Why are the here? What is this?

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Hi, there is a couple who keep walking onto my driveway as part of their walk, they stand there loitering, come right up to my garage, walk around car, and look through windows etc. They then go. They look abit strange, and this is scaring my young dcs who sometimes play there, and become startled. They are older and I think harmless enough, but we don't like it. It is odd behaviour as my driveway is enclosed and there's no walkway or anything, it is a dead end if that makes sense.
What do I do? Because they are older I feel abit awkward saying anything, but at the same time it is trespassing on private property, they have no business being here.

When you see them coming, hide inside just beneath one of the windows they look through. Then when you know they are looking in (the room will go slightly darker?), jump up in front of them pulling scary, evil faces, to scare the living daylight out of them.

Or the more sensible, but much less entertaining approach suggested by others, which is to go to your door and ask what they are doing on your property.

People are scaring your children by being on private property and you’re too nervous to ask them what they’re doing? This is bonkers!

Don’t you have a gate?

@MonumentalLentil & @Oldnproud have nailed it 😂👻👻

And then, of course, people will suggest they're autistic because that's the root of literally any odd behaviour.

P.S. I'm autistic and I certainly don't skulk around strangers' homes. I skulk around my own home, avoiding visitors

Previous owners or JWs. Just say, 'Can I help you?'

Next time you see them coming, bend down in front of the window. When you can sense them peering in, jump up and give them a fright!

Then report back to us

You open the door and say "What are you doing?"
They respond with whatever bizarre reason
You say "Please don't come onto my property again."
Job done.

@amusedbush when i said older i was meaning in terms of "harmless old couple." They have done it to another neighbour who hasn't said anything so i didn't want to look awful!

@Sparkletastic not previous owners, i live in a new estate so nobody else jas lived here.

YABU for not just dealing with this by asking them.

Whats with all these weird threads lately and grown adults not being able to use their voice?

@NowZeusHasLainWithLeda one of my dc is autistic, yes people are ignorant.

@ZeroFuchsGiven i can use my voice, i just didn't want to be awful. The other nbr jas said they're a "harmless old couple." I was scared i was overeacting, and just wondering if other would be irritated by it.

Please ask them and come back and tell us.

It's such odd behaviour that, to some extent, I get why it flummoxed you.

others*

I would open my front door and start manically laughing 😆 while maintaining eye contact.. promise you they won’t come back and you’re kids will have a proper giggle 😂

There is nothing awful about opening your door and asking them why they are on your drive, A simple 'Can I help you?' is not being rude or awful.

How often do they do it?

They are actually looking in your windows and yo&move never asked them why?

Is there a regular day/time they do it? (Just so I can set my alarm for the update!)

JWs sounds plausible.

Definitely this, they shouldn't be disturbing your enjoyment of your home.

Thanks @Exasperatednow that's exactly it. The first time i noticed it i thought "oh their dog must have run over." Then when i have noticed it since i have realised it is deliberate, and has become part of their walk and routine. Had it been a group of teenagers, but this seems a very unlikely candidate to loiter. I was a bit taken a back and unsure how to react without 'overreacting' if that makes sense.

But if someone is walking onto your property and peering through your windows, with no obvious reason (not a postie for example) surely you want to know why

And we cant tell you why

So....ask them

They seems to do it mainly late morning when dc at school thankfully. With my other nbr saying "oh they're just a harmless old couple" i was feeling abit dramatic.

Go out and have a chat with them.
Say "Hello ... good afternoon - out for a walk?"
It's really not hard.