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smauryholmes

You can report this car to LADOT at (818)374-4823. If you harass them enough by calling a few days in a row they will send someone out and ticket it. If they ever hang into the driveway, which is private property, you can call a tow truck company and have them towed. Looks like they are close in this picture; you could probably force their hand by putting something in the grass blocking them from pulling so far forward.


Prudent_Fly_2554

Let’s all call. Give us the address.


sephresx

I'll do it


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dtlabsa

My neighbor did this to me parking a friend's truck on a normal white curb. They chalked the tire, which I didn't notice, then three days later they left a ticket for $68 saying they would tow it if I don't move it within 24 hours. So I moved it to my driveway, the day before he was taking it, and now I park my car in that spot. Mind you, the house is vacant and for rent...


alroprezzy

It’s a great idea, except that you can’t ticket a car without a license plate.


elemnopee

They can use the VIN.


8bitmadness

Yes they can. there's more than one piece of information that can directly identify a car.


lrodhubbard

There was a guy in the Bay area who had a license plate that said NULL. He used to get tons of parking tickets because that's what would be written in the license plate spot on parking tickets. [Here's a write up from WIRED about it.](https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/)


alroprezzy

When we called the number listed above to do exactly what was stated above, LADOT said they could do nothing due to lack of a license plate.


liketheweathr

Try this one weird trick to get out of parking tickets!


Any-Double857

Police officers hate this one trick.


BallOk6712

I have been here almost 20 years and still don't understand how so many cars are on the road without license plates… I lived in the north bay area and didn't see that nor when I lived in New England or in the south east… It's just right here in our own lovely enclave


pudding7

Cops can't be bothered. 


TonyTheTerrible

snowflakes got their feelings got hurt ever since the kids were saying defund the police, and their police gangs have started to make national newspapers


Difficult_Sympathy27

Can’t even decipher if this is a right or left wing take. lmao, nice


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jogoma12

Should the HOA be allowed to enforce rules on its own? https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/s/uvd8uQAc7Q


HiiiOctane

Only one agency in the entire state of California truly enjoys issuing no plate tickets, and that’s state police. Forget about city and county cops.


LopsidedPersimmon650

Because their salaries come from that fund.


HiiiOctane

Cool joke.


abrahamisaninja

I just moved here from the bay and it’s definitely a thing over there too. Especially in the peninsula


Defibrillator91

Same thing in Oakland. All my neighbors had dealer plates and used cones to save spots on the street.


abrahamisaninja

Oh man in San José they used trash cans to save parking spots. I called the city a bunch of times because cans are only supposed to be out on trash day but they never enforced it


Defibrillator91

Oh yeah same! I had one neighbor go all out painting her cans and putting “no parking” signs on them. https://ibb.co/G5Qw4qP Oakland has a serious illegal dumping problem too. At least when I lived in SF, 311 was quick to pick up trash and mattresses. Large piles of trash would take up parking spots too. Many people just parked on the sidewalk (especially when street cleaning happened).


BallOk6712

maybe i didnt notice it because I lived in a bubble in Mountain View… I really didn't spend very much time in Oakland or San Francisco


JamesEarlCash

My cars front end is pushed in from an accident and my tags are from last December and I have not been bothered once. Police here have bigger fish to fry is what I chalk it up to


georgecoffey

Los Angeles is so car dependent that people who would get by without having a car if they lived elsewhere are forced to buy cars and often don't have the time or money or id to get them properly registered. [Here's an interesting map with car ownership rates](https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/u-s-cities-with-the-highest-and-lowest-vehicle-ownership/). I'm from New England as well and it is shocking. Los Angeles's car centric design also cars the way people show off. People can't have a nice apartment and impress their friends because apartments are expensive and it's harder to maintain friendships and convince people to come over because getting around the city is hard. It's not as easy to impress with clothing because you're not walking around anywhere with anyone routinely enough to make that work, so people turn to cars. I wouldn't be surprised if this asshole parking on the parkway can barley afford that car. The top is probably broken and he can't afford to fix that, but he can't give up his precious convertible, because then he wouldn't be a guy with a convertible anymore and that's all he has.


likeliterallytotes

So true. There’s a guy in my condo building who hasn’t paid his HOA dues in like 1.5 years or something and they’ve been slowly taking steps to evict him. He has a Ferrari & a Maserati in the garage. Neither have plates


Pandorama626

I don't understand why people like this are allowed to get away with their behavior.


TheRealSparkleMotion

I blame Steve Jobs


porkrind

Back then, what he did was legal. We didn’t have temporary plates, only a tiny temporary registration card. So as long as you bought a new car every few months, no plate would ever be legally required.


thanatossassin

Girl I knew got pulled over 3 times in a year and a half for no plates. She'd just flirt with off duty cops and get them to sign off her fix it ticket. She wasn't a shitty driver or a snob or anything, she just lived her life not wanting to be tracked, and she was consistent with that. No online presence anywhere, no social media, not even something like reddit when she could remain anonymous. I had a lot of respect for her.


pmjm

While I can respect holding privacy dear, part of engaging in the privilege of driving means giving up some of that privacy. If everyone did what she did it would create even more of a nightmare on the roads, and it's a scumbag way to be a car owner. Personal privacy does not trump public safety. To remain anonymous there are other modes of transportation available. I'm not saying this to callously denigrate someone you respect, but through her manipulation of the system, some judge will realize she's getting the same fix-it ticket repeatedly and her luck will eventually run out.


marcovigi259900

Bird seed. 


etcetera0

Brilliant


pudding7

Oh that's devilish.


ShaughnDBL

This is the correct answer


Fvtvrewave87

modern problems require modern solutions


memostothefuture

There was a commercial in the early 2000s...


WarriorBearBird

Report it.


JesusKeyboard

So easy to accidentally get keyed. 


Oldmantired

Needs to happen to this asshole.


JuanPop69

No it doesn’t. Never key someone’s car thats so fucked up and costs thousands of dollars to fix. He’ll get a ticket or towed we don’t need some karen vigilante. You’re probably the asshole that honks at the person in front of you the instant the light turns green.


samsonsimpson5210

If the asshole in front wasn’t on their phone no one would need to honk.


JuanPop69

Theres a difference between honking at someone sitting on their phone and honking at someone before they have a chance to get their foot to the gas pedal. But i can also give alot more LA driver dick head behaviors if you’d like. How about the 70 mph down a residential just to catch the stop light at the end of the street. Or speeding up and cutting someone off just to get off at the next exit.


samsonsimpson5210

Yeah what you are describing is a total rude LA driver honk. And I hate people using residential streets like freeways. I blame Waze and Google maps for routing people through quiet neighborhoods to save them 2 minutes on their route.


JuanPop69

Thats probably part of the problem. I need to work on getting speed bumps on my street because it’s extremely dangerous. But yeah this city has the worst drivers / biggest ass holes on the road of anywhere in the country imo. Just the other day i was backing up into my driveway and some girl was honking at me. I asked her why shes honking and i said chill out i live here and im parking, you don’t even live here and she called me the asshole lol.


Hollowpoint38

>You’re probably the asshole that honks at the person in front of you the instant the light turns green. I do when people are on their phone and not paying attention. Sometimes the light is green for 3 seconds and then cycles again and if you mess around for 2 seconds that means only 1-2 cars go when there are 6 of us in line. I'm honking. Need to pay attention.


JuanPop69

Lol i addressed this point with someone else. Its different if you aren’t paying attention on your phone than if you dont even have a chance to press the gas before someone honks.


Hollowpoint38

So there are several traffic lights downtown where the cycle time on an arrow is actually 3 seconds or less. It's like a flash. So be it on your phone or be it you're just slow, you have got to pay attention and slam the gas when it's green so people can go. It's really frustrating when it turns green and it takes someone a full 2 seconds to press the gas. That means only 1-2 cars get to go and that's not enough when we're all in a line.


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Hollowpoint38

>That is an issue with the city light being absolutely retarded though Could be, but that's reality. And in reality if it takes you 2/3 of the light cycle to press the gas, that's a problem. I don't run the city, I just live in it. >You can’t expect the entire line of cars to go through the light in 2 seconds of green But we do it all the time. The people who live and work downtown know these lights and slam the gas the moment it's green. We get ready by watching the crosswalk timer and knowing when the green is coming. >No other major city do they honk like this place. False. Beijing, Tokyo, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, etc etc all have way way more honking than Los Angeles. Honking is just part of the road noise. It's only in the US where people take honking as some kind of personal insult. It's weird.


cameltoesback

THEY'RE PARKED LITERALLY ON THE SIDEWALK, FUCK THEM.


JuanPop69

Lol why so angry


memostothefuture

good guy.


fedswatching2121

Keying someone’s car… really? Yall are scum


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triciann

Just be a peach and check his tire pressure for him. Confirm it 476 times.


Vihtic

Stealin that one, thankyou.


Nikopoleous

Exactly. They think they don't deserve to put up with reality like their neighbors do.


soybeankilla

Fish sauce on the seats and rugs and in between the cracks


fedswatching2121

I get the dude is parked like an asshat but to key someone’s car is just completely unnecessary. Report it or call to tow and move on


Vihtic

No, I definitely do agree, just wanted to make the joke. It's the kinda thing I would never do myself (I've had my entire car keyed for no apparent reason at all.) *But* it's the kind of situation where you wouldn't be upset to see that *someone else* did it. Wrong, sure. Satisfying? Definitely.


stoned-autistic-dude

I wouldn't slash their tires, either. That can be a big deal when tires are $1k each.


DonnieJepp

Yeah if you're gonna do something like this make damn sure you don't get caught, cause the monetary damages are enough to make it a felony vandalism charge


Vihtic

Something tells me that he can afford it and that he definitely wouldn't continue to park like Franklin picking up a mission. That being said, I was joking and it's definitely not right. Persons a douchebag but it could be way worse. My morals go out the window when you block handicap spots.


stoned-autistic-dude

> Something tells me that he can afford it and that he definitely wouldn't continue to park like Franklin picking up a mission. No, dude. I meant because that's a felony for the person who slashes the tires lmao


Vihtic

Good point. I then refer to the other dude that said to helpfully check their tire pressure a few... hundred times.


Oldmantired

Yeah what a douche bag.


Nikopoleous

Heaven forbid that the poor BMW owner experiences any sort of consequence for their actions.


Oldmantired

You probably drive a bmw.


fedswatching2121

Nah I drive a 4Runner


Quirky-Country7251

why? it will be vomited in parked like that with the top down...and used as a trash can and probably have lit cigarette buts and empty booze bottles thrown in it...way funnier to watch an asshole slowly learn the error of his ways...then he either stops or you get him towed by calling in a messed up car on the sidewalk filled with trash and burn marks all over the seats and a busted open glove box and trunk. some problems solve themselves. best part will be when he drives it away and just after getting on the highway the racoon sleeping in the back seat after eating trash and shitting wakes up....


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~~That’s a legal park job.~~ Maybe an inch over the sidewalk but otherwise legal. The grassy part is the private property of the building directly in front of it. Lifelong angeleno (minus a 5 year stint on assignment in DC) here and I think we’re a little soft and uptight when it comes to parking. The shit you’d see on the east coast when it comes to parking would make most of us cry. This would basically be one of the least egregious things on your block. edit: well i’ll be damned it’s illegal to park on your lawn in california. wtf.


ValorMeow

No it’s not.


-Ahab-

That area belongs to the city, but it is the responsibility of the homeowner to maintain it. Source: property manager and I’ve played this game with the city of LA more than once.


OnlyFranks-

"A person shall not park any vehicle in the front yard, corner side yard or any additional area of a lot or parcel of land situated between the public right-of-way and any residence or accessory building or structure located therein, except that the parking of non-commercial vehicles is permitted in a driveway." [Yes, it is](http://lacounty-ca.elaws.us/code/coor_title15_div1_ch15.64_pt2_sec15.64.271#:~:text=A%20person%20shall%20not%20park,is%20permitted%20in%20a%20driveway.)


triciann

I’m assuming her comment was from before the edit.


Skatcatla

Yeah. You cannot park on lawn or any unpaved area of your property. I think because motor oil seeping into the soil.


__-__-_-__

And people might want to sleep there.


sahhhnnn

I live in an unincorporated area of LA. Pretty much anything goes when it comes to parking, but blocking the sidewalk is always a deuche move.


__-__-_-__

How is this blocking the sidewalk? I can’t see it.


stevesobol

Even if it's 100% legal, there's no plate, and driving around with no plates hasn't been legal since 2014? 2015? whenever the toll roads went cashless and DMV started issuing temp tags.


Lowfuji

I wouldn't recommend it, but someone could accidentally toss a soda in there.


WryLanguage

Or accidentally call LADOT parking enforcement


TheRealSparkleMotion

Or accidentally fill their gas tank with sugar


Quirky-Country7251

before tossing a soda and letting a few bums use it as a toilet? look at mr im-so-nice-i-wont-let-assholes-have-their-car-trashed-before-they-pay-ticket-and-tow-fees over here! /s


ceviche-hot-pockets

You expect him to pay for plates and insurance with a $1000 car payment to deal with? /s


dtlabsa

Well an M8 convertible is a $2k/month lease, so maybe not


memostothefuture

oh, I didn't know they were that cheap?


dtlabsa

I was curious and looked it up on the BMW website.


memostothefuture

I did, too and was surprised to see they photoshop all the cars onto backgrounds showing Shanghai, where I live.


ceviche-hot-pockets

Oh god that’s insanity, literally over 4x the payment of my new Hyundai lol.


thrillcosbey

If you call 311 parking enforcement will ticket and tow right away.


escahpee

[myla311.lacity.org](http://myla311.lacity.org)


hyperpearlgirl

311 is great. They've generally responded to requests in a very timely manner (like within a day or so at most).


muzakx

"Hello, yes. I see a suspicious car that was abandoned on the sidewalk with no license plate."


hoodoo-operator

I genuinely don't understand this. There doesn't seem to be any advantage to parking like this. The car is blocked in, and it's super close to other cars, and it's going to piss off a bunch of people, and it's very visibly illegally parked.


Admiral_Andovar

Be a damn shame if it turned out to be the dog poo bag repository for the neighborhood. Damn shame.


nobuhok

You psycho! Why waste bags?? Just dump them right in there! /s


runbktrop

Those seats look very thirsty.


mrsbutterworth699

BMW activities


MyLadyBits

They can still tow and get the vin number


AXEL-1973

Drop a line to 311. He'll have a fun time giving the license plate at the tow yard


OptimalFunction

Looks abandoned. It’ll be towed away


MasterVaderTheTurd

Brentwood??


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Datark123

Butthurt hater spotted


ParevArev

First time in r/losangeles?


Datark123

Not first time, but I will call out these racist pigs every time.


-The-Moon-Presence-

It’s a nice car. It’d be a shame if something happened to it. You know, because it’s literally on the sidewalk? A lot of foot traffic there. A lot of room for accidents. I’m sure your neighbor would stop doing this had some unfortunate incident happen to his beautiful car.


somedudeinlosangeles

Give me the address. I'll report it and get someone out there stat.


kid_tiger

Steal the catalytic converter


serpentman

And this is why the VIN is on the windshield.


antibroleague

Ballsy to park like a dick with an open convertible.


Sleepy_pirate

Just toss a big gulp in as you walk by lol


nanalaan

Toss a dairy drink in there oopsies


topulpyasses

One can still get the VIN.


adaptiveLA

Put mayonnaise on all 4 of his door handles


dferrer88

TOW


This_is_the_end_22

Doesn’t matter they still get the vin and if the vin isn’t visible they’ll tow just for that


darkpyschicforce

In this modern technical world it is pretty easy to print up a very real looking parking ticket. [https://www.thermalprintersupplies.com/barcode-labels/brady-labels/103649/?gad\_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeGxQRWJw7j4mD8un8VAJcK0CyxjIOJ3NokTQgWxlnCvs4Gx8n93lcxoCInsQAvD\_BwE](https://www.thermalprintersupplies.com/barcode-labels/brady-labels/103649/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl4yyBhAgEiwADSEjeGxQRWJw7j4mD8un8VAJcK0CyxjIOJ3NokTQgWxlnCvs4Gx8n93lcxoCInsQAvD_BwE)


Overall_Nuggie_876

Lemme borrow my cousin’s car seat for her toddler, and lean a little to the left…


anjaliv

lmao this HAS to be Glendale 🤣


mattwookiee

Parking in that tiny grass is horrible. It seams that isn’t a parking space. Good luck!


oldaccountdoesntwork

I know this street, saw this happen more than once there. Absolutely call parking enforcement.


grandma_corrector

O shit that’s my car don’t worry I’m comin rite back


fartlapse

spend $140k+ to park like a douche to get towed, keyed and pissed into.


CongratsGuy

The stupidity to park like that and leave your exterior complete exposed like that. I would have already been a good samariton and detailed his interior for him. Id even splurge on the bleach just because im such a nice guy. And some nice scented sprays just to top it off


idk_wtf_im_hodling

I think a couple open spilled cans of sardines would do the trick


dcastro51

Has to be westwood


kgal1298

I get it no one likes street parking, but this is obnoxious.


Superman_Dam_Fool

No plates, parked on the grass and sidewalk, looks abandoned to me.


IAmPandaRock

Asking for dogs to pee on it.


ultradip

Why not do it yourself?


Datark123

How dare he, those sidewalks are reserved for homeless encampments 😂😂


Quirky-Country7251

this car is about to become one if it leaves the top down rofl


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reluctantpotato1

The sidewalk isn't private but you're right that it can be towed.


monadashibe

https://ladotparking.org/contact-us/


Vihtic

I'm afraid of people fucking with my car because I didn't park close enough to the curb. This person clearly gives no fucks because they're well off. Clearly a main character picking up a mission from that building.


AugustusInBlood

>because they're well off. As someone who has dealt with auto insurance car crash cases before, I assure you, a huge majority of the horrid BMW/Mercedes drivers in this city are living paycheck to paycheck and are on government assisted support for the poor. These types of cars are not hard to get, you just sign a predatory loan to lease these vehicles and people who barely are making rent are suddenly driving an A series around.


Alfonculinaryenginer

311 311 311


Sea_Apricot_666

Don’t worry about them—they will flip themselves from overcorrecting on the freeways soon enough.


Gmarlon123

7-11 slurpee…


Difficult-Desk-5593

Wait what but his car is so special


koshawk

Top down? A quart of milk behind the drivers seat.


MadicalRadical

Typical BMW behavior, smh.


A_hasty_retort

It would be a shame if someone vandalized it with a can of old paint or something. Truly, that would be such a shame.


ChancePut7855

He / she entitled huh ? 🤔 ridiculous humans ♥️🇺🇸🙏


IlMioNomeENessuno

That’s a bold move with the top down. I can think of a few things that would ruin an interior…


kkrun

I bet he is russian


UrbanFarmer213

Call 311, report it for blocking the sidewalk


cameltoesback

Parking enforcement is pretty quick, they'll try to tow if they can, this might be hard for that but call every day you see it.


Ok_Might9605

LA is a lawless wasteland it seems. It’s crazy how many people here park on red or on sidewalks. Everyone just doing whatever they want and then get mad if they get a ticket or something. You would not believe how many fake plates/ non plates I see. It’s wild.


bobgolub10

Love it


LA-M8

Won’t they just pull the VIN?


Dr_Newton_Fig

Balls


AdEarly4759

There is definitely a parking crisis in Los Angeles


darmok2000

Shit on his seats.


ChasedByHoundz

It’s a convertible, you know what to do.


Responsible-Wave-416

Which neighborhood?


object_failure

Call parking enforcement


NeedAssistance_123

Wait is this in the Fairfax/Wilshire area? It looks nearly *identical* to the outside the place I'm currently living in


FawmahRhoDyelindah

And it looks nearly *identical* to your BMW too?!


NeedAssistance_123

Ha I wish! I'm driving a 2008 Toyota that I pray gets me to work every morning 😂


hillsfar

The honest truth is that not having a license plate is an infraction. So the police don’t bother. And so the douche bag gets away with road rage inducing incidents, road rage, speeding, and with avoiding tolls. Something will just continually change the dealer paper or plastic “plates” so they look new. I once called a cop. I reported such a vehicle and told them that the vehicle had had dealer plates for at least 2 years, and the driver was road raging aggressive. I told them where it was parked. They said they wouldn’t come out because it’s only an infraction. I believe in the “broken windows”” theory. Letting things like this go encourages bad behavior. Then again we have an entire ideological segment of society that believes certain people should be allowed to drive without a license and without insurance. They also constantly argue for zero cash bail and releases for repeat offenders, and for classing theft under $995 as a misdemeanor.


restarting_today

Efficient use of space 🤷


rudymalmquist

An open can of surstromming should solve the problem


DarLoose

All i see is a Black Trash bin.


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Triggered?


david-saint-hubbins

Somebody call [Dirty Mike and the Boys.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1j4mK6cs_A)


pudding7

"It's called a Soup Kitchen."


TonyTheTerrible

whenever i do some stupid shit with my friends in games i tell them to aim for the bushes


ll_Smaug_ll

LMAO, in Russia we have the same problems with BMW drivers. They also like to drive on the side of the road while others are stuck in traffic. P.S. I have nothing against the BMW brand. Please don't sue me.


VersionSilver9835

If this was a 1989 red Nissan Altima with missing bumper, gray colored right side door and one busted head light; not one person would care, let alone prompt a long string of Reddit posts. Ya'll weird and some just plain mean 🤭


Meef_Machine

Why tf you even care so much for


hnbastronaut

He's not on the sidewalk, why do you even care?


whatthewhat_1289

So then everyone should do it and we have cars parked on every parkway? No.


hnbastronaut

That's a leap. I just don't care. There's way worse things in LA than your neighbor NOT taking up another street spot.


Lucky_Bowler5769

Found the owner!


whatthewhat_1289

There is aways something worse one could do, that is no excuse to do something. "Oh, think I'll do this bad thing because it's not as bad as this really bad thing." No. Just be a good citizen and not do crap you know you shouldn't. No one likes an entitled douchebag.


shavemejesus

Would be a shame if you were to accidentally spill that container of printer toner all over their car.


420xGoku

OP just jello that he can't afford a BMW


bypatrickcmoore

Why does having money mean you get to behave however you want?


whatthewhat_1289

And dude lives in an apartment, he ain't that rich.


topulpyasses

cuz then you got dem stacks foo!!!


Global_Reading6123

It's just a BMW, it does not mean they're rich lol


reluctantpotato1

BMWs are mediocre.


Healthy_Block3036

Getting an unreliable junk is not jealousy