AIBU?
Neighbours have 'made' a driveway which MY parking space blocks
SomewhatNewToThis · 30/06/2017 22:52
Trying to keep it short. I live down a very weird road- very few houses have driveways. Some of us have allocated bays in the street. Other people- generally the owners of newer houses- must park in a car park about a minutes walk away created especially for our road. It's literally at the end.
Neighbours have a weird upside down U shaped house, facing the road. They have decided to put a very ugly, gravel driveway on the reminder of their front garden.
However, MY allocated council parking space that belongs to my house is where the exit to their 'driveway' is. Their DD just passed her driving test- hence driveway- and I've had to move my car from my space SIX times since Tuesday.
Neighbours have now sent letter asking me to park elsewhere so their DD can use 'driveway.'
AIBU to have posted a polite letter back basically saying no and that I will not be moving car multiple times a day in future? 
Car park for our houses requires a permit. As I have the allocated space, I cannot apply for a permit as I already have a space. Neighbours have one space in car park provided for those without allocated spaces, however can apply for space for their DD as car park has spare permits available. I can't park anywhere else as you can only park in allocated bays.
AIBU to think my allocated space is mine, it's not my fault it's in front of their house and that I shall not be moving my car from now on?
Diagram provided. 
Akire · 30/06/2017 22:56
If the council have issued permit and it's a marked out parking space then hey can't have a proper drive. The council would never just plonk one in front of someone driveway. I would ring council and check. Where do they park their cars? You could do a swop if they have street permit too.
AwaywiththePixies27 · 30/06/2017 23:03
Contact the council. Also the planning department. If it's not a dropped kerb I doubt they had permission to make said driveway anyway as surely them marking out your space would have been flagged ip on the planning application.
Thirdly. Tell them to fuck right off. .
SomewhatNewToThis · 30/06/2017 23:06
Sorry- no dropped kerb. Just a regular pavement. The driveway is not 'meant' to be there, if you see what I mean.
Mine is a marked out parking space. They park their car in the car park at the end of our road. They basically have not bothered to buy their DD a permit for the car park.
I'm not sure about swapping- from a selfish point of view, I like having my space right outside my house 
I'm sure they would as well, but one of the reasons I bought the house was because the allocated space was right outside the door. My mum also visits a lot and she is disabled- I don't fancy my mum having to get to the car park every time she goes out with me if I swapped. It's much easier for their able bodied DD to get to the car park than my mum. That might sound selfish but having to go that bit extra would cause issues. But I'm not sure if that's a good enough reason to be awkward!
DarthMaiden · 30/06/2017 23:06
It might be their garden but if it doesn't have access to the road - which it doesn't as thats impeded by your space - then it can't be redesignated as a drive.
They need to make their own parking arrangements and you need to advise that you will no longer be moving your car to accommodate them.
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