Neighbour using our drive again!

[NickyEds]

More of a wwyd as I really don't think IABU!

So, we have a garage and drive at the bottom of our garden but we don't have a car. In March I started a thread because I'd came home to find one of our neighbours had had a huge amount of building materials delivered onto our drive and there was a couple of builders working in the drive. He hadn't asked our permission and when asked about it he said that he'd squared it with our ll. Everyone agreed that IWNBU and after some snotty texts from him we sorted it out.

A couple of weeks ago the same neighbour parked his car on our drive and went on holiday for 5 days!

Yesterday I got a text from my ll saying neighbour was having family to stay and wanted to park in our drive, hope that's ok. It isn't, we have family coming to stay and need the space. She said she'd pass on the message. I've just got a text from the neighbour. It says that he's fine to move the car and we just need to text him whenever we need to use the drive!!

AIBU to think he is the cheekiest sod in the world? Help me write a response?

Buy a wheel clamp

Dear NDN

We will need the drive for the full week. It is part of the property we rent and we will be using it permanently going forward.

I remember the gravel thread. How cheeky of your neighbour!

Detestable I believe from the previous thread the landlady lived there and is friends with the twatty neighbour.

OP text your neighbour...You do not have my permission to park on my drive. Remove your car

Dear Neighbour,

We have never given you permission to use our drive, and yet you persist in "helping yourself" or asking our landlord for permission to use it. The drive is rented by us, and as such it is our responsibility to decide how to use it. Our landlord has no rights to use or lend the drive out to others. Please do not use our drive again.

Dear Landlord

We rent x property from you at x per month which includes sole use of the driveway. Since x date we have had numerous problems with you giving permission to others to use it. This is a clear breach of our tenancy agreement and to date we have not taken any legal action. Please ensure that you do not suggest to others that they can trespass on our property without our prior and written agreement.

Your landlord is an unconscionable cunt. Tell her where to get off! (Politely)

Tarrarra has a good message to use.

Use tarrara's, much better than mine!

Thanks everyone! After the building work incident I was genuinely worried that I was being unreasonable but I now see that I'm really not!

Yes, the ll did live here and is friends with the neighbour.

I know I need to sort it out but I just hate that it's going to be uncomfortable. I wish he'd just bloody asked to use the drive! I've sent a text to him saying that given that the drive is on the property we rent then it's far more appropriate that he ask us if he may use the drive rather than the other way around. I messaged ll asking for clarification that the drive was in fact part of the property, she said of course so I said that in future I'll decide who parks in it.

I'm with MammaTJ. Text both and don't lay down and take it.
Very cheeky of NDN to expect this.

Glad you've sorted it out, hope they both get the message the cheeky twats!

I can't remember from the last thread, do you have gates? If so chain and lock them!

Well done op

No gates I'm afraid.

Hopefully that's sorted its wine o'clock

Has he moved the car?

Ask the LL for permission to put a cheap gate up?

I remember the previous thread too. Some people really take the piss.

Have either of them replied yet? They're probably on the phone to each other.

Oh OP I knew it was you from the title.
I seem to remember the landlady dudnt care? I would be more firm with her and the neighbour, it is crystal clear the neighbour should ask you and not the other way round. Agree that having a gate is a good idea. Were there any very large plants you want to have on display on the drive, I would!!

Or pop to B&Q - or somewhere similar - and grab a couple of stake type fence posts and metal or plastic netting to just create a barrier which you can easily take down or step over, we've done it when we needed to keep the dogs off a bit of the garden when re-fencing, really cheap and easy

"she said of course so I said that in future I'll decide who parks in it."

Very good!

Don't hire a skip cos you will have every twat in the vicinity dumping crap in it that you will have to dump.
Please don't sprinkle glass over it either, think of the environment etc.

Have it towed.

Mmmeeeeeeeep can I be the first to mention penguin bollards!?!?!? (I know not really applicable here but still!!!)

NOBODY GOOGLE PENGUIN BOLLARDS,!