neighbours parking over my driveway

They may not be aware that it makes it awkward for you to leave your drive, if you tell them it does not mean that you will fall out.

As for your visitors, you have said there is space a couple of car widths down, they could park there.

The spaces are there at this moment as everyone at work. Later on and weekends its a different story. Family one side has 5 cars and they use up nearly all the road. So my space in front of the drive is always being used by them and their visitors so no space for mine or when i want to get off drive.

If you’ve got a dropped kerb they shouldn’t be blocking it so you can politely ask them to stop. If the kerb is not dropped it might be inconsiderate but you can’t insist that they don’t block your driveway. If the issue is that the drive is not completely blocked but you don’t have a clear view when leaving there’s not a lot you can do except making sure you reverse in which gives better visibility when leaving. Good luck.

Just keep knocking when you need them to move.

Sorry could you just move your car so I can get out.
Sorry could you just move so I can get in.
Sorry I have to go out again.
Sorry I’m back and need you to move so I can get out in.
I’ll be going out again later.

Sorry can you move so my visitor can park on my drive.
They’ll need to get out again in half an hour.
Sorry can you move so my visitor can get out.
My son will be coming later so I’ll have to bother you again.

Dear, oh dear, it is a bit of a job isn’t it😀😀

That should do the trick.

Mark it out with paint. This is what the couple next door to me resorted to when the neighbour on the other side constantly parked over his drive, and eventually, because they had a car with a long bonnet and had to back out a long way to see they parked in front of their house. Tactful negotiations got nowhere. They eventually moved away but the man is still here; the adult children have returned so there are now four cars to be accommodated, and there were issues with the new neighbours, who eventually consulted the police.

Painting on a public road is illegal and can result in a hefty fine plus costs of removal.

Why don't you start parking on the road in front of your house, leaving your drive free? I don't mean forever but just when it bothers you most. I had that for a while with visitors to neighbours and went over and asked them to move (politely but firmly). They stopped doing it

You’re entitled to be able to get in and out of your drive. This doesn’t necessarily equate to leaving a full-length parking space clear.

Perfect @Lathyrus

This happened a few years ago where my mum & Dad lived. New neighbours parked across dad's driveway (neighbours had their iwn drive which they left empty).
Dad would knock on their door at all times between 6am and 11pm, asking them to move their car as he HAD to go out (he used to drive around the block).
They soon stopped doing it.

Same as Grandbatty said. If you're expecting visitors park your own car across the driveway, and you can move it when your visitors arrive. Maybe next door will get the hint. We have the same problem.

JdotJ 😁. Brilliant!

We have this problem in our cul de sac ,.We all have garages but the cars are too big to go in them! we have one car but three cars opposite, two next to them , three on one side of us and two on the other side . Good thing is they all shuffle the cars on the road and if anyone has visitors we all make an effort to help each other out… so far it all works well 🤞🤞🤞

Lathyrus

Just keep knocking when you need them to move.

Sorry could you just move your car so I can get out.
Sorry could you just move so I can get in.
Sorry I have to go out again.
Sorry I’m back and need you to move so I can get out in.
I’ll be going out again later.

Sorry can you move so my visitor can park on my drive.
They’ll need to get out again in half an hour.
Sorry can you move so my visitor can get out.
My son will be coming later so I’ll have to bother you again.

Dear, oh dear, it is a bit of a job isn’t it😀😀

That should do the trick.

My son did all of that but one day when he came back and found his drive blocked yet again - he blasted his horn and bellowed out of the car window ……. Just move your f*****ing car.
I’ve never been so embarrassed - me and my husband were sitting in the back but it never happened again. Amazingly they still get on fine with the neighbours in question 😂.

😂👍

My neighbour opposite (moving soon apparently-yippee) have 7 adults living in the house and you’ve guessed it - 7 cars. Not a problem, except they’ve parking for only 2! It’s like a garage forecourt and this is the view out of my kitchen window most days …..

I should add that it’s not as bad as it was when DH had a company car, I had a sports car and there was a 4x4 to take the dogs out!
The car nearest and another out of sight to the left are actually parked on my land. The neighbours have been there 20 years, but other than the odd nod, speak to no-one on the development, come to nothing when invited and most of us can’t wait for them to go! We’ve only found out by chance of their move, so I expect the parking will get worse, before it gets better!

You're very patient Georgesgran.

They’re an awful family. Had a big local business and think they’re above the rest of us!
I can actually do a 3 point turn on my drive and often have to, as I’m not completely blocked in.
At least when and if their house is sold, the solicitor will make it clear where boundaries start and finish. The other thing is that when (nice) neighbours have visitors staying, they just text and ask if they can park in my top corner - it’s always a ‘yes’ as technically, I don’t need that area. A few years ago they had a 40yarder skip (that’s big) dropped up there and it cracked some of our blockpaving. Despite reassurances that they’d see to it, they never did, so we had the broken ones on our side uplifted and replaced.

It’s a shame really, as this is such a nice, little friendly development, bar them.

Lathyrus

Just keep knocking when you need them to move.

Sorry could you just move your car so I can get out.
Sorry could you just move so I can get in.
Sorry I have to go out again.
Sorry I’m back and need you to move so I can get out in.
I’ll be going out again later.

Sorry can you move so my visitor can park on my drive.
They’ll need to get out again in half an hour.
Sorry can you move so my visitor can get out.
My son will be coming later so I’ll have to bother you again.

Dear, oh dear, it is a bit of a job isn’t it😀😀

That should do the trick.

This. Don't be apologetic - just smile and ask in a friendly manner each time. Good luck..!

There are two things you can do.

1 Check with your local police whether it is illegal to park as the neighbours, or their visitors, are doing. Last time I checked it was definitely illegal both in the UK and in all of Europe to block or partially block householders' ingress and egress from their property. It is also illegal to block access for the fire brigade or ambulance service.

2 Sum up your courage and go in to your neighbours preferably when no-one is actually parked across or partly across your driveway and explain nicely that they tell their visitors that parking this way is inconvenient to you. And if the police say it is illegal you can point that out too.

This problem is one that frequently is mentioned on gransnet, and as far as I could see last time someone mentioned the problem it is illegal to park in this manner in the UK as it is everywhere else.

It is no excuse that there is little or no parking available for visitors. If they must block a driveway, it should be that of the people they are visiting.

I think it is illegal for a car to prevent exit, but not necessarily entrance, from the drive in the UK. The police can have the offending vehicle towed

I did have people blocking my driveway when I first moved in 3years ago but when I started leaving messages on their windscreens pointing out that I had to leave at short notice some days and it would be a crying shame if I hit or scraped their vehicle when trying to get past. It soon stopped.

Report them to the council. If they are anything like ours they will be round like a shot and Fine them….. they won’t do it again.