Resident gets stranger's car towed after they park in their private parking, then pretends they don't know what happened to their car when confronted: 'Where's my car!'

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 7, 2025 9:00 AM EST

If you don't want to find out your car got towed and disappeared somewhere unknown to you, maybe you shouldn't leave it in a parking spot that belongs to someone else.

That is what happened to the ladies in the story below, who, despite clear signs, parked their car in a resident's private parking and went about their day. While there was a low amount of guest parking spots available, that's not really the residents' problem; they shouldn't bear the consequences of someone else's inability to find somewhere to park.

So when they got home and found someone else's car in their parking spot, they immediately called a tow truck to take it away. Then, when the ladies returned from wherever they were, they had no idea where their car had gone. Instead of telling them what happened, the resident pretended they had no clue and let them figure out how to find their car.

Maybe next time they'll learn their lesson…

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    Car loaded onto tow truck
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    Petty revenge for parking in my spot

    This happened a couple years ago when I first moved into our apartment community. To set the scene, there are a ridiculously low amount of guest parking spots available.
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    On the side that I'm on there are three apartment buildings with 24 apartments each so 72 units total.
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    There are THREE parking stalls available marked for guests. THREE. One for each building. There is street parking available as well.
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    Anyways, one day I get home from work and I find that someone has parked in my parking stall.
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    I was pretty pissed. Thankfully our leasing office is very encouraging of tenants calling and utilizing the towing company.
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    In fact, in our leasing package given to us when we moved in had the towing company phone number and we get emails encouraging us to use them if someone is in our spot.
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    So that is exactly what I did. So after a while I decided to go out to see if I got my parking spot back.
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    Indeed I did. HOWEVER, when I went outside there was also a group of three women (grandma, mom and daughter) looking around with great concern.
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    The daughter was freaking out saying, "Oh shit! Where's my car! Where's my car! I have to be at work in an hour!" When they saw me, one of them asked do you know the number of the towing company.
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    I said that I did not and wished them luck. I checked my mailbox for mail and went back inside with a strange satisfaction.
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    Later I parked my car back in my stall. Moral of the story is FAFO, play stupid games get stupid prizes and all of that.
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    ultradip I would have played even dumber. Like, "Huh? Your car got towed? Why would they do that?"
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    hands towing car with towing rope
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    OP Reverbolo Oh believe me I soooo wanted to! I WANTED to ask them if they parked in a guest stall and explained that there are only so many, but I thought that would have been taking it too far.
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    Coder Joe1 Was she parking mad?
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    OP Reverbolo LOL that's good!
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    trentrex2000 Perfect delivery too
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    OP Reverbolo (Tips hat) thank you! <3
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    ChaosFreak23 I love having cars towed that park in, or block my driveway.
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    OP Reverbolo Yes! It's just plain rude to begin with. Have some awareness and common courtesy. And just don't be an asshole and park where you're supposed to.
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    AprilB916 Fafo indeed! :) I'm curious, is there clear signs about assigned spots & violations?
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    OP Reverbolo Yes there are signs at each entrance to the parking area.
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    Unusual_Recipe_3354 I lived in a condo a few years back. At first, it was first-come parking. Then after about a year later, they did assigned parking. We had a new neighbor move in. I'd find his car parked in 3-4 different spots. Then one night after working til midnight, he parked in mine. We had signs around the lots for "Scott's towing 24/7. Cost him over $300 to get car back. He left a nasty note on my car. Sued I must be in a really bad mood, and why didn't I just park somewhere else. Left
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    OP Reverbolo Amazing! I honestly don't know how much our towing is, but I'm sure it's not cheap. You don't park in another man's parking spot! :-D
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    BayAreaPupMom "But I'm Just GoiNG to bE A MinUtE!!!!..."
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    espressomartini11 Excellent revenge. Karma train arrived on schedule and blasted out to Revenge Town haha!
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    Foreign_Hand4619 Congratulations, this is very petty, you should be proud of yourself!
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  • What would you have done in the resident's place? Was it too much to pretend they didn't know what happened to the car, or was the revenge act justified?

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