Overview

• Homeowners share tales of blocking neighbours’ cars, swapping assigned spaces, exposing personal secrets online in response to repeated unauthorised parking on private driveways.
• The RAC and Metropolitan Police state that parking on private property without permission is a civil trespass and advise seeking court orders or nuisance claims instead of vigilante measures.
• Residents in apartment complexes report tit-for-tat spot-swapping tactics and rely on landowners or private parking firms to issue Parking Charge Notices for unauthorised use of designated spaces.
• Some annoyed homeowners have lodged nuisance complaints about neighbours’ yard clutter with local councils to prompt enforcement and restrict driveway access.
• Auckland Transport has clarified that on-street parking is a public resource and rejected local attempts to reserve kerbside spaces with cones or rude notes.