Rich neighbor kept parking his BMW over the line, so he came up with a plan that truly humbled him

Sometimes, politeness leads to more disappointment, as people tend to take advantage of civility. A sound designer (u/photographtop6149) from Edinburgh felt that when his neighbor, with whom he shared the driveway, kept parking his car wrong, despite repeated requests to be careful. Duncan, the neighbor, apparently couldn't see the line separating their parking spaces and would always take more space than allowed. The author tried explaining to him, politely, until one day he finally decided to teach him a lesson. The post was shared on Reddit on November 26.

Since Duncan moved in, he had been parking his car about 12 to 16 inches over onto the author's side. "[It] doesn't sound like much, but my car is not small, and it means I have to do this awkward angle thing to get in and out of my own drive," he wrote. In fact, the man had almost scraped his rearview mirror multiple times while trying to get his car out of the driveway. For the first few times, he politely asked Duncan to be mindful while parking his vehicle. "Each time he'd say, 'aye sure no problem, ' and then change nothing," the man explained. Next, he left a note, "Hi neighbour, just a reminder about the parking line," but Duncan refused to cooperate. The man even showed Duncan once how to park his vehicle, but he kept arguing. "He said, 'Och, it's barely anything, you've got plenty of room,'" the man recalled. It was time he made Duncan taste his own medicine. Notably, the man had two vehicles, and he started parking one that he hadn't been using much on his side of the driveway. Once he started doing that, Duncan had trouble parking his car in the driveway because he had no room to manoeuvre. He was getting frustrated as he had to take 15 turns to reverse his vehicle, but could do nothing about it. "I'll just happen to be by the window with my tea, watching him struggle. He's started glaring at me when we cross paths," the man said. While the author said his wife thinks it's childish to do something like that, the netizens are totally on his side. 

Parking disputes can get ugly, especially when a neighbor is involved. In fact, a survey of 3,128 drivers by Gunther Volvo Cars Coconut Creek found 26% of Texas drivers have had disputes with neighbors about parking spots. While West Virginia (46%) reported the maximum disputes, Mississippi reported the least (9%). 

Meanwhile, reacting to the post, u/1quirky1 commented, "Bravo! That is wonderfully petty.  You're not being childish. You tried doing it the proper way. You found an effective way to deal with Duncan since he is exceedingly inconsiderate and ignorant." u/ultrawhiner wrote, "I had the same issue. My husband solved it by drilling holes in the line and inserting 4-foot stakes every five feet. Now none of my neighbor’s guests can park over the line on our property, but we can both get in and out of our cars without a hitch."

On the other hand, u/jennypurplethefirst suggested, "This is beautiful, I love it! You should start giving him a friendly wave in the morning as you have your tea; it's always nice to be nice and hilarious to watch someone blow their top!" u/dicbinder said, "You gave him enough time to change his behavior; the passive-aggressive approach you adopted is most appropriate. He just had to learn that you should treat people with respect, and if you don’t, there will be consequences." u/expert-tie-1530 commented, "Well done for standing up to this bully. Stand your ground and continue to reap the rewards. What’s wrong with people? It seems the nicer you are, the more they try to take advantage of you. Really enjoyed your not-so-petty revenge."

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