Would you park in a random persons driveway?

[Rollergirl1]

We live on a fairly busy main road. Some houses have driveways (enough for one car). Unfortunately we don't. I admit that parking can be a bit of a nightmare but there's not anything we can do about that. Both DC's had friends to play after school today. One Mum came to pick up her son. DS immediately came and asked her could she stay for a cup of tea as they weren't finished playing. I said she was welcome to if she wanted. She was about to say yes but then remembered that she'd parked in our NDN's drive and asked me if that was okay. I was a bit flabbergasted to be honest. I was literally just looking outside to check which neighbour and saying that it wasn't okay. Then the neighbour in question turned up in their car and was not able to get in to their drive and was holding up traffic behind them and obviously wondering who the hell's car it was. It all caused a bit of a fiasco. Neighbours have been very gracious about it but I am really embarrassed.

Who parks in the driveway of someone they don't know from Adam??!

I never would. I would expect to get a punch on the nose if I did!

That's just unspeakably rude! Like going and sitting in someone's garden because you fancy a little rest.

Does the Mum seem normal most of the time or is she the type of person who leans across you to grab the biggest slice of cake?

I would never park on anyones drive as its rude

Plus they may be a MNer and start thread about it

I wouldn't at all, unless I had the home owners first permission first. I can't believe anyone would ever do it either, it wouldn't even enter my head! So, so rude! I don't have a drive, but if I did and someone parked on mine without permission they'd find themselves blocked in.

Absolutely not on!

There used to be a doctor's surgery 3 doors away from us and the car park was very small. Our driveway can easily park 4 cars and people often used to park on it "because there's nowhere else to park". The rudeness, and sometimes even language, we had from people was unbelievable

We were so glad when they relocated

I used to live very close to a school and I regularly used to turn up from work in time to collect dd1 from school and find someone parked over my driveway. On one occasion I found a car actually on the drive. I parked across my own driveway. When they returned from school later than us the owner asked if I'd mind moving my car as I was blocking them in.

I did. When I went out. Two hours later.

Strangely, no one ever did that again