AITA for going off on someone after they refused to move their car blocking my driveway?

A Redditor shares an encounter with a driver blocking their driveway, who refused to move despite multiple requests. After waiting several minutes and trying to politely ask the driver to relocate, tensions escalated when the driver responded with attitude and insults.

Frustrated by the situation, the Redditor yelled back and threatened to call the police, eventually resulting in the driver leaving. Now, they’re grappling with guilt for losing their temper and wondering if they were in the wrong for their reaction. Read the full story below.

‘ AITA for going off on someone after they refused to move their car blocking my driveway?’

Basically, I noticed this person sitting in their car in front of my driveway, blocking it. Since they were in their car and the car was turned on, I gave them some time. About 5 minutes go by, and I get a package delivery. I go out there to grab my package, the person in question looks at me, and continues to go back to texting on their phone.

At this point I thought for sure they would leave. But they don’t. I wait a few more minutes, and finally I go out there and say “Can you move your car please? You’re blocking my driveway”. Immediately they come back with an attitude “do you need to GO somewhere? I ain’t bothering you”! To which I say “Ahhh no but there is plenty of street parking available and it’s illegal to block a driveway”.

She comes back and starts yelling at me “I ain’t bothering you b**ch” and swearing at me. At this point I’m pissed she doubled down when she was in the wrong and I was polite at first, and quite honestly was not in the mood for bs today, so I came back hard and yelled right back, called her a b**ch too and told her I was gonna call the cops.

She finally drove away when I faked a call to the cops (called my fiancé instead) and I flipped her off. Realistically, I guess I am mainly feeling guilty about losing my cool. AITA?

Here’s what Redditors had to say:

roquelaire62 −  I would also take a pic of car and tag for future reference. Previous neighbor had similar situation but they came back and vandalized a car & garage door. But on security camera! Haha

National_Pension_110 −  NTA. But now you’d better watch your back. Hopefully you have a ring camera or something because these kinds of people can Harbour a vendetta.

StAlvis −  NTA. Immediately they come back with an attitude “do you need to GO somewhere?. But FFS, say “yes.”

HarveySnake −  NTA. Blocking someone’s driveway is both illegal and beyond rude. The driver was 10000% in the wrong.

jmbbl −  Some people just don’t like being called on their s**t, even if you do it politely and even if they’re clearly in the wrong. NTA

KrofftSurvivor −  NTA –  Someone is deliberately blocking your driveway, even though plenty of other on street parking is available, and then they get mad when they are asked to move? Never mind whether I’m going somewhere or not – what, are they casing the place??? Because I can’t think of a single good reason for someone to park deliberately blocking a driveway when there is other legal parking easily available.. Absolutely not.

If they didn’t have any ill intent, and didn’t mean to bother anyone, being asked to please move would have gotten the response of ~oh sorry, I didn’t realize – I just pulled over for a moment~ and then the car would have been moved. The response given tells you everything about that individual’s intent, and none of it good.

Aggressive_Finish798 −  If you truly did not need to go anywhere I would have asked if they planned to park there. Basically, I would have said, “If you’re just here for a few minutes, it’s okay, but if you leave your car here, I will have it towed.” They got their warning and f’d around and found out. Sometimes people are lost or in the middle of a heated discussion and just need to pull over. Parking is a different story though.

soozyque8888 −  I am chuckling a little. It just sounds like you both were having a bad day. Just remember: I cannot control people, places or things. I can only control my actions/reactions.

MauiValleyGirl −  NTA – this is how we found out who was casing the neighborhood. Saying something makes them know that people are watching for unusual people on the neighborhood.

Mission_Mastodon_150 −  I had this also. I came home from being away and a utility vehicle was parked directly on my driveway across the front of the entrance. There was NO way I could have driven into my drive. The driver was in the seat. The rest of the entire street was EMPTY.

I tooted at him and waved him away – he looked annoyed and pulled out across the road. I yelled out my window that he shouldn’t be blocking someones driveway as its dumb and also illegal. He replied with some smart ass thing basically saying “F**k off” to me.

Unfortunately for him he was in a very clearly sign written vehicle. I immediately rang his employer and gave them a bit of a heads up on what had happened. I don’t know what came of it but I hope he got an earful from the boss for being a d**k at least !

Was the Redditor justified in losing their cool and defending their property, or did they overreact in a stressful situation? How would you handle a similar encounter where someone disregards your boundaries? Share your thoughts below!