My neighbour has left two cars on their driveway for 14 years

A man shas divided opinion after revealing his neighbour is causing a parking nightmare on their street by leaving two unused cars in his driveway for 14 years. 

The frustrated resident from Calgary, took to Reddit to explain that the neighbor then has to park the vehicle that they do drive on the street - usually in front of his house. 

As a result, guests visiting his house struggle to find a place to leave their car, and to make matters worse, their already crowded street is filled to the brim with cars, leading to congestion. 

He said he'd offered his neighbour help to have the vehicles taken away, but it never came to anything, and asked for advice on what to do next. 

But commenters were left divided as som hit out at the concerned poster, telling him to 'mind his business', while others said they would be equally enraged. 

A man sparked outrage when he revealed that his neighbour hasn't moved their car off the driveway in 14 years. Stock image used

'These are not vehicles of value and having them sit in the driveway clogs up an already full street,' he wrote in a post on the r/Calgary subreddit. 

'Of course this is also the house on the street in #1 position when it comes to needing repairs and being visibly in decay.

'I know everyone's financial position can't allow for a perfect property, but ditching old cars valued at $0-50 to free up street parking would be nice for everyone.'

The annoyed homeowner says that he's already tried to help resolve the situation to no avail. 

'I spoke with the neighbour two years ago and offered to have the people at Donate-a-Car Canada give them a call to arrange donation of the vehicles, which they agreed to,' he added.

'One's an early 90's Pontiac Grand Am with flat tires and open window for at least 6 years) and an 80's Chev Pickup truck that had a tree growing into the open passenger window for years until somebody finally trimmed the tree.

'I heard from the Donate-a-car people that they never responded to multiple calls and messages.'

The Redditor felt it would be better for the whole community if the extra space could be sorted out.

'Most of the other spots on our street are taken up by other people who have rear garages and don't use them for cars, or have too many cars to fit on their own property,' he explained. 

Commenters weighed in on the issue, as many slammed the man for being 'petty' and told him to 'mind hi business'  

'Definitely super petty,' one slammed. 'Maybe discover a better way to use your free time than complaining about your neighbour's property.' 

'Are you also complaining about a noisy AC unit from another neighbour?' a second sarcastically quipped.

'What’s with people like you,' a third remarked.

'Mind your business. Your guest can’t park in your drive way? Are you lazy? Are they? 

'I hate eyesores as much as anyone else but you seem to be speaking about an east of use for you. I could be wrong here.'

He turned to others for advice - but dozens of commenters hit out at the concerned poster, telling him to 'mind his business'

Another person wrote: 'Chances are a few of your neighbours feel the same way about you frequently having visitors over clogging up the street with vehicles.

'They'll wonder why they can't take a bus or taxi, or why you can't meet them somewhere.

'Perhaps they'll have complaints about honking when locking, loud stereo or vehicle, driving too fast or too slow.

'Sounds like they told you what you wanted to hear to get ride of you last time, and just want to be left alone.'

However, others chipped in with advice for solutions, such as calling bylaw - which refers to regional regulations of a particular area that may be being violated - as property values could be affected by the situation. 

However, the original poster replied that he didn't want to 'cause grief' by calling bylaw, as he doesn't know their personal financial situation or circumstances. 

One commenter even suggested offering to buy the vehicles from the neighbour and selling them on. 

In an update, the Redditor explained that he'll likely try and approach his neighbours once again.

'I'll offer again to help them get some money out of their assets so they can use their driveway IF they choose to,' he wrote.

'Thanks to the folks who made reasonable suggestions and didn't just scream "MIND YOUR BUSINESS, LET EVERYONE ELSE DO WHAT THEY WANT" when the actions of the people around me clearly contravene bylaws - which I wouldn't call them on anyway because I value positive relationships with neighbours.'