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To find this infuriating.

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Burtiebojangles · 12/09/2019 03:31

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?

To find this infuriating.
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DishingOutDone · 18/09/2019 12:59

I think Tistheseason is on to something there!

Joerev · 18/09/2019 13:33

Its illegal for you not to be able to leave. It’s not illegal to be able to arrive home. Not sure why

So by them blocking you in. I would ring the police every time.

Tistheseason17 · 18/09/2019 19:58

@Joerev
Weirdly, the law is about accessing the legal carriageway. We are not allowed to block access to the carriageway (road) but blocking access to the driveway is permitted as it is not a carriageway.
Yep, I'm that sad... 🙈

gill1960 · 18/09/2019 20:46

Call the police

WarshipWarrior · 24/09/2019 22:06

Any update OP?

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Burtiebojangles · 26/09/2019 17:54

Sorry for the delayed update. My son had his surgery yesterday morning and... you guessed it. Here’s who was blocking our drive when we needed to leave.

Today my sister has been round to visit us and parked across our drive, obviously. My husband was settling our sun by the window and saw precious daughter death staring the house when she went to her car across the road. A couple of hours later, she’s parked there despite spaces on the street.

This is definitely intimidating behaviour now but I’m in the pits of what I can deal with. I’ve contacted the letting agents, twice. No reply. My husband has contacted the council who don’t really care but said they’d send someone out, he thinks the police won’t do anything because it’s a ‘straight’ corner so not a bend so won’t call them. If I call, I’ll probably have a nervous breakdown. This is all too much Sad I need to get my son to his appointments and not have to deal with this when I’m at home and should be looking after him. It’s so petty but it feels like the straw that’s breaking the camels back.

To find this infuriating.
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Burtiebojangles · 26/09/2019 17:57

Here’s how the cheeky bitch has parked to prove a point. Technically not blocking us in because we have room to get out but ridiculous parking.

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Raindancer411 · 26/09/2019 18:00

If she isn't careful she will have the front of her car taken out. If a fire engine needed to get down they would just plough past it

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 26/09/2019 18:40

It looks like she’s just abandoned her car in the road! Grin

OP park on that bend yourself like she has been parking. Honestly. Just keep doing it again and again. If you come home and she has parked there then park as awkwardly as you can to make it hard for her to get out again and ignore the door when she knocks. Keep doing it until she just gives up on that corner.

Tistheseason17 · 26/09/2019 18:46

Exactly what Joxer says ^

WarshipWarrior · 26/09/2019 20:48

Yeah fuck that
Do everything you can to block her in. Dont park on your drive - park over their drive/on that bend etc as much as you can. By now I would have deliberately driven into her car and then denied it in my old banger because there are so many dents in my car she couldn't prove it and it may teach her a lesson!

Or you could be really adult about it and go round there and have it out - explain that your son has had surgery and you need to get in and out to his appointments without issue. Explain its clear now they're deliberately being twats and that if it carries on after this discussion you'll be reporting Mr "police officer" and making an official complaint for intimidation.

WarshipWarrior · 26/09/2019 20:49

If you dont feel you can OP then get your DP to do it.

jackstini · 30/09/2019 07:20

Hope your son is recovering well from surgery and that your DH has called 101 now
I would put it in writing to the letting agent too
CFs definitely need reporting Angry

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Burtiebojangles · 30/09/2019 20:31

He’s recovering well, thank you for asking. He’s a tough cookie and hopefully over the worst of it now. Lots of follow ups still, though.

We didn’t ring 101 but have contacted the letting agent who said they had forwarded on the email to the landlord. Obviously nothing has been done as the smarmy bitch has parked there again tonight.

My only worry with calling 101 is that they’re not completely blocking our drive so don’t want to be the ones looking stupid for wasting police time.

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RandomMess · 30/09/2019 20:47

I would harass the letting agents daily, they will get fed up of it...

WarshipWarrior · 30/09/2019 20:56

Jesus christ. Are they not adults?! Go round there and have words OP. By now I 100% would have driven into her car. Silly bitch.

ElizaDee · 01/10/2019 11:24

I'd have taken the end of her car out by now.

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Burtiebojangles · 01/10/2019 11:41

She is a cheeky little bitch, I don’t understand why she’s so pissed off that we asked them not to block our drive. Surely you’d be more pissed off that every car parked on the road yesterday had empty drives. Why should we be inconvenienced because of other people’s selfishness and what makes it our fault? God help anyone being investigated by PC Plod if they have this sort of mindset.

Although, I did see her drop a lot of, what I assume, uni work all over the road the other day. Small wins Grin

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ElizaDee · 01/10/2019 11:58

Millennial entitlement.

WarshipWarrior · 01/10/2019 13:32

Have either of you actually gone to have words? Seems weird you're just seething about it and not going round to PC plod and Co about it even though this has been going on ages.

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Burtiebojangles · 01/10/2019 14:04

@warshipwarrior erm, yeah... don’t know if you’ve read the thread, but to reiterate, the day they moved in, my husband also went round to ask them to move that night, they ignored the door, the day after they moved in when she came round shouting the odds for daring to ask them to move and we’re still waiting for the husband to come round and ‘have a word with us’. It’s gone well, considering they’re now doing it out of spite. And, believe me, I’m aware it’s going on a while, I have to fucking live with it.

Not sure how it’s weird to respond to people asking how it’s going, though?

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WarshipWarrior · 01/10/2019 17:50

I didnt say It was weird to respond to people asking how it's going Hmm I just think it's weird you havent done any more about it that's all! Shes doing it out of spite so be.....spitier? Totally just made that word up. I'm not having a go at you - I'm on your side and angry on your behalf! In fact if you lived near me I'd be round there and my husband has a clamp in his van as he is a bailiff Wink see how she gets on getting to uni then!

Mustbeoriginal38 · 01/10/2019 18:07

You need some of these.

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Burtiebojangles · 01/10/2019 19:04

@WarshipWarrior Sorry, I think I had the grumpy baby snarks lol.

To be fair I feel like we’ve exhausted all options now, the landlord doesn’t care, the letting company doesn’t care, the council don’t care, told us to phone the police but only if they’re wholly parked across the drive. They did mention that it’s been forwarded to parking services who may be able to issue a fine with it being a dropped curb, they’ll probably not bother though. Too much effort.

I just need a bulldozer to get this bloody pampas grass stump out of the front garden so we can extend the drive and just ring the police every time someone parks there.

God, that would be handy. Is it illegal to buy a clamp and just whack it on? Wink

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RandomMess · 01/10/2019 20:11

I would continue to pester the letting agent every time and ask why they are not dealing with problem tenants, make it their problem!

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