Neighbour using my parking space

never-in-doubt

456789 wrote: »

I agree

Whilst reading through this thread I have been disappointed to see so many people not realising that the OP owns and pays a service charge for the space so she should be entitled to do whatever the hell she wants with it

I have 3 spaces with my house and only 2 cars and our 'neighbour' from across the road and down the street, take a left then right and 200yds in front of you, started parking there so you know what I done - hired a skip the day before I went on holiday and got them to leave it as close 'to my car' as they could to protect it whilst I was away on holiday (i.e. I blocked him in against the skip and the side wall of my garage - that car wasn't going anywhere fast!). I also told them my 'neighbours' can be funny and not to accept any order to move the skip without my authority - slipped the driver an extra £20 and away he went.

Came back from my 2wks in the sun to find a barrage of threats on my doormat and so I went to the 'neighbours', bat in hand and asked what the problem was and suffice to say he didn't want to continue with his silly threat and instead accepted that the skip would remain for a further 2wks to p!ss him off.

He got the cops round, as it is my space/land/private property and I am not breaking any laws they couldn't so anything - they asked me to move to the skip, I declined and they then told the neighbour he'd have to take his own action against me.

He never parks there anymore and yea, the skip for the month plus £20 tip cos me the best part of £400 - boy was it worth it cos now my space remains empty :T

never-in-doubt

Just to add to the above, if the 'neighbour' had come and asked to park there from day 1, you know what? I'd have let him use it anyway cos it is empty but not when he comes onto my private land and just uses it.

Funny thing was, when the police were there and they were walking round the skip looking at his car for damage, I asked them to get off my property and quoted trespass law at them - their faces were a picture - even my 'neighbour' said, can he do that and they said of course, it is his land and we have no right to be on it without his permission.

Said it all.

For a basic guide to trespass - http://www.trespasslaw.co.uk/common_misconceptions.html

never-in-doubt

To the OP:

However if an individual chooses to make use of your land on a regular basis, either by passing and re-passing, parking a vehicle or trailer, or any such similar repeated breech then the courts can provide injunctive relief.

Injunctive relief is an order made by the courts against such a trespasser limiting them and their property, where relevant, from repeating such trespass. Once such an injunction has been issued, the trespass becomes a criminal offence (contempt of court) and is subject to fines and in extreme situations, custodial sentencing.

Taken from:

http://www.trespasslaw.co.uk/what_can_be_done.html

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http://www.trespasslaw.co.uk/injunctive_relief_and_injunctions.html

cyclonebri1

never-in-doubt wrote: »

I have 3 spaces with my house and only 2 cars and our 'neighbour' from across the road and down the street, take a left then right and 200yds in front of you, started parking there so you know what I done - hired a skip the day before I went on holiday and got them to leave it as close 'to my car' as they could to protect it whilst I was away on holiday (i.e. I blocked him in against the skip and the side wall of my garage - that car wasn't going anywhere fast!). I also told them my 'neighbours' can be funny and not to accept any order to move the skip without my authority - slipped the driver an extra £20 and away he went.

Came back from my 2wks in the sun to find a barrage of threats on my doormat and so I went to the 'neighbours', bat in hand and asked what the problem was and suffice to say he didn't want to continue with his silly threat and instead accepted that the skip would remain for a further 2wks to p!ss him off.

He got the cops round, as it is my space/land/private property and I am not breaking any laws they couldn't so anything - they asked me to move to the skip, I declined and they then told the neighbour he'd have to take his own action against me.

He never parks there anymore and yea, the skip for the month plus £20 tip cos me the best part of £400 - boy was it worth it cos now my space remains empty :T

I can't help but ask this question.

Have you missed something out, ie, did you actually ask the neighbour not to park there? or were you in the middle of a long running fued?

If not you may just have missed the opportunity of saving yourself £400 :rotfl::rotfl:

andygb

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I can't help but ask this question.

Have you missed something out, ie, did you actually ask the neighbour not to park there? or were you in the middle of a long running fued?

If not you may just have missed the opportunity of saving yourself £400 :rotfl::rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
I just had to check that I was still on the Money Saving forum - priceless!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

sarah_elton

OP - Are you sure everyone parks in the right place? How empty is the car park?

My flats have a car park where the spaces aren't numbered. The deeds show which space is "mine" but no-one ever parks in the correct place (not sure I can remember which one is meant to be for me), including me. We all just park wherever there's room. Our car park never gets full so it's not a problem.

liam8282

never-in-doubt wrote: »

I have 3 spaces with my house and only 2 cars and our 'neighbour' from across the road and down the street, take a left then right and 200yds in front of you, started parking there so you know what I done - hired a skip the day before I went on holiday and got them to leave it as close 'to my car' as they could to protect it whilst I was away on holiday (i.e. I blocked him in against the skip and the side wall of my garage - that car wasn't going anywhere fast!). I also told them my 'neighbours' can be funny and not to accept any order to move the skip without my authority - slipped the driver an extra £20 and away he went.

Came back from my 2wks in the sun to find a barrage of threats on my doormat and so I went to the 'neighbours', bat in hand and asked what the problem was and suffice to say he didn't want to continue with his silly threat and instead accepted that the skip would remain for a further 2wks to p!ss him off.

He got the cops round, as it is my space/land/private property and I am not breaking any laws they couldn't so anything - they asked me to move to the skip, I declined and they then told the neighbour he'd have to take his own action against me.

He never parks there anymore and yea, the skip for the month plus £20 tip cos me the best part of £400 - boy was it worth it cos now my space remains empty :T

A little bit over the top don't you think.

As others have said, wouldn't it have been easier to just talk to the "neighbour" first?

When I first moved into my house, I had problems with people parking outside my house quite often.

Was solved by simply having a quick word with the people who were parking there, saying they were parking outside my house, would they park somewhere else, problem solved.

I did not have to have any arguments, any costs, and have good relations with my neighbours now.

Inactive

liam8282 wrote: »

When I first moved into my house, I had problems with people parking outside my house quite often.

Was solved by simply having a quick word with the people who were parking there, saying they were parking outside my house, would they park somewhere else, problem solved.
.

You obviously own the piece of road outside your house then?

liam8282

Inactive wrote: »

You obviously own the piece of road outside your house then?

No I don't own the piece of road outside my house. What that has to do with anything I have written I really don't know?

It is still the same sort of scenario no matter who owns the land etc, it still would be easier to go speak to the person first.

Resorting to extreme measures as hiring a skip to block a car in just seems way over the top to me, especially when it probably could have been solved by having a quick chat.

As I said before, remember these people are your neighbours, and no doubt you will be living around them for a few years to come.

Inactive

liam8282 wrote: »

No I don't own the piece of road outside my house. What that has to do with anything I have written I really don't know?

It is still the same sort of scenario no matter who owns the land etc, it still would be easier to go speak to the person first.

It is a totally different scenario, chalk and cheese, nobody has any right to park outside of their own house on a public highway, the OP has every right to park in their own designated parking space.

If you asked me not to park outside of your house on a public highway, I'm afraid I would tell you where to go.