ULPT Request: on street parking spot
Posted by creakykiki@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 17 comments
How do I guarantee a on street parking spot outside my house? (London, UK)
Risk of car getting stolen is higher the further from home. At least here I can hear glass smashing or catch movement on cameras
Gogglesed@reddit
Crime scene tape and a chalk body outline
creakykiki@reddit (OP)
I have actually considered this. There was car in the neighbourhood that was involved in a crash and had police tape on it. It was parked on double yellow for months without tickets
Gogglesed@reddit
Do it late at night. Do it to two other cars as well.
Warmslammer69k@reddit
You can guarantee the spot by parking your car there.
creakykiki@reddit (OP)
Funnily enough it’s what I’m doing Fear of losing my spot makes me drive less
eperon@reddit
Paint a white cross (depending on country) on the street indicating its illegal to park there.
creakykiki@reddit (OP)
This might actually work I’ve seen a neighbour do it - although they might have done it properly via the council
beefjerkyzxz@reddit
grease the car door handles so that when they try to break in, their hands slip off and they cant get in
Wooden-Quit1870@reddit
In Queens NY, a friend had a fake Fire Hydrant ( fiberglass with a weighted bottom. He'd put it on the curb in the morning when he was leaving, and put it in his trunk when he got home at night.
It made it almost 3 years before it was stolen.
sitheandroid@reddit
As the only street with an american fire hydrant on it in the entirety of the UK, this would be unlikely to work.
seascribbler@reddit
Are there new London looking fire hydrants?
sitheandroid@reddit
No. We don't have a London looking Statue of Liberty either.
seascribbler@reddit
Now I’ve got to go look up how London firefighting works, which will inevitably lead to a deep dive into global comparisons of fire and other emergency services and probably end at 3am whilst I wonder how I ended up researching environmental nuances in Siberia or some shit! 😭
sitheandroid@reddit
Probably too late to save you but...I suspect the answer lies in aesthetics as our hydrants are hidden under our sidewalks. Harder to access and the delay probably causes a few extra deaths, but at least no ugly above ground hydrants I guess?
Wooden-Quit1870@reddit
I hadn't considered that aspect.
Perhaps some counterfeit No Parking Signs you could put up and remove in a similar fashion?
sitheandroid@reddit
Unfortunately all such signs have to be backed up with painted road markings :(
robotproofjobs@reddit
Traffic cones