Neighbour parking on and blocking my drive

[ParkingThreadPamela]

Moved into our house 4 years ago. The house is in a cul de sac. Driveway is behind the house and there is a grass verge for two cars at the front of the house. We have parked on this for almost all of the time we have lived here. Only using driveway when guests have visited. Can provide diagram of required.

As we weren't using driveway and neighbour shares the drive, we said to the neighbour behind that they could use it if they like. To say thank you, the lady brought a bottle of wine, a magazine for DD and possibly some chocolates round. I thought that was really sweet. Neighbours seem nice (wife lovely, husband might say hello if I do) and we say hello, nothing more.

They rarely parked on the drive, probably once or twice a month.

I have now started parking on the driveway as neighbours kid scratched my two month old car with bike (another neighbour, very very nice) and due to all the rain we have had, the grass verge is a mud pit that we are looking to dry out and then maybe tarmac.

Oddly, the neighbour has started parking on the driveway more and more since then. One day over the Christmas week, there was a LWB high roof van parked there overnight and a lot of the next day. Only assume it was something to do with them. Their guests park on there and sometimes I'll go out and come back to one of their vehicles will be in the drive. Sometimes they park over so that although I can fit on, I can't get out of my car comfortably and have to revert to the grass verge.

Anyway, tonight their guest has parked over my drive, on the road meaning they aren't parked on it but I can't get on either without blocking their part or risk getting blocked in if they do come home and park on their drive. They have also gone out so no one could move the car. I have popped a note through saying "please do not park your car over the drive and then go out. Thanks house number".

I cannot believe the liberty. Why have they done that?

Was I unreasonable to put a note through?
Should I leave one on the car too?
Should I tell them to not park there anymore and be considerate?

Feel silly even fucking asking BUT I did give them permission years ago. I just assumed they would stop when I'm using it all the time!

Nicely done!! Good to hear it’s sorted.

So glad it went better than expected, at least it's all sorted

Well done!

Glad it's still all friendly.

Neighbours daughter did the exact same thing the following Friday. When I knocked on and asked them to move, I heard the daughter say to the dad "but she doesn't use it" and he had to move it for her after explaining i do now. This week I have annual leave and she very almost blocked me in my drive. I may not be able to get back in.

I think you are just going to have to keep asking the daughter to move until she gets the message that she needs to be more considerate, at least she’s not your neighbour x

Ive just gone out to pick DD up as she was moving the car. I asked her to park a little more forward next time and she looked at me the whole time like a was shit on her shoe. But she said yes and then turned away. Her parents are lovely.

You need a couple of cones as a visual reminder.