A Man Keeps Putting My Wipers up at My Car Park

km2g on 24/12/2023 - 11:41
Last edited 24/12/2023 - 18:19 by 1 other user

I have been parking at a carpark spot for about 8 years. It is a car park for residents nearby and also for certain businesses for work. I am a resident.

Recently there is a guy who keeps putting my wipers up every time he gets his car as well. He also parks nearby my car park spot. I think he works around the area because he wears a uniform, and I can tell from the time he comes and goes. I don't know what his problem is. My dashcam has caught him putting my wipers up on 3 separate occasions. He walks up to my car, puts wipers up then walks away, nothing else. Only does it to my car. I don't think he knows I have a dashcam recording him on parking mode.

What should I do?

Poll Options

  • 353
    Confront him privately when he gets his car and find out what his problem is.
  • 62
    Go to his workplace and complain to his work that he keeps doing this to my car.
  • 7
    Park somewhere else.
  • 26
    Report to the police.
  • 7
    Keep quiet. Only reveal I have dashcam recording him when he does real damage to my car.
  • 14
    Others, please comment.
  • 47
    Note with screenshot on my windscreen. (added after reading comments)
Automotive

Comments

    • CodeXD on 24/12/2023 - 17:06
      +3

      What was his reason? I can't think of any logical explanation except to mess with people.

      • Frankensnore on 24/12/2023 - 18:32
        +1

        My situation slightly different, there was money involved too.

    • Loopholio on 25/12/2023 - 08:47
      +2

      This sounds like a fantasy, not an actual event..

      • Hangryuman on 26/12/2023 - 13:21

        yeah - game theory at best

        • GrueHunter on 26/12/2023 - 15:38
          +8

          he beg for mercy and then everybody they clapping

          girl want to kiss me

          she not my sister

    • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 10:27

      I hope you buy a new toothbrush every day

  • onetwothreefour on 24/12/2023 - 15:18
    +13

    Create a QR code that links to this thread and put it on your windshield, would love to hear his side of things.

    • Loopholio on 25/12/2023 - 08:48

      I like this idea. Include a title and text link incase they can't use the QR code.

  • garffi on 24/12/2023 - 15:58
    +7

    Maybe he thought it's his mate's car?

  • Chris Topher on 24/12/2023 - 16:01
    +2

    Does he flip any other car's wipers or just yours? O^O

    • km2g on 24/12/2023 - 17:14
      +2

      Only mine

  • localhost on 24/12/2023 - 16:08
    +8

    Just leave a note: please, complete your job and wash all the windows…

  • THICKnSLOW on 24/12/2023 - 17:03
    +2

    Did you know you can get screenshots of video footage, and print it out poster size?

    I suggest printing an image and putting it up inside your windscreen so when he does it again he knows you know, and now he knows.

  • DGrayson82 on 24/12/2023 - 17:15
    +3

    attach your car battery to the wipers

  • gentlecrack on 24/12/2023 - 18:15
    +1

    Can you explain what happens before and after he lifts your wipers, in the footage? Does he approach your car directly and walk away? Does he do the same to other cars?

    • km2g on 24/12/2023 - 18:17

      he comes up to my car lifts wipers up, then walks away to his car and drives off. He only does it to my car.

      • thanatos350 on 25/12/2023 - 00:32
        +3

        Does he do it gently or as if he is annoyed (shaking head, yanking, rough)?

        I wonder if he is trying to signal something to you or to direct your attention to your vehicle - headlights or interior light left on, fuel tank open, ATF/coolant on the ground, etc.

  • localhost on 24/12/2023 - 18:32

    Or…. make a print from video and add: Warning!!! THIEF!!!

    and put in somewhere in the carpark to be visible.

  • Windows7forever on 24/12/2023 - 18:49
    +1

    He must want your parking spot

  • SpicyStew on 24/12/2023 - 19:18
    +1

    do it to his car when his not looking

  • ribze1 on 24/12/2023 - 21:28

    Do you never (rarely) move your car?

  • Alexxx on 24/12/2023 - 21:36
    +3

    Did you get your car second hand?
    My friends and I would do this if we saw each other's cars parked when we hadn't planned to meet up. Was a little bit of fun for us to keep the other guessing who else was at the same carpark until we met up next time.

  • Retchey on 24/12/2023 - 22:07
    +3

    Put them up yourself , see if he puts them down .

    • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 10:28

      Put them up yourself , (with a coating of black shoe polish, on the rubbers) see if he puts them down

      • onover on 28/12/2023 - 13:42

        Then you forget you applied black shoe polish and coat your windows with them next time you use the wipers.

        • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 14:00

          Worth it to see old mate interferer, wipe black shit on his white flares and tacky Hawaiian shirt.

  • cashless on 24/12/2023 - 22:19
    +4

    OzBargain can win this for you.
    With 1 or 2 trusted OzBargainers we can stake him out. Follow him to work, check out where he buys lunch, fuel & his office location.
    Then, every time he leaves his car we send in our ninja to put his wipers up.
    Keep doing this for a couple of days & he’ll freak out.
    If you’re near me I’m happy to volunteer….

    • blitz on 24/12/2023 - 22:48
      +1

      Did you just open the OzBargain Stakeout Department?

      • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 14:01

        Ozbargain Payback Dept.

  • Euphemistic on 24/12/2023 - 22:42

    Smear some grease/Vaseline/excrement on one of the wiper arms.

  • quikchip on 24/12/2023 - 22:49
    +1

    Switch the red with black on your car battery next time

  • nobro25 on 24/12/2023 - 22:51

    Bro checks the passive aggressive vibe though.

  • sir-screwball on 24/12/2023 - 23:47
    -4

    There should be a poll option for "do nothing, who cares"

  • fredk1000 on 25/12/2023 - 00:27
    +1

    He does not like you parking there for some reason, putting up your wipers is better than getting your car keyed or other damage. It would be hard to know why in a car park unless that spot is disputed.

    This happened to me twice in a certain spot on a street when commuting, I stopped parking there.
    I think the reason was because it was near a retirement village and my exhaust was LOUD, I can understand how annoying that would be, you could hear me coming a 1km away.
    That was my guess.
    I did get the exhaust fixed.

  • shutuptakemymoney101 on 25/12/2023 - 00:55
    -6

    @OP, are you a hot female that the guy putting your wipers up could be childishly playing a joke in order to get to know you?

  • Maxi Pad on 25/12/2023 - 06:55
    +2

    I would find out where he parks, then go out his wipers up. Having a dashcam filming his reaction would be priceless.

  • MisplacedGaijin on 25/12/2023 - 07:44

    It is a car park for residents nearby and also for certain businesses for work

    1) Ummm, so are there any posted signs saying it's a public or private (ie. residents only) carpark ?
    2) If private (residents only) carpark then maybe it's a hint not to park there?
    3) If you're a resident, drop a note to the body corporate telling them you're a resident and tell them (aka "whitelist") your rego no.

    Can't recall ever seeing a private carpark that also allows certain businesses to park as well …

  • Hedgehog on 25/12/2023 - 07:57
    +2

    Print out his photo as a wanted poster and leave it around the car park, on your widescreen and maybe his. Doubt he would do it again and saves confronting him.

  • RSmith on 25/12/2023 - 08:24
    +3

    What should I do?

    Post the video of the incident.

  • mike6969 on 25/12/2023 - 08:25
    +2

    Ask him out on a date. He's trying to get to know you

  • kraigg on 25/12/2023 - 08:45
    +3

    Perhaps he wants to send out a signal that he finds you cute and wants to ask you out, but is waiting for you to make the first move

  • ToyotaCrownHybrid on 25/12/2023 - 09:06

    I do this all the time - especially if it’s a Toyota Crown.
    If I disliked someones parking or thought they were a shit driver I wouldn’t think they are smart enough to get a hint from the wipers being up and I’d put a note in the most clear, basic english I could so they would understand.

  • bargainator9 on 25/12/2023 - 09:14

    Easy. Superglue your wipers to your windscreen. Record his attempts to lift them. Post a series of videos to YouTube. Profit.

  • jrvb42 on 25/12/2023 - 09:50
    +1

    I voted for you to confront the person. Given the state of the world however, you'll probably get stabbed or something. The only bright side of that is you'll have something nontrivial to concern yourself with.

  • Breno785au on 25/12/2023 - 10:13

    Put a picture of your dick on the dashboard.

    • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 10:30

      "His dick" is the one lifting the wipers

  • ceroau on 25/12/2023 - 10:45
    +5

    I'm putting money on a case of mistaken car identity, he probably thinks your car belongs to a mate/coworker of his, and he sees it as a fun harmless little prank.

    On the other hand some people just like to watch the world burn, this seems like a pretty "harmless" way to drive someone insane, you might have just be chosen at a random.

    Or maybe his a spy trying to signal someone to his handlers? You just keep happening to park in the spot the handlers have designated. Try parking a different car in the spot see if if he still does it.

    That last one isn't serious. Just have polite conversation with the person and/or note on the car, it should clear it all up.

  • itsali86 on 25/12/2023 - 11:28
    +1

    Kinda disappointed that I read this far without noticing a link to the video :(

  • Melb Deals on 25/12/2023 - 12:14

    Time for a new car. Requirement being the wipers cannot be left up.. check out the i30 sedan. N model if you like it a bit more sporty.
    Not only can THE MAN no longer leave your wipers up but its a new car for you and an unknown car to THE MAN.

  • Misplaced on 25/12/2023 - 12:37

    Other / Comment - Beat the oigevald out of him.

  • mousie on 25/12/2023 - 12:55
    +1

    Pull the wipers up on his mrs

  • stingy-oz on 25/12/2023 - 18:24
    +1

    Not sure where you are OP. Some places where it gets hot, and left in the sun could cause the wiper blades to turn hard which reduce the life of the blades. At least that's the theory.

    Many years ago, we had this little tool that we buy as attachment to life the wiper just 2-4 cm up so the wiper blade won't touch the windscreen until you turn on the wiper to wipe the glass. If I get back to Malaysia, it's something that can be bought from Car accessories store. i haven't seen it online however.

    If you are in places where wiper can get hot under to sun, maybe that's what the person is trying to do. He does it for himself, and for you.

  • LeoS on 25/12/2023 - 18:45

    Superglue the wipers down. Make an awesome dashcam video fir youtube!

  • saltysalt on 25/12/2023 - 19:56
    -1

    Are you sure you can park there? Just because you have parked there for 8 years doesn't make it your spot. I think he believes it's his spot.

    • RSmith on 25/12/2023 - 20:10

      Putting the wipers up is not a way to tell the op that it's not op's spot.

  • Diji on 25/12/2023 - 22:14
    +1

    Print out a photo of yourself giving a thumbs up and put it on his windshield

  • tabitha731 on 25/12/2023 - 22:15
    +1

    U may be a resident, and have a parking spot.. but are u actually parking in your designated parking spot? This has also happened in our complex, and a resident who has recently moved in with 2 garages, but only 1 car, decides to park in another resident’s spot. So perhaps the offender believes you’re parking in a spot thats not designated to you.

    • Protractor on 25/12/2023 - 22:55

      "So perhaps the offender believes you’re parking in a spot thats not designated to you."
      So we need a plan where the OP can find out if this is the case.> "remotely".

  • hawktalk on 26/12/2023 - 06:12

    The person isn't a certain Melbourne footballer ?

  • Alpine58 on 26/12/2023 - 08:17
    +2

    No idea why, but we used to do something similar to a colleagues car as a (lame) joke. Kinda happened once and the joke kept going.

    Maybe this guy's been told the wrong car as a joke too.

    Either way - just ask!

  • Oofy Doofy on 26/12/2023 - 10:37

    Let him keep doing it. Just leave a note and scourer and ask him to clean the blade edges each time he wants to lift up your wipers.

  • holdenmg on 26/12/2023 - 11:26
    +2

    Put your wipers up before he does.

  • Misha Bakunin on 26/12/2023 - 11:31

    Some people just like to watch the world burn? (Chaotic, basically harmless fun for him?)

  • UFO on 26/12/2023 - 15:52
    +1

    Don't tell him about the dash cam!

    If there's a particular time you notice he's doing it, be there when he does it again and confront him the moment he touches your car.
    Ask him why he's touching your car, and why he repeatedly does so (recording the interaction with your phone).

    The embarrassment of being caught AND FILMED DOING SO should be enough to scare him away. If not and he's adamant he's 'doing god's work', then at least you know who you're dealing with. Your action after that point will be based on his reaction to you 'catching him in the act'.

    Another option is to silently watch him doing it from afar, and trace him back to his car.
    Then, randomly do it to his car. Not straight after… make it random, but do it.

  • Ozbargainasaurus on 26/12/2023 - 18:21
    +4

    I reckon he mistakes your car for someone he knows. My cousin's do it all the time with my car

    • lilchonk on 27/12/2023 - 10:42
      +2

      I bet it's this

  • itstuan on 26/12/2023 - 19:32
    +1

    Get a screenshot and bring to his work place to ask why they’re having a beef with you.

  • Captain Cheapskate on 26/12/2023 - 21:09
    +1

    step 1. run an electrical wire from one of the wipers to the positive terminal on your battery.
    step 2. upload dashcam video to YT dashcams australia

  • Vool on 27/12/2023 - 04:46
    +1

    Do it to his car.

  • Janko on 27/12/2023 - 06:53

    Lift the wipers up on every car in the car park except his. He'll be too scared to do it again.

  • beefmaster on 27/12/2023 - 07:31

    May be you over took him on the road and now his feeling is hurt.

  • conza on 27/12/2023 - 08:25
    +1

    It's such a random thing, it's just inconveniencing you I hope.

    When you do confront him, my guess is going to be 'You're facing west and your wipers are going to melt in the afternoon' something weird like that

  • lilchonk on 27/12/2023 - 10:40

    Sleep in the car one day and then peekaboo him.

    or just ask him what in tarnation he is doing and if he'd like it if someone was putting up his wind screen wipers every so often.

  • Deals For Days on 27/12/2023 - 11:14
    +6

    Where’s the update, don’t you know this is my entertainment for the Christmas break!

  • Brianqpr on 27/12/2023 - 12:12

    Let his tyres down.

  • serpserpserp on 27/12/2023 - 12:34

    Jut go put his windscreen wipers up too.

    Or come to the car part with your wipers up already.

  • OhmyRyzen on 27/12/2023 - 12:44
    +3

    Contront them while wearing an adult nappy and say that you have gone "boom boom" and ask them to change your nappy.

  • Cave Fire on 27/12/2023 - 14:56

    Used to park in my mates visitors car park in Spring Hill (Brisbane inner city). Would only go over there three times a week max and maybe overnight till about 11am max. Someone in the complex assumed I was staying nearby and using that car park. Got to my car one day and it had a note talking about Visitors parking blah blah. Whoever did that used half a bostik/ glue stick for there note. Stuff did not come out easily. They also let out my front tyres and being a noob driver, drove on it puncturing one. Guessing you should just monitor in case it escalates to property damage.

  • arkanis50 on 27/12/2023 - 17:14

    Liquid ricin on your wiper blades, The Jackal style.

    • ozwog05 on 27/12/2023 - 18:14

      Rice and beans?

  • hasher22 on 27/12/2023 - 18:57

    Maybe he likes you and that's his way of flirting. Approach him and give him your number.

  • CandyMan on 27/12/2023 - 19:53
    +2

    Bikies

  • Usernames on 27/12/2023 - 21:15
    +6

    What should I do?

    Provide updates.

  • 9hundred on 27/12/2023 - 21:21
    +1

    i wanna see the video

  • ChipsChicky on 28/12/2023 - 01:01
    +1

    Are you female? Does he looks like introvert? Maybe he is rating you this way.
    Don't do the mistake of lifting his car's wiper up, if you don't see it feasible. He may take it otherwise.

  • Stphen on 28/12/2023 - 01:02
    +1

    After parking your car put one wiper up, leave other wiper down, each day alternate the wiper put up. See if he has a reaction to it. Could be an interesting social experiment.

    • ChipsChicky on 28/12/2023 - 01:04
      +2

      Will be great if OP can invite us on the spot. Will be a treat to watch.

      • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 10:33
        +2

        Yes a deeply engaged & enthralled audience, holding up score cards as the wiper molester does his thing, followed by a celebratory Mexican wave and ending with a sundowner/OP sponsored snagger sizzle.

  • Dougaldog on 28/12/2023 - 06:12
    +1

    Print all the comments out from this thread, and put it under his wipers. Make a little note saying you haven’t yet decided which course of action to take, but it could be any one of the suggestions above 😁

  • JumpingUnicorns on 28/12/2023 - 08:48

    Does he think your car is a mates car or something?

  • charmed_tiger6 on 28/12/2023 - 15:04
    +1

    Please update us if you do ever find out why he is doing it.

    • Protractor on 28/12/2023 - 15:52
      +1

      Don't put your house on it

  • Davo1111 on 28/12/2023 - 16:08
    +1

    He probably thinks you're a random taking advantage of free parking. Confront him rather than leaving a note.

    Even if he says sorry, just ask him to think about his actions next time.

    He probably thinks he's in the right. I'd want to stamp it out before this escalates

  • Timtamdoritos on 28/12/2023 - 17:24
    +2

    You do the same with his wipers. Even worse lift up the rear wipers as well.

  • simmos on 28/12/2023 - 20:43

    When parking there in future, lift your wipers up and leave them up. When you return, drop them down for driving away. Will confuse the hell out of him.

  • burns13 on 28/12/2023 - 22:32
    +1

    Reminds me of a work mate who would draw dicks on our other mates dirty car. The guy snapped and went to HR to find out who was doing it. Unintentional official warning time

  • stumo on 29/12/2023 - 09:27

    Wiper arms aren't designed to be lifted for that many cycles. It's not something that normally gets done vs the actual wipe cycle. So strength/wear in that area will be compromised.

    I'd tuck an invoice invoice for new wiper arms and a letter of demand under mofos wipers.

  • Protractor on 29/12/2023 - 09:49
    +2

    Go to butcher. Get a sheeps nut sack, remove a cod, place it on wiper blade with note,
    "YOU'RE NEXT"

    Better still, do it on his car

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