To find this infuriating.

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New family just moved in to a rented house technically down the side of our house. They have 4 cars, one parking space. The street has space for 5 cars in total, so they deem this a suitable place to park - right across our drive.

Having asked them to move it, I got told they have nowhere to park and he doesn’t want his daughter walking too far to get to her car. Aibu to think we shouldn’t be inconvenienced because these people didn’t think ahead when deciding to rent this house, and what the hell can you do in these circumstances?

Police were involved when my ndn threatened to poison my cat. Wasn't asked to declare it when sold the house. Or the grief off other awful ndn and teen ds...

Can we see a picture of the whole drive? Do you have room to get out? If you do, it’s fine - you don’t own the road. Why haven’t you shown the area to the left?

I can't see anywhere in OP's posts where she mentioned the wife shouting

Ooooh are you her?
Shouting or not she was trying to intimidate op with her husbands position.

My DM has the misfortune to live 2 houses down from one like this who thinks she something because her DH was in the force, acts like she’s untouchable and constantly blocks the road, blares loud music and drives over people’s grass, all excused with “my husband was in the police”

Toomuchtrouble4me. Op has explained its a shared driveway, to the left is ndn car.

@Toomuchtrouble4me. Read the thread. It’s a shared drive where her neighbour parks. Regardless, only a prick would park across another persons drive.

*Go to your nearest Police station, take the car's registration and the photos of them blocking you in, and ask to speak to their superior officer to make a complaint.

If she's fibbing, then impersonating a Police Officer isn't the most intelligent thing to do and they may well 'have words'*

That's perfect, and a win/win. If he IS a police officer, they won't be happy with him pissing off the neighbours and causing a nuisance, if he ISN'T a police officer, they'll be pissed off with him for pretending he is.

Please do this OP, and come and update us when you have.

I too have a neighbour like this OP and I feel your pain. No useful advice unfortunately other than to do what pp's have said and knock on their door to ask them to move it and seethe internally. I have found that it happens less now after I (and other neighbours who they also had done it to) had knocked repeatedly.

Sorry if you’ve answered this. Can you just park further forward in your drive so you’re slightly over the edge and into the road?

Love your diagram OP, with the "wanker" tag.....Hope it gets sorted, this is the sort of thing that can really trigger me; bloody entitled sods.

Reverse into it

Sorry - I’ve RTFT and I’m just placemarking

Bonkers stuff. Surely as a police officer they would avoid breaking the law

They should park in front of our neighbours! We've had to park in front of their house (no driveway!) at times when there were others parked outside ours. They left threatening notes, scratched our car and wiped butter all over the windows...

That’s the neighbours drive, it’s a shared drive

If they are renting it, then report them to the agent, as tenants usually have a clause in there about behaviour. Tell the agent every detail so that they log it. If you file a complaint then the agent should give them a warning.

""Tenancy agreements set out the terms of the tenancy, which would include tenants agreeing not to make unnecessary noise or nuisance that may result in stress being caused to neighbouring residents.""

I would also ring 101 and say that your neighbour has threatened you and claims that her husband is a police officer and that you are worried about it.

If they have 4 vehicles, then it really is up to them to park some of them further afield. Houses and roads are simply not built for every house to have 4 or 5 cars. It is a growing problem now though, with kids staying at home for longer due to housing costs.

I don't drive and because my driveway is always empty (I use it as a nice big space for my kids to play) neighbours just allow their friends/family fill it up with their cars, it is so flipping rude.

Same outside my kids school, this one and the previous one. Constant chaos over where people park causing dangerous situations and blocking people in. Constant letters home about it.

We're all in your corner OP!

I’ve a feeling wifey was telling porkies and her husband is too embarrassed to come round, I’ll have a guess they won’t be blocking you again.

Could you ring 101 and ask for advice? Hopefully they could send a community police officer out. There have been similar threads in here where they have been useful intermediaries. Would defo dob in the CID chappie re wife using his role to intimidate too!!!!

Why do people like this always have a teen who needs to park close to the house but it never bothers the parents enough that they actually move their car? we have a neighbour like this too
I wonder if they've found somewhere else to park now that they know you're not going to let them block you in.

As I understand it, its against the law to block someones access, the cu-de-sac is all drop curb, so that off road parking can be achieved by all neighbours, with one car. Apparently it would be deemed illegal to park across your own drop curb, so you dont want to be pedantic about it. Try inviting them in for a cuppa, and explain how all the other neighbours respect access. Failing that, phone the police on the non-emegency number.

They sound bonkers OP.

How's the parking tonight OP?

I bet she’s gone home and said “I’ve told her you’ll go round and sort it later”

Husband: “what? Why”

Her: “well I told her you’re in the police, so...”

Husband: “oh FFS! Right- we’re moving again. Bloody hell Janet. Can you stop picking rows with people and threatening to send the police round! I only work in their accounts department. I’m not in the police”

Loving the friday the 13th wedding, brave couple. Hope you're having a good time!

@Derbee I think you need to go to Specsavers.. don’t be silly.

I would be fuming if my neighbour or whoever it was did that. You should be able to get on and off your own drive without being blocked in.
Hope it’s sorted soon x