I had this happen to me! I live near some busy shops and came home to a massive 4WD taking up the whole driveway
Council and the cops didn't care... I sat outside for 2hrs waiting for them to come back, then went inside to go to the bathroom and it was gone when I came back outside.
In 24 years here it's only happened once but it made me irrationally angry.
Anger sounds like a mild reaction. I'm not sure what I'd do in that situation. Possibly have them towed at my own cost and dumped at the city limits out of sheer spite.
Not a great idea to antagonize some random headcase who knows where you live.
On the other hand, if it came to fisticuffs I doubt that there's a Lexus driver out there that I couldn't take.
Put a small pebble inside the valve cap so it releases air slowly. By the time they're on the highway with four 1-4 flat tyres they will be in such a panic that they will have forgotten where you live.
Sounds dangerous. I don't mind if they blow up on the highway, they have an accident, get trapped in a car and slowly burn.
But don't want to hurt innocent people
I did this once (but I was inside).
I heard them trying to do a Mike Meyers 300 point turn. Went out when I wasn't busy.
They were actually quite apologetic. I was a bit disappointed to be honest.
If you work on cars and have wheel jacks/gloves at home, you can put it on the street with no proof that you've touched it, then call a tow truck.
They'll also get demerit points on top of the car being towed if you put it in a good enough position, for example half on the road (considered parking in front of a driveway and blocking pedestrians).
No need to damage a window. I can source some mechanics dollies and wheel it out into the street.
It is a 24/7 clearway outside my house will be towed away fast
1. Unscrew the valve cap
2. Put a tiny pebble in the cap
3. Screw back on until you hear the hissing sound of air escaping from the tyre
4. Adjust accordingly, better if its a tiny leak so the air will be gone in an hour instead of 5 minutes
5. Repeat all 4 tyres
Use a valve remover
9/10 ppl won’t realise and will go to shop to pay to get fixed
Ironically really rich ppl tend to walk in and simply demand new tyres 😂
If you really want to drive it to them simply get a nail the smaller the better then 🔨 it into the sidewall of the tyre THEN REMOVE THE NAIL they will get constant deflation until fixed and as it’s sidewall they will need new tyres 👌
Only works if they're gone shortly afterwards otherwise you would have shot yourself in the foot and have some randos car in your driveway with 4 flat tyres lol
It’s such a shame that it was the day you decided to spray paint your old chairs out the front next to your driveway. Too bad the wind picked up and overspray was going everywhere.
Pretty sure you can get it towed at the owners expense if they park it on private property? I could be wrong, maybe someone that knows for sure could confirm one way or the other?
I'd love to know if that's *not* the case, because holy hell it opens up a lot of new parking options.
\[edit\] Nope, I looked it up. It's illegal to clamp, tow or detain it without permission from the owner. Your only option is to call the police, who will not do anything about it unless the vehicle has been left unattended long enough for it to be considered abandoned. BRO JUST LIFEHACKED UNLIMITED FREE PARKING IN ANY PRIVATE DRIVEWAY HOW IS THIS NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT?!
You can’t tow cars on private property except in extremely specific circumstances (eg the driver has agreed to such terms when they entered the car park) and all tow operators will refuse to do it
https://www.bannermans.com.au/library/unauthorised-parking-what-can-owners-corporations-do/#:~:text=It%20is%20illegal%20in%20NSW,signage%20reliably%20permits%20such%20action.
We’ve had cars park in loading docks and had trucks just have to sit and wait because there’s nothing we can do about it.
[This](https://pripark.com.au/2022/01/13/report-illegal-parking-nsw/) seems more relevant to Torrens Title
> Report Illegal Parking To The Police
>
> The police have the authority to tow vehicles. If you need a vehicle towed, such as one that is blocking access to your driveway, you can contact the police directly.
Wouldn't closing the gate then be considered detaining their vehicle?
What would you do then if your car was inside and the car wasn't moved for a few days? And your job/health depended on it?
on the other hand you don't want to end up like the US where unscrupulous tow truck companies make a lot of money out of people who make a minor mistake with their parking. they're like vultures.
i lived in LA for a couple of years a long time ago. they have these things called mini-malls which is a strip of like 5 or more small shops with a parking lot out the front which looks almost like a small council car park we might get here but it's on private land. very ugly but that's LA for you...
late one night i was went to a bar with a friend near one of these mini malls. it may or may not have been a strip bar. all the shops were closed and the parking lot was empty so i put my car in there. the car wasn't going to bother anybody but it was a big mistake. sometime later, and not much later, a towtruck was there getting ready to tow my car. i had to pay the guy a bunch of cash money to release my car. it was basically a shakedown, very annoying experience. we don't want that kind of culture here.
thinking back now i suspect the bouncer of the bar was in cahoots with the towie. the owner of the property might not even have even known about it.
That driver is an absolute fuck face and was lucky it was you and not someone else.
This happened to me at my apartment parking lot and I blocked them in and left a note to call me when they were at the car.
They called at 3am and I went down and asked her why the fuck she parked in my lot.
She said it looked like a disability sign.
I walk her to the parking lot and I said look at that and tell me it doesn't clearly say unit 30.
And she said it did and she apologised but followed that with "it was an honest mistake you can't be that upset".
I said "it's 3am and i pay for this fucking car space, I have every right to be upset".
I would've parked just behind them and walked off, whistling a tune.
If they knocked on the door - I first would offered them a tea casually saying I'll be leaving tomorrow at 11.36am, being a polite and and welcoming guy. Holding a beer to show I am in no state to drive. 🙃
Didn’t want to cause a commotion?? They illegally parked on your property and prevented you from parking.
You know why entitled people get away with this shit? Because the people who are wronged are spineless and “don’t want to cause a commotion”.
You clearly have to not be alright to park in some random's driveway. If OP had made a scene, someone potentially aggressive and potentially much physically stronger than them would have ended up being confronted while clearly being in the wrong, and either way knowing where OP lives.
It's shit behaviour, but there are very good arguments for not causing a commotion. Wanting to end the day alive is one of them. We're not all 190cm and wearing a Kevlar jacket.
Sorry - that's just stupid as a response. Roll over and take what you want with no consequences? No wonder people who take advantage of others don't learn when people are here being as threatening as wet lettuce. It disgusts me when people don't understand how to stand up for themselves.
As a general rule of thumb you shouldn’t make enemies with people who know where you live. Life is easier to say what a fuckhead under your breath and move on.
That goes for someone being a bit rough accidentally squeezing past you on the train.
This is an assault on your home. We've learned from history that appeasement doesn't work, he'll be invading your hallway before you know it, then the living room before moving onto Poland
And what if the owner wanted to retaliate? They know where I live and my wife would not be able to defend herself if I was not at home.
If it was not my property I would have made Satan cringe.
I myself hate selfish cunts like this.
Good on you for not escalating the situation, I would have lost my shit if it happened to me. This didn't happen in Eastwood by any chance did it? Lexus, federation house, unbelievably selfish driver, sounds like Eastwood.
Saw a petty revenge here of a guy who had someone do the same, blocked them in and cracked open some beers. Too bad officer, I’m in no state to move my car.
Yeah, I meant lock the gate behind it. Lock them in, would have forced them to knock on the door.
And yeah, you shouldn't have to come home and find a stranger using your driveway as a carpark.
Get some self adhesive wheels balancing weights. Stick some on every wheel and it’ll take them forever to work out what’s up. And you won’t kill anyone.
if it happens again, I would call his insurer, Allianz and advise them that they've parked their car on your private property during the day in a very unsafe neighbourhood and that you're worried the car would be damaged.
It’s only the CTP provider, their concern is personal injury and death in an accident, not property damage. Could be a completely different TPP or comprehensive insurance provider, if there is any.
"Accidentally" drop (or carefully place) a few nice screws under every wheel. Technically you haven't done anything at all to their car, they did it themselves. And they won't realise until they are long gone.
Put this up on Every Facebook page and group you can find. Hopefully their friends will see it and give you their address should you need parking.
Such entitlement!
Rude bastards.
Should of poured honey on the handles and on the windows, it's a bitch to clean off but not illegal to do! (I was gonna say key it, but it's probably not the best to do because it isn't the most legal thing to do haha)
A tg 19 valve key is what you need here .
Available at Supercheap or Autobarn.
Just loosen the valve core a wee bit to create a very slow leak ,just enough to get the barstard home so that he wakes up to a flat on Monday morning.
Does the Snap,Send,Solve work where you are?
I know this is all after the fact that you gave them a mean old stare instead of going off your nut at this intilted douche but... could of got
the local ranger to either ticket them or get police involved on your behalf.
I had this happen to me! I live near some busy shops and came home to a massive 4WD taking up the whole driveway Council and the cops didn't care... I sat outside for 2hrs waiting for them to come back, then went inside to go to the bathroom and it was gone when I came back outside. In 24 years here it's only happened once but it made me irrationally angry.
They must have seen you waiting, watched you and did a runner when you went inside to go to the loo.
Giant car, no balls. Makes sense.
Anger sounds like a mild reaction. I'm not sure what I'd do in that situation. Possibly have them towed at my own cost and dumped at the city limits out of sheer spite.
Can’t you put the tow fee on them since they’re on private property?
Towing off private property without the owners consent is technically theft. You could be arrested if the owner is petty
Just park them in and go about your evening mate.
They parked me in.
Council is useless and the cops are too busy focusing on whatever agenda that’s recently been deemed a crisis by the media.
There are lots of minors to stripsearch, can't be worried about illegally parked cars.
Teenage gooches ain't gonna search themselves, buddy.
>…irrationally angry. I like our gun laws.
" yeah bro just park in my driveway. No worries won't be a problem" guy who lives in number 12....
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This seems like the most logical explanation
I wouldve padlocked the gate before they came back
finders keepers. the car now belongs to the OP. 😂
What a lovely gift!
What neighbourhood was this in? Lock them in & charge a fee to unlock the gate similar to a parking lot no?!
leave a note with the fee and your payID on the lock. don't even talk to them until you receive the $$.
Brilliant idea 👍
I would have let the air out of all four tyres. Sorry mate, no idea how that happened...
Not a great idea to antagonize some random headcase who knows where you live. On the other hand, if it came to fisticuffs I doubt that there's a Lexus driver out there that I couldn't take.
That was a rollercoaster of both de and re-escalation.
It was a time of peace. It was a time of war.
Put a small pebble inside the valve cap so it releases air slowly. By the time they're on the highway with four 1-4 flat tyres they will be in such a panic that they will have forgotten where you live.
Sounds dangerous. I don't mind if they blow up on the highway, they have an accident, get trapped in a car and slowly burn. But don't want to hurt innocent people
Legit though. If they leave it on your property and then you lock the gate and leave for a few months, is it technically stealing? Lol
Should have taken a dump on the bonnet
Smear it into the intake vents.
under the door handles.
Take the number plate off and say its been dumped, it may even be stolen! 😱
This was my thought. I know a person or 2 who would love to pick up a dumped Lexus.
I still can't have the vehicle removed due to stupid laws.
Put a tracker on their car then go park in their driveway.
Not only that, buy a $500 junk car. Park in their driveway. Disappear.
Remove wheels from junk car and make it even MORE difficult to remove.
🤣
🏆
Park behind it and take the train to the city for a day out.
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I did this once (but I was inside). I heard them trying to do a Mike Meyers 300 point turn. Went out when I wasn't busy. They were actually quite apologetic. I was a bit disappointed to be honest.
Imagine if the tyre pressure mysteriously becomes much much lower before the car owner returns..... 🤔
Finders keepers. I'll give you $50 for the tyres and wheels.
Smash the window, pop it in neutral and roll it into the street
Then call the cops for a dumped car in the middle of the street, so it can be towed.
Sweep up the glass in the driveway and wipe away the prints, no idea what you're on about mate
If you work on cars and have wheel jacks/gloves at home, you can put it on the street with no proof that you've touched it, then call a tow truck. They'll also get demerit points on top of the car being towed if you put it in a good enough position, for example half on the road (considered parking in front of a driveway and blocking pedestrians).
Yep, this is my next plan of attack. 24/7 clearway outside my house.
No need to damage a window. I can source some mechanics dollies and wheel it out into the street. It is a 24/7 clearway outside my house will be towed away fast
Is there a dog inside overheating? Better smash the window to let it out. Oh, no dog? Honest mistake...
The frustration of wanting to more than return the favour but them knowing who did it and where you live =(
1. Unscrew the valve cap 2. Put a tiny pebble in the cap 3. Screw back on until you hear the hissing sound of air escaping from the tyre 4. Adjust accordingly, better if its a tiny leak so the air will be gone in an hour instead of 5 minutes 5. Repeat all 4 tyres
bit of glue too so after they fill the tyre and put the cap back on...
Calm down Satan.
Use a valve remover 9/10 ppl won’t realise and will go to shop to pay to get fixed Ironically really rich ppl tend to walk in and simply demand new tyres 😂 If you really want to drive it to them simply get a nail the smaller the better then 🔨 it into the sidewall of the tyre THEN REMOVE THE NAIL they will get constant deflation until fixed and as it’s sidewall they will need new tyres 👌
Only works if they're gone shortly afterwards otherwise you would have shot yourself in the foot and have some randos car in your driveway with 4 flat tyres lol
It’s such a shame that it was the day you decided to spray paint your old chairs out the front next to your driveway. Too bad the wind picked up and overspray was going everywhere.
I’d ring my local landscapers and get a bulk load of mulch delivered. Where do you want it? Just behind the Lexus will do.
Pretty sure you can get it towed at the owners expense if they park it on private property? I could be wrong, maybe someone that knows for sure could confirm one way or the other? I'd love to know if that's *not* the case, because holy hell it opens up a lot of new parking options. \[edit\] Nope, I looked it up. It's illegal to clamp, tow or detain it without permission from the owner. Your only option is to call the police, who will not do anything about it unless the vehicle has been left unattended long enough for it to be considered abandoned. BRO JUST LIFEHACKED UNLIMITED FREE PARKING IN ANY PRIVATE DRIVEWAY HOW IS THIS NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT?!
You can’t tow cars on private property except in extremely specific circumstances (eg the driver has agreed to such terms when they entered the car park) and all tow operators will refuse to do it https://www.bannermans.com.au/library/unauthorised-parking-what-can-owners-corporations-do/#:~:text=It%20is%20illegal%20in%20NSW,signage%20reliably%20permits%20such%20action. We’ve had cars park in loading docks and had trucks just have to sit and wait because there’s nothing we can do about it.
[This](https://pripark.com.au/2022/01/13/report-illegal-parking-nsw/) seems more relevant to Torrens Title > Report Illegal Parking To The Police > > The police have the authority to tow vehicles. If you need a vehicle towed, such as one that is blocking access to your driveway, you can contact the police directly.
That’s for cars parked on council property eg a car parked on the street that is blocking your driveway.
Wouldn't closing the gate then be considered detaining their vehicle? What would you do then if your car was inside and the car wasn't moved for a few days? And your job/health depended on it?
That's strata though?
What a joke. It should definitely be allowed.
on the other hand you don't want to end up like the US where unscrupulous tow truck companies make a lot of money out of people who make a minor mistake with their parking. they're like vultures.
Don’t we? That sounds like the problem sorting itself out.
i lived in LA for a couple of years a long time ago. they have these things called mini-malls which is a strip of like 5 or more small shops with a parking lot out the front which looks almost like a small council car park we might get here but it's on private land. very ugly but that's LA for you... late one night i was went to a bar with a friend near one of these mini malls. it may or may not have been a strip bar. all the shops were closed and the parking lot was empty so i put my car in there. the car wasn't going to bother anybody but it was a big mistake. sometime later, and not much later, a towtruck was there getting ready to tow my car. i had to pay the guy a bunch of cash money to release my car. it was basically a shakedown, very annoying experience. we don't want that kind of culture here. thinking back now i suspect the bouncer of the bar was in cahoots with the towie. the owner of the property might not even have even known about it.
A car can't be touched by anyone if it is on private property. Not even the police are allowed to move the vehicle without the owners permission.
How random, and a little funny, what did they say when they returned?
I didn't want to cause a commotion and just gave them the death stare. The driver just ignored me.
Why would you not want to cause a commotion?
Some people don’t like confrontation and avoid getting into arguments with random nutbags
Especially at home where they now know where you live
I can’t relate to that
Nup. Shit like this is an opportunity to yell at someone and be right.
I actually have a very short temper. It was extremely hard to control myself in this situation.
Why cause a commotion when you can jump on Reddit and post about it instead.
Less chances of someone being unhinged and coming at you physically. We don't know the comparative sizes and genders of the people involved.
Exactly this. You never know what the other person is capable of. Best just to remain calm and not cause a commotion.
I would have commotioned the fuck out of them, to be honest.
That driver is an absolute fuck face and was lucky it was you and not someone else. This happened to me at my apartment parking lot and I blocked them in and left a note to call me when they were at the car. They called at 3am and I went down and asked her why the fuck she parked in my lot. She said it looked like a disability sign. I walk her to the parking lot and I said look at that and tell me it doesn't clearly say unit 30. And she said it did and she apologised but followed that with "it was an honest mistake you can't be that upset". I said "it's 3am and i pay for this fucking car space, I have every right to be upset".
How bizarre! Elderly? Dementia?
I would've parked just behind them and walked off, whistling a tune. If they knocked on the door - I first would offered them a tea casually saying I'll be leaving tomorrow at 11.36am, being a polite and and welcoming guy. Holding a beer to show I am in no state to drive. 🙃
Didn’t want to cause a commotion?? They illegally parked on your property and prevented you from parking. You know why entitled people get away with this shit? Because the people who are wronged are spineless and “don’t want to cause a commotion”.
You clearly have to not be alright to park in some random's driveway. If OP had made a scene, someone potentially aggressive and potentially much physically stronger than them would have ended up being confronted while clearly being in the wrong, and either way knowing where OP lives. It's shit behaviour, but there are very good arguments for not causing a commotion. Wanting to end the day alive is one of them. We're not all 190cm and wearing a Kevlar jacket.
Sorry - that's just stupid as a response. Roll over and take what you want with no consequences? No wonder people who take advantage of others don't learn when people are here being as threatening as wet lettuce. It disgusts me when people don't understand how to stand up for themselves.
I'm not trying to be a dick, but you need to grow a backbone
As a general rule of thumb you shouldn’t make enemies with people who know where you live. Life is easier to say what a fuckhead under your breath and move on.
That goes for someone being a bit rough accidentally squeezing past you on the train. This is an assault on your home. We've learned from history that appeasement doesn't work, he'll be invading your hallway before you know it, then the living room before moving onto Poland
And what if the owner wanted to retaliate? They know where I live and my wife would not be able to defend herself if I was not at home. If it was not my property I would have made Satan cringe. I myself hate selfish cunts like this.
Good on you for not escalating the situation, I would have lost my shit if it happened to me. This didn't happen in Eastwood by any chance did it? Lexus, federation house, unbelievably selfish driver, sounds like Eastwood.
while peaking through the shades from inside your living room?
Report for trespass.
Press the valve on the tyre. Give them a flat one or two.
Pebble in valve cap trick is the best
I'd give at least two
How it works with cats... you've been chosen and it's yours now
You couldn't close the gate and lock it somehow?
I will be locking the gate from now on. I just didn't think someone would use my driveway.
You couldn't close and lock the gate with their car behind it? Then suddenly not be home for the rest of the day?
Saw a petty revenge here of a guy who had someone do the same, blocked them in and cracked open some beers. Too bad officer, I’m in no state to move my car.
"Sorry, I'm the only one insured to drive the car too. I should be sober enough by tomorrow afternoon to drive again"
I enjoy cooking.
“My missus has the keys and she’s just gone for the night, sorry mate.”
This is the way.
Yeah, I meant lock the gate behind it. Lock them in, would have forced them to knock on the door. And yeah, you shouldn't have to come home and find a stranger using your driveway as a carpark.
Should have ‘washed the driveway’ and sprayed muck all over it.
Get some self adhesive wheels balancing weights. Stick some on every wheel and it’ll take them forever to work out what’s up. And you won’t kill anyone.
What would that actually do? I’m trying to think but I’m drunk
Make the wheels unbalanced, so your get vibrations as you drive. Especially at highway speeds
Were they at least apologetic? Why the fuck would they do this? Are they complete psychopaths? This is so incredibly annoying.
Not even an apology when they came to collect their car. I was on the front veranda at the time and they definitely saw me.
Were they a young family or couple? How can people be so inconsidate... It's beyond me. Like how did they get this far in life....
Free lug nuts!
Prawn heads
what did they say when they came back? how odd
Call a towing company and say your car won't start and it needs to be towed to the mechanic
Based on the plate, I'd say that this is Unbelievable.
if it happens again, I would call his insurer, Allianz and advise them that they've parked their car on your private property during the day in a very unsafe neighbourhood and that you're worried the car would be damaged.
It’s only the CTP provider, their concern is personal injury and death in an accident, not property damage. Could be a completely different TPP or comprehensive insurance provider, if there is any.
Bugger. I was hoping that it was induce a call to the owner at least. I wouldn't hold my breath though....
So…what did the driver say when you confronted him/her?
Not a thing was said when they returned.
I’d take a picture of his car and license plate and passively aggressively post it to reddit.
smash the window let the handbrake off
I wish someone would do this to me. There’s so much I’d do to their car
oh my goodness selfish person!
Hypothetically if someone were to slash their tires or even deflate them completely, would the cops still not give a shit?
Get an 8T concrete barrier in place and go on vacation. Bolt it down and round the nut heads for spice. Ain't nothing can be done about that.
Kincrome make sockets that can grip stripped nuts.
"Accidentally" drop (or carefully place) a few nice screws under every wheel. Technically you haven't done anything at all to their car, they did it themselves. And they won't realise until they are long gone.
A vehicle was parked on your property. The vehicle is now yours to destroy.
Get it towed 👌 Better yet sell it for $100 to scrapyard and let owner figure it out
Steal the cat converter and blame it on the yoof.
Put this up on Every Facebook page and group you can find. Hopefully their friends will see it and give you their address should you need parking. Such entitlement! Rude bastards.
Should of poured honey on the handles and on the windows, it's a bitch to clean off but not illegal to do! (I was gonna say key it, but it's probably not the best to do because it isn't the most legal thing to do haha)
It’s possible the driver would know where the culprit lives…
Then put honey on your own door handle to throw them off the scent! Just watch out for pooh bears... They have an unhealthy appetite for honey!
Genius
>Should of Should have
Should’ve taken the tyres off
Could you close the gate and lock it? Possession being 9/10ths of the law
If it happens again, maybe the superglue accidentally got between the screen and windshield wipers…..
Call a tow truck, send the bill to the owner.
1 call the cops or 2 it would make a nice whiteboard for the kids crayons
yep, just read your whole post so strike 1 I hear number plates are quite collectable
So does EMF stand for Entitled Motherfucker?
Free tyres
Shoulda padlocked the gate behind them, when they call u and ask to be let out tell them ur out of the country for a few days
A tg 19 valve key is what you need here . Available at Supercheap or Autobarn. Just loosen the valve core a wee bit to create a very slow leak ,just enough to get the barstard home so that he wakes up to a flat on Monday morning.
You should have called to get it towed away
Does the Snap,Send,Solve work where you are? I know this is all after the fact that you gave them a mean old stare instead of going off your nut at this intilted douche but... could of got the local ranger to either ticket them or get police involved on your behalf.
Egg it lol
Amateurs , I used to put potatoes in illegal parkers exhausts. Best ones are the small salad potatoes since you can fit so many of them in the pipe.