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AIBU?

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Parking one (with a photo!!)

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DealForTheKids · 03/09/2026 18:56

Photo taken from my house. Red line is the boundary line. Blue line is where the drop kerb ends. It’s a joint drop kerb serving us and our next door neighbours. Next door neighbours have parked this black car blocking their own driveway, but we cannot get onto ours based on the location of the black car.

AIBU?

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patooties · 08/09/2026 00:45

How big is your car? You’d get a bus through that…

Radioheads · 08/09/2026 01:29

OP, in a similar situation my friends local police were extremely helpful when they couldn't get out to bring their children to school.
She rang both the school and police that someone had blocked them in.
It was some guy at a party nearby, as he knocked on the neighbours house to ask where his car was later that morning.

Police were very helpful, possibly because children and school were involved. Car was towed quickly.
Next time it happens I would report it.

AlphaApple · 08/09/2026 01:49

DealForTheKids · 03/09/2026 21:39

To be fair on this you’re entirely correct. But it’s like trying to plug a dam with a finger - the HMOs are big business in a student town and the councillors are trying to walk the line between ‘ordinary’ residents and the student population and what the uni want/need to stay profitable. Parking wars are small fry!

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It’s perfectly possible to run a financially sustainable university without students parking illegally. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.

LivingTheDreamish · 08/09/2026 02:23

I would embrace being "mean lady next door" and call the police next time they block you in and get them towed. It should only need to happen once and they will get the message.

ktopfwcv · Today 00:32

AppleButterGutter · 07/09/2026 11:46

Maybe tell them that you get fined every time your children are late for school, and that you still have to pay full price for any clubs they miss. Therefore, you will be invoicing them every single time.

Might concentrate their minds.

That wouldn't run.

It's OP's choice not to go over the kerb. More so, no court would rule this.

BanditoShipman · Today 00:45

University’s usually are interested… I know this from many years ago when as uni students in a private rented house (nothing to do with the uni), we let our grass grow long, neighbours complained to the university and we had a week to cut it before the uni took ‘action’ against us! ☺️☺️

LaurieFairyCake · Today 07:31

I would park on your drive facing forwards so you can drive off. Right at the end so they can see when they pull up that you literally can’t get off the drive.

JohnofWessex · Today 07:56

If your car is stuck you can get the Police to remove the offending vehicle.

HMO's have to be licenced and there are various conditions attached to the licence. I would suggest talking to The Council and The Landlord

RandomMess · Today 09:53

@ktopfwcvyou are not legally supppsed to bump up the kerb/cross the pavement you have to have a dropped kerb.

Nearly50omg · Today 11:53

Report to council

Yetone · Today 12:13

DealForTheKids · 03/09/2026 20:09

It’s just out of shot tucked around the corner. The grassy area starts at the beginning of the blue line. Here’s it tonight now we are parked up. There’s a low wall - not an issue unless our access is impeded. Want to get rid of the wall, but have been quoted £k to do it as it would involve making good the public pavement to the standard of the LA and it’s only an issue when our drive is blocked.

Op your car is not properly parked on your drive. It sticks out into the pavement.

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