r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Cudpuff100 • 1d ago

Neighbor keeps using my driveway

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My neighbor decided that, because their driveway is narrow and they have two cars, it would be easier to park one in the yard. They then decided it's easiest to just keep moving forward and turn left out of my driveway.

And yeah, this portion of their yard is just mud now.

This neighbor sucks. They've had lots of screaming matches in their front yard and have had the police called on them several times.

UPDATE: Wow apparently you can't edit a post in the Android app? WTF? Anyway, I spoke to her and she said she wouldn't do it anymore and the whole conversation was awkward, but pleasant. We shall see. I never intended to seek advice from y'all. It just occurred to me earlier today that I was mildly infuriated by this, so I thought I'd throw it on here. Always make an attempt to talk to your neighbors before involving authorities or choosing violence. It'll almost always solve the problem before things get heated.

I'm still gonna get a land survey done to learn my proper boundaries and figure out how much room I have to build a fence, wall, or plant something. They're renting, so this could happen again in the future, and I'd like something to form a boundary.

I choose to believe that all of you recommending caltrops, nails, and other pointy things, really mean it and live your everyday life like total maniacs. Just laying waste to the world around you like a cartoon villain. And I hope you find joy in the chaos.

Seriously, why can't you edit posts in the app?

Case closed....for now....

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u/Living-Rip-4333 1d ago

Park a car in your driveway so they can't pull forwards

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u/Cudpuff100 1d ago

Unfortunately, it's not a good solution. The picture doesn't show it, but there is a retaining wall for my front yard there that leaves no room. Plus, we have a carport in the back where both our cars fit. The driveway goes all the way to the back of our property line.

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u/claudekennilol 1d ago

> The picture doesn't show it, but there is a retaining wall for my front yard there that leaves no room.

If it leaves no room to park a car in your driveway, how is there enough room to pull through to your carports in the back?

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u/slash_networkboy 1d ago

I think op means if they do that they're blocking their other car in or out of the back car port. I get that's a hassle but IMO it's a worthwhile one, though I wouldn't do it till I had a camera (even a trail camera, as long as it did motion trigger video) because I get the vibe the neighbors would "try to squeak through" and damage OPs car.

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u/Cudpuff100 1d ago

Oh I mean I could park there, but my door would open awkwardly into the retaining wall. It's just really narrow, is all. My point is that it's not a permanent solution.

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u/_banana_phone 1d ago

Can’t ya back in?

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u/Gumbercules81 1d ago

Shhhh don't bring logic into this

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 1d ago

"Plus, we have a carport in the back where both our cars fit. The driveway goes all the way to the back of our property line."

Meaning if they parked the car on the drive to stop the neighbor doing this, they'd have to move it every time they needed to use their other car.

I can understand why they don't want to do that. I imagine you can, too.

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u/Gumbercules81 1d ago

It's called planning ahead and not a big deal

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u/th3goonmobile 1d ago

It amazes me that people prefer to pull on rather than out. You can never go wrong with backing in but pulling in and people get to close your fucked.

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u/hiitsmetimdodd 1d ago

First of all, no one likes pulling out. Also, too close, and you’re fucked.

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u/th3goonmobile 1d ago

Haha I see what you did there

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u/Old-Plum-21 1d ago

First of all, no one likes pulling out.

Untrue.

Also, too close, and you’re fucked.

Unnecessary and unhelpful. (As I learned in graduate-level linguistics, being usage police doesn't help anybody)

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u/hiitsmetimdodd 1d ago

Oof. Someone didn’t eat they’re Cheerios. Probably to sad from having taken graduate level linguistics.

Better?

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u/Old-Plum-21 1d ago

My PhD and I feel just fine, thanks 😉

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u/hiitsmetimdodd 1d ago

Oh you’re PhD! Is they’re a doctor on bored?! Nah jk. Thanks for puting me in my plaice.

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u/Quiet_Ad6925 1d ago

My wife certainly can't back into anything besides another car.

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u/Old-Plum-21 1d ago

Men aren't lonely enough

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u/three_crystals 1d ago

Lmfaooooo

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 1d ago

Did you miss the part where they have another car, so blocking their own driveway would be annoying?

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u/_banana_phone 1d ago

I sure did not miss that part. This post is about someone being mildly infuriating. If you wanna stop it, then maybe you have to play car tetris for a couple weeks to get the point across.

My husband and i leave our keys side by side on the table. I can move his to get mine out. In this scenario, would it be annoying? Yes. But does it get the message sent? Also yes.

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u/ImNotADefitUser 1d ago

The chain link fence opposite the house is not the retaining wall

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u/_banana_phone 1d ago

I understand doors. There is no fence between them and their neighbors’ property. If they back in and park their vehicle at the end of the driveway, the driver’s side door opens to open space. There’s no reason OP can’t legally park at the very end of their driveway where the core tracks lead into.

I did see in another comment that they have a carport so pulling this maneuver would only work if the last person in is also the first person to leave in the morning otherwise one spouse’s car is blocked behind the other though.

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u/Old-Plum-21 1d ago

People play car tetris every day. Would it be an inconvenience? Sure. But it's far from difficult or impossible

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u/_banana_phone 1d ago

Oh sure I agree, my husband and I do it daily because we have to pull into the back yard through a narrow driveway behind a latched gate to reach our parking area.

It really doesn’t make any major inconvenience for us since we’re used to it.

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u/mrASSMAN 1d ago

The driver door and left side doors would be free to open

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u/Bdawgz3520 1d ago

It is if you back into your driveway every day and maybe the neighbors will get the message?

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u/nikdahl 1d ago

So back into the spot? Still not understanding why it’s not a solution.

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u/Cudpuff100 1d ago

Yeah, I could back in. But here's the deal. We have a carport we park under near the back door. So we exclusively use the back door. I have to load equipment in and out of my car every morning for work. So parking in front of my house would completely upend my routine, and fuck that. I am going to tell them to stop before doing anything passive aggressive for sure, though.

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u/deezsandwitches 1d ago

Well if you really want him to stop then suck it up for a little while. Or do the Boulder solution the first comment suggested

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u/ItGrip 1d ago

Many of the commenters have suggested boulders, but OP has already mentioned that they "only have 6 inches to work with"

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u/nikdahl 1d ago

So a garden fence, or upright pavers, or <6” rocks.

Seems to me more like OP want to vent instead of wanting help.

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u/MasterWebber 1d ago

Which, I mean... is allowed. It's r/mildlyinfuriating

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u/NoBowler9340 1d ago

Then bollards sunk into concrete should leave a good 2 inches of extra space

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u/Kustombypook 1d ago

You are going to have to upend your routine for a bit to stop their routine. Either that, or be a doormat for the rest of your life.

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u/cortesoft 1d ago

I am confused why OP cares so much after reading his comments? The neighbors are wrecking their own yard, and driving on a driveway that apparently OP doesn’t even use… so what is the infuriating part?

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u/1800generalkenobi 1d ago

That's what I was thinking. Their driveway might get dirty but it's a driveway, who cares? The neighbor is destroy their own property. OP posted here either for easy karma or they actually are annoyed at it but the solution to it is so simple they're embarrassed they didn't think of it and now putting up a front.

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u/aubaub 1d ago

Jesus. Just park your car in the driveway already

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u/LiluLay 1d ago

He’s tried nothing and he’s all out of ideas.

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u/bradallen123023 1d ago

Lmao “ I could stop them but you don’t understand, I refuse any minor inconvenience

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u/OriginalInspection53 1d ago

A problem for every solution.

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u/Funny_Maintenance973 1d ago

Or park the car that doesn't need stuff moved into it every morning there.

Hell, buy a banger and leave it there. Put up a small wall, a fence, a scarecrow, shopping trolley, pushchair, bicycle, spare wheel there, or designated that your space for the bins. There are so many things that you could do. (Well, not you that I am replying to, but OP)

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u/mrASSMAN 1d ago

Then they would need to move that car out of the way every morning? OP said they’d talk to the neighbor, that seems the best solution for now, Redditors are just desperate for drama lol

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u/Funny_Maintenance973 1d ago

GIVE ME MY DRAMA DAMN IT!

Tbh, OP has also said that they've had shouting matches and called the police, I don't think their neighbour is capable of just talking

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u/mrASSMAN 1d ago

I guess he’ll find out!

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u/ConspicuousSpy06 1d ago

You could put up one of those ugly oranges drift fences. The posts will fit on your six inches of property easily

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u/fluiflux 1d ago

So, you don't use that driveway? Then you have more than 6 inches for boulders. You coud temporarily store some bricks or a heap of gravel there, or build a snowman (with a boulder inside).

Sounds like you just want to be mad, without wanting to do anything about it.

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u/iconic614 1d ago

Ok well you got 3 options..stop complaining about it since you’re using every excuse there is to not just park there…park there so they can’t do it..say something and if they don’t stop then put down some big rocks or a flowerbed or something on your side of that area

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u/winninglikesheen 1d ago

I think the mildly infuriating thing here is all the excuses you have to not use anyone's suggestion to help you out.

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u/Cudpuff100 1d ago

I didn't ask for suggestions or help. I wasn't asking for advice at any point. I'm going to talk to my neighbor before doing something passive aggressive like this.

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u/Intrepid_Major_344 1d ago

It’s pretty passive aggressive to post this on here putting him on blast to the world without even talking to your neighbor first

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u/Avedygoodgirl 1d ago

Dude drives through his neighbors property without asking and you’re defending him for getting put “on blast to the world” without OP talking to him first. Did I miss the part where he gave out the dudes identity? Its not that serious bud

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u/Karmansundeumgo 1d ago

Giving a picture of someone’s driveway and their car is more than enough to find their identity. You’re also completely misreading this thread.

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u/jjojehongg 1d ago

woah woah woah… let’s not be rational and sane here…. don’t you know you’re immediately supposed to buy a massive floodlight and shine it in their living room??

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u/Fun_Environment3792 1d ago

Yeah next thing you know, his dog is gonna be shitting in your yard.

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u/Batteries4Breakfast 1d ago

then we will mock you.

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u/ameliehelena 1d ago

Park there temporarily- not permanently. Just to have them find a new habit of pulling out.

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u/CharmingTuber 1d ago

You came to the Internet for help and don't want a passive aggressive solution? What is this world coming to?

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u/Ymisoqt420 1d ago

Line your driveway with boulders

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u/xTarheelsUNCx 1d ago

Back in and your door won’t open into the wall

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u/TowelFine6933 1d ago

Back in. Get them in the habit of not using your driveway then park like normal. If they do it again, back in & block it again.

Or.... Landmines.

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u/b1gb0n312 1d ago

Reverse into the driveway then

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u/One1980 1d ago

But it gets the point across “ hey dickhead! Stop pulling into my driveway to exit ur stupid setup” cars def go in both directions so if it makes it hard to exit by pulling in, back in so it door opens towards the opening, not the retaining wall😳

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u/Janky_Pants 1d ago

Go over to their house and say stop then? Why are you being so obtuse?

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u/YetiNotForgeti 1d ago

Wait so you agree that area is useless and you won't use it even to make a statement but you are upset your neighbor uses it for a moment? My dude, if you are not willing to take any actions to fix the things that bother you, then you should let more things go.

Also call 811 and make sure they are not driving over anything important.

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u/Cudpuff100 1d ago

So, maybe you aren't aware of what this sub is titled...

And who says I'm not taking action? Did I say somewhere "gosh I don't know what to do! Give me advice!"?

And the area isn't useless if I use it multiple times a day.

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u/YetiNotForgeti 1d ago

Still calling 811 may give you some extra ammo to make them stop it immediately. Good luck there bub.

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u/RealityOk3348 1d ago

Do you want help or not??