A DOG walker said her life was ‘put in danger’ after a stranger left a nasty note on her car and let down her tyre.
The woman had been visiting Baggeridge Country Park, Dudley when her motor was targeted on a residential street.
The driver was shocked to find an abusive note on her car windscreen[/caption]
“Are you f****** thick?” was scrawled in large capital letters on a napkin and her tire had been let down.
She’s parked her car on a street near the popular beauty spot for a brisk walk on the morning of Christmas Eve 2024.
Left shaken up by the incident, she told Birmingham Live: “I was shocked to find the note left on my windscreen and worst still, to find my tyre let down.
“It was really upsetting to think some had let my tyre down and deliberately tried to endanger my life and cause me to have an accident in the process. My wing mirror was pushed in too.
“This was also criminal damage. I know other people park on Fir Street to use Baggeridge too.”
Fir Street is a residential road within walking distance from the park.
It is not known if the woman had parked in an obstructive way, but according to the Highway Code, all road users are technically entitled to park outside houses.
The Highway Code, paragraph 207, asks that people DO NOT park their vehicle where it might cause an obstruction to other pedestrians or road users, and cites the example of not parking in front of another person’s driveway.
In essence, while there are certain rules and regulations under the Highway Code relating to parking on public highways, mostly it’s a matter of common decency and courtesy.
This comes after a couple who live in a van have discovered a way to avoid parking fines.
Ric and Keira discovered a “loophole in the system” when it comes to parking in supermarket car parks.
In a video on their YouTube channel, Touring With The Kids, the couple summarised the method and showed how seamless it has made their living.
Dad Ric described how frustrating it can be to try and use supermarket car parks as many typically have time restrictions.
But by downloading and quickly signing up to a popular app, the pair have managed to find the perfect “hack” to help find places to stay overnight.
The app, YourParkingSpace, lets you book time across many public car parks, including supermarkets.
It has over a million downloads from the Google Play Store and a rating of 4.2 from over 7000 reviews.
It has been a game changer for the family as they can now avoid fines and time restrictions for “next to nothing”.
For their overnight stay in the video, the couple said it cost them just £2.50 to stay in the car park.
YourParkingSpace allows booking at more than 700,000 spots across the UK, including supermarkets such as Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco.
It works similarly to other parking apps like JustPark, with YourParkingSpace also allowing bookings on private driveways.
