Driveway wars - awkward petty neighbour

[Tarytino]

We live on a shared drive way (shared with 3 houses). We’re in the middle. Yesterday we had a friend over and I told him to park just outside of our house (on the shared driveway) as house 3 was out. An hour or so later house 3 arrives home - instead of simply asking him to move the car they sat there honking on the horn. It’s a short driveway, they could have parked at the end and walked down to their house (plenty of parking on street at end of driveway) but no. Friend went out and moved his car - no thanks, no acknowledgment. Once they had got passed friend moved his car back where it was.

10 mins later - horn honking outside. House 3 had decided to go out again. Friend goes out to move car. 20 minutes later more honking outside. I went out and approached neighbour asking why she is honking her horn rather than using her words. She said “I need to get to my house and there is a car in the way” 🙄 I said “yes, but you don’t need to honk the horn, just knock”. She said “can’t be arsed getting in and out of car”. I left her to it and friend moved car. Needless to say, 20 mins later, more honking outside.

now it was very obvious that neighbour was deliberately going in and out of driveway to make some kind of point. So we played her game and this went on for about 2 hours before she eventually got bored.

Today, we are having gravel delivered and they will be parking on the shared driveway. Normally I’d warn neighbour to let her know to get her car out of driveway so she doesn’t get stuck but because of yesterdays performance - I’m not going to bother. This isn’t the first time we have had issues with this neighbour btw. AIBU to let her get her car stuck? Chances are she won’t be going out anyway but no doubt as soon as she sees someone parked there she’ll suddenly develop an urgent need to go out 🙄

Same here.

If your friend blocked her from entering and exiting her driveway, then that’s not on but if she could get in and out without having to honk, then she should’ve done that.

Totally agree …

We were out with the dog, it wasn’t running free. We and house 1 were sat out having a drink (it was summer and a weekend before anyone starts).

The party - yes we did invite them. They declined.

Sorry but 8am is not early. Considering neighbour walks her dog at 6am it’s not like they were sleeping

Your poor neighbour. You sound very antagonistic. Of course they should have clear access to their property. Be the neighbour YOU want to live next to.

You sound like a right treat to live near. Poor neighbours hope they don't have to put up with you and your entitled friends to much longer.

You are very very unreasonable, as was your visitor. It’s a shared driveway. Not a shared extra parking spot. Your friend could have parked in the street, as you said, lots of spaces. So entitled and incredibly unneighbourly. Your poor neighbour. Feel sorry for her.

Sorry I think you’re being very unreasonable, you can’t just have your friends and family block access on a shared drive. Building work is the exception I think as usually it’s rare and has to be done but why didn’t your friend just park elsewhere? Why should they have to get in and out the car when you're the one blocking the drive.

She honked her horn because she didn't know who's car was parked there! It's never okay to park in someone's space without permission first. Imagine shoe was on the other foot.

Both you and your friend are unhinged, inconsiderable, antisocial.... (insert a word). I feel sorry for your neighbour.

Blocking her access with a second car when your house only has space for 1 is naaaasty behaviour! YAVVU.
If you are decent human being and an adult pop round with flowers and blooming apologies. And tell your equally childish friend next time they come park in the bloody road! Your house has 1 designated parking spot. If you needed more space you should have moved elsewhere with a private drive and no shared access. Simplizzzz.

You're exactly right - I don't know why everyone is having a go. A woman quietly walking her dog i(hubby still in bed?) is exactly the same as your hubby noisily washing your car. How thick are some people?! 🤣 (That's actually aimed at you OP. Grow up!)

So you were outside in the front with your dog running loose where there are cars. Right. That makes total sense. Who does that?!

100% of replies state you are the awful neighbour not her. You should have gone over with flowers and a massive apology for the utterly childish behaviour. How old are you?

So rude of you and your pal to do this! It’s incredibly awful and I can totally understand her honking the horn. You aren’t very neighbourly

Oh come on, it's obvious this is,a wind up.
Are you bored, do you like seeing people froth or is there another reason for doing it...?
I'm genuinely curious...

We have neighbours like you who are retired and think that 8am on a Sunday is a perfectly acceptable time to cut grass, power wash his slabs, use an electric saw, hammer.

God, it’s so fucking annoying!

do it at a later time or do it during the week when we are all getting ready to go to work. 8am is just ridiculous!

absolutely love when a person comes here to RANT about something they are completely WRONG hahahaha. lady you wont find any friends here that do not agree you are the wrong one. are you under 22 or something? did you just come out of university and learning life is not just about WHITE...... hahahaah grow up. poor people.

You’re the petty one! Nobody should be parked on the shared driveway so your friend should have parked elsewhere and walked to you. Ridiculous expecting someone to knock each time they want to park their car on their drive way.

it’s also petty not to tell them about tomorrows delivery.

8am is early to be making noise

FFS. You both sound utterly unbearable.

Why did they move the plant pot - was it on their land?

The only one here being 'awkward' and 'petty' is you @Tarytino

Your poor neighbours.

And yes 8am IS quite early!

Also, I wouldn't buy a house with a shared driveway for all the tea in China. Several posters have illustrated negative things about this, and you are living proof that (some) neighbours can be a nightmare!!! (Especially when it comes to shared driveways!)

As some posters have said, you and your friend sound utterly insufferable!

Well for most civilised people it is too early but think it’s obvious from your posts that you don’t give a toss about being a good neighbour

8am on a Sunday IS early. I’d be raging if you woke me up at 8am if I didn’t need to be up. Weekends are my only chance for a lie in.

Am I being unreasonable?
Almost everyone, yes you are!
OP - no, I’m not.

OP, why on earth did you think it was ok for your friend to block her drive? How would you feel if neighbour 1 parked so you couldn’t access your drive?