There is just me and my neighbours along a drive which I own and they have a right of way over. My neighbours have two grown up kids so four cars are going up and down the drive in front of my house every day. It can get annoying, car doors slamming late at night. I’m pretty tolerant and believe in live and let live. They have complained about my old dog barking, my burglar alarm going off occasionally.
My neighbours keep themselves to themselves and only speak to me to complain.
I have fenced off the front of my house because my neighbours visitors were reversing my drive late at night t9 get out. They have a circular drive which is blocked because of their cars. This cost me £2000.00 I then had to widen the drive to access my garage, another £2000.00. Now that I’ve widen the drive this has meant my neighbours kids and visitors speed up and down my drive.
Yesterday I was doing some gardening to the side of the drive and the younger child sped past me without even noticing I was there. I had to quickly step aside or I’d been knocked over. No apology. It’s like I don’t exist yet it’s my land they drive up all day and late at night.
In the week their outside lights in their back garden were left on for three days and two nights which shine right in my bedroom.
The parents are on holiday and it has been lovely and peaceful as the kids don’t always live at home so no cars, doors slamming.
Last night a load of cars arrived 8 or 9:and a loud party started from 8 pm and didn’t stop till 2 am. I traipsed around and knocked loudly twice at 1:00 am. Party in full swing, no response. I think another neighbour at the end of their garden drove around at 2:00 pm to complain and the music stopped.
This is the first time the kids have had party whilst the parents are away and I’m not sure how to handle this. I don’t have family or partner and have no one to talk to.
I’m feeling wretched through lack of sleep but conscious it’s me and my neighbours.
My neighbours are not self aware and it’s incremental things that I’m putting up with...volume of cars, their dog getting through my front gate and pooing on the lawn, not feeling safe when I’m tending the drive - which is part my garden - now a party. The cost of fencing to feel safe, having drive widened. I do feel that I just don’t exist where my neighbours are concerned.
Is this enough to complain about and, if so should I call around and explain how I feel with dates and times? I don’t want to wind them up.
What is the best way to handle this? Do I speak to children today are wait fir the parents to come back off holiday?
I did call 101 at 1:30 pm but Police don’t get involved. The Council don’t have out of hours and if I do complain this is registered and it will go against me when I sell in a couple of years.