Parking Spaces Next to My Garage

loveandlight

posted by vivatifosi
However it may be that you have access rights over the property that they are allowing parking on.

This is absolutely spot on what has been happening to me and now they are saying they have no intention of removing the parking and because it is private propery they can do whatever they want.

posted by vivatifosi
I'm disappointed that it hasn't been possible to find a more pragmatic approach to your problem. The management committee, should not, in my opinion, have rejected your comments out of hand, equally its quite heavy handed (and expensive) to go down the legal route. Is it not possible to compromise and for them to use some of the land for parking while freeing up the part you need to get into the garage?

You sound like a very rational reasonable person. Unfortunately my management company are not. I don't want to go down the legal route but they are not giving me a choice. They say there's nothing they can do to help me and they can do whatever they want as its private land.
They have seen photos I've taken of my garage being blocked and are shocked yet still say there is nothing they can do about it.
Thanks for your input as a director of a management company. I really do appreciate it.

vivatifosi

Hi loveandlight,

It's unfortunate but true that a lot of resident run management companies attract the same sort of person. These are:

* People who have a beef about something (eg parking) and get on the committee to do something about it.
* People who have the time and inclination to do the job, but may not have experience of the legal/technical issues and haven't run a company.

It sounds like that's what you may be dealing with. Hopefully a firm but fair letter will help them see what they ought to do. I despair sometimes when I read posts like yours and want to bang my head against a wall, but hey, there you go. Good luck in your battles...

loveandlight

posted by vivatifosi
People who have the time and inclination to do the job, but may not have experience of the legal/technical issues and haven't run a company.

You are spot on again. They are all elderly and retired so in that respect I have nothing in common with them.

Robert_Sterling_3

theartfullodger wrote: »

I liked the "
I know a mechanic who had this happen to him years ago. He got into it and started it up without doing any damage, drove off in it and left it parked on a pelican crossing outside the police HQ! Never heard anymore about it.
"

Driving without the owner's consent.
Driving whilst unisured.
Dangerous driving.