AIBU to object to neighbours parking and blocking access in our cul-de-sac?

[Gettingfedup88]

Hi guys,
I live in a cul de sac which is rammed with cars, people have multiple cars and only two houses have a driveway.
I live in the corner at the end of this cul de sac and the houses along the top end, their back gardens back up onto our street. The front of their houses on a different street.
Quite regularly we have the neighbours whose houses back up onto our street, their cars are regularly parked fully on the pavement outside our gate and the neighbours opposite too. I have reported them for obstruction before now and a male neighbour knocked on my door and was extremely threatening and aggressive, which as a young female was disgusting! I reported him to the police. We haven't spoken since.
Regularly another neighbour will park too close to our car doors so we have to squeeze in, baring in mind we have a wheelchair user and a white disabled space. So we have to pull out into the middle of the road to hoist someone into the car. Its a weird shaped street so I have to park so I'm ready to go out or its too awkward to get out of. Anyway, this said neighbour has regularly parked blocking me in and blocking part of the bottleneck of the street. We've been waiting before now and they've come out, walked right past us and not apologised. Now I don't find them the most approachable of people and I hate confrontation so ive left it and not said anything. This time however I was waiting almost 20 minutes. I tried their gate multiple times and its a big back gate and I just couldn't get it open. So I beeped a few times. Eventually she comes out saying sorry but this time I felt I had to say something. So I just said how long I'd been waiting. She dismissed it and said it wasn't and that it was only 5 minutes. I said it wasn't and that I'd timed it. I said it was really inconsiderate. She said she had a lot on at the moment. Who hasn't love? Does my time not matter? I told her there were other places she could have parked. There were spaces further down the street. If it was a first occurrence I would have let it go but it isn't. How do I go about this in future as I feel it'll keep happening and its just so disrespectful. I wouldn't dream of parking like that, on the pavement or anywhere to inconvenience anyone else. I would rather be parked 2 streets away. Rubbish diagram attached

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Do you have a disabled bay marked out on the road outside your house? If not it may be worth asking for one due to the challenging parking situation. That then changes it from inconsiderate parking to an offence.

I would be asking the police to attend and have a word. Particularly as there are additional safety factors such as a disability.

We do, but it's a white one and not enforceable I don't think. Anyone could park in it if they chose to

https://trading.ageuk.org.uk/useful-articles/car/how-to-apply-for-a-disabled-parking-bay/

If it's marked disabled everyone can't park in it.

With a wheelchair user, a hoist and a disabled space?

I have an issue with parking that’s been going on 20 years now and I’m EXHAUSTED by it

my advice is
notes app on your phone - every time you are blocked in/out, date, time, reg plate
police - they can’t block your access to the road, if you are blocked in, ring the police and find out who your local neighbourhood ones are as they can often have a word

No they’re inconveniencing her because they shouldn’t be parking like that
I get what she means. I am regularly blocked in and hate hate hate asking because they’re abusive when I do and yes I would rather park on the street. But otherwise they will use my drive/space and I’ll lose it so I have to do it

@skjradejjt

did you actually read the post! They inconvenienced her by parking across her access

so why should she, who has disabled access, a hoist etc have to park elsewhere when SHE was inconvenienced by some selfish neighbour?

Are you for real? They're blocking the street, preventing me from leaving....

I hadn't waited 20 minutes. Just call the police.

Why are people such selfish dickheads? I’d call the police every single time they block you in.

And call the council to check if your disabled space is legally protected. You need that so nobody else can park in it.

Totally unreasonable. They people are arses - you will never be friends so make it formal - take photos , date them and speak to the police

I lived in a cul de sac and had to move due to these problems. It's stressful.

Are other people in the cul de sac inconvenienced by people from the other street parking there? Could you lobby for a Residents Parking CPZ?

Is there a way you can park half in, half out if the disabled bay, leaving them no space to fit their car in? I.e you park straddling two spaces?