Upstairs neighbours blocking the porch with their car..

[Morningcoffeeee]

We have an open drive that leads from the pavement on the street to our porchway where our front door is. The driveway is our allocated parking but we don't have a car so the neighbours from the flat upstairs use it for theirs.

Instead of parking it horizontally like normal they've taken to parking it vertically, blocking our path that we use to get in and out of the flat. As such there is a 1 metre gap between our front door and their horizontally parked car which we have to navigate a pram around. It's very awkward.

As soon as I open the door it's there in my face blocking the view to the street.

Aibu to think it's CF?

Will try to attatch a photo but it's not letting me at the moment.

Well what are you going to do, OP? Are you going to actually do something to stop them?

I do like the idea of the big planters on the drive.. it'll brighten up an otherwise dull bit of concrete and stop CF's dodgy parking. Win win

I agree with getting big plant pots.

I’d put up a cheap garden table and chairs and some plant pots over your spot and explain to your neighbours that your parking space is now a bijou outdoor seating area.

More realistically, ask your LL to install a lockable bollard, which is something he should be interested in doing anyway if parking is such a premium in the area.

I would tell them they can't use it at all. If they want to them they need to pay you for the permit and park properly

You are paying for the space so put what you like there whether it's a number of plant pots or a wooden bench. It's your space, not the neighbour's.

It would be brilliant if you’re landlord did put up a wall and gate, because it would give your child a place to ride their trike or have a tiny kickabout when they’re young. Under supervision, obviously.

Guests park there when CF car isn't there, but otherwise have to find parking several streets away and walk down.

DP has already asked them nicely to move the car as its making it a pain with the pram but that was two nights ago so they haven't taken notice.

Could your landlord install penguin bollards?

What did they say when he asked?

Oh and don’t ask them nicely, tell them firmly. They are trespassing.

Apparently he just nodded and said yes, English isn't their first language so there's some question over whether he actually understood the request but I presume he did.

I’m not getting the communications here. Your dp asked them to move the car and they said..? Are they scary people you don’t want to upset? If you don’t get many guests who might need to park I’d follow earlier advice and plantpot the area. Maybe stick a bench in it for you to sit in while the little ones sleep in their pram. It’s your bit of land as long as you pay rent on it.

This totally unacceptable as you are paying for that space. You have to either get planters or lockable post. These CF make my blood boil.

I don't understand why you haven't just told the neighbors to move.

Ok see your update so put it in writing and put through their door - they will be able to work out what it means.

You should rent out your parking space!

Google Fu isn't my friend today - but planters with either wheels that you can chain & padlock into place with bollards/ ground anchor - or planters with wheels you can padlock the wheels of...

I'd go for a ground anchor that you could padlock a wheeled planter to - easy enough to love for guests, but blockade enough for CF neighbours

Tell CF neighbours to stop trespassing. Buy massive plant pots and put bricks in the bottom then soil on top so they’re too heavy to move. Ikea sells huge ones for £35 when the seasonal stuff for spring/summer comes in stock. Or ask your LL to install a lockable bollard. Don’t let the CFs use YOUR parking spot any more!

Penguin bollard?

Tell them in writing to stop using your parking space !!! Why should your visitors park down the road

Or ask your landlord to install as many of these as you need to block access (you and they both have keys), even if you have to share the costs...

www.barriersdirect.co.uk/bollards-c1022/parking-bollards-c1223/parking-post-folding-with-integral-lock-most-secure-popular-post-p516?shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzfqhyvTr3wIVJCjTCh2RWQ7NEAQYBCABEgJXmvD_BwE

Link will would help

Don't rent out the space yourself or you'll be in breach of your tenancy agreement by subletting part of the property or grounds included and named in your tenancy (unless you don't have a standard tenancy agreement)

Keep knocking on their door until they move it!