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!

Cheeky mare. I’d knock every ten mins I’m going out, drive round the block.

Well she clearly taking the P now, I would have someone ready when they leave to bump her car so it Bock's their space when they get back.

Not sure but police said to a family member when she was blocked in for 3 days !!! That if it's an automatic car you can't bump it. Anyone know if this is true ?

Does DH know by text that you've involved his bike is this

Get the council to come and paint yellow lines while she's parked there - hopefully they'll do this

Do you have a friend with an old scratched up banger to accidentally make contact with the sister's car?

"It was awkward to get it on my drive, y'know, because you're blocking it!"

I'm so invested in this thread

@ThumbWitchesAbroad 😂😂😂

Have not yet mentioned the bike. He wouldn’t understand. I’ll build up to it...

@snowybean she’d probably pretend there’s £££ done to her monstrosity.

She needs to block in her sister and move her damn car over (and immediately back again) to get her sister's car out. I don't see why that's so difficult.

It's it worth investing in bollards yet?

I'd definitely consider registering your drive so that no-one is allowed to park over it (aside from your own two registered cars) and then get her ticketed if she does. Every. Single. Time.

I’m so invested. I was invested from the start but the second that bitch whore from hell went out in the other car? Oh dear Lord. I’m more than invested. If I lived near you I would be there I would BUY a car to block her in. I would adopt your kid to give you time to leave your car there.

I’m so petty. so glad you’re taking a stand.

Bollards would be a total eyesore and I’m pretty confident I’d end up in a wicker man situation with the Residents Association.

@grudieabbey

OP put the bike back. She could damage it while trying to get out, and as a biker, I can imagine what your DH's reaction would be.
When she gets back tell her to move her car. If she asks are you going out, tell her that's irrelevant and to move. Keep your finger on the doorbell if you have to, every time she parks there. It'll soon stop.

Your dh sounds like my dh as my NDN does this blocks my drive . I only found only to the other week when I came home from work early . NDN comes home at lunch time and parks across my drive leaving a small space to get out . I came home early and dh said oh he does that every day not sure why as doesn't at weekends or on weeknights. Dh was like oh I

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Dh was like you can squeeze through there but why should I ? He'll be the first to complain if any damage . Some people are just selfish cfs .

I would get two traffic cones and put them on the roadside lining up with your drive, or paint a DO NOT PARK HERE sign on the road

OP please, please put the bike back - I'm feeling anxious at the thought of it there.. one little bump and it's on its side, and lifting the things is a trick in itself, beyond the damage.

Oh no, really don’t want the bike damaged.

It really is his pride and joy. Only thing he indulges himself in.

I’ll have to bring it back in. But then she just gets away with it. At least for today.

Why on earth is your neighbour enabling this? That’s so provocative that they’ve gone out when you said you were. I’d be having firm words with them and tell them in no uncertain terms that she is they are not to partially block your drive ever again and if they do, you’ll be taking action to ensure it stops.

You mentioned the Residents’ Association - could you bring it up with them?!

Put the bike back safely.

Cling film her car

This has seriously given me the rage too!
You shouldn’t bloody have to knock round if you need to use your own car.
You shouldn’t have to try and squeeze round her car to try and get out of your own drive.
To use another car whilst leaving her car there is blatant piss taking.

The entitled twats opposite me spread their vehicles out all down the road. Their drive (which can fit 3 cars) can be empty and they still park partially over my dropped kerb. Once, the woman had just parked her massive tank of a 4x4 over the kerb and I asked her to move it as I was just going out - she said snootily “you can drive round it”.

All I can say is good luck OP, these people could not give a shit about anyone other than their own.

can you put your wheelie bin there instead of the bike?

How does she get away with it - can’t you block her in with your car? Admittedly I haven’t looked at the diagram. Prefer photos