How can I stop caring about what my neighbours think? This is a long one... We have lived here for just over a year and previous to us the house was empty for 2 years as the owners went into a care home. The house needs completely renovating. We have a long drive that can fit two (three at a push) cars on but parked behind each other. We have two cars. Most of the other houses have wider drives and can fit more cars on and not lined up behind each other, so generally the road is empty of cars. Outside my house and our next door neighbours (we are semi detached), there is no real pavement, we are at the end of a cul-de-sac. It’s also permit parking during peak times. Whilst having tradesmen working, I have had my car parked out on the road in front of a neighbours house some days if our drive was full (not obstructing their drive). One evening my husband came back from work, my car was on the drive and I was due to go out when he got back (so he could look after the kids), so he parked, again, in front of that neighbours house. The neighbour moaned at him about us parking outside his house and how he doesn’t want to see our cars all the time! We have permits and both our cars have road tax. If other neighbours have had work done then they’ve managed to either park outside their own house or have all cars/vans on their drive. It’s hard to park outside my house without obstructing my next door neighbours drive.
I feel he is being unreasonable, but now I’m always nervous when I have to park my car off my drive and I don’t know how to not worry about it as I’m not really doing anything wrong! Any advice?!