'My neighbours think they own the road - they deliberately block me in'

22 September 2023 , 16:01

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She thinks her neighbours are deliberately doing it to her as they have been a nuisance in the past to her (Image: Getty Images)

In a perfect world, we would get on with our neighbours like a house on fire. Unfortunately, they can instead be really frustrating. Whether it's an overgrown rosebush or loud noises at 2am, their priorities will never quite match yours and communication could always be better.

One mum's nuisance neighbours hit a new level of being "a real pain" as they started boxing her in with their cars. Taking to Mumsnet to vent, she explained that on her street is "residential on-street parking" with "no restrictions" but if her neighbours can't park exactly at their front door, they have recently started to box her in by double parking.

"They box me in by double parking against my car, meaning their car is parked parallel to me so close we can't even get in the driver's doors." She said. It gets worse though; "there is also a car in front and behind so I have to wait for them to move." These cars are parked where they should be, but it does mean she is then completely blocked in from all sides.

Resulting in her having to walk instead. She further added: "We have been blocked in and knocked to ask them to move and they don't answer the door," and she believes it's being done deliberately. "I know this as the family have been awful to me since I moved in my home two years ago."

Fellow Mumsnet users flocked to give their advice on what she could do with these inconsiderate neighbours. "Call the police, they are preventing you from leaving", one person advised. Adding onto this, another agreed: "If they are not parking in a parking spot and are blocking the roadway call into the local police station and ask if they would send somebody down to ticket the car." One user suggested she should push for the car to get towed rather than ticketed.

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One mum suggested: "Honestly? I would just not park there. Life is too short to try and reason with the unreasonable," and one simply added: "Sorry you have such dim neighbours."

Do you have issues with your neighbours? Let us know in the comments.

Bryony Gooch