Driver blasts ‘communist’ rule as they’re hit with $80 fine for parking in own driveway – they were off by mere inches

A CAR owner’s parking situation story is going viral after they got an $80 ticket for parking their vehicle in front of their own home.

The driver behind a popular Tesla and EV -based page went to X sharing details about the situation with a picture of the citation .

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“Life in communist Canada ,” a page on the platform named Jowua ( @JowuaLife ) started in the post .

“Wife parked our Model Y just 10 inches onto the grass and it’s an $80 fine.”

The image of the ticket showed the Tesla in the background with just a small section of its side off of the driveway.

Other car owners had a lot to say about the incident as the post received over 2,500 replies.

“Got one of those from a neighbor sending a complaint that I had a U-Haul trailer backed into the driveway, and part of my truck blocked the sidewalk for a few minutes,” someone shared.

“There was no street parking on our side, so it would have been a [650-foot] walk to unload the trailer being parked anywhere else. (And I left plenty room to walk around).”

The X user added that they “even failed to dispute it with all that.”

One person asked the original poster: “On your OWN property?”

“Yes,” Jowua responded.

“SW Ontario for you.”

“Montreal here,” a user started.

“Once got 105$ fine for not locking car doors on my own property.”

Jowua replied: “What???!!! How would they even know? Did you complain? Get any money taken off?”

“Right in front of my driveway,” the user went on.

Why is it illegal to block a driveway?

Blocking a driveway is illegal in the United States due to the limiting of access to emergency care.

Aside from being inconsiderate, blocking a driveway is a serious safety hazard, cops say.

Blocking the driveway of someone’s home is illegal in all 50 states, with fines and penalties varying by state.

For instance, blocking a driveway in San Francisco, California can earn a driver a hefty towing $286 fee and a $110 ticket.

That’s not including the feed to retrieve the vehicle from an impound lot, which averages over $600.

In an emergency, a blocked driveway can mean the difference between life and death for a patient.

“In the United States, it is illegal to block a driveway, even your own,” reads Parklio’s website.

“It’s a matter of public safety: emergency services like fire trucks, ambulances, or police cars need that space to get in and out.

“An obstructed driveway might also prevent vehicles from pulling out onto the road to seek emergency services.”

Source: San Francisco Police Department , Parklio

“I was in the process of moving stuff and just left the car there temporarily for a few hours. Not worth the hassle to dispute. The patrol must be checking doors one by one.”

“Why are they going on your property and checking your car doors,” someone else joined the conversation.

“Police are not allowed to do that in America. They need a search [warrant] and a cause to even go onto your property. That’s insane.”

One individual commented on the Canadian resident being fined on their own driveway giving Jowua something interesting to consider.

They asked: “Is it even really your property/grass then?”

“Ownership is a farce,” Someone else chimed in.

“The minute you die if someone doesn’t continue paying taxes on all the things you’ve paid for all your life the government claims them.”