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Neighbour’s visitors parking on my driveway

61 replies

petuniasss · 02/05/2025 11:57

For a while now my next door neighbour’s visitor’s have been parking on my driveway.

We didn’t mind once or twice but it has become a regular occurrence and happens when DH is mainly at work (he has the only car in household).

Im in the process of buying my own car and in the meantime I have put planters there now so nobody can park.
It is a bit of a hassle for DH as he has to move the planters every night.

The neighbour has took the funnies since I put the planters there.

AIBU?

OP posts:
MNpenisadvisor · 02/05/2025 11:58

Have you spoken to them?

rubyslippers · 02/05/2025 11:59

Just speak to them
it’s your path
whether or not you’re buying another car or not, it’s very cheeky of the neighbours to let their visitors park on your property

BoyDoIMissSecrets · 02/05/2025 12:01

Depends.
Did they ask about parking and you agree initially but have now just stuck planters there instead of speaking to them?
If you didn’t mind at first it’s easy for them to assume it’s no big deal unless you’ve mentioned you are no longer happy with them doing it.

Pandimoanymum · 02/05/2025 12:02

Always amazes me how many people will start a thread on mumsnet when they could have used that thing called a voice.

Original poster
petuniasss · 02/05/2025 12:03

No the neighbour never asked us, her visitor’s now park down the road since the planters have been put up.

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Original poster
petuniasss · 02/05/2025 12:03

I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of.

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Pandimoanymum · 02/05/2025 12:05

petuniasss · 02/05/2025 12:03

I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of.

Fair enough. If she wants to be funny about that, then that's her issue. You've done nothing wrong.It's your driveway.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 02/05/2025 12:06

It sounds as if she and her visitors have got the message, @petuniasss - though it does involve hassle for your dp when he gets home. I might well think it is worth it, so that he can always park on his own drive, but it's up to him - if he's happy to park down the road while cheeky fuckers use his drive, he can stop putting the planters out.

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/05/2025 12:07

I can't believe you went to the effort and expense of buying planters that your husband has to move twice a day rather than saying "Could you please stop parking in my drive?"

UniqueRedSquid · 02/05/2025 12:07

Mention it to her and if they don’t cease then leave a note on their windscreen.

With superglue.

lovemycbf · 02/05/2025 12:09

petuniasss · 02/05/2025 12:03

I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of.

Then she’s best ignored and given no more thought
carry on with the planters and get a big sign saying no parking

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 02/05/2025 12:09

Fuck her. You told her to stop and she ignored you. Let her sulk.

JDM625 · 02/05/2025 12:13

The neighbour has took the funnies since I put the planters there

What does this mean? You neighbour has been odd with you since? Have they said something to you? Rather than moving planters back and forth every day, could you get a remote controlled gate?

Mumof1andacat · 02/05/2025 12:15

Trap the car on your drive way....

LadyTable · 02/05/2025 12:16

petuniasss · 02/05/2025 12:03

I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of.

Then surely you know without a shadow of a doubt that you're definitely not being unreasonable? 😳

RunningJo · 02/05/2025 12:18

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/05/2025 12:07

I can't believe you went to the effort and expense of buying planters that your husband has to move twice a day rather than saying "Could you please stop parking in my drive?"

But the OP did ask "I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of"

AnonWho23 · 02/05/2025 12:21

Fuck her. She's a CF. Continue what your doing and say no more.

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/05/2025 13:15

RunningJo · 02/05/2025 12:18

But the OP did ask "I did say to her if she could ask her visitors not to park on our driveway and she walked of"

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I know, I can read. She didn't ask the visitors.

RunningJo · 02/05/2025 13:23

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/05/2025 13:15

I know, I can read. She didn't ask the visitors.

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She shouldn’t have to if she’s spoken to the neighbour 🤷🏼‍♀️

JackieDaytonaLuckyBrews · 02/05/2025 13:27

It sounds like they know now you've put the planters out. If you will be getting a car shortly I'd just put up with the inconvenience of moving the planters until then. Who cares that she's got the hump 🤷‍♀️ it's YOUR drive.

Nicecalmsmells · 02/05/2025 13:29

They are CF who are trying to make you feel bad. Ignore the neighbours attitude and if they let friends do it again ask them to move.

My neighbours park in front of my drive all the time. I have asked them to stop but they don’t. I now block it with bins. Some people are just unreasonable and selfish. They don’t react normally to what is a reasonable request.

dentalflosser · 02/05/2025 14:07

I don’t understand the sense of entitlement some people have when they do CF things like this. I wouldn’t dream of telling my Mum it’s fine to park on my neighbours drive.
Your neighbour is a CF, the visitors are CFs and if it was me I would put up one of those parking bollards on the drive so any potential CFs can see that they can’t just take what they want. Your neighbour is rude!
I would also like to see a diagram OP, I have had CFs park fully across our driveway dropped kerb and they seemed to be outraged when I told them in my best teacher voice to never try that again. One such CF asked me why I couldn’t park down the road anyway. It is MY drive!

Pollqueen · 02/05/2025 14:23

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 02/05/2025 12:07

I can't believe you went to the effort and expense of buying planters that your husband has to move twice a day rather than saying "Could you please stop parking in my drive?"

This! Why on earth did you not nip this on the bud the first time it happened?

Your neighbour is definitely being unreasonable but so are you with your passive aggressive solution. Use your words

Codlingmoths · 02/05/2025 14:28

Pollqueen · 02/05/2025 14:23

This! Why on earth did you not nip this on the bud the first time it happened?

Your neighbour is definitely being unreasonable but so are you with your passive aggressive solution. Use your words

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She says she asked the neighbour!!! We don’t know it’s the same visitors all the time, telling their own visitors not to park in the ops drive is the neighbours job and she won’t. The op has solved the problem.

MoominMai · 02/05/2025 14:42

So new fear unlocked for me! 😱 I’ve always lived alone and work FT so would be awful if my neighbours either blocked my drive or actually parked on it! When I saw the first thread on this I thought it must be a one off but in the short time I joined this forum, I’ve seen it posted a few times! Can’t believe that this is even a ‘thing’! I wonder if this is a new phenomena or I’ve just been v lucky and it happens more than you’d think?