to block someone in on purpose?

[ElderflowerB]

This same car parks outside my house every day on the school run. They park on the pavement to the point that she is less than a foot away from my house, I can barely get out of my front door (I had to take my shopping round the back), and people have to either walk around the car or cross the road to get past. I'm fed up. I've parked so close to the back of her car that she can't get out. She knows it's my car as she sees me in it in the mornings and I've spoken to her briefly out of the window sometimes. Waiting for her to knock my door to ask me to move.

I don't mind people parking outside the house. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. But across the whole pavement so I can't get out my front door? DP left a note on her car before but it clearly meant absolutely nothing.

AIBU to have blocked her in to prove a point (that it's not nice when you are denied access due to someone else being selfish)? Or am I too petty for my own good?

I've never seen someone park so close to someone's wall or front door. Surely she can see that's she's completely in the wrong.

Thanks @SoupDragon for posting that for me! I've got photos with her NP on so I'll definitely be sending these to the council! I feel so mad for wheelchair users, pram users, those who are visually impaired etc.

Hold your ground OP. She has parked way to close to your house that you won't even get a pram in.

Highway code:
243
DO NOT stop or park
[...]

• anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services [...]
• in front of an entrance to a property [...]

I'd call the police every time she does it, and send a letter to the school.

This one also applies:
244
You MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London, and should not do so elsewhere unless signs permit it. Parking on the pavement can obstruct and seriously inconvenience pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and people with prams or pushchairs.

Ooh I can see the pics now. Utterly preposterous parking and I cant believe she gave you lip over it! Cheeky bitch.

I've only ever done this once...and was pregnant (and a tad crazy) at the time...but I once followed a car that used to park across my drive when picking their kids up from nursery. I used to complain all of the time and go nowhere. When they got home and parked on their own drive I blocked them in and went for a walk. (Luckily they were only a few streets away)
It worked a treat...when they came to challenge me they knew exactly who I was and why I was there. The look on the womans face was a picture. She did apologise.
I don't think I'd dare do it now but it was just so satisfying at the time.

Someone else post the photo. I can't see it either. Weird.

If people still can't see the photo. Close Mumsnet down, and reopen, I have just done this and the photo was then there.

I’d speak to the school too - no school wants to deliberately anger the neighbours

@Grimtimes that's brilliant!!
OP, I think you've let her off incredibly lightly!

I can see the photos. She is seriously taking the piss. If she does that again I would be tempted to block her in and then go out for the evening. She can get the bloody bus home.

Grimtimes that is genius!!!

That's disgraceful op! I had this happen me once years ago only it was closer, as it right across my door way, I was on my way to an interview and had no option but to pull up my skirt, stand on their wing mirror, pull myself up onto the wind screen and slide down their flipping bonnet!!! Raging it was pre mumsnet days. I still get the rage 20 years later

Was she trying to park IN your front room?

That's unbelievable! What if you had an emergency and need an ambulance or a fire engine? Call 101.

Unbelievable! YADNBU and you should send that picture to the school. Ours are incredibly harsh on any parents blocking driveways or causing any obstruction on the school's road.

that is bonkers close!!

when I was on crutches I couldn't have got past that, never mind a wheelchair gap.

That is ridiculous. I wouldn't have answered the door. And she gave you attitude! Your way nicer than me.

Confrontation + me = disaster

I used to live opposite a popular shop on a Main Street with double yellow lines, CF’s used to park on the pavement exactly like the OP’s situation to visit said shop.
One day I was exiting house with DD’s pram, obviously pram exited the house before me, just as a car had mounted the curb and was actually driving down the path right outside. Luckily he saw us and took evasive action, then proceeded to abuse me like it was my fault! I was incredibly young and said nothing, I moved house soon after but it still plays on my mind 19 years later

That takes the absolute piss op. Definitely report it. I thought the stupid truck driver that parks his truck on the pavement so you can just about walk past was a pita but that takes the biscuit.

What about when you have a pushchair/baby in a car seat to get through the door?

Next time she does it I'd just squeeze through the door with the shopping and if it accidentally scratches/knocks her car then tough shite, she shouldn't park on your front door step.

That’s shocking! And she gave you attitude for blocking her in?! Cheeky bitch!

Someone once parked so close to my gate that I could not open it. So I climbed over their bonnet, with double buggy in tow. I never found out whose car it was but it never appeared in the street again.

We do have to park on the pavements here as the street is so narrow, but that driver was taking the piss. As is yours.

How does she get out if she's that close

Gobsmacked at how close she's parked to your door - what a ruddy cheek.

I'd phone the cops on her next time or the community police?