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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/AITA_parkingspace on 2023-10-02 16:27:08.

i am currently 38 weeks pregnant. i live on the top floor of a block of flats with no elevator, meaning i have to walk 4 flights of stairs every day, which as i’m sure you can imagine is exhausting for me.

Parking for the flats is very limited. There’s nowhere local to park, apart from one car park round the back, which is strictly residents only. Each person has to pay for their space which is then allocated with a number matching their flat. There are signs clearly stating this, but it is never checked or enforced. Besides this though, the nearest parking is a good walk away down some dodgy side roads.

Now this happened last Wednesday, when i got home from work and there was a car i had never seen before parked in my space. i didn’t think anything of it as maybe a neighbour had visitors who parked there without realising or something like that. It was a little bit frustrating, but no big deal. i wrote on a small piece of paper “please do not park here, i pay for this space and am heavily pregnant” and stuck it under the cars wiper. i parked my car down the side streets, and by the time i walked to my apartment, i was tired and my back was starting to ache from all of the stairs too.

Anyway, Thursday when I got home from work, there wasn’t anybody there, so i assumed i was right, a neighbour had guests and it was a one off that someone parked there. Or maybe they read my note and parked elsewhere. However Friday, i got home from work again and there was the exact same car as 2 days ago in my space. I was especially tired this day and just not feeling it, so i walked up to the car and let down the front 2 tires. This time, i didn’t leave a note.

Later that evening, i heard someone talking and went so i could hear the conversation better. It was a man speaking to someone saying that he was stuck as he had 2 flat tires and was unable to move his car. He seemed angry about it, so i didn’t say anything.

Saturday morning, his car was still there, but it was gone later that evening. I told my husband about it, and he said i am a massive asshole and even though i pay for the space, i shouldn’t mess with someone else’s car, i should have left another note instead.

I don’t think i was being unreasonable though, so AITA?

edit: im from the uk and we can’t call tow trucks here.