To think neighbours should put their bins on their own lawn?

[Gemmy96]

Essentially the issue is this: our neighbours have started putting their bins on our lawn. The front lawns were previously shared but were divided in two in the deeds. They've started the process of turning theirs to an extension of their existing driveway, meaning that they no longer have a lawn area on which to put their bin.

So they've started putting it on our lawn instead, expecting us to put our bin on our own driveway. We're blocked so that they won't be. I've started to move their bin back to their own driveway but the bin keeps reappearing every week on our lawn!

So AIBU and, if not, what can I do to stop them doing this? It's becoming incredibly annoying!

Firstly number clearly your own bin.. After dark drag theirs a good few doors down. . If they don't get theirs back not your problem.. They will have to pay for a new one. Teach them to look after it better not dump it on your property..
Obviously the halo holders will be along to disagree..... They are cf and need taught a lesson.

Can you plant / fence / obstruct the join between your lawn and their paved area?

We need a diagram, you know how this works.

Pretty radical but have you thought about telling them to keep their bins off your property?

Have you told them to stop?

You'd think moving their bin to the middle of their driveway would be a clear enough message

if you can put up some small fence or place some small planters just to mark the boundary I think I would do that first,failing which I guess you have to politely explain that you prefer them not to use your lawn for their bin as it is causing you a problem - or maybe put your bin on their drive where they should put theirs

Speak to them.
If they persisted I’d be chucking it on their drive and not caring if it tips over!

This!

Talk to them. In person.

Lol cheeky fuckers. We had similar with our ndn. Moved them then told them not to put them back and keep them on their own garden!

Apparently I was completely unreasonable as they had no room for their own 4, often overflowing bins due to their hot tub and tiki bar. These are small, new build social housing gardens. Neither of them work - no health issues, we used to be friendly - just don't see the point and it's too difficult for either of them to parent their 4 dcs alone.

Jesus just talk to them.

Speak to them.

Just say 'Please could you stop putting your bin on our grass? Thanks.

If they still do it after that, move it onto the road, not back to their property.

And get a fence.

You need to tell them to stop and then put something in place to physically prevent them if necessary.

Clearly it isn't. What's wrong with actually speaking to them?

@Gemmy96 better still! fill their bin and tell them you thought it was yours cos it was on your lawn!

@Gemmy96 need a pic though! thems the rules!

Be reasonable everyone, there must be a very good reason why OP hasn't spoken to her neighbour about this. But talking does help rather than being pa

Out bin men go down the street and put bins together ahead of the lorry then they are left together once emptied - are you sure it's them ?

If you have pets use their bins for poo bags, make it smelly and dirty whenever it’s on your property then wheel them to behind their car so they can’t get off the driveway without moving them. If this doesn’t work then spray paint a random door number on them and wheel them down the road.
I know how frustrating it is because my NDN puts their bins outside of my house instead of their own for no reason at all.

You say it keeps reappearing every week, is it once a week after the bin men have come?

You have to tell them face to face, although sometimes this doesn't sink in either. Our next door but one neighbour kept putting her bins right behind our gates which opened outwards instead of further along at the end of the row where ours and next doors were waiting for collection every week. She wasn't even meant to put hers there, her bins were meant to be out the front or her house instead of at the back with ours. So I told her several times as her bins were always really heavy to move and we couldn't get the car out, plus I fell down one time when it was icy trying to move them. It sunk in eventually but it took a few months. One day she put all her bins out and left a note on top saying "can you please empty them all as they're all really full" 🙄

Start putting all your rubbish in their bin?

Are they putting the bins on their land or have they started putting them on your land? If the bins are on their land as per deeds then they are entitled to put the bins there but if the bins are on your land, that’s literally just rude and trespassing - you should have a word with them and if they don’t engage, set up CCTV (sometimes this deters bad behaviours). As someone who’s embroiled in a bad situation with really awful neighbours in terraced houses - it’s just not worth the drama but you also need to stand up to bullies!!

Spot on!