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!

Report an abandoned car to the police that has been on your driveway for 30 days (or whichever number it needs to be in order to be towed by the council). No one is going to contradict them, are they?

I'm on holiday with n Austria. First task of the day - check on Caroline.

Waiting in a queue in a bank in Singapore. I can't go on much longer...

It's surely worth calling the police now so they can call her??

Op have you called the police to report an abandoned car??
Please reverse a tad once your husband leaves to ensure the blocking-in of Twatoline is maintained until she musters up the courage to apologise!!
It would be such a shame if she was able to sneak off once you were both gone!

Google Outkast 'Caroline'..when the lyric includes 'she's the reason for the word b*h' it has to fit this thread. 33 pages has seen me through 20minutes on the bike turbo!

What else to do in Australia when its hotter than Hell outside than read parking threads and rewrite lyrics

FML we still don't know?!!

Better idea. Install CCTV and a well disguised bollard gradually overnight. Then, when you are at work, check on your driveway and block them in.

Make sure the rising bollard is painted with the words 'surprise, mofos' for extra lolz from your desk

Caroline, Caroline, where for art thou Caroline?

Never have I been so glad that dc woke me up at an ungodly hour, because I got to read this gem! OP you must have a day off and rest, MN decrees it.

Have you taken photos of the offending car OP?? Just in case your husband got a ticket for being on the pavement?

I'd also report it for being abandoned on your drive, the dvla contact the owners really quickly. We've done it before and car was moved 4 hours after calling

Caroline!(Caroline!) Caroline!
Nicholas would say she parks mighty fine(Mighty fine!)
But mighty fine only got you somewhere half the time
And the other half got me stressed out, on coming up my drive.
Yeah, now dig this, even though(Even though!)
You'd need a penguin bolard to divide(To divide!)
The time it took to buy a permit and realize that
Real guys go for real drive stealing girls, yeah!
I know you'd like to think your shit don't stink
But lean a little bit closer
See that roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Yeah, roses really smell like poo-poo-oo
Caroline!(Caroline!) See she's the reason for the word "bitch"(Bitch!)
I hope she's stressing about it in the pub
Trying to hurry up to get a new car
Peugeot or mini or some car like that

Caroline walked home and is planning on retrieving her car whilst OP is at work today I imagine. bloody cheek of her

OP take today off. Just to see her brass neck face

because it's rural, it's at least 20 minutes on a blue light

Nothing to do with anything, but I live in a small town and it's still 20mins on a blue light because all the police stations within about a 15mile radius have been closed. There is an officer who answers the phone in the civic centre, but that's not much help when you're being burgled or held at knifepoint or trying to get Caroline to move off your bloody drive!

Sat in hospital wide awake waiting for fucking Caroline to show her face!!

Come the fuck along Caroline and start explaining!

I love a parking thread!

Jesus Christ where is Caroline?????

Caroline won't turn up until the afternoon now. Having left it this long, why risk a ticket in the 10-12 window?

Simple solution, ask Nicholas which house she lives in. Easy.

Totally placemarking.

Come the fuck on, Caroline.

I am secretly proud ashamed that my First Post Ever on MN is a blatant placemark at silly o'clock on this epic parking thread. Whilst humming Sweet Caroline.

In the boot room now in Chalet Tirol. Boots on, skis ready, where is bloody Caroline???im baking!!!

I have a spare car that is SORN and almost willing to trailer it to OP to leave on her drive to block offending car in so OP still gets use of her car.

Come on, Caroline!!!!