An angry woman has clashed with a roadside window washer on a busy intersection in Sydney.
The incident took place at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Remembrance Drive in Liverpool, western Sydney.
The woman, a green P-plater, left her driver’s side door open as she stepped out barefoot and onto the road to confront the window washer, who was wearing a bum bag and holding a squeegee.
Traffic backed up as the confrontation unfolded.
The two exchanged heated words, with the man pointing his finger in the woman’s face.
She then swung at him and landed a punch.
Despite the physical exchange, no police were called, and the pair seemed to settle their disagreement on their own.
Some Aussies speculated that the man had washed her windows without her consent, prompting the clash.
Footage captured a barefoot, green P-plate driver involved in a confrontation with a window washer wearing a bum bag
Traffic came to a standstill at the busy intersection as the row unfolded
Roadside windscreen washing is illegal in all Australian states and territories except for the Australian Capital Territory.
There have been many reports of aggression and harassment directed at motorists by window washers.
A roadside window washer from Perth revealed he could make $375 in a day by working at popular intersections.
‘I used to do crime to get money, but then my mate showed me this, and it stops me getting into trouble,’ he told Perth Now in 2018.
‘The police don’t like us, I don’t blame them, they are looking out for people’s safety.
‘As soon as I can get a good enough everyday job, I probably won’t be doing it.’
Many Aussies have called for police to crack down on the act.
‘I don’t want to be harassed at a set of lights. Bad enough getting harassment from hawkers in shopping centres,’ one said.
A second added: ‘I’ve had one of them try to wash my car while it was raining. It’s more of a shakedown than a service, I think it should be stopped.’
‘The current group of washers circling around are just straight up vile people,’ a third said.
‘The first time I interacted with the woman I legitimately had no money on me and I politely told her and she just started hurling abuse at me.’
Another said: ‘You shake your head to say no, they do it anyway, and then they expect you to pay them.
‘Don’t try to guilt me out of cash I’m not carrying by giving me a service I don’t want.’
A fifth declared: ‘It’s a seriously unpleasant experience which carries actual risk of injury to people and damage to property.
‘We should be free not to interact with salespeople of any kind and it’s disgraceful that forcing an unwanted service and demanding money for it is allowed at all, let alone at key intersections in town.’
