Entitled BMW driver parks diagonally across neighbor's parking space, throws fit when he's fined over $500

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Aug 5, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

It doesn't matter what kind of car you drive, but if someone parks where they aren't supposed to park, it's especially annoying when that person is driving a fancy car. Of course, we should stipulate that not everyone who drives a fancy car feels entitled to park wherever they want. I'm sure there are some of you BMW drivers out there who do abide by the rules. Still, when someone with the funds to get one of the nicest cars out there also happens to not be a stand-up guy, it can be doubly infuriating.

In this instance, the author happens to live in a tight-knit community where everyone in the building receives their own designated parking space. It's very uncommon for conflict to ensue, as all the residents know exactly where they should park. If there are conflicts, they tend to be resolved fairly quickly. That's why, when the author arrived home to find a BMW parked diagonally across his parking space, he was initially confused. After all, no one in the neighborhood owned a BMW, but someone was going to be held responsible.

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  • The author was even more perplexed when he realized that the driver did not have an easily identifiable license plate, which made it seem like he knew what he was doing was wrong and simply didn't want to get ticketed. Well, the author figured out how to get him a nice, expensive ticket anyway! It seems like it probably goes well with his nice, expensive car.

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    This happened last year. I live in an apartment complex. All apartments there are condominiums, and each has a private parking space that is also owned by the resident. One day, I
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    came home from work and saw a BMW parked diagonally across my parking space and my neighbor's.
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    I knew that this car didn't belong to any of the residents, and even if it did, no one would park in someone else's parking space
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    without asking. To be on the safe side, I asked my neighbor, but he also had no idea who the car belonged to.
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    The best part? The guy had removed his license plates. So I assumed that he was planning to stay there for a while or knew
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    that these were private parking spaces (because they are marked as private) and didn't want anyone to report him.
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    The thing is, in the country I live in, the license plate number is shown on the vehicle inspection sticker. (I don't know if this is the case in every country.)
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    So I called the police, who then used the license plate number on the inspection sticker to track down the guy. After about 15 minutes, the guy arrived and was fined €450.
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    naranghim 5h ago In my area he would have gotten a ticket and towed because of the lack of license plates (only place the police can't legally tow a car without license plates is from a private driveway).
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    That guy would have had to pay the fine, tow and impound fees. He got off lightly with that fine.
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    Zealousideal-Deer... ·5h ago In Germany, most cars have these environment plaques, which are required if you want to enter these emissionen reduced zones in citys. They also always have the licsense plate number on them ;)
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    G-reeper66 • 4h ago They f d around & found out! Awesome response from the police.
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    Brilliant-Orange9117 • 4h ago It would be fun to tow without knowing the license plate number to track it under. It would be a real shame if the VIN wasn't readable either...
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    TheQuarantinian 2h ago • He probably makes that much ab g his servant in the morning. Fines should be based on wealth so they are equally painful. In Switzerland a BMW driver was doing 180 in a 72 and, using a formula that accounts for daily income, was fined $1,000,000 USD.
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    We need that in the US - the cops will start to concentrate on people with money to burn.
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    Sad_September... • 57m ago Never underestimate the power of Karma. Dude has the time and effort to remove the license plate - why not just go find a valid parking spot? Maybe he had other legality reasons that led him to remove the plate.
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    In the US, registration sticker placement is different in different states. In Texas, the registration sticker is on the windshield, and has the license plate number printed on it. So that would work in Texas, but not everywhere else in the US.
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    ncPI 1h ago Nice ending!
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