Parking spaces can cause so much drama, especially when people just park on their driveways and the street - and if there's no designated parking, it can cause a commotion.
One man wants to confront his neighbour after realising they had two cars in their driveway, which haven't been used since 2009, meaning that the street is clogged with cars.
He was concerned he would be "petty" for bringing this up, especially as he explained he spoke to them two years ago about the cars, offering to help them donate them - but the company they were supposed to be going to said that "they never responded to multiple calls and messages."
He took to Reddit to write: "I need some advice. This might make me sound petty, and maybe I am. I have a neighbour in the suburbs who has had two cars in their driveway, unused, since 2009 as seen on Google Maps (one actually since at least Sept 2007 but the street view only goes that far back).
"As a result, they park in the road in front of their house, but also in front of my house on the only part of the street where our guests would naturally park. Most of the other spots on our street are taken up by other people who have rear garages and don't use them for cars, or have too many cars to fit on their own property."
He then explained that he spoke to the neighbour two years ago, and offered to have people at Donate-a-Car in Canada give them a call to arrange to donate the vehicles.
He continued: "One's an early 90s Pontiac Grand Am with flat tires and an open window for at least six years) and an 80s Chev Pickup truck that had a tree growing into the open passenger window for years until somebody finally trimmed the tree. I heard from the Donate-a-car people that they never responded to multiple calls and messages.
"These are not vehicles of value and having them sit in the driveway clogs up an already full street. Of course, this is also the house on the street in the number one position when it comes to needing repairs and being visibly in decay.
"I know everyone's financial position can't allow for a perfect property, but ditching old cars valued at $0-50 (£0-29.70) to free up street parking would be nice for everyone. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?"
In the comments, some said that the original poster couldn't control where people parked, so they needed to stop thinking about it.
One wrote: "Unfortunately, you have no claim over street parking, including the spots where your guests 'would naturally park'. Even if the cars were removed, they may still choose to park on the street rather than in their driveway. Plenty of people in my neighbourhood do."
"They don't want to, you can't force them to", someone said.
Others suggested reporting them as part of a bylaw, but one told them: "But if you report them, they'll probably know it was you, and they probably won't like that."
Another commented: "May have no value to you, but they may have sentimental value."
Have you got a neighbour story you want to share? Email: danielle.wroe@reachplc.com
