Delivery guy refuses to move his van despite it blocking a resident's way out, resident decides to get payback while waiting by giving driver a taste of his own medicine: ‘I won't move’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jan 16, 2025 7:00 AM EST

When we were 16, and finally were old enough to get a driver's license, we always imagined being able to drive as the greatest thing in the world. Who didn't love the idea of no longer having to depend on our parents, public transportation, or Uber? Just getting in our car and driving wherever we want to, whenever we want to… Such a dream.

Even though that is still (kind of) how it works, there are a lot of things our 16-year-old selves did not consider when we first managed to get our hands on a driver's license. Things that make the driving experience slightly less magical than what we thought it would be, and that even deters some people from stepping into a car altogether. 

Traffic, for example, is a big part of that. Sure, going on a road trip this weekend would be great, but first, think about all the traffic you'll have to get through just to get out of the city. Who wants that?

Then we have all those people who think the road belongs to them, and that they can do whatever they want when they're on it, without thinking about anyone else, just like the driver in the story below. No 16-year-old thought they would have to deal with people like that when they got a driver's license, but it turns out it is just another daily feature of the whole driving experience. 

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    "You block my driveway? Fine, I'll block your van."

    This happened some years ago, but I still remember the situation very clearly. My house has a garage next to it and a driveway to get out of my property and onto the street. The
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    street in front of my house is rather narrow, two cars can't pass each other safely, and there are no sidewalks. Next to the street are walls (in that
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    area people like to build small stone or concrete walls around their property - not really high (50cm?), but high enough to make it a barrier for cars and such). There are
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    no official stopping restrictions, but due to the narrow street and the numerous driveways it's obvious that parking on the street is a really bad idea. Next to my property
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    is a restaurant that gets stuff delivered every now and then. The kitchen entrance is next to our driveway, the delivery drivers usually park on the parking area across the
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    street so they won't block traffic (the street is used by residents mainly, so there is not much traffic anyway). On one particular day I had to leave quite
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    urgently as I was heading to the town hall to pick up some documents like my new identity card. Exactly on this day a delivery driver decided to park his van next to my driveway
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    just to save some meters of walking. He didn't block my driveway, but I couldn't exit my property. Backing up to get out wasn't an option either because of the concrete walls. When he came out
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    to pick up the next box I kindly asked him to move his van, he denied and pointed out that he turned on his hazard flasher, as if they are entitling him for parking
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    wherever he wants. He continued delivering and left me kinda annoyed because of this entitlement and stupidity.
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    CANCEL
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    Cue petty revenge: I was sitting in my car, still blocking half the street as I couldn't get out. The delivery driver finally finished his job, started his van and wanted to move
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    forward so he wouldn't have to back up which obviously was a pain in his a. He gestured to move away - I could have backed my car 2 or 3 meters so he could pass
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    me and do a U-turn further down the street... but I didn't. I switched off my engine and switched on my hazard flasher. You could literally see how we went from annoyed to
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    fuming angry in a split second which made me laugh even more. After shouting out some profanities he realized I won't move, so he had to back up like 300 meters
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    while still yelling and ranting profoundly. XD I was late for picking up my documents, but couldn't stop grinning the whole day.
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  • Drivers tend to look at certain car features and either use them the completely wrong way or not use them at all. Like those drivers who refuse to use their turn signals or people who honk at inappropriate times. These features are there for a reason – either educate yourself on how to properly use them, or get out of the car!

    Using the hazard lights as an excuse to leave your car at places you are not allowed to do so is another example of drivers completely ignoring the correct way they should use cat features. But at least this time, there was someone ready to educate the driver who did so.

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    theartofwastingtime Don't forget to take pictures, get his license plate number and report him to his company.
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    heingericke_ I'm reading and reading. And I'm like, please turn on your hazards. Please turn on your hazards. You could see the moment coming. Absolute perfection.
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    StrictShelter971 Love it! Gave him a taste of his own medicine.
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    Greedy_Literature_54 I love it when an AH gets played by his own rules!
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    justaman_097 Well played! I think that he needs to understand how hazard lights work. Nice job in showing him.
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