A woman took to Mumsnet after growing tired of a 10-year dispute with a neighbour over parking. She explained that her selfish neighbour keeps putting traffic cones outside her home so residents can't park in the spot.
The woman claims that her neighbour deliberately blocks off a potential parking spot that she doesn't use – on a public road – so that nobody can park in front of her house. She explained that she took the matter up with the council and police and knows that her neighbour's actions are not legal. Under the Highways Act 1980 it is an offence to obstruct a public highway without permission.
On the 'Am I being unreasonable' discussion thread the woman asked how she could end the decade-long dispute. She said: "See the thing is, we live in a cul-de-sac. Every house has an allocated parking spot and we have several visitor spots (families with multiple cars use these visitor spots as permanent parking spots and it doesn't appear to be an issue with anyone including me). My neighbour has an allocated parking spot at the back of her house but due to her mobility issues she parks in front of her house on a public highway – again, no issues with this.
