problem is where gardens have been tarmacced (sp?) over, generally to create drives. Water has nowhere to go, so drains struggle and roads flood. It's an issue in some streets.

MrsAlexVause · 14/06/2014 18:28

My neighbour actually parks ON my drive and gets her friends to do the same if it's free. She thinks I should let her because they're all single and she doesn't see why I can't park on the road anyway. Apparently I'm the unreasonable one. We've had many fights. Driveway rage!

hollycomputer · 14/06/2014 18:29

MrsAlexVause WTAF? That's totally out of order! I'd be getting some lockable posts for my drive if my neighbour did that.

OddFodd · 14/06/2014 18:34

I wouldn't be able to park at all if I didn't have a driveway. Frankly I don't understand people who have paved over part of their precious land and don't park on it - that seems idiotic to me! My neighbours only wanted to drop the kerb across half the front of their property and the council insisted the kerb across the whole width of the house was dropped, even though they only have one car and didn't want that.

My drive is made of lattice so that there's drainage. I agree with you that people should be forced to consider the environmental implications when they pave.

MrsAlexVause · 14/06/2014 18:43

hollycompter That's not even half of what she does! I got home once and parked on MY driveway. She was stood watching at the window as we've been told not to park there by her Royal Highness. Get to my front door to her shouting abuse while hiding behind hers (doors next to each other). Naturally I shouted back and we had a fight. Just shouting. Next day she's ringing her friends telling them I kicked her door in and assaulted her. I think she's just really really fucked up.

MrsAlexVause · 14/06/2014 18:44

It's a double driveway and she often parks across the middle so she can save a space for her friends.

Andrewofgg · 14/06/2014 18:51

MrsAlexVause Lockable posts across your end and down the middle. Not cheap but worth it.

OddFodd · 14/06/2014 18:51

Have you considered speaking to the police Alex (nice name btw)? She sounds a bit peculiar

MrsAlexVause · 14/06/2014 20:33

The police have been involved twice (once over something else). They think it's just because she's young and hopefully she'll learn to grow up. I'll speak to my Landlord about the posts. Thanks!

MrsAlexVause · 14/06/2014 20:34

I should say one of the spaces is hers. They're not both mine. She just decided she's having both.

8misskitty8 · 14/06/2014 20:36

almenci various neighbours have contacted the school about the parking over drives (And in our residents bays which we pay for the upkeep off !) and it gets mentioned in newsletters but the parents who do this don't give a crap. We've now moved onto informing the council and local Councillor about it.

MrsAlexVause, surely this is a case for having the penguin bollards ??

KatieKaye · 14/06/2014 20:40

MissKitty - we have a very similar problem in our street and have also been in touch with the council and the education authority. the school do absolutely nothing and actively contribute to the problem by having large coaches entirely blocking a narrow street, driveways and residents' parking spaces. One town nearby has actually had the streets near three school declared off-limits to parents' cars so we are hopeful the council will act on our complaints

hollycomputer · 14/06/2014 20:49

MrsAlexVause Wow, what a fucking idiot. Definitely speak to your landlord about the posts and make it clear that it will be a problem for any future tenants. Suggest it's worth their while to ensure there is parking for your house and the cost of the posts will eliminate future issues with neighbours.

NeilNeilOrangePeel · 15/06/2014 00:44

Someone's blocking our drive right now. Watching football in the pub - but I can see there are still spaces in the actual pub car park

Fuckers.

littledrummergirl · 15/06/2014 01:13

Dejavu I like your thinking

sykadelic · 15/06/2014 05:57

If I've been blocked in I'm thinking I'd like to (but probably wouldn't) back into the vehicle then call the police and say you were inside and heard a crash and the idiot bashed into your vehicle.

Rear-ending usually is the rear-enders fault so she'd get into shit for it... could start a war.

I'd also consider deflating the tyres and THEN asking them to move and getting all hysterical when they can't "see this is why you shouldn't park in my bloody drive! I pay for this damn thing and now I'm trapped here because you decided you didn't give two shits about me. I don't have time to wait. I need 50 for cab fare and I don't think it's MY responsibility seeing I have a perfectly driveable car being blocked by your POS." If they say no to the money, I'd call the police and report the broken down vehicle blocking your drive and ask them to be fined.

mrsspagbol · 15/06/2014 06:09

Just reading about this is giving me the rage and it's not even 7am yet and nothing to do with me

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 15/06/2014 06:10

Every time they block you in, knock, and when the visitors pull away from the space at the bottom.of your drive, pull off the drive and park in that space and go back indoors (blocking your own now empty drive iyswim).

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