Our neighbour left fuming note on driver’s windscreen… we completely agree – we can’t park outside our homes

AN OUTRAGED resident who left a fuming parking note on their car’s windscreen has received wide support from the neighbours.

The anonymous person, a local of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, wrote a lengthy 94-word rant about how they were unable to find parking space in their own street.

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The frustrated driver described himself as “cheap” and “selfish” for parking the car on a different block, before revealing how they have been struggling to park their motor.

The note read: “I’m a selfish commuter who comes and parks badly on your street, taking up too much room because I can’t park.

“I come each day and park here, then walk to work elsewhere probably because I’m too cheap to pay for parking or be sensible and more environmentally conscious and to take the bus.

“I do this and park, taking up so much space that you can’t park here, and I don’t care because I’m a single commuter in a car and I don’t care that you now can’t park on your own road.”

A picture of the note was shared on social media by Sheffield Online Community last week which wrote: “Spotted in S11. What are your thoughts?”

Fellow users flocked to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.

One person said: “I agree on this, for those that live on that road where they have to fight for parking, there must be nothing worse.”

Another wrote: “I think the issue is when people take up more than one space when they park. It happens on our road every day.

“I am happy to park away from my house, but it winds me up when people park with no thought that they have taken up two spaces on a road where hardly anybody has a driveway, as I would at least like to park on my road.”

A third user shared: “I wonder if the driver of this vehicle has reported the person sticking the notice to their windscreen?”

While the rant sparked a debate as to whether the anonymous person was within their rights to stick such a note, most neighbours in the area have come to their defence.

Locals revealed they often struggle to find a space outside their homes due to daily commuters and parents picking their children up from a nearby school.

Oliver Guy-Smith, 40, said he was forced to pay £30,000 to get parking space somewhere else.

He told Daily Mail: “I’ve lived here for 22 years and the parking has just got worse.

“I even had to buy a £30,000 garage near my street so I have somewhere to park. There are now some houses that have around three or four different cars.

“I have my garage and I try to not drive as much, so it doesn’t really affect me.

“When people come to my house to stay, I have to tell them to park before 7pm or they won’t be able to park on the street.”

Another woman said: “Everyone parks on the road. My daughter lives on this road and she can never get parked outside her house.”

Meanwhile, a woman was left baffled after her neighbour accused her of “trespassing” for parking on her own driveway.

The man next door claimed he “owned the land” and even threatened to “cordon it off”.

The woman – even though she rented the place and the man’s house was on the other side – was repeatedly told she was trespassing.

She revealed she has been parking on the same driveway for more than six months – and had no problem until now.

How to appeal a parking ticket

MORE than half of motorists have successfully appealed parking fines from local councils, an investigation by The Sun found.

The best way to beat a parking charge is to avoid getting one in the first place – but if you do come back to your car and find a ticket there are some ways of beating the system.

However, how you appeal will depend on the type of parking ticket you have – so it’s important to check before you start the process.

Here’s how the process of an appeal works.

Once you have received a parking notice, the first stop is hold off paying the amount fined if you’re hoping to appeal.

The second step is to read the information provided on the ticket so you know how long you have to challenge then fine.

Once you’ve got an idea of how long you have, you can make an initial appeal to the ticket issuer.

You can do this by phone, post or email – make sure to include supporting evidence as to why you believe you have been incorrectly fined.

One example would be to provide evidence showing the parking signs weren’t clear.