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The story
A post on 5channel’s Newsoku VIP board drew attention after a user said someone had parked in their contracted parking spot without permission. The poster had just had their assigned spot changed at the management company’s request, but when they returned, they found a stranger’s car parked in the new spot as well. The management company was closed and couldn’t be reached, so they called the police and took down the license plate number — but were told it wasn’t clear whether anything could be done, since the jurisdiction on file didn’t match where the car was actually parked. The thread filled up with replies discussing the frustrating reality that someone whose spot has been taken over often has almost no real recourse.
What people said
If they catch you, they'll probably stab you
That was a close call, but I made it
What is going on with that parking lot
Seriously rough. I just want to buy a house at this point
Still parked there
Oh right, that happened too……
They're closed right now
Cops are scary
But I got the license plate number
Aaaargh, it's all because of that
Paid to park it somewhere else until tomorrow morning
Better go find a decent parking spot elsewhere
Where would I even find a decent parking lot……
And look at reviews for other nearby lots to see what they're like
Not sure parking lots even have reviews though
I don't think they do
Block them in and you're the one in the wrong, put up a notice and that doesn't work either
Everyone just needs to live a little more humbly
Looked like they would be!
Even though you were parked properly in your contracted spot
Something's off with that parking lot, isn't it? Is it even legitimately run (as opposed to yakuza-run)?
Yeah, that happened
That's why my spot got reassigned, but when I got back there was a car parked in the new spot too. Rough.
I wish they had 24-hour contact
Apparently Sub-chan immobilized some people who'd been illegally parked for days, then went and confronted them
That's just harassing the harassers
People who illegally park don't feel a thing about it — that's exactly why they can do it
If it's still there tomorrow morning I'll take one
If Bon-chan's place were nearby I'd go mess with that car for you
You're a real lifesaver
Though knowing you, you'd probably mess with Bon-chan first
Background and Key Issues
Unauthorized parking in a privately contracted spot is treated differently from a parking violation on a public road, and tends to get handled as a civil dispute between the contract holder and the person who parked without permission. Even when police are called, they can confirm the license plate and contact the owner, but they generally have no authority to forcibly move or remove the vehicle — and if the registered jurisdiction doesn’t match where the car is actually parked, the response gets even slower. Commenters also pointed out that if the victim blocks the car in or puts up a notice, it can backfire and put them in the wrong, meaning the situation often ends up close to something the victim just has to accept and move past. Some replies also brought up past cases where disputes over illegal parking escalated into actual violence, but since those involve real criminal cases, this article does not cover them.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Newsoku VIP) thread “Guy gets his contracted parking spot taken by someone else lolololololol.”
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