Gravel, sand from neighbour's driveway is spoiling my driveway.

[Ollee]

I have a block-paved driveway adjoining my neighbour's tarmac driveway. There's no raised edging, divider/fence between the two driveways. My neighbour's driveway is deteriorating, and a lot of gravel, sand gets kicked onto drive by the neighbour's family walking on their drive and some also gets washed onto my drive by rain. I got my driveway cleaned thrice, but the neighbour has taken no steps to prevent the gravel slipping to my drive. I thought the neighbour would take the hint, and I am sure the neighbour knows that I'm not happy with the condition of his driveway. I'm reluctant to ask the neighbour to create a barrier. What are my rights?

I thought the neighbour would take the hint,
The... hint of you washing your drive????

Honestly you want to look at legal recourses and rights instead of just growing a pair, ringing next door's bell and using your words? Or putting your own divider up to protect your own damn property?

Are you serious??

Gravel and sand can be brushed away. It’s much easier to have a friendly chat with them about it. I wouldn’t fall out with a neighbour over this.

Why don't you put a barrier up?!

If they have a tarmac drive, where is sand and gravel coming from?

Why should your neighbour have to spend at least £1,000, most likely more when you’re the one with the issue? What about leaves in autumn? Don’t the trees get the hint?

Create your own barrier. Lose the space on your own drive.

But kudos to you for using the word “thrice”.

I can't imagine you'd get anywhere legally.

This sort of thing must be common e.g.neighbours car wash water / grass clippings/leaves end up on your property.

You can speak to them, ignore it or create a barrier.

I'd say ignore if it all possible.

I'm glad I don't live next door to you. If that's your worst issue with your neighbours you are doing ok.

Thankfully my neighbours are all lovely and I'm very lucky. Next doors' bamboo and leaves fall into my garden all summer and create a mess for me to clear up. But I've worked out that it's not that important and actually they are nice people. So weighing it up I'll just accept clearing up leaves over falling out with my neighbours.

😂😂 this is like those stories you hear of neighbours complaining about blossom or leaves falling into their garden from neighbouring trees.

Thanks. I only wanted to understand where I stand before approaching the neighbour. Just wanted to be well informed before speaking to them. I've considered building a barrier on my boundary, but my driveway is very narrow compared to the neighbour's. A much simpler solution would be that the neighbour parks their vehicle a bit off-centre, so that any chippings remains on their side as they have plenty of room on the other side. That would be a much considerate approach. Even to erect a barrier on my boundary, I will need to speak to the neighbour to gain access.
Their driveway is part tarmac and part gravel. If I park adjacent to their car, I can't open my door, so I'm parked staggered.
When they board their vehicle, they access my driveway, and it's the constant foot and vehicular traffic that's bringing all chippings and gravel from their side.
I want to get someone to do a pressure wash but it'll be of no use, because very soon my drive will be covered in chippings. The chippings are quite sharp, they are slowly degrading my drive. This has been the state for a year now.
A considerate neighbour would have made some reasonable adjustment by parking their vehicle slightly away from the boundary. I didn't imagine I would have to tell them- they can see the state.
I have no problem, if they access my driveway. I just want them to consider the state of my driveway.
I did once give my neighbour details of a company that laid driveways when they complained about weeds. I understand, it's a massive cost given the size of their drive. If they don't fix it, my side will be covered with chippings until the tarmac completely degrades.
I'm okay to build a barrier on my side, although it would leave very little room on my driveway - my other side is walled.
Thanks, for your suggestion.

Then tell them that ‘When you board your vehicle, the gravel ends up on my drive and damages it’. Chances are they haven’t noticed.

If they do nothing about it, all you have to do is put a small gravel board along their boundary.

Are you sure this is a bear you want to poke?

If I park adjacent to their car, I can't open my door, so I'm parked staggered

If you’re drive is one of those that you need to swing over your neighbours land to open your car door, complaining about something that seems a bit trivial could end up with a nice new fence and you struggling to use your drive.

If as it sounds from your last post you do need to use their land to open your car doors, I’d be going down to give and take route.

Honestly, I'd leave it.
It's too petty.

Actual video of the op caught on the neighbours Ring doorbell camera when she spotted some gravel blown onto her drive!

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Sweep the mess back over onto ypour neighbour's driveway, especially when he's out and can see what you're doing; when he asks, simply tell him you don't want his mess from his driveway on your property so you're returning the mess for him to dispose of properly!

Is it at all possible for you to put up a physical barrier, ie a low retaining wall of some sort, to stop the muck and debris from the neighbou's driveway coming over onto your peoperty?

Speak with neighbour. I don't quite know how to put this without possibly offending you but the tone of your posts sounds quite er.... official? Cool it a bit. They don't "board their vehicle" they get into their car. But maybe your first language is not English, apologies if so.

Put in low garden edging. It doesn't take up much room, unlike a low wall that would need foundations and the width of the blocks. You may need to anchor it somehow, but it can be done.

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I wonder if a gutter/channel type thing on your land might work? The gravel could go down there. Not sure how it would be swept out but perhaps it's possible if lined with a half drain pipe?