Man ‘earns £50k’ in three years without neighbours finding out

A man stunned many by revealing his cunning method of raking in an additional £50,000 over three years, leveraging his neighbours’ resources during the biting cost of living crisis.

As individuals across the nation grapple with exorbitant food costs and escalating bills, finding ways to earn supplementary income becomes increasingly critical for enhancing one’s lifestyle quality.

Three years prior, one opportunistic individual spotted a golden chance and grabbed it. In his residential complex, about a dozen car parking spaces lay unused, which he began clandestinely renting out to unknowing commuters.

His admission came on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, through the ‘Fesshole’ account where users anonymously divulge their guiltiest acts to online onlookers.

“I have rented out 12 of my neighbours’ unused parking spaces to commuters for almost three years without their knowledge, only cost is £150 on key fobs,” the man revealed.

He further confessed: “It’s made me almost £50,000. No one has ever said a word.” Now the post ignited a fervent debate among X commenters. One warned: “If they find out, you’re going to jail.”

Another lauded: “Impressive stealth, good job dear.”

While yet another recalled their personal grievance: “A neighbour parked his unregistered and immovable car in my [car space]. The police said they could not act because it was on private land.”

One social media user raised an eyebrow, asking: “So essentially, those commuters could just park there for free? Or maybe cut out the middleman and just pay your neighbours?”

Considering the potential for such stratagems, an X user speculated: “Very possible. If I didn’t have a car but I was allocated a parking space where I lived, I wouldn’t care if someone was parking there or probably even notice.”

Another individual reminisced with amusement: “I swear I’ve paid for parking off someone like this before [crying laughing emoji]. There was a guy who wore a high-vis jacket and took payment off unsuspecting car parkers for years, it was just unused land.”

Yet, some sceptics challenged the tale’s veracity, suggesting the anonymous source had fabricated or exaggerated the account for online notoriety.

In Britain, parking is a domain of intricate regulation. The Highway Code meticulously catalogues the do’s and don’ts for driver parking placements, further mentioning the escalating trend in Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE).

It notes: “DPE is becoming increasingly common as more authorities take on this role. The local traffic authority assumes responsibility for enforcing many parking contraventions in place of the police.”