Shared dropped kerb (Neighbour issues)

[Clarkarri27]

Hi all, looking for some knowledge on highway rules
Recently moved into a property where both me and my neighbour have drive ways which shared the same dropped kerb. However it’s becoming a regular occurrence that the neighbours and their visitors are blocking my drive way access. I’m considering looking into getting a white line put down to end it without having to have a neighbourly dispute over it. Myself and my girlfriend have both told the neighbours in conversation that we’d prefer if they/their visitors didn’t block our drive as it inconveniences us massively and they responded saying it’s habit as no one had lived in the house for months before we moved in. Since these conversations they have continued to block our drive way despite the fact they have a drive big enough for several cars. My worry is if we look into having a line put down, will it have to be extended over their side aswell as the dropped kerb covers both our drive ways, and will this somehow mean they have some form of right to carry on parking over our drive way? Really appreciate any help

I don’t think a line will make any difference at all , they are just ignorant . Park over their part of the drop and see how they like it .

I agree that a white line probably won’t make any difference

Just go and knock on their door every time they are blocking the drive and you want to go in / out and ask them to move their car. I would start making sure I did lots of trips!

If that doesn’t work, then I agree with parking over the drive yourself to make a point

We need a diagram

Could you get a cone to mark the divide? You shouldn't have to but you could say its a reminder to help them break their 'habit'

We have exactly the same problem OP. Our neighbours had blocked our drive the day we moved in. Very apologetic when we asked them to move but have continued to do it every few weeks for 10 years.

It got particularly bad when they're oldest son passed his test and often decided he couldn't be arsed to walk the extra5 yards so blocked our drive. I took to going it every time he did it and 'nipping to the shops'. I then went into labour with my DS and as we left for hospital at 4am found he has blocked our drive. I took great pleasure in waking their whole house up and getting him to move. Hasn't done it since and DS is 4.

Visitors to their house sometimes do it still but when they do I again 'nip to the shops' and ask them to move it. It's annoying but I don't think they've realise how petty I am.

So in short, every time they do it, ask them to move. Say you're going out and then go back in. Annoying but hopefully persistence will win.