Neighbours drive me mad!!!

[horseshoe]

I live down a quiet cul-de-sac and my house is on the road but i do not have a drop kerb, every other house does but there are two houses that are off the road and so obviously dont have drop kerbs. They both own two cars and we own one. One house in particular seems to think that parking outside my house is their right!! We rarely manage to park there and often park down the road which we dont mind but on the rare occassions we get to park outside of our house the neighbours block us in. They go on about 3 holidays a year and always leave the cars outside my house. Last month i had a skip coming and when they got there they refused to leave it as they couldn't get it in my garden because of their cars and wouldn't leave it down the road. Lately i have been coming home and they have been parking their cars in such a way that they are taking up 3 spaces. It's so irritating that they do this. I have considered a drop kerb but you have to get your whole drive laid first and it's expensive. They have started playing their music so loud aswell. Im sure it's anti-social behaviour but what can I do??

What kind of a relationship do you have with them horseshoe? First thing to do of course is to talk to them about it. This is the kind of thing I would hate to do - I dislike confrontation of any kind. But it's affecting your quality of life, and they think they can get away with it. Let them know that you especially don't like the loud music. There's probably not much that you can do about the parking as long as their cars have got car tax on they can park anywhere as long as it's legal I guess, but let them know it has caused you problems, with the skip for example and lets hope they become a bit more reasonable.

But is it legal to block somebody in? Thats the really annoying bit. Also think that you should maybe have had a word with them before the skip was due. I know hindsight is great, isn't it?

I had posted cards through for everyone about the skip and on the day i only discovered they had gone away when i knocked to ask them to move! He doesn't speak english and shes so gobby i dont like the confrontation. Im one of these i will suffer in silence and then blow completely. We did make a couple of comments about the music but they didn't listen. They are the only neighbours in the cul-de-sac who do not acknowledge us. I think its because when i first moved in just over a year ago, my brother was dropping me home and she reversed into his parked car while we there . She didn't say sorry or anything just got out looked at her car which was more damaged than my brothers which she pointed out and she told him he wouldn't need to make a claim on his insurance. At this point i told her had she looked where she was going she wouldn't of driven into his car anyhow she tutted got in her car and drove off.