Neighbour's "selfish" parking act sparks outrage
A resident in Leichhardt, Sydney, has taken matters into their own hands and decided to deal with the lack of parking by using orange traffic cones to reserve a space for themselves.
But frustrated neighbours were not pleased with this act, as parking on the the busy street is already difficult to find.
"It's been ongoing for months and doesn't look renovation-related," they wrote on social media.
It is understood that there are no parking restrictions on the street, meaning that residents can park there for as long as they like, if they're lucky enough to find a spot.
Social media users were quick to share their thoughts, with many suggesting to just move the "witches hats."
Others slammed the resident's parking act as "outrageous" and called him out for his "rude" and "selfish" behaviour.
"I've noticed that for months and wondered why people have been so observant of them," one person wrote.
"I guess if you're self-entitled and can get away with it," another added.
"Remove them when they aren't there, someone will park there," a third wrote.
While there were a few others who supported the act, and said that residents were entitled to reserve a parking spot, the Inner West Council has debunked it.
They said that reserving street parking using objects like traffic cones or other items and then leaving these objects unattended is prohibited.
"Unfortunately, this type of thing does happen in our local government area," a spokesperson told Yahoo.
The council has also urged anyone who sees someone using their belongings to obstruct public use of amenities to report it, with fines ranging from $330 to $660.
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