Is neighbour being a CF parking this way or AIBU?

[GoodbyeRosieQueenOfCorona]

Outside of our house there is space for 4 cars between dropped curbs, as per diagram 1. The old boy two doors down normally parks on one end, I normally (but not always) get the space the other end, leaving space for 2 cars in between.
The house next door is rented, and the people that lived there when we moved in only had one car so there was never any problems with parking. But they went and the new renters who moved in a couple of months ago have two cars, so there's always a little bit of a tussle for the spaces out the front since then.
It really irritates DH but that's mostly cos he works shifts and is often the one who doesn't get a space and sometimes has to park quite far away. But I've always had the attitude that it's a public highway and it's first come first served.
That was until today. Me, DH and DS been out for the afternoon in DH's car and came back to find the neighbour's car parked right in the middle of the two spaces. (As per diagram 2) We were both a bit "really??" but went and found another space further down the road, parked and walked back.
A bit later on the neighbour 2 car turns up, neighbour 1 comes out, moves his car back, neighbour 2 parks up and they both go in next door.
Me and DH were now cos it now seems like neighbour 1 deliberately parked in the middle in order to keep a space for neighbour 2.
AIBU to think that this is a bit cheeky? Of course it's public highway and we've got no control of how they park, but we've always been mindful when parking to make sure we are being considerate. We might not bother in the future!

They've either plotted to do this or neighbour 2 has given neighbours 1 a ring and said oi move your car you wally.

Can DH knock on the door as ask them to move up a bit next time there is no space?

It sounds cheeky yes… there’s no way they think both scales belong to the property though?

*spaces

Wait, do neighbour 1 + 2 live in same house ?

If so then yep, they're securing their spaces - nowt you can do

Are these marked spaces? Very cheeky. Can you Park over the space lines too?

Can you not just knock and say, there’s room for 4 cars if we all park this way (then point out what you mean). Say you don’t mind them overhanging slightly but could they please try to leave your spot free? I may have totally misread your diagrams though 😂

@MouldyPotato they don't speak English so raising it with them is not an option.

I have new neighbours like this. They're absolute wankers. Sorry, you have my sympathy

That’s well cheeky. Not illegal but not neighbourly at all. You may now re-christen them from “neighbours” to “cheekyfuckerinos”

@ZenNudist no not marked spaces, just the normal side of the road.

So do you have 1 or 2 cars?

[quote GoodbyeRosieQueenOfCorona]@MouldyPotato they don't speak English so raising it with them is not an option. [/quote]
You could try. I'm sure they'd get the jist of what you are saying

Use some hand gestures then! If you wont raise it with them there isnt lots of point to your post!

It won’t help immediately but could you park your car next to neighbours? Would mean that they couldn’t then fit two cars in even if they moved. They might come and ask you to move and you can explain the problem. Or they might just get the message.

[quote GoodbyeRosieQueenOfCorona]@MouldyPotato they don't speak English so raising it with them is not an option. [/quote]
As someone who has lived abroad in a few countries and had different neighbours in this country who don’t speak English, a big smile and some sign language works just fine.

I live in a street with nightmare parking! Not enough space for too many cars and that's if every house only had 1 car...
Your neighbours are defo doing this on purpose 😂 we have neighbours use their motorbikes (that are normally parked in their back garden) to reserve spaces, use wheely bins to reserve spots, do what your neighbours have done to reserve spots.... Its a bloody nightmare 😂

If it is just an occasional or one of thing is ignore bit of they do it regularly I would move the red car closer to the black cat so that they can't then park move to park the second car

[quote GoodbyeRosieQueenOfCorona]@MouldyPotato they don't speak English so raising it with them is not an option. [/quote]
Show them your diagrams?

I think this is just a case of too many cars between you and not enough spaces. There are five cars and four spaces.

Or use Google translate

@Cwenthryth 🤣🤣🤣

@Baker0104 god that sounds like a nightmare!

Next time they do it, just park right up to their car, so even if they move, there wont be space for two.

Passive aggressive deliciousness.

@MouldyPotato @User135792468
I could attempt it if it happens again, I just wanted to see if people thought this was cheeky or if this is just what people did.