Seething!!!!

It's all down to manners isn't it, the young man should have been booted out of his bed, pj'd, naked, whatever, ran down the road to you, apologised profusely, moved car, back in an hours time with very large bunch of flowers for you! I know, I live in a fantasy world, I would have been hopping with rage as well

Don't blame you for feeling angry; I'd be, too.

I'd be furious, they should apologise to you.

Incredibly bad manners to block you in, more so not to move it instantly. I truly don’t understand how anyone who has never spoken to you would think it was an ok thing to do, even if the car had been parked sensibly. To answer your question, of course you aren’t being unreasonable. I’d be levitating.

Downright cheek of some people!!!

That is awful!

I think we should send the grans in to teach them some manners!!

Cheek of it I would have given him a bill for parking as for you being unreasonable they are most likely full of guilt for being such thoughtless neighbours all your other neighbours are not like that so just ignore them.

If it is your drive then it is private property and basically he was trespassing.
You were way too polite, I would have had the police tow it away.
I have a sign in my window which says MERCEDES CAR PARKING ONLY, all others will be towed away.

I read your post to my DH, who said he would have dragged the bloke out of the shower bodily and kicked him up the road to move his car! Never one for the patient approach, then, but who would be, faced with such collosal bad manners. Not surprised you are seething!

How rude!
We don't mind if neighbours park on our drive as long as no-one blocks us in and we're not expecting visitors - and they always ask first.

I like your style, Oldwoman

Don't worry about the other neighbours. It will serve as a reminder to them not to piss you off when leaving their cars in your drive.

Don’t you have gates or something because I d keep them closed if you do Stop being too kind people are taking the p... I d be seething too and put up a big No Parking sign

There's something to be said for living at the end of a shock-absorber-wrecking lumpy bumpy twisty track then ?

I'd be seething too, OW ????

The neighbours who know you won't be deceived by the malicious gossip.

I can't believe people would have such cheek OldWoman

I would be furious too, I agree with kittylester send in the grans !!

Shall I apply a curse to his big end?

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Thanks for the replies, I really just wanted to have a rant and get it off my chest!

I don't have gates and wouldn't want to go to the expense of having them installed.

My neighbours are (mostly) very nice and I wouldn't want to take it out on them because one has been so rude. My next door neighbour has suggested I put up a sign "neighbours feel free to park as long as you don't block me in - except the shits living in No ... who will immediately be towed!"

phoenix .

I would have called the police as I have done when thoughtless people have blocked my entry - not many in 17 years, but those few have been 'booked'.

A simple sign saying Private Drive would make it clear to all that they park only with your permission.

If a neighbour is going to take advantage perhaps it may be an idea to ask those who do use it for their car details so you can be sure whose car it is, then you can be picky!

Does anyone know if there is any liability on the property owner if a car parked there is damaged?

So he was actually parked on YOUR drive!!!

It's bad enough that you had to go out and knock on doors to discover who had been so thoughtless Oldwoman. That they didn't respond instantly and apologise says a lot about them. You had every right to threaten him with a tow truck when he didn't make the effort to hurry up and move his car from your drive. How dare your neighbour criticise you for your actions when she knows exactly who was in the wrong! I'd seethe too. Reasonable people in the wrong would reflect, bring you a bunch of flowers and apologise for the trouble they'd caused. If only the world worked like that, eh?

In future only tell the neighbours that you like that they can do this otherwise it will happen again,you have been kind and taken advantage of.

Maybe next time you see his car, block him in and see how he likes it??

Just plain bad manners !! Id make it plain to that particular neighbour that they cannot under any circumstances park on your drive.