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An outraged woman has hit out at her entitled neighbours after they repeatedly tried to take over her private parking spaces to make their own lives easier. Many people have parking issues with neighbours, and one woman has explained hers. She said that shortly after moving into a new house with a driveway large enough for three cars, her neighbours began giving her dirty looks when they realised she wasn't using all the spaces.

According to the woman, the neighbours quickly began pestering her about leaving some of the spots empty, despite them being on her property. She ranted: "From the very beginning we have had both neighbours to the sides of us immediately start hounding us about if we are going to use all of our parking spaces. Our house has an extended three parking space lot on the back of it."

Despite repeatedly declining their requests, the neighbours refused to take no for an answer, eventually prompting her to contact her landlord, who stepped in to stop the pestering.

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But the drama was far from over.

She continued: "About two weeks ago, my family and I were getting out of the house and doing a little bit of shopping. We come back to find a large truck trying to manoeuvre a trailer through the alley near our spaces.

"It blocked us from driving into our space and we sat there for a solid 10 minutes watching them slowly move the trailer into one of our parking spots.

"One of the guys directing the truck came over to see if we need to get past but we informed him where they were parking was our house and they had no permission to do so. He looked a bit shocked and said, 'Oh, the lady said we could park here'."

The woman said she immediately set the record straight, explaining that she had already told the neighbours multiple times that they could not use her property.

She added: "No one came to ask us at any time if they could use our spots and we had been there for a full month at that point.

"They pull out and we pull in and I thought that would be the end. Nope. Five minutes later an entitled woman comes strolling over with her young child in tow and wants to speak with me. I go outside and now she wants to ask me if they can park."

The neighbour claimed landscaping work meant she couldn't use her own driveway, and tried to guilt-trip the woman by accusing her of "not being very neighbourly" when she refused again.

Fed up, the homeowner decided to set the record straight.

She fired back: "You are mad because you thought you could use someone else's property without their knowledge or consent and then play the victim when you are told no. Grow up."

She added: "She stormed off with her kid in tow, mad about not getting her way. I called my landlord about it too, so if there was some kind of arrangement made between the two of them, we were never made aware."

Weighing in on the online discussion, one person couldn't resist suggesting a mischievous response, writing: "I'm petty and if I was in this situation I would park sideways and make sure I was in all three spaces every time I come home."

Another user added: "I swear, it's absolutely impossible for some people to take no for an answer. Your neighbours were definitely a bunch of spoiled brats as children, and as it turns out, as adults too."

A third person commented: "Technically I don't believe the landlord could even give them permission to use the spaces. They are entitled to you and you alone, so long as they are listed as part of the property in the rental agreement."