I tried to nicely end war with neighbour blocking my drive but he accused me of BRIBERY – so I made his parking a misery

A MAN at war with his neighbour over parking revealed how he was allegedly accused of bribery after he tried to end the dispute.

Steve Hofstetter said a truck was "constantly" blocking his driveway and when being "nice" didn't solve the problem, he took matters into his own hands.

(A man who tried to nicely settle a dispute with his neighbour was accused of bribery.Credit: thehofstetter)

(The dispute happened after the man's neighbour repeatedly blocked Steve Hofstetter's driveway with his car.Credit: thehofstetter)

The Pennsylvania resident believes the car owner was deliberately parking their car there as they "didn't want him in the community".

After dealing with the parking for two years, Steve decided to buy his neighbour a coffee and let it go - but it only made matters worse.

In a video on TikTok, Steve said: "I tried to be nice and even tried to buy him a Starbucks gift card like 'hey let me get your coffee and lets talk about this'."
But his gesture was met with an unexpected response.

"He went around to all my neighbours telling them that I was trying to buy him off," Steve said.

"It's so pervasive that if you go to Google maps and look, he is blocking my driveway on Google Maps," he added.

It was at this point Steve decided he "had enough" and threatened to get his neighbour's vehicle towed away.

He said the tactic "worked for a while".
But before long, the neighbour was at it again and Steve decided to give the man a taste of his own medicine.

"I started pulling out of the driveway but then I stopped when I saw him get out of his house," he said.

"I waited for him to start his engine and then I pulled back in front of him and did the same 20 point turn he makes me do every morning.

"If he's gonna add two minutes to my day I'll do the same to him too."

"Oh and one more thing, I found out that he has a garage behind his house," he added.

The video has caused a stir online - with many flocking to support Steve.

"Dude, I would have called the tow truck day 1," wrote one.

"I had my neighbours suv towed 70 miles away because he repeatedly parked infront of my garage."

"I was late for work, and he never ever did it again," added another.

(Steve said the car parking was so pervasive it could be seen on Google Maps.Credit: thehofstetter)

(TikTokkers flocked to support Steve.Credit: thehofstetter)

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