My neighbours keep parking in my driveway – I want to get their car towed or deflate their tyres, but people say I’ll get into trouble

A homeowner has sparked debate after revealing her neighbors continue to park in her driveway.

Writing on parenting platform Mothernetthe woman explained that she had asked them to remove their car, but they had refused.

Days after the argument, she said the car was still parked in her driveway and she wondered whether she should “have it towed or let the air out of the tires.”

Many rushed to the comments to say she should ‘call the police’ because they are ‘committing burglary’.

The message read: ‘I own the house and it has a driveway. There is a rental company next to me. New people moved in maybe two or three months ago. It appears to be a mother and four of her male children who appear to be in their early twenties.

“They have repeatedly parked their car in my driveway and been told to stop several times. They work on the cars in my driveway and I’m pretty sure my insurance won’t cover them if they get hurt on my property in the process.”

She continued, “Today I broke up with one of the grown men. I told him to get his car out of my driveway. He just stood there and argued with me. Then the others came out and started arguing with me. If I had been a man, they wouldn’t have stood there and argued with me.

‘The mother finally came out and apologized to them and said to give them an hour to change the tire so they would move it. The car is still there.

‘I did say I would have it towed or let the air out of the tires. I think they don’t think so.

“Should I call now and have them towed away, or should I call and have them towed away after they go to bed. Or just let the air out of the tires, or something else?’

Many claimed the woman should “call the police” on her neighbors and “have the car towed away.”

One person said: ‘Have it towed. Call the police if they get into a fight or become aggressive!’

Another advised: “Call the police if they are on your property. I imagine it’s trespassing and property damage (if there’s oil, etc. involved).”

The woman took to British parenting platform Mumsnet and explained that she asked them to remove their car, but instead they argued with her

Many claimed the woman should ‘call the police’ on her neighbors and ‘have the car towed’

Someone else wrote: ‘I would call the police, your council’s anti-social behavior unit and their landlord.

‘I would then get the support of some burly male friends to come over and politely but firmly tell them to get their car out of your driveway and turn it off. Hopefully one of those things works.”

A fourth wrote: ‘Contact the landlord. Explain that your drive will be damaged. Contact the police about the aggression.’

However, others said that the police cannot do anything and that they cannot tow the car away.

While others said the police can’t do anything and they can’t tow it away

One person wrote: ‘Burglary is not a criminal offence, not a police matter. This is a civil dispute.”

Another said: ‘A towing company is unlikely to move it unless you take them to court first. If you damage the car while it’s on your property (or while you’re having it towed, which is highly likely) and they can prove you caused it, you could face criminal charges.

‘The police do nothing because it is not illegal, it is a civil matter. All you can do is take them to court which is time consuming and I’m pretty sure if you do that they will have to be on your ride constantly until the court date. It’s crazy, but there’s not much you can do about it if they don’t want to stop.’

Someone else said: ‘I don’t think you can have it towed or call the police. I would go back and argue again since the mother sounds reasonable. I would also call someone tomorrow morning to install a penguin pole! Nightmare neighbors UP!’

The original poster added, “Some asked how they could argue that they could park in my driveway.

“Cheeky bastards have a crazy title. So many young men are entitled and not used to being told no.

‘They argued that I don’t have a car (I do). They argued that we hadn’t cut our backyard a few times.

“They argued that they have valuable XL bullies that are worth more than both of our houses. They argued that they do not have a driveway and therefore needed one to work on their car. My response to all this is that I didn’t care and it wasn’t my problem.’