A Local Resident Is Blocking Public Road Parking

ausginnygin on 19/03/2025 - 11:19
Last edited 19/03/2025 - 12:28 by 2 other users

Hi OzB enlighteners.

I noticed that a resident on public street is consistently blocking a public road parking space—either by placing objects or using their red cone to reserve the spot. Since this is a public road, I’m wondering if this is legal. Do local laws allow residents to claim public parking spaces in this way?

I went ahead and parked and got a notice from the resident on my windshield. He/she is advising me not to park there. What annoys me is that resident put red cones on both sides of the corner.

FYI this is close to the Metro station if that makes it any more legal.

I would appreciate any insights or advice.

Picture of cones
Notice from resident

Home & Garden Parking

Comments

  • Seraphin7 on 19/03/2025 - 17:50
    +1

    Absolutely massive case of far kright off.

  • 91rs on 19/03/2025 - 17:53
    +2

    Crowd fund some cheap cars with a few months of rego left, park them and leave them there until rego expires.
    like <$1k cars if those still exist.

  • BartholemewH on 19/03/2025 - 18:20
    +3

    Traffic cones on the roof ha.

  • SuperMid on 19/03/2025 - 21:13
    +2

    Write a return note saying, if they need extra car spaces, get a better job to buy a bigger house with more garage space.

    • ribze1 on 19/03/2025 - 22:02
      +1

      Joe?

  • elgrande on 19/03/2025 - 22:16

    They have offstreet parking from the back via a lane.

  • Zonty on 20/03/2025 - 00:12

    Worry about car damage they can cause because those selfish people can go low and could damage car.

    • SuperMid on 20/03/2025 - 07:54
      +1

      A traffic cone going through their front window would also cause some damage.

    • May4th on 21/03/2025 - 10:22

      a note drawing their attention to the fact that their house is a lot harder and costlier to replace/fix than a car i'm sure would suffice

  • aussieprepper on 20/03/2025 - 06:47
    +11

    Pick up a cone and use it as a loudspeaker, continue to say gentlemen this is democracy manifest.

  • Morphio25 on 20/03/2025 - 07:38
    +2

    I'd be buying the ugliest junker of a car I could find and parking it in the spot and then taking the cones and putting them in the closest dumpster I could find. (profanity) whoever left you that note!

  • ukulele on 20/03/2025 - 08:07

    we leave cones in front of our business so that semi trailers can back in. It's a bit of a different scenario as its a business.

    at home i guess our neighbourhood has an unspoken agreement you can park in front of your house. It will be even more of a shit show once everyone's kids hit 18 and start having their own cars.

  • Euphemistic on 20/03/2025 - 08:15

    Think you need to 'borrow' a cpuple of no stopping signs and install them at the end of where the cones are. Then call council if someone parks in the no stopping zone.

  • mikekiwimike on 20/03/2025 - 08:54
    +2

    I would remove them, what is the address and I will do it for you…. this is an (profanity) move and completely illegal, like they actually think they own the (profanity) road?

  • badg3rz on 20/03/2025 - 10:15

    I would just drive over the cones, they can't reserve a spot on a public street, it's a public road, it's rude how they feel entitled.

  • afah0447 on 20/03/2025 - 10:51

    What a character! Tell him to get stuffed. He seems like a nutjob, therefore if you push back at him expect your car to be damaged.

    This lifted my day! Ha ha.

  • gutwagon on 20/03/2025 - 11:22

    Report the cones to the council. They can't reserve public parking.
    Report the notes to Police, only Police and council workers can legally put a ticket/note on your car. When they vandalize your car , Police. This advise is for Victoria, I don't know what state you are in.

    • Baysew on 20/03/2025 - 12:47

      only Police and council workers can legally put a ticket/note on your car.

      I will remember that if I ever have a parking accident, not to leave a note with contact details.

  • fl360 on 20/03/2025 - 11:28

    Sell the witches hat / cones on gumtree or FB marketplace.

  • speed231 on 20/03/2025 - 11:34

    The true crime is the yard full of yukkas

  • LFO on 20/03/2025 - 11:38

    I went ahead and parked and got a notice from the resident on my windshield. He/she is advising me not to park there.

    Well, the note is very polite and explains why.
    Perhaps approaching them if you "need" to park there too will help.

    Perhaps serious family issues of some value and importance (illness, no garage, elderly, whatever) justify their request.

    No, it is not legal (their request for exclusive parking space) and probably illegal to put cones on a public road. And probably also using "stolen" cones … perhaps.

  • Universal Constant on 20/03/2025 - 11:42
    +1

    a) Snap Send Solve.
    or
    b) Explain this is crown land and they are trying to claim it. It was not that long ago people would lose their heads for less.

  • Muppet Detector on 20/03/2025 - 12:22

    If they don't want you to park in front of their house, I wonder how they would feel about you parking on their footpath. Especially if you do some decent forward and reverse in the same spot squashing her lawn and exposing the dirt ruts?

  • Muppet Detector on 20/03/2025 - 12:38
    +1

    Kidnap the cones and then take them to a bunch of different locations, take photos of them and post the photos.

    Kidnap cones. Hold for ransom.

    Kidnap cones. Create treasure map that takes them to a bunch of awkward places to endure while following the clues.

    Paint them white and print kkk on them in capital letters.

    • lachhelix on 21/03/2025 - 12:32

      They'll be gone in a flash 😂

  • MITM on 20/03/2025 - 15:07
    +1

    Who's to say it's the resident on the corner placing the cones and notes ?

    • goms on 20/03/2025 - 18:09

      Nice try Karen

    • tenpercent on 21/03/2025 - 09:27

      Could be someone else who wants to reserve the parking spot for their daily metro trip.

  • Johnsy5252 on 20/03/2025 - 15:15

    I would definitely take the cones. Does that make me a bad person?

    • gromit on 20/03/2025 - 16:49
      +2

      Not at all, it makes you a good person for picking up litter that others have illegally dumped on the road.

  • imurgod on 20/03/2025 - 16:31

    Not legal. Anyone can park there.

    Snap, send, sold app

  • BobLim on 20/03/2025 - 17:38

    Take the cones to the local police station as lost property. You can cite the $100M economic impacts mentioned above. Just being a responsible citizen looking out for lost property and road safety

  • goms on 20/03/2025 - 18:07
    +1

    If I ever drive by, I'll help you to take out those cones. What a knob entitled person.

  • BuddhaBoy on 20/03/2025 - 19:10
    +1

    If it’s one off for delivery or a couple of days for tradies to come over and do reno, it’s okay.

    If it’s an ongoing thing…. fk ‘em! Remove the cone and park. Throw the note in the bin.

    You can also notify your local Council and the Transport-Engineering team can send them a letter or Local Laws can issue a notice to comply for ‘placing an object on council land without a valid permit.’

  • gstfree on 20/03/2025 - 22:53
    +4

    Snap Send Resolve. Report objects on road and council will dispatch an inspector to deal with it. Most likely the inspector will talk to the household before removing the objects.

    • ausginnygin on 21/03/2025 - 09:55
      +1

      yeah heard abt this app recently. Does it cover all the councils ?

      • gstfree on 21/03/2025 - 18:12

        As far as I know it covered most of councils, utility companies and even Woolies, Coles, Aldi. If you report an abandoned Woolies trolley, the owner will be notified to pick it up. My experience with Snap Send Solve is positive. Even my shitty council response the request very fast. I think this is a very measurable KPI they dont want to miss out.

  • smartazz104 on 20/03/2025 - 23:07
    +1

    Probably blocking the view of the pool across the street…

  • Geekomatic on 21/03/2025 - 01:22

    Take photos. Bring to police and make a complaint. Park where you wish, but having made the complaint makes it bad if the cone person retaliates. Got cams?

  • tenpercent on 21/03/2025 - 09:42
    -6

    What's with the sudden influx of people recommending to use some creepy dibber dobbers app in the last 24 hours? OP doesn't need to involve fourth parties (creepy 'sMaRt ciTy' app people), or even third parties (council) at this point.
    Ignore the cones, ignore the notes. Carry on as normal.

    OP should simply continue parking there. They have indicated they have done this already.

    I went ahead and parked

    …repeatedly

    But this note everyday is very annoying

    …for a significant time

    Have seen them for last 2 months now.

    There is no reason for OP to change his/her course yet.

    • gutwagon on 21/03/2025 - 10:56
      +2

      Driver should keep the note and just put it back on his car each day. This would send the message that they will continue to park where they are legally entitled to !

  • noxsink on 21/03/2025 - 14:10

    I don't mean to hijack this post, but I'm dealing with a similar situation. Instead of cones, they're using their wheelie bins to block the parking spot in front of their house. When they leave, they place them there and move them when they return. They even have a driveway, but they park their minivan on the street because they say it's "difficult" to park it in the driveway. Any advice on how to handle this?

    • tenpercent on 21/03/2025 - 14:41
      +4

      Move their bin? That's what people do with my bin when I haven't already brought it in before I get home on the day the garbage is collected. Just don't obstruct their driveway because that would be rude. Put it on the nature strip next to their driveway if its already empty.

    • gromit on 22/03/2025 - 10:58

      a) move their bins
      and
      b) fill their bins with your garbage as they want to leave them on the street for everyone to use.

      • Grunntt on 23/03/2025 - 10:35

        fill their bins with your garbage building rubble/old bricks etc as they want to leave them on the street

  • Aust on 21/03/2025 - 22:00

    Judging by the crucifix on the entrance way the parking is reserved for a young priest and an old priest.

    • foxes28 on 25/03/2025 - 12:37

      That's a cross not crucifix

      • inasero on 01/04/2025 - 13:31

        What is a cross if not a crucifix?

        • foxes28 on 01/04/2025 - 13:36
          +2

          Crucifix has corpus

  • asspelican on 22/03/2025 - 03:20

    i love that they wrote the first part all in caps. So passive aggressive.

  • Lord Ra on 22/04/2025 - 17:14

    To protect yourself, take all evidence and log with police. Then, if something happens, you can go back to them.
    However, let the residents know that you've spoken to police about it. That will get them up think twice before doing anything.

  • Muppet Detector on 01/05/2025 - 13:37

    Set up a mobile coffee cart complete with big screens showing public how every one is behaving.

    No need for it to record or breach any rules.

  • Protractor on 08/05/2025 - 13:43

    Is this you in media and reddit?
    https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/sydney…

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