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Nick Horner

Neighbour 'covers cars in angry messages and cling film in bizarre parking row'

A mum's Fiat 500 was covered in angry messages and another car was wrapped in cling film in a parking row that has erupted in a street.

One of the messages scrawled the Fiat read "No parking by dropped kerb" while another on the windscreen "There is a parking notice for a reason!"

Cling film was wrapped around a red car, with writing on the windscreen reading: "Car wrapped to protect from damage from deliveries. Thank you."

Residents were stunned when they came outside and saw the aggressive messages on vehicles parked in their street in Sutton Coldfield, BirminghamLive reports.

It is believed the messages and cling film were left by an angry resident.

A red car was wrapped in cling film days later (BirminghamLive)

Mum-of-two Laura Cleaver, 28, was berated for parking by a dropped kerb on August 6, just days before the other car was covered in clear plastic wrap.

Ms Cleaver said she parked her Fiat correctly and returned a couple of hours later to find the messages scrawled on four of her car's windows.

The mum, from Streetly, said: “I was embarrassed. A small crowd had formed.

Ms Cleaver says her car was parked correctly (BirminghamLive)

“I was intimidated and shocked. I didn’t expect it to happen.

“I was out with my two-year-old and my husband’s nan, who is in her 80s. I got out and checked where I had parked when I got there. It wasn’t blocking any driveways.

“I had gone on the train in to Birmingham. It was around 11.15am. I got back around 2pm.

A woman who lives on the street said other motorists have faced similar treatment (BirminghamLive)

“What I did wasn’t illegal. The parking wasn’t out of order.

“I live in Streetly, next to a school and people park badly but you expect people to park there.

“I have reported online to the police.”

One message read: "There is a parking notice for a reason! Expect parking fine, Thanks."

Others said "No parking by dropped kerb’" and "Did you see the parking notice?"

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Ms Cleaver used wet wipes to remove the messages and reported the incident to West Midlands Police.

She said the nature of the messages had left her and her family upset.

She added: " I would have apologised if it had just been a note."

The red car was wrapped in cling film on August 12, she said.

A woman who lives on the street said angry messages have been written on a number of other cars.

She said she had often gone out with a cloth or scissors to help motorists who had suffered similar treatment.

Mirror Online has contacted West Midlands Police for comment.

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