Neighbour and driveway AIBU

[Nonamesavail]

Our driveways are connected. There is a garage width each side. NDN does not drive. Neighbour has complained to landlord that:

My wingmirror of my car goes over her boundary line.

My kids step over the line onto her drive occasionally they exit the car.

My bin was full of alcohol bottles. (We are both teetotal and it would be none of her business anyway)

She complained that my bin smelt in summer but then complained that I cleaned my bin and the water went over to her driveway and has chipped it?

She complains we brought a too big car (big standard 7 seater and we have 4 kids)

Complains I start my car and leave at 9am for work.

Has she lost the plot. AIBU?

For the record I knew she was a bit precious over it so we deliberately try NOT to even be remotely close to the line...but it's getting ridiculous now, she stares at me every time I go out and now she is moaning to the landlord.

You should park such that your wing mirror doesn’t overhang her drive, but otherwise SIBU.

Can you extend your drive by a couple of feet on the non-neighbour side?

The house is against the drive so that's why we don't park dead centre because the doors hit the wall of the house so no extension possible. I try and make sure the mirror is not over the line. I even went and looked and it wasn't at all.

My landlord did mention she was completely unreasonable and has complained over everyone who has lived there but it doesn't make me feel any better. She watches my every move!

Put up a fence or divider of some kind on your boundary (on your land). Your wing mirror shouldn't be over her land technically but she's being mental.

She's a nut - keep on your side and ignore everything else. Landlord will soon tire of her complaining.

Smile and wave really enthusiastically every time you see her staring.

The landlord obviously knows she has form for this and I don't think there's much else you can do I'm afraid

Could everyone apart from the driver get out so the car can be parked over a bit and the wing mirrors flipped in?

She sounds a pain.

Be thankful she is complaining to the landlord and not complaining to you for every 'transgression' you make. He obviously has the measure of her and knows she is a bit bonkers. Just ignore her.

Christ, she needs to live next door to my mate's NDNs for a while.

They have a shared drive that's only wide enough for one car until quite a long way along, then it widens out to where their garages are. Their neighbours can't be arsed to pull right along and park their car in front of (let alone IN) their garage, they just abandon it in between the houses and block my friend in or out.

That would really give her something to moan about.

She is barking mad, like my neighbours. These sorts of people get obsessed with others because they have time on their hands. I cured my neighbour from dumping litter in my front garden by installing CCTV and telling him it was there...he was dropping all sorts of wrappers over the wall that he 'deemed' belonged to me (stuff that was blowing up the street on bin collection days)...really petty couple living next door, nasty vindicative hand wringing types who shout abuse over the back fence...but would never dare say a word to my face. I snapped when he jammed a jaffa biscuit wrapper in my post box as if to make a point. If you put up a cheap CCTV...your problems may go away, and in any event you will have a legal defence in case problems escalate. Good luck!

Thinking about cctv. Definitely an option. I could legally park outside her house on a public road...but I don't.

It sounds like this is standard practice for her no matter who is living there so just crack on and when she glares at you smile and wave and give a big, friendly Helloooooo!!!

You're not doing anything wrong, OP. People like this happen. They are best left entirely alone and utterly ignored.

Park outside her house then. If she has a problem with that, say ‘we’ll, you complained so much to my landlord, do you have an other ideas where I can park?’ I doubt she will.

I would kill her with kindness.

Park outside her house then. If she has a problem with that, say ‘we’ll, you complained so much to my landlord, do you have an other ideas where I can park?’ I doubt she will.

She will. Down the street and out of view of her precious views.

She's nuts just ignore it. Your landlord doesn't give a crap either. Have a giggle over it.

I honestly don’t know why you’d bother with cctv. Your landlord has confirmed she is a nut job and he knows there is nothing in it - just smile and wave and ignore.

The wing mirror thing I agree with totally. You should only be on your side.

Everything else is crazy.

How petty are people that they don’t use their drive yet have even one spare thought that a wing mirror might be slightly overlapping . Just calm the fuck down, your blood pressure will thank you.

On the upside the landlord will clearly realise she's nuts. If it was one complaint e.g. you're too noisy. It would be hard to tell who was reasonable but a thousand batshit complaints clearly show everyone that she's just a busybody.

Why doesn’t the landlord just block her ? I would.

Does she have mobility issues and rely on taxis? Or lots of Visitors?

This could be why the house is rented out. History of neighbour disputes. Landlord couldn't sell so has moved tenants in. I would just ignore, the landlord doesn't care.

I wonder if you would have a case for harassment. Agree with others, be careful not to aggravate by letting children go onto her side etc.

My wing mirrors fold in, if I need to do that.

If your car is similar, just do it, and crack on. Ignore everything else she says. IGNORE.

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This could be why the house is rented out. History of neighbour disputes. Landlord couldn't sell so has moved tenants in. I would just ignore, the landlord doesn't care.

Agree with this.

I’d ignore but keep a note in case you need to go down the harassment route.

Neighbour is a troublemaker !! Take no notice! Lifes too short!