'I plan to ruin my neighbour's business as he keeps blocking my driveway'

A woman has hit out at her 'entitled' neighbour for causing chaos on their street.

She said he's turned his house into a car repair shop, leading to customers blocking her driveway.

The woman detailed her plight on Reddit, explaining that she lives down a narrow lane and requires full access to park outside her home. However, since the neighbouring property became a car repair business, its customers have been parking haphazardly along the lane at all hours, often leaving her unable to access her own home after work.

She vented her frustration online, writing: "The property next to our laneway has been turned into a car repair shop. We have always had a pretty good relationship with the owner... or so I thought. Now, to park on the west side of his building, they have to drive across the top of our lane from the road, which has been fine.

"But over the past few months, some of his clients started parking their vehicles in our laneway, blocking or obscuring the entrance to our property. I have messaged the owner of the car place about it and he has moved the vehicles, but it happens at least once or twice a week, and not too long ago a truck was left there for a whole weekend.

"The other day, someone parked a motorhome in our lane and I could hardly get in. I was fed up, so I called the owner and told him that he was blocking access to our property and that I would start having cars towed if it kept happening". She further explained her concerns about her mother's health and the potential hindrance for an ambulance due to the blocked driveway."

The woman continued: "The man told me that I don't own my laneway, and his customers could park there if they want to. He said the Township owns it. Now, the Township does have a right of way to access a creek and culvert, but we pay taxes on and maintain that land.

"I wound up telling him that it wasn't his parking lot and hanging up on him in a blind rage. My husband spoke to him and convinced him that we do, in fact, own our land. I am considering putting up a fence or blocking his customers from using my lane to park, which would effectively render a large section of his lot useless to him, if this continues.

"All because he thought it was cool to block my driveway, and then had the audacity tell me that he would keep doing it."

One social media user responded to her post saying: "I'd skip the fence. He'd probably just file for an easement to get access restored. I'd get a contract with a towing company. They'll put up signs and they'll have all of the paperwork ready to go for towing them away."

Another user suggested: "An electronic gate, and he can pay an access fee." While a third user advised: "Put up a 'No parking, violators will be towed', sign and start having the cars towed. The jacka** will either reign his customers in or go out of business from the lost clients."