Neighbours from Hell

I think you just have one of those nasty neighbours. Why did the previous tenants move out. If he continues to harass you report him to the police.

We live in a ruaral area..I am not parking outside anyone's house just a green.. A neighbour from around the corner began this fiasco and he can't even see my small car from where he lives..

You could organise a hedge cutting party and provide cakes and cool drinks perhaps? Invite the complainants round and make peace. Life is so short ...........

Just as Glammanana and previous posters have said.

Oh my goodness never fight with your neighbours if at all possible because you will all undoubtedly need each other at some time or another!
Invite them round for a and apologise for getting off on the wrong foot. Explain just how stressed you have been and that it has obviously made you more scratchy than you realised. Not a difficult thing to get a hedge trimmed back either.

Always best to eat a slice of humble pie of your own volition as it is easier to swallow than when you have the whole pie rammed down your throat by someone else.

Seeing that your have only recently moved to your home I would go out of my way to cut back the offending hedge and make for peaceful living,I could imagine it would be very uncomfortable there with bad feeling between neighbours,you seem to like your new home so why not make things easier for yourself you could be there a good few years.

Is there a reason you dont want to cut the hedge back? Would it be too much for you to do health wise? If so why not ask the HA to help.
Parking is always contentious. If neighbours fall out over little things then it can sour the whole street as some take sides.

I can't visualise your situation. Is the hedge to the front of the house or to the side? I echo what others have said. Conform.It is best to keep friendly with the neighbours as you never know when you may need their help.

Rule Number One: never get into a dispute with neighbours if there is a way around it....even if you think they are in the wrong.

It is just not worth it - peace of mind and a peaceful life are all that matters in these situations.

Cut your hedge back really hard so it does not scratch your car or take up additional space.

I agree with wildswan pick your battles, this one is not that important but relationships with your neighbours are.

Car parking can be a real focus of petty squabbles.
My sister has similar problems except that her opposite neighbours do not like her visitors parking outside her house. They have gone to the extent of huying two old bangers which they have parked outside her house. They never move and have another car which they do use.
The cars are taxed and MOTd so there is nothing to do about it it legally.
Just wondering if there is a reason you cannot trim your hedge back so that you can park on your side? It might just help to keep the peace. A metre out into the road is quite a lot.

Some things just aren't worth getting worked up about. Couldn't you cut your hedge back? There may be very good reasons why it helps everyone to park in specific places.

I'd suggest cutting back the hedge and then parking next to it.

Because this would scratch my car and also I would be parking almost in the middle of the road as our hedge sticks out at least an extra metre from the fencing others have.

So why don’t you just park next to the hedge?