Is it suspicious and should I report? Not Covid!

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I say report - I mean the police but it is only suspicious to me - I moved here from London and have street cred awareness of surroundings.

I live in a super Naice Area. A stepford wives type housing estate. Well heeled, well to do, polite people, fashionable dogs and very quiet blah blah.

It's a complete dead end but has two roads in and out. It's quite large and has a supermarket in the middle so the main road at one end is busy but the rest is quiet.

I first saw this car maybe in November lockdown whilst walking with kids. Again in December twice. And again today. 4 times.

A man parked up. Windows open. (It's cold!). A 15 plate sporty Merc - nothing to note.

First time - parked up
Second time I saw him when I was driving home from work and he was driving out the estate (wiping his nose) right near where he parks.
Third time parked up - same place
Fourth time today - parked up same place.

Time always between 3-4pm.

When I saw him drive out he was alone so not picking someone up.

There is nothing to do on the road. It doesn't go anywhere. No schools are open.
He just sits there. Not on phone. Not talking. Just staring ahead.

Today I took a pretend photo of DC but actually was taking his number plate.

AIBU to be suspicious?
What do you think he's up to?

Depends on his ethnicity of course 🙄🙄🙄

He’s probably having 5mins peace what on earth would you report him for?!

What exactly would you be reporting?! With all due respect, you need to mind your own business. You haven't witnessed any wrong doing!

Between appointments
Lost his job
Going crazy with lockdown and just needs a breather
Could be anything

What? This sounds like such a non event I don't know how you've even noticed

Whatever he's doing, he's not trying to hide and he doesn't mind if anyone notices him, so presumably there's an innocent explanation. He might just be killing time for some reason.

Dying at I moved here from London and have street cred awareness of surroundings 😂

Well played, OP.

A man sitting in a car, doing nothing and hurting no-one...and you want to report him? To who, and for what?

You’re absolutely mad. You’ve seen a man 4 times in 4 months sitting in a car and think it’s a police matter?

You need to get a hobby

Drugs

I don’t do this but I can see the appeal in parking a road or two over for an hour’s peace and quiet, whilst being in the warmth of my car.

I’m sure your local facebook group would love to be informed about such ‘suspicious’ behaviour.

@OverTheRainbow88

Depends on his ethnicity of course 🙄🙄🙄

Was he brown?

I have also moved from London to a place like you and am struggling to think what you could possibly think is going on here.

What would you even say to the police?

Yes phone the police

Also, make sure you include every single totally fucking irrelevant detail as you did in your OP.

Then let us know how it went...

To those of us without London street smarts, is him wiping his nose what we should be concentrating on?

Maybe he’s gone for a drive, maybe he lives there and needs a breather, maybe he’s checking his partner isn’t having an affair. Who knows but it’s not your business sorry.

@WorraLiberty maybe we could take guesses as to how long it’ll take for the operator to start laughing?

Probably works for HMRC or a private detective.
Someone in your area is either committing benefit fraud or having an affair.

I travel around for my job and often park up in random estates whilst I’m waiting for my next appointment. Also sometimes, at the moment, I just want an hours peace and quiet from home and so sometimes do the same thing, with no other reason than wanting to be alone!

Oh god I wonder if people wonder this about me. I use DPs car on the weekends while he’s at work and often park up somewhere to wait for him to finish if I’ve been out and there’s no point going home. I don’t like to wait right outside so I don’t look like his mum waiting to collect him (he works outside giving private lessons) so use a side road nearby until it’s time.

Yes report anonymously. Do not put on Facebook or any other social media.

Sitting in a car on a housing estate, regularly ,with window down.

Of course there could be an innocent explanation, but the overwhelmingly most likely explanation is drug dealer, as you well know

I’m dying at the fact you have noted that one of these times he was wiping his nose. Fucking hell.

@Rowenasemolina

Yes report anonymously. Do not put on Facebook or any other social media.

Sitting in a car on a housing estate, regularly ,with window down.

Of course there could be an innocent explanation, but the overwhelmingly most likely explanation is drug dealer, as you well know

FFS, yes because no drug dealers put their windows up between deals 🤣🤣