It's our drive!!

And if this guy had had some kind of accident on YOUR drive would he expect YOU to fork out compensation? Why not - he's cheeky enough to use your drive.

Make it clear that you do not want anyone parking on your drive. What if you had a fire and a fire engine needed access, or an ambulance needed access. Your drive is your property and no-one should park on it unless you say they can.

You will find that once they have done it they will take it as you won't mind if they do it again.

I would leave it this time. You say you like them and have lived there a few years. If it happens again either knock and ask them to move as you wish to go out or start parking your car a little further up, so giving them no room to park. Once you have 'words' with neighbours you tend to be stuck with it.

AreWeThereYet

Happens to us all the time - but people we don't even know usually. Plus our drive is used as a turning point despite the fact there is a turning circle ten yards away. People have to pass the turning circle to get to our drive!

I get peeved too. When I've complained I've been told to 'get over myself, it's just a drive' but you can bet your bottom dollar id the same people had strangers driving or wandering on their drive they'd be livid.

I bet those people wouldn't offer to help pay if your drive needed resurfacing or something!!
I'd be thinking lockable bollards!

We had 'Neighbours Drinks' earlier this week and our neighbour apologised for her brother so we will leave it at that.

We did share the cost of retarmacing the drive a few years ago and I wouldn't consider lockable bollards, planters or anything like that, there isn't the room.