I might be the parking bitch!

[MistressChalk]

Parked on the street outside our house this evening as I always do, there is a small stretch of pavement outside our house and the neighbours where we all park. Neighbours on one end have put up notes saying don't park here as access is needed at all times, although they just seem to park their cars there anyway. The space outside ours is usually always filled and next door is always around so their car is always outside their house.
Tonight I parked where I have for nearly 2 years which is on the end of the stretch of pavement just before a dropped kerb. Earlier this year we had new neighbours here who moved in and got rid of the lovely huge driveway (big enough for 3 maybe 4 cars) to build over it. The only driveway on the whole street! But fine the new build looks lovely. Only the tiny stretch of garden they had left they have paved over and parked both cars in. Half of this was the original drive and so is over the dropped kerb and the other half is directly in front of the pavement so to drive into that space means driving over the pavement = illegal.
So I parked on the pavement and yes it was in front of one of their cars but they could easily get both cars out by driving the car in front of the dropped kerb out to move the other out iyswim? Same principal as having a long driveway only one car width wide.
I've just found a note on my car asking me not to block them in and to be considerate.
I've got my flameproof vest on so come on, am I THAT parking twat?

In this situation I would certainly be parking there. It's legal, and the neighbours caused their own problem by building and not thinking about the parking issue.

If parking is as tight on your street as it sounds, I suspect they wouldn't actually get permission to have more kerb dropped ...

If you carry on parking in that spot, it is absolutely inevitable that your neighbours will just start parking there instead of in the driveway. So either way I suggest you look for another parking space.

I don't think the council would grant planning for a dropped kerb but if they did so be it, in a way every one would be happy. But I can't help but feel loathed to park far away when there is a space almost right outside my house that I can legally use.

For peace I will do my best not to park there, usually it's not an issue because there is room just a bit further down the street but occasionally its full up and to park on the end of the row of cars brings you directly in front of the local dump opposite which is a stupid and dangerous place to park because it gums up the whole road when the dump's open.

It's also a road with a steady bus route (every 10-15 minutes) so you have to be aware of parking anywhere that might cause a jam because the bus can't get through which becomes more of a problem the further down you park (and risks you losing wing mirrors and gaining lots of dents and scratches).
Sometimes I just have a weeks worth of shopping and several bags full of work that I need to take home so I don't feel like struggling up the road with a load of bags or making 3 trips when, again, I could just legally park in front of my house and make life easier for myself.

so neighbour drives over the undropped pavement area day in day out which will eventually damage the pavement considering it is made from softer materials...council using the tax it gets from people will then have to pay to fix damaged pavement before it would have expected to, not to mention any pipes etc underneath the pavement could be damaged causing further issues so your neighbour is being an arse quite frankly for not using their dropped kerb area to get on and off their driveway.

our road has a specific part of the pavement made in much stronger material so cars can park half on and off to allow for cars and buses to drive past and that part of the pavement will not get damaged so quickly.