oohhh you should talk to my Mum about this, it's her favorite rant , but she would 100% be on your side.
She has a modified front to her house, it originally came with one drive infront of the garage, but my Dad slabbed over the mud / grass next to it, as with four children when we got cars we needed somewhere to park, only now we've all moved out, so the spot isn't used, but it is right under their window and in no way on the main street, but when she got new neighbours, they kept trying to park there...she has had to move them on several times.