A boat owner slapped with a council infringement notice after complaints over his boat parked in the driveway took matters into his neighbour’s hands with an epic payback.

The homeowner’s “cheeky” response to the council rules struck a chord with many Aussies facing similar battles with local councils over boats, caravans, trailers and unregistered vehicles parked on residential properties, grass verges or on the street for months.

The move came under rules to improve the “visual amenity” of the area – so the homeowner did exactly that, then outsmarted his council and the complainant – roping in a different neighbour, mural artist, Hanif Wondir, into his payback plan.