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!

[Twixes]

Oh wow, just wow. They have to be doing this on purpose. I would be beyond myself. My only worry is that they could be reading this and enjoying it.

[Nquartz]

Cheeky mare - if she kicks off keep as calm as you can & smile, it'll just infuriate her

Do you know roughly when they'll be back?

[OhCaptain]

I thought that, Twixes, since they went out after I asked her to move!

Side note: would inhale a twix right now while keeping watch.

I’ve no idea when they’ll be back. I can only desperately hope that it will be before 3.30!

[Symbollove]

Nice one op! We are all rooting for you! Hope she gets back before 3.30pm, glad your teaching her a lesson, she was clearly sending you a mssg by going into neighbours car without moving her car which is an obstruction for you! Hate people who do this. I have my own car parking issue on my road due to entitled people!

[Lifesabeach86]

Oh man, I'm so invested now!! Is it a drop curb right across your two parking spaces?

[Thedeadwood]

Good for you OP! We're behind you :)

[Kraejka]

Such a cheeky fucker. Unbelievable.
You asked her to move the car and so she then goes out in the other car and leaves her car there.
That would give me the rage.

Can you park in front of your drive tomorrow so that she can't park in her usual spot? She'll have to find somewhere else to park.

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

OMG, I can't believe I'm posting on this thread just for the updates but I'm concerned for your DH's bike - what if she just knocks it over??

I think you should call a friend to come and pick you up - so that when she wants to leave, and asks you to move your car or bike, you can say "Oh sorry, I'm in the middle of something right now, I'll move it later when I'm ready to" and then get in friend's car and fuck off out!!

I know that's taking it to extremes but that's exactly what she's done.

[OhCaptain]

Dropped kerb is across the whole drive, which is sort of angled?

I’d post a photo but it’s so outing!

She almost always arrives when I’m gone on the school run.

I will ask DH can he go in late tomorrow and take the kids to school.

However, he’ll be raging that I endangered his precious bike by leaving it on the road. If he had to pick one of us to leave out there all night I’m fairly sure it would be me!

He won’t be onboard with this at all, I don’t think. Weirdo.

I might lie and say she kicked his bike...

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Or, do you know anyone who has a forklift/towtruck who can move it forward enough feet to clear your driveway and completely block her sister's driveway? I'd be going for that option. And then I'd be calling the council and asking for double yellow lines to be painted in front of your driveway since SOME twats don't understand about not parking over a dropped kerb

[OhCaptain]

@ThumbWitchesAbroad if the bike gets damaged we’re all in trouble! 😂

[newlymarried2019]

Am so invested in this thread, I'll happily bring my car and block her on all sides

Way to go OP! Serves them right for ignoring you after you asked so politely (and not for the first time!)

[OhCaptain]

I don’t know anyone with a tow truck, sadly.

I feel like a kid at Christmas here! I’m so excited and nervous.

No sign of them yet.

[Saddler]

Typical. Happy to inconvenience you but won't inconvenience her sister by parking partially across their drive from what I can see. Hope she gets the message.

[Kraejka]

If she's parking over the dropped kerb you can report her for that. Report every fucking time.

[Jaxhog]

You need to make it as inconvenient for them as they're making it for you. So, park across (or on) their drive when you can't get in. If they've blocked you in, ask them to move as you are going out now and wait there until they move. It doesn't matter whether you are or not - hey, you can change your mind! Keep at it, until they get the message. They will.

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Even better!
Stop parking on your driveway AT ALL, just park where the CF sister is parking at the moment. That way she can't park there, AND she can't park on your driveway because it's not her sister's!
HA!

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Oh I forgot she gets there while you're doing the school run. Bum..

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

BUY A CARAVAN!!

[OhCaptain]

DH has text back to say he has an early meeting tomorrow and that I’m going to regret starting a parking war with the neighbour.

But I didn’t start it!

[OhCaptain]

A caravan! Genius!

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

Oh that won't help with your own issues of getting in and out. Bum.

[OhCaptain]

Sadly no. But at least I’d have a caravan!

[RandomMess]

Urgh you should have just said you had to go out and then parked in front of your own drive...

[BruceAndNosh]

I would have parked your car in neighbours drive!