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[quote=Anonymous]I live in NW DC and I am fortunate enough to have off-street parking.  (Driveway would be a generous description-- it's just the back part of my backyard paved over.)  There is a legal but small street parking spot that directly abuts my driveway.  My neighbors consistently park their cars such that the front part of their cars extends into the front of my driveway.  Yes, I can still get out of my driveway, but it is tougher because the street overall is very narrow.

I am not social with these neighbors-- different ones park there, and obviously they do not do it on purpose; they are just sloppy in their parking and don't bother to look to see if they are blocking my driveway.  (As an aside, these neighbors are all very friendly with each other, but due to whatever dynamics, do not include the people on my part of the street.).

I have tried passive aggressive things like leaving my garbage bins in the parking spot or directly in front of their cars so they have to drive around them to get out.  (I do this on garbage days so this is naturally where I would be putting my cans anyway).  I could leave a note, but I doubt it would be well received-- and as I said, it's many cars.

I've thought about calling parking enforcement to get one of them a ticket, and then word would spread quickly, I'm sure.

Thoughts? It drives DH crazy.  He wants to petition the city to make parking in that spot illegal since it's pretty small anyway (which is why cars are always extending into our driveway).[/quote]

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