I am FUMING 😡 AIBU to ask for your advice on what I can do about neighbours builders causing my cars to be damaged 4 times over the space of 6 weeks.
Background information: on-street parking, never any issues previously. Most neighbours have "spots" which we respect and park elsewhere if somebody parks in our usual spot rather than taking another neighbours usual spot, all nice and neighbourly -standard.
New neighbours move in and insist on parking on the opposite side of the road to everybody else, reducing the number of spots available. We move our two cars down and park tighter to allow them more space for their two cars, so everything was fine.
They have had builders in for months parking all down the street and blocking driveways etc. Mid November I noticed that my back light had been smashed at the same level as the bit that sticks out on their van, but obviously could not prove it was them. After this, they seemed to park closer to my car on the opposite side of the road across a neighbours driveway, so meaning cars could only just scrape through. They obstructed the road numerous times for vans and wagons, meaning I had to go and move my car that was already parked up long before they arrived. Obviously if I went out I'd park further down the street to ensure there was plenty of space for cars to get through.
At the beginning of December I went out to move my car as they'd blocked it again and asked the builder to stop obstructing the road, telling him he was parking on a dropped kerb illegally and was putting my car at danger. He absolutely flew at me, got right into my face pointing his finger shouting at me to piss off and park my car elsewhere. I am 7 months pregnant so he was trying to intimidate a pregnant woman whilst the people whose house they're working on remain completely unaffected and keep their cars right outside their house, expecting us to all park miles away. The builder was extremely aggressive to me and I considered contacting the police, but left it.
After this they began to constantly park on the road opposite my car causing it to be very very tight for passing cars no matter where I parked my car, they would come and park opposite and put my car at risk. A week later my car was damaged as he had actually pulled up alongside it and a car squeezed through, leaving big dents and scratches. Two weeks after this they did it again, my car getting hit once more.
One time I had to park up the street which was fine, but the builders then blocked my path on the walk past the house they are working on and stared until I got right up to them, I believe they're intentionally trying to intimidate me.
This afternoon, there were no builders so I pulled up in my business vehicle on the street where the neighbour likes to park as this was the free space, leaving loads of room. Half an hour later the builder pulls up and parks opposite my car tight again. I went out a couple of hours later and the back of my wing mirror had been knocked off and thrown in front of the car - the mirror had not moved at all so I suspect the damage was done by hand rather than a passing car.
I am at my wits end as I feel completely targeted. I am 7 months pregnant and suffering from a lot of pain so I'm trying to park considerately but close to the house so I don't have to do too much walking. I could park a few minutes walk away but with my cars being damaged so much it makes me anxious having them completely out of sight. Also the builders schedule is so unpredictable so I would have to never park anywhere near my house - for example they can turn up sat/sun afternoons when they haven't been at all for a few days. Has anybody had to deal with similar? My anxiety is through the roof and I feel completely harassed with it.