It’s a parking one!

[OhCaptain]

Get on fine with house next door. Kids play etc.

About a year ago, her sister started coming to visit every single day. Weekends too. Fine. None of my business.

So we both have double drives and both have two cars. DH also has a motorbike but there’s space to keep it on our drive.

I work from home so I’m out to drop the dc to school then pretty much back for the whole morning. DH is gone in his car from maybe 7am. Motorbike stays on drive until weekends really.

So next door’s sister has a big 7-seater. But she’s taken to partially blocking our drive with it so next door’s car can get in and out.

So she parks up in the morning, partially blocks my drive. And then sometimes they’ll head out in next door’s car and my drive will be blocked.

I can (with ball-achey manoeuvring) get my car on. But if anyone was to visit, or DH was to come home, they couldn’t park on the drive. And they can’t park in front of my house without then blocking other next door’s.

It gives me the fucking rage! It’s so inconsiderate! I’ve said it to next door’s and her answer has been to knock in if I ever need her to move.

DH is so laid back he’s horizontal so he doesn’t see it as a big deal. But it’s just so selfish and irritating.

I’ve come back and parked up right behind her, as in touching the bumper, so I haven’t blocked other next door’s.

WIBU to roll the motorbike out and block her car?? If I put it sideways it won’t block the drive I don’t think.

I hope I’m explaining properly. I need to try to figure out how to post a diagram!

Innui
I’ve read this before on other threads. Good plan.

Oooo let us know whag happens next.. I would go round there and confront them.. Or just block her car whilst she watched you.. No shame here though.. She'll have to talk to you then to ask for you to move when she wants to leave... Then just say yes.. I'll move it in a minute and close the door. Surely from her own perception of what a minute is she knows she'll be waiting a bloody long time... Cheeky cow why are people like this ffs

Another who thinks the ndn may be scared of the sister. The sister may be insisting that they go out in ndn car - she sounds a right cow. I would bet ndn husband doesn’t know about this, make sure you have photographs and go round and speak to them when sister isn’t there, also photographs will come in handy if you report her. Good luck

Neighbour is ringing my doorbell. I’m ignoring it.

I could go out but I’m waiting until I have to leave.

I can just reverse my car back to leave so it’s no skin off my nose waiting until 3.30.

I'm beginning to think it'll be worth that taxi fare to get the kids just so that the bull will have to move your barricade herself ;)

Yes ignore her knocking cf

@Inniu I will definitely do that if it happens again. I’m hoping this might be enough of an inconvenience that she just stops.

Neighbour or bull?

I wouldn't ignore it, I'd tell her ok you'll move it in a minute. You're in the middle of something.

And then merrily take a taxi to go get your kids ;)

Neighbour was knocking. Bull nowhere in sight.

Neighbour gone back home.

I feel a bit sick!

Sort of feel bad for neighbour too.

Go and speak to her. You are being childish. You’ve made your point xx

She’s ringing me!!!

Not answering.

Answer and say you have mislaid your keys.

You’re right. I know you’re right. This is very childish.

But I’m not moving from my house until 3.30...

You could answer ur, tell her you'll move it in a mi yet then go out at 3.30 as planned

She’s just sent a Facebook message.

“Hi captain. Can you please move your bins? Bull is blocked in and needs to collect her son.”

Zero acknowledgement of this morning??

Yeah.. bear in mind if you won't pick up to her now OP, chances are she won't be opening her door tomorrow when her sister's parked over your drive again. Talk to her, explain why you did it and how upsetting it is, ask her if she can understand that, insist the sister parks somewhere else from now on. Then move your car.

Alternatively I'm still pro the 'I'll move it in a minute' and then swanning off in a taxi level of petty.

Sent back

“Hi neighbour. No I can’t move them just yet.”

I'd talk to her. As previous person said you've made your point.

So you are just playing her at her own game and she doesn't like it very much, does she. Well stuff her. For all they know you could be having a shower or doing any number of things where you cant hear the bell or cant answer the door. She needs to know what a paid in the ass she is being to you. Fuck her.

And this is only a one off - how many times has she blocked your drive.

It’s literally every day. No exaggeration. I thought she’d moved in at one point but she leaves every afternoon so don’t think it’s that!

I'd block the neighbour's drive tomorrow.