Parking and Neighbour

[PeaceGoodMercutio]

Who is being unreasonable, me or my neighbour?
The space in blue is a "shared access driveway" but part of it outlined in red is owned by us.
We park in our parking bay (23). Our neighbour (24)keeps parking where the yellow box is on my picture, which blocks access to our drive and stops us being able to get out.
She says so does this because she says she should be able to get into her drive without doing any manoeuvres (no idea what she means) and she has to be able to get up close to our back gate.
She has two spaces, and if she has a visitor she parks in the yellow rectangle. Sometimes she parks there anyway. (Sometimes her visitor parks on our drive) .
Is she allowed to park in the yellow rectangle when it blocks our private parking spaces?
Also, am I allowed to park where the pink car is or does it block her parking spaces?

Check the deeds and then a solicitors letter. We had a similar problem. It took 2 solicitors letters and it never happened again.

As I cant see the diagram this might be obvious...

Can you leave your drive if she parks while you are parked on yours?

I did see the diagram and neither of you can park in the yellow or pink positions without blocking each other's right of access to the allocated bays.

@PeaceGoodMercutio how can anyone judge if yabr or not if you dont include a pic or drawing OP???

I think the diagram has been deleted as it's possibly outing? it was there earlier

Hand drawn, not an artist.

I can't either.. do you know why

Oh ignore me nm

She's being extremely lazy.

If she wanted to just drive straight she should have bought a different house.

She could park diagonally across her two spaces if parking properly was too difficult

She's totally in the wrong. I'd be tempted to let her tyres down every time 😈

I think the quickest way to deal with this will be with a solicitor's letter OP. Do you have legal cover with your home insurance?

Her decision to buy a car she can't park doesn't trump your right to access your own property.

Rights of way - this might be useful

She says so does this because she says she should be able to get into her drive without doing any manoeuvres (no idea what she means) and she has to be able to get up close to our back gate.

and yet she is parking in a way that prevents you getting into/out of your bay at all.

I'd try keep things civil one last time. Download the deeds and go round with a bright cheery smile, "Just wanted to have a proper chat about this so we can get it sorted! You only have access rights here, so I'm afraid you're not allowed park on this bit. When you park there it stops us getting in and out so we'd really appreciate if you'd use your spots as intended. Thanks so much!" And then when she doesn't, solicitors letter.

There a couple of ways you can handle this.

Firstly, the passive aggressive approach where you insist on parking in your second bay as your primary space and go knocking on her door asking her to move every time she blocks you in. Hopefully she will quickly get fed up with it and will stop.

The other option (or if the first option didn't work) is to write a letter with a copy of your deeds and her deeds and relevant sections highlighted and remind her that you have a right of access to your spaces at all times. There is the Garden Law website that can offer useful advice regarding rights of access but before considering taking any action, check you have legal cover on your house insurance.

I have seen both diagrams - much prefer the hand- drawn one Bravo PGM. And obvs she is being CF you have the might of right and MN on your side, best of luck

Hi OP, the shared access drive will have a clause on it in the Deeds something to the effect that you have the 'right to pass and repass' over the area hatched red on your drawing. This right does not allow you to park or remain on that land it simply allows access to and egress from your respective parking spaces.

I would go round with your deeds and speak to her in person show her the plans and show her the clause in the deed which states as above and ask her nicely not to block the accessway in the future. If she refuses to stop doing what she is doing then you may be able to contact the developer (if it is a recent development) and ask them to notify her that she is in breach of the covenant. Failing that you would need to speak to a conveyancing solicitor and ask them to write a letter to her asking her to desist.

How does anyone think you’re unreasonable?

Could you park behind her OP until she gets the message to stop? A couple of times of being blocked in might focus her driving skills...

On my deeds the shared driveway bit is called a carriageway and you can't stop or park on a carriageway unless it's an emergency.

Her not wanting to do a three point turn is not an emergency.

She is being a CF. I have a big car an need to manoeuvre it on my drive. Thats just what you do.

@PeaceGoodMercutio so she is parking her car on your land? I would fence it in but leave a good bit for your access to get in and out. she has absolutely no right to be on your ground

Need a picture or diagram

There is one

On the original op had marked a position you park in between the red space and op house, which would restrict ndn access to parking spaces, so a bit tit-for-tat.