To ask new neighbours not to block our driveway (see Diagram!

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Hi all (please see my artistic diagram- im at work so no pic)

We have recently moved into a new build, the whole block of houses have just moved in. Our driveway is on a slight incline and at the bottom of it is a lowered kerb. Our neighbours have a house which has a long driveway where u have to park cars infront on each other. They knew this when they bought the house, many other houses on the development are made like this, and if it was going to be an issue for them they shouldnt have bought it

Now she keeps parking at the bottom of our drive half on the pavemement infront of their house, partially blocking our drive.
It s real nuisance trying to get in and out.

I have asked them once that can they move it as im struggling to get my car out, to which they replied well Steve is leaving in a bit so i dont wana block him in.
We have asked them twice now and they say its causing them a problem as one leaves after the other so they will be constantly moving cars, but i dont see why we should have the problem whilst they dont, its our house our drive and dropped kerb?!

Will speak to the customer care lady at the housing development, but i fear they will keep doing it. What can we do :((

Parking a vehicle fully or partially across a dropped kerb is classed as an obstruction and either the police or local council can enforce the contravention.

@Retroflex
Not sure about the rest, but No.2 is correct. You can park across a drioped kerb if there is no vehicle already on the drive. It's only illegal to block a car in. You can block then out

Even blue badge holders cannot park across a dropped kerb on a public road 🤦‍♀️

I'll put my last comment in bold for you @lulualla

"Parking a vehicle fully or partially across a dropped kerb is classed as an obstruction and either the police or local council can enforce the contravention."

Chap them up at 3am saying you need out and they are blocking you. Be very polite but do it continually.

ThismumisaMan is mostly correct but a lot depends on which borough/county you live in.
Many of them have by-laws around this.

The London Borough my Dad lives in, for e.g., allows pavement parking in designated areas because otherwise the buses wouldn't get through and a busy commuter road would be blocked. The pavement is wide enough to allow partial pavement parking AND to allow pedestrians to pass safely, otherwise this would not be acceptable.

You are not allowed to block safe pavement access to pedestrians - if you're caught you will get ticketed for it, or towed away in some London boroughs.

It is also the case that police will do nothing about a car blocking you from entering your own driveway - they will only come out if you are blocked IN on your own property and cannot leave. Council don't have enough manpower or resources (or care) to do very much about it, usually. Catch you parking on a double yellow line though and they'll have you quicker than winking.

Some people are just arseholes! If they keep doing it, I'd just call 101. They'll then ring the people and tell them to move.

Great diagram btw 😁

It is up to the by-laws it seems.

In my London borough, it is definitely against the by-laws to park over a dropped kerb unless it is your own and you are not parking on the footpath outside the marked parking bays.

And this means if you are hanging over the dropped kerb from the start of the decline, even if it is less than a foot. My drive is so narrow that if someone parks with a couple of inches over the start of the decline, I cannot get out due to the traffic calmer that was added after my dropped kerb was there.

As I say to all those I have to ask to stop illegally parking there, the law is there so that YOU don't need to make a judgement call on whether I can get out as you are obviously not an expert in this area.
Parking on footpath only allowed in marked parking bays.

The Highway Code is a complete waste of time with it 'must not' and 'should not' as it leaves it open to inconsiderate behaviour.

OP. I am surprised though that your situation has been allowed to happen. I would have thought that the management would have to adequately allow you access to your entire driveway and therefore that means putting down yellow lines where you need turning ability. Or maybe if it is a private road, this does not apply???

Ask them nicely. If this doesn't work, park there yourself. If this doesn't work, or you come home to find their car parked blocking your drive, but their drive empty, just block their driveway. When they complain, remind them that you tried to sort it out amicably, but they insisted on passing their problem onto you, you're simply giving it back to them to deal with, as they should have all along.

Definietly This OP!! for sure