Parking in your area can cause some serious problems - especially when your neighbours are prone to resorting to seriously shady tactics in order to reserve themselves a space.
One woman took to Mumsnet to express how 'fed up' she was of drivers 'reserving' spaces outside their houses with 'cones or bins', admitting that she had reached the end of her tether when it came to the selfishness of others, stating that she wanted to 'take all the bins and cones to one end of the road when it's dark'.
And people didn't blame her for the way she was feeling, with many understanding why she wanted to do that - with some even encouraging her.
She fumed: "I'm getting thoroughly fed up with drivers in my area 'reserving' space outside their houses with cones or bins.
"The bins create awful obstructions on the pavements for people who are pushing buggies or are disabled. But my personal grump is it means I can't park anywhere near my own house even though there are 5 spaces nearby being 'reserved'.
"I've reported to the council, and nothing happens. I moved a bin out of desperation the other evening and a woman come out of her house and shouted at me not to touch her bin as she was keeping the space for her husband.
"My only idea at the moment is to dress in black with hood up, face covering on and take all the bins and cones to one end of the road when it's dark. Am I being unreasonable or do you have any other crafty ideas for me?"
In the comments, people agreed that the situation was unacceptable, and they felt her frustrations.
One wrote: "Assuming it's a public road I'd just be moving them."
"You are not being unreasonable", another reassured her, "also...take photos and send to the council as it's illegal to obstruct a public highway."
Someone else commented: "Just move them, they have no right. If it's an occasional occurrence, reserving a place for a specific large delivery, etc, I wouldn't mind. However daily just for general parking, they are cheeky f******."
Another Mumsnetter fumed: "If it's a public road, anyone can park there. People can't save the road outside their houses!"
What do you think about this situation? Let us know in the comments.
