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Aussie shares angry handwritten note left on their windshield after neighbour reserved a parking spot with cones
By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Published: 02:30 EDT, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 02:30 EDT, 28 May 2026
A resident of a leafy Sydney suburb has slammed their 'entitled' neighbour after finding an angry note on their windshield.
The handwritten letter was titled: 'Thanks a lot.'
It went on to say: 'You're probably not aware of neighbourhood protocol here.
'The witches' hats were out to save a spot outside homes of people who live here because we were expecting a disabled 87 year-old to arrive in the rain.
'Thanks to you he parked blocks away and struggled here. Don't move it, not yours!'
It was left on a parked car in Birchgrove, about 5km west of the CBD.
The driver quickly shared a photo of the note on a local Facebook page.
'Don't you love when someone assumes they are more entitled, more important and the local rule maker in Birchgrove?' they captioned the photo.
'These neighbours left this "lovely" note on our car when we parked legally in our own street. We just moved their parking cones out of the way which they use often when leaving the house.
'I will be confronting them face-to-face, but am just so blown away with their entitlement and self-importance that I felt like sharing.'
The resident went on to point out that there was a disabled spot 10metres away that was empty when they parked.
Aussies online were critical of the note writer, with many agreeing they weren't allowed to reserve a parking spot, no matter the situation.
'Nobody owns the parking space outside their house but most people think they do and it's illegal to place witches' hats there unless you have a permit,' one said.
'You don't move here for ease of parking. Your note reeks of entitlement. Just saying,' another said.
However, some were sympathetic to the note writer's circumstances.
'Wait until you have an elderly person trying to get in and out of a car and a house in Balmain,' one person wrote.
The issue even prompted the Leichhardt Police Area Command's Facebook page to restate parking rules in the area and how residents should handle incidents.
'Whilst it's understandable that residents may want parking available for family or visitors, public street parking is governed by Council and Transport for NSW regulations, not informal "neighbourhood protocol",' the official account commented on the post.
'Public parking spaces can generally not be reserved for using cones or other objects unless lawful approval has been obtained. If a vehicle is parked legally, all parties should remain respectful and avoid unnecessary confrontation.
'If there are ongoing concerns regarding parking or obstructions on the roadway, contacting Inner West Council would be the most appropriate course of action.'
Inner West Council's parking policy states that kerbside spaces are treated as shared public resources, meaning permits do not guarantee a space, and no street is reserved exclusively for permit holders.
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