PARDON the pun but nothing grinds our gears quite like bad drivers… or to be more specific, people who are especially bad at parking.
And while it may not be included in the Highway Code, it’s essentially an unwritten rule of the road that you shouldn’t screw your neighbours over with the limited parking spots available. Right?
So with that in mind, one woman has sparked fierce debate online after she admitted to taking up TWO coveted spots.
Sharing her dilemma on Reddit, the driver explained how she lives in a block of flats which has underground parking.
She wrote: “As part of our rent we pay for two parking spaces, but we only have one car.
“The parking area underneath the block is quite tight and one of our spots is next to a corner wall, however when someone parks in the next corner wall it overlaps our spot.
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“This means it is quite hard to get our car in and out sometimes.”
What’s more, other people in the building have recently started parking in their second spot – which has prompted the pair to leave notes on their cars asking them to stop.
She continued: “To counter this my husband has begun parking across both our spaces – in the middle of our spaces essentially.”
Although this worked for a short time, they’ve now received a rude note of their own asking them to stop.
Turning to the forum for advice, the woman asked: “[Am I the a****** for using both my car spaces when I only have one car?”
Although some people labelled it “petty”, the majority of users agreed that they were within their rights to take up the two spots.
“They’re your spots, that you pay for,” one member said. “You can park however you please.”
Another added: “[If you rented] a two bedroom house and you’re single, that doesn’t mean you owe a room to someone without one.”
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Meanwhile, a third said: “If the note-leaver doesnt know you own both spots, leave a note or post a little sign that both spots are yours.”
“It’s reserved parking,” a fourth wrote. “Nobody else has the right to park there.”
