Move your car please.

From r/SomebodyMakeThis · originally by u/JudieKiley · September 11, 2025

Someone needs to create a like QR code sticker that people can put on their car windows so other people can contact them instead of just putting your phone number in the window or having people call 311. How it works: Person who is trying to contact driver scans QR code, it opens a trustworthy app or website. The person chooses an option about what message gets delivered to driver. To prevent harassment or inappropriate conversations, there’s no custom options. So like options can be: - [ ] You have me blocked in. - [ ] Your car alarm is going off. Your name and number is not disclosed to the person sending the message. The person receiving the message will also not know the name or number of the person sending the message. People can also choose timeframes they would like to have the QR active so people don’t play pranks. Like if you’re moving and you’re double parked and going in and out, you can set an active period to be from 1pm-2pm. You can do the same during alternate side parking time. I think this will be popular in big cities where parking is always an issue. Also maybe there can be a way for law enforcement or the fire department to bypass the active period in case of emergencies like needing to access the fire hydrant or something else.

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u/Ateiston 9/11/2025

Terrible idea! Usually QR codes are just weblinks - which means they 1) NEED INTERNET - which is not available everywhere your car can be 2) Can easily be spreading malware > it opens a trustworthy app or website. ...or not so trustworthy phishing site.

u/Andrey_3Don 9/11/2025

In Russia you can use Gosuslugi for that: simply write down car's plate number in app, indicate reason and owner will get SMS that his car is blocking the way. No need to use third party apps or leave phone number.

u/janarjurissonon 10/19/2025

I have done phone number on window- especially when traveling or when parked somewhere not so clear. I don't like my phone number being in public much. Some proxy (not QR code though like people said) is actually a good idea. Spamming, distribution, and trustworthiness are the biggest questions. I think nobody cares about their car or parking enough anyway, like me.