Aussies torn over neighbour's 'entitled' parking act in Sydney's eastern suburbs

"Are they taking the piss?"

Finding a car park in the city can be difficult enough as it is, but possibly the worst thing is when you think you’ve found one, and instead it’s blocked by a smaller car, a bike, or - for one Sydney resident - a bollard.

The local has taken to social media to figure out just what they should make of it, and responses have been mixed.

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“Classic selfish entitled Sydney!”

A Sydney local has taken to Reddit after spotting a bollard in a car spot in front of their inner east home, and inferred it had been left there unjustly by a neighbour.

“Restricted residential parking zone inner east - I have a residents parking permit,” the post said.

“No construction around it....are they taking the piss reserving a street spot for themselves?”

And so, the poster asked what they should do - can they move it, report it, or is it best to leave it as is?

“Would reporting to council do anything or just remove it? (Don't wanna start some arguement),” they wrote.

“Classic selfish entitled Sydney.”

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“Just remove it and park”

Some commenters on the post were ready to take the confrontational way out.

“Remove it, park there and then put a note on it saying thanks for reserving a spot for me!!” said one person.

“Just remove it and park if you have a permit. For extra brownie points put it behind another car to gaslight the owner to think they forgot to put it!” said another.

“If that was the most convenient spot to park, I'd move the bollard and get on with my day. Life's far too short to contact the council over this if it's a one-off, right?” a third person agreed.

“If it’s just today, I’d leave it”

But, others took a more reasonable approach, asking a few more questions before recommending they throw the bollard into a tree.

“If it's just today I'd leave it. They could have a moving van coming or a delivery or a roofer or other trade that needs their van / ute near the front door. If I did that and you removed it I'd be pretty fucked off. If they do it all the time, go ahead and move it,” said one commenter.

“If it’s a regular thing I’d move it and park there. If it’s a one off I’d just leave it. If it’s a one off there’s probably a reasonable justification for reserving the spot. If it’s permanently there, yeah nah,” another agreed.

Originally published as Aussies torn over neighbour's 'entitled' parking act in Sydney's eastern suburbs