‘If you want to play games…Then games you will get’: Father finds menacing notes on his van telling him to move or prepare for ‘trouble’ as parking row explodes on quiet street
- Competition for parking spaces on a road in Bury has seen things turn nasty
- The man, not named, is concerned about his van as he needs it to get to work
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A father found menacing notes on his van telling him to move or prepare for ‘trouble’ as a parking row exploded on a quiet street in Greater Manchester.
The man, who did not want to be named, says he frequently parks on his road in Bury, but an increased number of cars in the area means competition for parking spaces has seen things turn nasty.
He says he has received written and verbal abuse in recent weeks as tempers have flared.
Now he has spoken out after a note – calling him an ‘inconsiderate w***er’ and telling him to ‘move or else there will be trouble’ – was left on his van overnight.
The father said he never blocks driveways when he parks, and that while he understands parking ‘frustrations’, he has ‘as much right to park on the street as anybody else’.
A father found menacing notes on his van telling him to move or prepare for ‘trouble’ as a parking row exploded on a quiet street in Greater Manchester
The note reads: ‘You really are an inconsiderate w***er aren’t you. Move your van or else there will be trouble. Want to be a clever c**t and play games. Then games you will get.’
He said: ‘It does concern me. I’m also concerned about my van. Without my van I can’t work, and if they end up damaging it… just like everyone else at the minute with the cost of living, I can’t really afford to miss a couple of days work without my van.’
The man, who has lived in Bury all his life, said it was ‘a shame’ things tensions have boiled over as the area is ‘a really nice place to live’.
‘I get on with most people here,’ he said. ‘I don’t want any trouble. It’s frustrating because if I was parking directly outside somebody’s house or blocking the light into their lounge or anything like that, I wouldn’t do it.
‘I’d understand if that was the case, because I wouldn’t like that myself.
‘I always make a point to park on the end of the street, which is not obstructing anybody’s property. The only place I ever park outside a property, I’ve spoken to the resident who lives there and they’re fine with it
‘It’s difficult, particularly for those living on main roads, So it does spill out to the side streets.
‘I understand the frustration. If I’m causing anyone an issue, they’re more than welcome to knock on my door and ask me to move. It just seems unnecessary.’
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