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Sick of my drive being blocked every single day

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ForeverLooking · 23/03/2022 14:34

This isn't the worst problem in the world, but it's really starting to piss me off.
Every single day without fail, my drive gets blocked by someone or multiple someones...workman, delivery drivers, people "quickly" visiting other houses, people pulling over to have a snack/talk on the phone. Obviously this doesn't inconvenience me all the time as I'm WFH, but very often I'll have to go out and ask the driver to move so I can get out, or so the taxi bringing my DS (who has SEN and needs to be dropped off at my door) can get in. People do, but it's often accompanied by eye rolls, huffing and puffing or "I will in a minute" or "I won't be long". My house is a cottage on the main road of a village, so I think its just a the most convenient place for people to pull over and access what they need. Yes I've got a full dropped kerb and there is parking a few yards up the road and plenty around the village. I know realistically there's not a huge amount I can do about it aside from seething quietly behind the curtains and going out to ask people to move -do you think people would respond to a sign by the drive asking for it not to be blocked? I have a feeling the "I'll only be a minute" crowd won't give a shit. Has anyone put a sign up and the situation got better?

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WombatChocolate · 25/03/2022 11:53

How about a sign which says 'no parking, entrance in constant use. Anyone blocking will be photographed and reported to Police. Public parking 100m along road'

And then you need to make sure you do photograph and report.

winnieanddaisy · 25/03/2022 17:40

@Shinespring . She can't have a dedicated parking bay for her son as she already has a drive to park on . They only provide such a parking bay where there is just on street parking available.

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