Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:04     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Are they also blocking your mailbox and tge spot where your trash goes?
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 09:47     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Thanks everyone! The most obvious answer—to park in their driveway for the week—is what I will do.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 09:20     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:Yeah we've had bad neighbors before. So understand the saying that you can't choose your neighbors very well.

It's as others mentioned, depends on how aggressive you want to be and what type of relations you want to maintain with them.

We knew another family that had similar issues with their neighbors and they would cite how it's actually a rule/law that there needs to be certain amount of space left when parking by a driveway. For example in Fairfax County it's ten feet:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/parking/parking-restrictions-and-related-issues

Also talking to a former postal worker, they said if a car is blocking a mailbox, the postal worker is not required to deliver mail to that house when talking about someone having issues with their neighbors blocking their mailbox.

So OP does have every right to call the police non emergency number and maybe request the car to get towed.

But these are people you'll have to see every day. And if the OP's family is able to put up with the inconvenience for the next week or two maybe just let the neighbors know and see if it happens again. I would take pictures for evidence, in case it becomes a reoccuring issue.


Looks like the required distance in DC is five feet:
https://www.parkdc.com/documents/0ce5969966374335856f15eab9bae4eb/explore
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 09:17     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our neighbors left for vacation with some of their family, and one family member parked in the street, and their back bumper is partially blocking our driveway. I can make the cut to get in and out, barely, but it’ll be tough or impossible if a car parks on the opposite side of the street. They’ll be gone for 10 days. No one else is home to move the car. They’re on the West Coast by now, so I hate to bother them with this. I also don’t want to have to have them towed, but I don’t want to hit their bumper pulling out of things get tight. Why would they do this! Ugh! What would you do? My kids already park their car on our side of the street.

Flatten all four tires


When I was younger, maybe 19, my neighbor had some family drive in from out of town and parked like an inch from my bumper. I couldn't get out. I flattened one of their tires. The next day I was outside and the owner of the car came flying out of my neighbor's house, got in my face, and was screaming. My dad came flying out and got in his face. I just denied everything.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 09:07     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Yeah we've had bad neighbors before. So understand the saying that you can't choose your neighbors very well.

It's as others mentioned, depends on how aggressive you want to be and what type of relations you want to maintain with them.

We knew another family that had similar issues with their neighbors and they would cite how it's actually a rule/law that there needs to be certain amount of space left when parking by a driveway. For example in Fairfax County it's ten feet:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/parking/parking-restrictions-and-related-issues

Also talking to a former postal worker, they said if a car is blocking a mailbox, the postal worker is not required to deliver mail to that house when talking about someone having issues with their neighbors blocking their mailbox.

So OP does have every right to call the police non emergency number and maybe request the car to get towed.

But these are people you'll have to see every day. And if the OP's family is able to put up with the inconvenience for the next week or two maybe just let the neighbors know and see if it happens again. I would take pictures for evidence, in case it becomes a reoccuring issue.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 08:14     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:Our neighbors left for vacation with some of their family, and one family member parked in the street, and their back bumper is partially blocking our driveway. I can make the cut to get in and out, barely, but it’ll be tough or impossible if a car parks on the opposite side of the street. They’ll be gone for 10 days. No one else is home to move the car. They’re on the West Coast by now, so I hate to bother them with this. I also don’t want to have to have them towed, but I don’t want to hit their bumper pulling out of things get tight. Why would they do this! Ugh! What would you do? My kids already park their car on our side of the street.

Flatten all four tires
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:38     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:Call them, they can overnight you the key to move it.


+1

This is the way to go. This is the least costly and most logical solution. It’s cheaper than getting them towed and it’s cheaper than any unexpected repairs by you or a delivery service accidentally crashing into them.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:27     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
I would not want to set up a long time dispute with my neighbors. I would just park on the street until they return (and yes be annoyed).
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:23     Subject: Re:Neighbors car blocking our driveway
If you have a good relationship with them I would text them with a photo and ask/tell them you’ll be parking in their driveway while they’re away.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:18     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
If you like your neighbors and want to have a good relationship with them I’d suck it up for 10 days.
It’s illegal yes but to me the relationship is more important
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:15     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Call them, they can overnight you the key to move it.


Have you overnighted anything recently? Probably cheaper to get it out of a tow lot.


Overnighting a key would not cost much. Less than a tow.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:14     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:I would call a tow company and not have a second thought about it.


This. How rude of them.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:11     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:Call them, they can overnight you the key to move it.


Have you overnighted anything recently? Probably cheaper to get it out of a tow lot.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:10     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
I would just deal with it for ten days.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:09     Subject: Neighbors car blocking our driveway
Anonymous wrote:Park on the street.


+1, or, you can always park in such a way as to block your own driveway, too.

Just because your driveway is there doesn’t mean you are required to use it. You can park directly in front of it. It’s YOUR driveway.





Or, go park in the neighbors driveway. They’re out of town it’s not like they’re gonna say no.