Stranger parked car on couple’s drive
THIS was the brazen moment a man parked a 4x4 on a Stockport couple’s driveway before walking away.
Richard Bartley was forced to call the police after the black Volvo was abandoned on the driveway – blocking his garage.
CCTV shows the moment the Volvo was dumped at around 10pm on March 18 outside Richard’s home, on Craven wood Road, in Reddish.
The car was still there the following morning, leaving Richard with little option but to call Greater Manchester Police.
Richard first saw the car after returning home from work at 11pm on Monday, March 18.
“We have a community WhatsApp group, I put a message out on that and said ‘does anybody know who this is?’” said Richard.
“Quite a few people have got CCTV, so we could identify what time it was.
“I had a look on my CCTV and saw the guy just reversed into the space, locked his car and walked away.”
Richard says that on a neighbour’s CCTV clip, the person getting out of the Volvo can be seen getting into a silver car as a passenger, before being driven away.
The car was reported to GMP.
Richard usually parks in the garage while his partner parks on the driveway – but the Volvo driver’s selfish actions meant both their usual parking spots were out of bounds.
It was the first time they had faced the problem in nine years of living at the house.
“It’s just a nightmare,” added Richard, 37.
“All the neighbours just can’t believe that somebody has parked on our private drive and then walked away.”
With the car still on the driveway after 9am on Tuesday, Marc 19, it had looked like enforcement would be needed to get it moved out of the way.
But just as mysteriously as it arrived, the Volvo was finally driven away at around 9.30am.
Richard says the driver ‘just randomly returned’ to pick the car up – but offered ‘no apology’ to the couple, after almost 12 hours on their property.
‘All the neighbours just can’t believe that somebody has parked on our private drive and then walked away’
Richard Bartley