'I took revenge on my neighbours who keep using my driveway - it made it worse'

A woman has been praised for her 'nuclear' response to her entitled neighbours who persistently use her driveway. The 40-year-old revealed she has endured over a decade of issues due to her troublesome neighbours who 'do whatever they want, whenever they want'.

In a Reddit post, she shared: "I've lived here for 12 years with my three kids. We are quiet introverts who keep to ourselves. 10 years ago neighbour moved in with five kids. They insisted we cut down a large tree and pay half to replace a fence so they could get a pool. We did this. It cost us about 10k in - all our savings at a time when we had a new baby. We did it to be good neighbours."

However, she soon began to regret her generous gesture as her neighbours started playing music at full blast at all hours. She continued: "It's so loud I hear it inside. When it is at its worst, I can hear it in the opposite side of the house with windows and doors shut. I've attempted to have conversations and asked her to turn it down, she just stared at me blankly and didn't do it.

"They also have a loud aircon unit that makes our yard feel like an airport runway (cool if you are into that, I guess). I've not made complaints to the council to try and keep the peace. Our backyard has pretty much gone unused since they moved in because it's so unpleasant to be out there."

The woman, fed up with the constant noise and disruption, began a silent protest by refusing to return balls and toys that landed in her garden from the neighbouring children. However, this didn't sit well with the kids who decided to take matters into their own hands.

She explained: "Her kids pounded on my door for 15 minutes straight while I was busy. The response - put the stereo on the fence line and blast music that could be heard streets away for hours. I called the police as it was now 8pm on a Tues night and some other neighbours had young babies. The police attended and it stopped."

Baffled by the situation, she thought an adult must not have been home and it was just teenage boys causing trouble. She decided to go over and clear the air.

But to her surprise, it was the mother. She said: "I went to have a chat and clear the air. Nope. It was her. She doubled down to the point she told me the police said I would be fined for wasting police time if so called them again. Now, the children next door have started using her driveway as they cannot fit all of their cars on their own property, leaving the 40-year-old with little to no room to park her own vehicle."

"Kids now have cars so they park on their verge, often accessed by driving across my driveway and some lawn. It was annoying me but I couldn't be bothered dealing with her. Figuring it was fair game, I parked there a couple of times in the morning to let contractors in while I got ready for work. One weekend I parked there less than one hour to mow my lawn. I heard someone mowing at their place so went to move the car.

"She was waiting for me, immediately raging and ranting about not having permission to park there, park on your own verge.... I tried to discuss it. She continued to rant. I moved my car. She continues to use my driveway, making a point of parking there despite no one else being home and it being the least convenient spot for her. I tried to make a point by putting my bin on my verge. Then two cars started parking there, driving around the bin, while I was standing in my yard."

Having had enough, she reported her neighbour to the council and is now eagerly awaiting their response. Commenting on her post, one user said: "What you really need to do is get proof. When the music is blaring, pull out your phone and make a video. Take pictures of the parking situation. A complaint with the council will only go so far. If you have proof, that seems to get action from the council a lot faster."

Another user added: "I'm baffled by your constant giving in and expecting them to suddenly become reasonable. Maybe put boulders along the area they're driving over? More than that though, I would go to therapy to work on being more assertive".