Neighbours bullying us (parking)

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Moved in two months ago. On a Sunday afternoon I found someone had parked on my driveway next to my car, under the private parking sign. My partner came home and couldn't get on the drive. I wrote a note which was ignored so dp went and found him and he moved it.
Fast forward a month later. The same house different car has parked just the front wheels of their car on our driveway. This has went on for a week.
Last night I drove nose in so he didn't do it and he's now blocked my car in and still parked on the drive.
I have work this morning.
Dp is going round to chat to him later.
I'm heart broken. I feel totally bullied by these ignorant twats and we have just moved in. Trying to get the house lovely and do it up and we have these twats making life a misery.
Can I go to the police about this if it doesn't stop?
He's clearly doing it on purpose. There are other spaces to use and they have their own driveway too.
Included pic of the driveway when it's clear

Maybe you could put some plant pots on that bit of the drive? Or line ur wheelie bins up there.

Bash the side of his car in. Then say that your foot slipped and mention 'What a pity you were parked so close and it's so hard to control the clutch with stilletos'.
He might want to park somewhere else next time

Dropped kerb laws - police and council have powers, blocking it is causing an obstruction.

Tell your council (to do their job): Traffic Management Act 2004, with special enforcement areas (SPA) are the power to enforce contravention code 27.

Tell your police (to do their job): fixed penalty notices, hazardous position clause.

Call the council first, ask for parking enforcement officers to come and ticket. Then if you can't get out, ask the police to remove the vehicle.

Nope. I'm still not getting the set up of OP driveway at all.

Is it triangular in shape by any chance, so you can get on and off from the left hand side and park parallel to the road?

Other than that I am still a bit baffled.

I also do not know what good bollards, fences etc. will achieve. CFN can still park on the road. You would not have permission to place them on the road surely?

Apologies for my lack of understanding here.

I love the sound of the bollards. That one on Amazon looks great. Dp isn't keen cause it's another obstacle to get into driveway but I'd much rather have that than coming home to dicks car touching my driveway. It will deter others too.
It gets me irate.

My driveway is a half circle shape.
Two cars can park parallel side by side on it. However th neighbours car is parking next to mine with his wheels touching my driveway, over the dropped curb so on my property. When my car is parked vertical he parks behind it so it blocks me in. So two issues.
His wheels on my property and when I park side on he just parks behind me and it blocks me in because I'm sandwiches between his car and dps.

He is such a cheeky twat! Have you spoken to him? Tell him politly to find somewhere else to park

Tbh you should not have to use bollads. Its your driveway!

I suspect the only way to stop this is to inconvenience him as much ad he is inconveniences you. When he blocks you go round at 11pm / 7am and have him move. Do it very politely, no confrontation. Just breezily say, I’m off to work and need to you move so I can get out 😬 eventually he will stop for his own benefit

Dp is waiting for him to come out and will speak to him. Several family members live I house and in street so hard to tell which one it is. The others will prob say he isn't home.

What does he say when you ask him to move ?

Agree with Wishing. Persistent, polite, inconvenience will piss him off more. Don't escalate it.

What does he say when you talk to him? You've not told us yet.

This morning I revved my engine as loud as possible and reversed really close to his car and sped out the street. He probably didn't even notice though. I have a temper and if he got confrontational I would end up calling him all the names under the sun and making it worse. Dp is far more calm and rational.

Can’t you just knock to get them to move their car EVERY time you need to go out. Even at 7am? They’ll soon get sick and stop parking there.

He's got to be doing it intentionally though, as he can't not realise he's blocking you.

I hope you get things sorted op

"This morning I revved my engine as loud as possible and reversed really close to his car and sped out the street."

So you managed to get out?

He is yes. I think it's because Ieft a note o their car to get them to get it out my driveway. It was actually parked under the no parking sign and dp couldn't get in. Dp got him to move as he ignored the note. I think they are trying to wind us up.
We own the street you are new and we all stand together here and your an outsider type thing.

Diddl no I didn't. Dp had to move his car

Politely ask him to move it every time he blocks you in (ideal if you're going to work at 7 a.m.).
And no part of his car should be on your drive.
A diagram would have illustrated the problem much more clearly.

Can’t you just park where he parks?

I think you and DP both need to be a lot more assertive about this, don't be rude just firm, polite and breezy. Go and knock on the door every time. "I'm sure the owner of x car hasn't meant to park on our drive but they have and the need to move it"If you keep doing this early in the morning and late at night hopefully others in the house will also get fed up with the driver. You are enabling this behavior by juggling your own cars around and waiting for driver to appear.

But OP what does he say when asked to move the car?

I don’t really understand why some posters are saying “well can you manoeuvre round” etc. The diagram and pics are pretty clear; OP’s knob head of a neighbour is parking across her driveway which he shouldn’t be doing. She shouldn’t have to manoeuvre round his car. She should be able to pull on and off her drive without worry.
We have problems with parking on our street when there’s something on at the church at the bottom of the street. People park across our drive on the dropped kerb and it’s infuriating.
Trouble is with weirdos like OP’s neighbour, they aren’t just going to say “oh sorry, I’ll stop doing it.” They like the trouble it’s causing.

"Diddl no I didn't. Dp had to move his car"

Ok, sorry-why did you do that rather than getting the neighbour to move?