To block this car in...

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I'm at my mum's. she lives on a a fairly narrow hill, you can park on the road but it's best if you park half on the pavement. I'm going camping for the weekend with friends who are coming to pick me up in an hour. I've just popped to the shops for supplies of crisps and wine and some cheeky bugger has parked on my mum's drive.

I've text all my family and no one has any knowledge of this car. Would I be a total arse to just reverse onto the drive right upto their bumper and leave my car there for the weekend? I really don't want to leave my car half on the pavement for a whole weekend. A few of the NDNs have double buggies and there won't be enough room for them to pass. I also don't want to leave my shiny lovely car under the tree on the road cos it will be covered in bird poo and tree sap when I get back.

Mum is also away this weekend too so I can't even leave the keys. Grrrrrr.

Won't matter if the car has been abandoned police can't move it. You could check with them it's not stolen or if you explain the circumstances they may try and contact the owner for you.

Strictly speaking it's nor legal to park on someone's driveway, it's not a criminal offence though.

Is there someone you could leave your keys with? id block them in and leave my mobile number and when I finally answered the phone direct them to someone who can let them out. I'd certainly inconvenience them in some way

in that case I hope you've well and truly blocked them in

If you're not leaving until four you've probably got time to have a penguin bollard installed.

Marking place and blocking the rest of you in

Ooohhh... me too!

Yay! Block them the cheeky fuckers!

There'll be some explanation as to who's it is.

Have you tried to contact your mum? Like someone said upthread, she may have asked someone to park there to avoid the house looking empty?

Op have you been able to speak to your mum to see if she knows?

I reckon she's given someone permission to park there.

Really who would do this, it wouldn't even cross my mind!

How strange!

My mum parks on my NDN's drive when they're on holiday (with their permission).

I bet there's an innocent explanation, but I'm shamelessly place marking in the hope it really is some cheeky fucker

Get a nice MOT centre/ any car garage with a tow truck to tow it off the drive and onto the path?

We've done that before, car owner complained so handed them a bill for the parking and one for the tow. They now park down the road

Have you rung your mum?

Please update, OP. I love a good parking thread!

While u wait ;-)

Oooh lovely - a juicy parking thread. Please, please, please don't let it just be a neighbour or friend who already has permission from your mum to park there

Block-them-in, block-them-in, block-them-in

I can't normally be doing with place marking but I can't resist this one.

Yep I also allow my neighbours to park on my drive when I'm not there.

I just really can't see it bring a cheeky random stranger.

Looking forward to finding out though.

saucyjack, penguin bollard is a great idea!

Please please please let us know what happens before tomorrow morning. I'm going away and won't have wifi for a week and can't wait that long to find out !!!

I've given up trying to please people and would block the car in without a second thought, whoever parked there obviously wasn't fussed about inconveniencing anyone

Ooooooooooh - just had a thought. Does your Mum have a secret fancy man??