To be very annoyed with the neighbours.

[supersonicginandtonic]

Our neighbours are nice enough but very nosey. They appear every time we go in the garden or out the front door. They've even been asking us where we are going recently.

Yesterday their son parked on our drive, they just text us to say he had done this, they didn't ask. I came home and parked behind him. DP had to park down the road as we live on a roundabout. We asked him if he could move it about 6pm before we had tea and put the kids to bed. They replied that he was playing on a PS4 game and couldn't come at that moment. I asked if he would be needing his car for work tomorrow (today) and he said no.

6:45am this morning we are woken by knocking at the front door, followed by the door bell ringing. It's next doors son he's been called into work. Me and DP are on annual leave today and we're hoping for a lie in. He also woke our toddler. I'm furious. Does anybody else feel IBU for thinking this is selfish behaviour?

Ahh ok so like a sort of communal land chopped up. I can Sort of see how he’s ended up parking on your drive, but the open nature sounds like you really need to nip this in the bud.
The not moving when asked is what really really takes the piss

Absolutely extraordinary behaviour !
If it were me I’d go round and tell them not ever to use your drive. Not for any reason. Good luck.

If this is for real then you need to tell them (not ask them) not to park on your drive.

@supersonicginandtonic

It's weird set up. We have 3, 3 storey houses which are on the roundabout (new estate) and we live in the middle one. Then the 3 garages and drive ways are in a block at the side of the 3rd house so no fence or gate can be put up.

I think I'm going to knock after they are home feom work today. Im pregnant too so very moody!

Honestly, who comes up with these designs?!

I would consider installing bollards or another barrier. I know it’s overkill, it will completely nip this in the bud immediately

[quote supersonicginandtonic]@Lipz I didn't they parked there whilst I was out and text DP to tell him. They then didn't move it when we asked them too.[/quote]
When they park on your drive you knock in and tell them to move the car, you said your dh text him asking or he would be using his car, your dh should have told him to move it off your property.

@Lipz DP is useless he hates offending people and causing conflict. If it had been me I wouldn't have been as polite.

Is it only the son who can drive? Can his parents not move the car the selves.

Plus what age is the son though obviously over 17

The parents both drive. They have 3 cars in total, he parked on our drive as we were both out (at work).
I asked my DP why he didn't ask his dad to shift it.
and the son who was refusing to come out as he was on his PS4 is 24 🙈

www.gov.uk/guidance/government-advice-on-home-moving-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak

It specifically says on this page that you can stay in a hotel for the purpose of moving house.

ah I am so sorry! Wrong thread!

Your neighbours are hugely unreasonable op. Please do go round and tell them how unacceptable the events of the last 24hr have been.

Get a driveway bollard so that they can't park in your driveway when you're not at home.
driveway bollard

Embrace the pregnancy rage OP

WTF? If it had been my drive he parked on, I'd have insisted he come move the car NOW and if he hadn't, he'd have been blocked in until I saw fit to move my car. Ridiculously entitled. Did he even apologise for waking you up at 6:45am?

That is insanely rude. Tell them he can't ever park on your drive again and if he does you'll have him towed.

I think I'd have misplaced my car keys for a couple of hours.

If he does it again I'm gonna block him in and go for a walk or out in DPs car x

I can't believe that you accepted that he was gaming & then effectively said it was OK to leave his car there overnight!

Wtaf? No. Embrace the anger and tell them no more!!

@diddl I was in bed quite early so didn't know the full story until I head the knock this morning.
I wouldn't have accepted it trust me.

Install 2 bollards either end of your drive

@supersonicginandtonic

It's weird set up. We have 3, 3 storey houses which are on the roundabout (new estate) and we live in the middle one. Then the 3 garages and drive ways are in a block at the side of the 3rd house so no fence or gate can be put up.

I think I'm going to knock after they are home feom work today. Im pregnant too so very moody!

Mumsnet needs a diagram

@supersonicginandtonic

If he does it again I'm gonna block him in and go for a walk or out in DPs car x

Take your car keys with you too don’t forget!

My next door neighbour's offspring like to walk across my driveway corner. They've killed one of my shrubs by pushing past it repeatedly. It's not even faster; they're just dicks. In spring I am going to get a huge tub and plant spiky hardy shrubs in it. Parking on someone else's driveway is pure fucking cheek, and to refuse to come out and move the car because of a bloody game is pathetic. I hope you shred them, OP!