neighbour using my drive when I'm out.

[birdladyfromhomealone]

I came home early this morning just after 11am as i have had a chest infection since before Xmas and was struggling at work.
When I got home there were two cars on my drive, one park almost touching my front window and the other one at an angle beside it.
This is the only way to get two cars on the driveway so whoever it was parking there must know the driveway well and how to get two cars on it.
Outside on the road is permit parking and no parking between 10 and 12am.
This is to stop commuters and shoppers parking as we are five minutes from a huge indoor shopping centre.
I had to park behind them blocking them in and blocking the pavement also.
I left a note on my car for the traffic warden
Please knock on door as I have to obstruct the pavement due to two illegally parked cars on my drive.
half an hour later my next door neighbour in his 70's who we NEVER see knocks on my door.
Totally unapologetic and says one car belongs to his wife's carer as she cant park on the road due to restrictions and the other is a neighbour from up the road who uses our driveway when we are at work as her driveway is not big enough.
Even though I was fuming he still just didnt seen to think it was a problem even saying.
Well when your at work your not using it and at least it makes it look like some one is home.
I told him to get them moved straight away.
The carer came round looking really sheepish and asked would I mind if she parked during the restrictions between 10 and 12 as she has been given a ticket in the past. I said fine if no one is in but why cant my neighbour move his car off his drive to enable his wife's carers to park. He cant afford £40 a year to pay for a permit for his carers?
The other car nearly touching my front window is still there so I have put a not on it.
Caroline, I have reported your car to the police as an abandoned vehicle. Since then Nicholas has told me he gave you permission to park here. Nicholas has no business or authority to use our driveway. It would have been polite and neighbourly to at least have asked permission. If your car is parked on my driveway again I will be reporting you to the police.
Tomorrow if I am feeling better I am off the B&Q to buy a chain and paddlock so they cant use my drive!

Shameless bookmarking!

Damn you, Caroline. You could at least provide snacks if you intended to be this bloody late. DAMN YOU

Oh my I would be fuming, not 1 but 2 random cars on your drive? Pfft is it unreasonable to suggest you pull sickies at work until Caroline come grovelling on her knees for forgiveness? Would grind my gears if she moved it tomorrow without you there.

She needs to come soon because the song Sweet Caroline is stuck in my fucking head all evening and I need a resolution so I can stop singing!

I haven't read all 24 pages so sorry if this has been suggested. I would advertise and rent both spaces to commuters if your street is a prime location!

Thanks rugger

Oh Caz Caz wherefore art thou?
You were meant to be back in 2 hours.
But you've left me here, all alone,
Being stared at from behind the net curtains.

The reason Caroline has not collected her car, Nicholas has killed her and her body is actually is the boot of the car!!

Seriously ring the damn police and report an abandoned car on your property

Parkonmydrive.com
There are others!

This is outrageous, I normally find all the parking issues a bit daft to be honest, but this would really annoy me. There is nothing ok about this, both should have asked. The neck on them.

I'd let the carer park there to be honest and for free. But Caroline can bugger off. I think she knows she's blocked in and too scared to come to the door so waiting till tomorrow. I'd be taking the day off and so should uour dp and I'd call the police.

cabbage thank you. Now I'll be singing it all bloody night.

Sweeeeet Caroline...

OP, why haven't you gone round to Nicholas's and asked where the hell Caroline lives so you can go and give her hell? She'll wait until you and DH leave for work tomorrow otherwise and you'll be none the wiser about who the hell she is!

She's still not come for the car? I read this at 5.30 then the evening ran away with me, came back and the car's STILL THERE?? no way, where the hell is she ? lol

I agree with queenoftarts it's not funny any more. If she's not turned up by 9am tomorrow morning ring the police.

If you were being kind I guess you could ask Nicholas where she lives and go round there, but I don't see why you should have to make the effort, especially if you're not well.

Is Caroline going to abandon her car in your drive forever not placemarking

Oh god is this going to turn into another Victorian safe thread ?
C'mon caro do the right thing and op come back
No place marking here

There are two ways to escalate this - the sensible one is to call the Police on the non-emergency number. There was another thread where someone had parked across a drop-down and the Police looked up the registration number and knocked on doors. If it is a neighbour, they won't have to knock on more than one door ...

The less sensible one is to stick a massive sign all over the car saying CAROLINE, WHY IS YOUR CAR ON MY DRIVE, YOU DON'T LIVE HERE especially if she is too cowardly to collect it and you have lots of people driving past on their way to that shopping centre!

Op I insist that you go and demand Caroline's address from Nicholas and March round there to ask wtf she's playing at (with or without penguin costume preferably with )

Fuck - I'm singing it now!

Apparently a VW Passat 10 reg is worth about £5k part ex. How long before its finders keepers on an abandoned car in your drive?

I would be demanding to know where Caroline lives from Nicholas and going round there for a row at this point.

Or calling 101 to say a car has been abandoned on my drive.

Then getting fucking huge signs made up saying private property.

Parking my bum 😊

Can you get the registered keeper's details from a registration plate?