We all know how divisive finding a parking space can be in Edinburgh, whether it is outside your home or on your way to work.
The problem can often be exacerbated when you have more than one car outside of your property which can make it even more frustrating to find the ample space.
One man who was facing this exact problem said that a parking row broke out with his neighbour by accident after he asked his wife to park in their driveway for a half hour whilst he made room for the both of them on their property.
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He said that normally his wife would park her car in their garage whilst he would leave his on the driveway outside, but on this occasion, he ended up coming home before his wife, so she was not able to park when she arrived home, the Mirror reports.
Due to their neighbours being on holiday, the man said that his wife should just park in their driveway temporarily so that he could finish making enough space for both of their cars.
But the original plan blew up in their face when another neighbour grassed them up to the neighbour who owned the driveway, who then said that they were “disappointed” that they were nor asked before the parking spot was used.
In a post on Reddit, the man said: "We live in a row of 4 townhouses, so our houses are all connected. Each house has a garage, and outside each garage is a driveway for that house. My wife parks in the garage and I park in the outside space because my car can't fit inside.
"Our neighbours have gone away on holiday, leaving their space empty for three days. Today, I got home before my wife and was parked outside. She got home and parked in our neighbour's drive for half an hour until we moved the cars around so she could park inside because I was busy doing other stuff and couldn't move my car immediately.
"We then got a message from our neighbours who are still on holiday. One of the other neighbours told them we were parked in their spot. They told me that it had come to their attention that one of our cars was in their driveway. They said they understand that they are not home and their driveway is empty, but it was to do with the principle. They said parking there without asking was disappointing and showed a lack of respect.
"I didn't think it was a problem to park in their empty space for half an hour. I've even offered my space to all our neighbours when we went on holiday for a week."
And commenters on the post told the man that while he might not have seen the issue with parking on someone else's driveway, it's a matter of his neighbours not wanting it to become a regular occurrence - especially without asking.
One person said: "From their point of view, they don't want you getting in the habit of parking there. If they don't nip this in the bud they don't know how far the behaviour will creep. It's much easier for there to be a blanket 'no' in place so they never have to worry about you taking up their parking space and them having to spend time and effort dealing with you."
While another added: "This is something neighbours may do, but if so it's discussed and agreed upon before the vacation. Just because you told your neighbours that your parking spot was available while you were away doesn't mean theirs are as well. If it's not yours, you don't get to use it unless it’s been offered. Major thing, minor thing, it doesn't matter. It's called manners."
And a third wrote: "Is the spot yours? Most of us learn in pre-school that it's not cool to mess with things that aren't yours."
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