AIBU to tell neighbour to stop parking across my drive?

[MSNuserof99]

We have a double drive but only half has a dropped kerb (previous owners extended the drive but didn’t bother with the rest of the dropped kerb)

We keep getting a neighbour park across the non dropped part, which then makes it super difficult to get in and out of the drive and also means that we have nowhere for our friends/family to park when they visit especially at the weekends.

AIBU as it’s obstructing the rest of my driveway? Shall I ask them to steer clear?

What everyone else said.

If it’s not a dropped kerb, they are entitled to park there. You can’t ask people to not park where they are legally allowed to park just because it causes you some inconvenience.
Yes, in an ideal world your neighbours should use some common sense and have the decency not to block your access, but we all know we don’t live in an ideal world.
It would be a shame to fall out with your neighbours, so either ploy pay to have the drop kerb fitted or you put up with them being rude but not entirely unreasonable.

If he’s not parked there how do you get off the half without the dropped kerb?

Are you reversing back across the footpath and bumping down the kerb backward onto the road?

It’s a narrow road so when their car is there I haven’t got the room to turn the car. If I did I wouldn’t have much as a problem although it is frustrating but if I was to turn like I would if they weren’t there I would knock their bumper.

And might seem like a drip feed but they have their own drive they refuse to park in

If you need to drive over the non-dropped bit of the kerb, then sorry but you aren't in the right here, they are - anyone is entitled to park there so YABU.

When they install dropped kerbs, they also reinforce the ground underneath to protect utility pipes etc from damage caused by the weight of vehicles, which is why you shouldn't drive over a kerb that hasn't been dropped.

It doesn’t matter if they have their own drive, until you get that kerb dropped, anyone can park there (depending on where you live, this can need planning consent)

It doesn’t matter. The lack of dropped kerb means you don’t have the right to access your drive there. She can park there as can anyone else.

It's not your drive as it's not dropped. As others have said, they are free to park there. You are breaking the rules if you drive over the pavement where it's not dropped.

You can hardl be frustrated with them when you want to do something you have no right to - ie drive over the non-dropped curve.

It’s entirely down to you to have a drop kerb installed as everyone else has said - why don’t you do this? I don’t think it’s unreasonable for them to assume you can access all of your driveway from the area of dropped kerb either, I would assume you could.

No drop, no drive, regardless of what youve done to extend yours over your front garden.
You could tarmac all the ground in front of your house but that doesnt mean no-one can park on any of the road next to it.

Yes.

Tough. Anyone can park over a non dropped kurb. Consider yourself lucky enough to have SOME space that's purely yours to park. I live in a street where 95% of neighbours have put in a dropped kurb yet the bastards still constantly park in front of our house so we rarely get to ever park there at all.

Doesn't really matter if they have a showroom style garage with space for three dozen cars that they don't park in... you need to have the rest of the kerb dropped if you don't want people to park over it.

I can see that if they aren't using their drive and they are impacting your use of your drive this is annoying for you. But anybody has a right to park there.

Another one agreeing with the masses, YABU.

Unless you drop the kerb then you don't actually have a double driveway, you have a single driveway and a bit or tarmaced garden.

You are only "allowed" to drive over a "dropped" curb, other councils may vary, but where I live, we had a dropped curb done, and driveway, the County Council wouldnt allow us to drop the whole curb the width of the parking area, we had to pay for both plus permission to drive across the pavement to get into our garden, (some kind of certificate which cost I think £300) we also live on a narrow road, and folk park outside, but nothing you can do I am afraid.

Have you actually looked into getting the rest of the kerb dropped?

If I were you I'd park by the kerb on the drive myself.

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You don't have a double drive.

Why don't you park your car on the undropped kerb to stop them parking there?

As others have said - it's not a dropped kerb so not illegal. Just because the previous occupants extended the drive doesn't mean you can keep the access to the new bit free.
Why don't you just park over the non dropped kerb bit yourself then and leave your drive free for visitors - then at least you will be able to move your car a bit to let your visitors out when they are leaving - or as others have suggeste, apply to the council to have the kerb dropped and pay the appropriate fee.

Sorry but they are completely within their rights to park there and there’s bugger all you can do

First job is to get the kerb dropped them they can’t park there. I have it done about 15 years ago and it cost me about £500

SO the more accurate question is “aibu to tell my neighbour not to park on a public part of the road because I’d rather they park elsewhere”

Yabu