u/Haunting-Researcher8

I live on a relatively quiet side street in the uk, which has quite a few cars parked on both sides of the street.

While I understand and appreciate I don’t own the road outside my house, I’m of the opinion that it’s common courtesy to allow me to park my car outside my own house when I get home from work, but most others on my street who already have multiple cars dotted around on the street, feel like “my spot” is free game for themselves, or visiting friends and family and it’s typically the people who don’t work, that watch and poach the spot when I’m out.

There are plenty of other spaces to park but it usually means a walk of about 100 feet to their house rather than 30 feet if they park outside my house.

Although I can’t prove it, I’m convinced that they also instruct visiting family and friends to park outside mine. It’s becoming tedious and I don’t know if I should try and rise above it and move on, or escalate it by being petty (in a way I’m yet to determine) to show that I’m not a pushover.

I’m not overly confrontational but I will stand up for myself and if I have an issue I do make my thoughts known.

Explaining my issue to them falls on deaf ears and is usually met with either aggressive demeanour or diversion of the conversation to unrelated issues.

AITA for wanting this?