Neighbor repeatedly steals Melbourne tenant's parking spot, so tenant boxes in neighbor's car over a long weekend by pretending he 'lost his keys', leaving him unable to use car for two days, teaching him a lesson: 'He hasn’t dared park in my spot since'

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Emma Saven
Nov 18, 2025 6:00 PM EST

It seems that over the years, parking spots have become more precious than jewels…If only the Louvre robbers could physically steal a parking spot, it would've been their greatest achievement. Contrary to what others may believe, they are not just two adjacent lines painted upon some cracked cement…They are so much more than that: They symbolize the end of every neighbor's relationships. It's as if all their polite waves from the patio, or lending hands for groceries, turned to distant memories the minute you saw their Lexus parked in J23: your spot! 

So if you want to maintain a healthy relationship with your neighbors, you'd best figure out a way to ensure they stay as far away from your parking spots as possible. Because if not…Well, let this Melbourne Man be an example… Furious to discover his neighbor in his parking spot, he parks him in, ensuring he can't reverse out of the spot. When his neighbor comes to confront him, he pretends he's lost his keys…But just his luck, it's a public holiday in AUS, so no locksmith will be available for the next two days…Maybe that'll teach him not to park in someone else's spot again!

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  • Let's just say this neighbor didn't find it as funny when the man's keys miraculously appeared two days later…No need for a locksmith after all, but we're truly sorry he couldn't leave the house over the long weekend! But the threats of calling the police were a great touch…We think they would've loved to hear, ‘Hey, I parked in my neighbor's reserved parking spot and now he’s blocked me in'

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    Parking in another car in an underground parking lot
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    The Two Day Driveway Lesson

    I live in an apartment in Melbourne and this guy keeps parking in my basement spot I've told him a few times and every time he just laughs and says I'll move it quickly yeah right
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    Melbourne Cup long weekend I pull up and he's parked in my spot, I parked in front of his car blocked off, he knocks on my door and says
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    you need to move the car I say look mate I'm not able to find my keys on my car I've been searching everywhere for the past hour I tried
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    to ring the locksmith and they said it's going to be double the charge around 500 bucks or something due to the public holiday I tell him look
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    mate you got to wait for two days if you're happy to pay you pay He says he'll ring the police I just shrug and tell him mate you are
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    stuck in my spot you can call the police or anyone I don't give a shit Two days later I "magically" find the keys, he storms off pale and furious
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    he hasn't dared park in my spot since and I still crack up thinking about how angry he got trapped like that.
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    Green-Ad5007 I don't understand how you can interfere with someone's car, when they can retaliate on your car by scratching the paint or puncturing tires, or a thousand other potentially expensive interventions. Brave or stupid?
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    Commercial_Stick 1826 OP I drive a 1997 Toyota mate
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    OldSchoolPrinceFan Love it! I came home one Friday to find a car parked in front of my one car garage. I didn't call the police. I called a sleazy tow company that quickly took their car and held it hostage. I also removed the valve cap from their tire.
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    PokeHerFaceOff44 Absolute legend move. Nothing like letting someone stew in their own impatience. Honestly, petty justice never felt so satisfying
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    coolgaara Man, I wish I could do something like this. But I'm too much of a pussy. I paid $60 monthly for a parking spot that gets taken once in a while. Just last night it was taken and I almost thought about throwing a rock at the windshield. I've complained to my landlord and they say they'll call the tow but I don't think they actually do.
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    Kitty Mimi Love it!! This would be so easy for me as well especially because | can go for days without leaving my apartment. I love my own company, I enjoy my own thoughts, and I buy groceries in bulk. I get more visitors than I visit other people.
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    No_Aioli7596 That was satisfying
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    Awkward-Formal-6412 love the long game here. most people would just call a tow truck but making him wait it out for two days is next level
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    dobdob2121 Breathe. There's no need to try to tell the whole story in one breath.
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    likeablyweird Good deal! I hope the people he was staying with read him the riot act. They have to stop their day to drive this numnut home bc he doesn't want to walk a few steps from another parking space?
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    That_Ol_Cat Good on ya'!
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    GardeniaFrangipani This is one of the best stories I've read here. I have the feeling he knows you were BSing him.
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    Emergency-Ad9791 I love petty revenge
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