Man applauded for 'petty revenge' after stranger parks in his drive for a party
A homeowner has been praised for the revenge he got on an 'entitled stranger' who parked in his driveway to attend a party his neighbour was throwing.
Parking rows are not uncommon on residential streets, but if you have a driveway and don't have to rely on roadside parking, then you can usually guarantee yourself a space that you can easily get in and out of. However, one man was left outraged when a stranger parked their car in his driveway - simply because they were attending a party in the house next door.
The person's parking job meant that the man had no space to park on his property, so he took "petty revenge" and parked his car right behind theirs, blocking them in until he decided to move his car - four days later.
He said: "I came home from work to find someone on our block was having a large party and someone decided they were entitled to park in my driveway. Keep in mind my driveway is a single-car width lined with a retaining wall on both sides and a garage at the end. It is essentially impossible for a tow truck to come pull them out without property damage. Seeing this and the lack of street parking I took this as a cue to park right behind them in my driveway."
The man received a knock on the door a few hours later from the "entitled parker" demanding him to move his car so she could drive away - but he wasn't in the mood for any of that. "Seeing as they were demanding, I informed them that I had been drinking and would not move my car," he added on Reddit.
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"The entitled parker then decides to call the police to get them to force me to move. When the police knocked on my door, I was sure to grab a beer from the fridge before I answered to talk to the officer. I had informed him that after I got home I was unwinding and had been drinking and was in no shape to drive. At this point, their hands were tied because they couldn't tow her car out, I'm in no shape to drive, and I'm legally parked in my driveway."
Continuing his revenge, he informed the woman that he wasn't due back to work until Tuesday - so she was welcome to collect her car then. While most Reddit users couldn't help but laugh at his "petty revenge", others shamed the woman for her "entitled audacity to park in someone else's driveway without permission".
One user said: "What is it with people? I feel bad if I park in front of someone's house; I would never presume to just pull on in. People suck." Another user added: "The XXL audacity of calling the coppers on the owner of said driveway."
A third user said: "A valuable lesson is being taught to this woman. Do not park in other people's driveways. I'm sure for the rest of her life she'll remember this."
In the UK, local authorities do not have the power to remove vehicles that are parked on private properties without permission. However, they can help if a car is parked on a public road blocking a driveway as the driver is committing a parking offence and they will be likely fined for it.
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