People parking in our space

underlay_guru

Money_maker wrote: »

Well maybe it's high time you stopped. From your perspective, why is it your right to park in someone elses space?

....It isn't my 'legal right' but then again: they haven't got a car. They have never complained about it...we are very friendly with each other and haven't made a single mention of the fact that I am parking in a parking space with their house number on it. If they got anal insisted I moved, then I would accept, but, in a friendly manner, try and come to some sort of parking arrangement (after all, they have no car to park there). I would happily buy them a bottle of wine or something every week as a thank you for allowing me to park there!

If they did have a car, I would fully understand it if they approached me and had a quiet, friendly word...as would 99.9999% of the population. ....But sticking notes on windscreens like a grumpy old Victor Meldrew does nothing but make people angry, and can turn the situation into a long, neighbourly feud.

PasturesNew

pinkshoes wrote: »

I would follow these steps:

1) Place a piece of paper on the car politely asking him not to park in your space.
2) Glue a piece of paper to the car with the same message (prit-stick).
3) Use sticky back paper to attach the same message to the screen.
4) Use araldite to stick it to the windscreen!

The more he parks in your space, the stickier the polite notice gets...
Or as you like nails, you could always place one under the front tyre, so that it punctures it when he reverses. I recommend doing it at night, or perhaps not at all if there's CCTV...

Glueing or sticking anything to the windscreen or driver's window of a vehicle is an offence as it prevents them from seeing out of the window.

ILW

PasturesNew wrote: »

Glueing or sticking anything to the windscreen or driver's window of a vehicle is an offence as it prevents them from seeing out of the window.

The bigger offence is driving the car without a clear view.

PasturesNew

underlay_guru wrote: »

....It isn't my 'legal right' but then again: they haven't got a car.

That's not the point. It is their space and any random visitor or delivery person might wish to use it. Or they could rent it out.

underlay_guru wrote: »

They have never complained about it...we are very friendly with each other and haven't made a single mention of the fact that I am parking in a parking space with their house number on it.

Maybe they daren't.

underlay_guru wrote: »

If they did have a car, I would fully understand it if they had a quiet, friendly word...

but stomping around, being anal about it would only escalate the problem.

But parking in their space and being friendly to them is quite passive aggressive really.

fox1977

PasturesNew wrote: »

If the house is empty, it's probably arranged with the neighbours that they can park there until it's sold as it makes the house look like somebody is in.

I use a driveway like that when I am away - it's me and a plumber he knew and a B&B up the road. All were told by the owner "park there, makes it look inhabited".

They'll therefore be ready for your sudden appearance and will give you a jaunty smile/wave and "no problem mate" and won't park there again.

Fingers crossed. I think they are from a claims/solicitors office around the corner where there is no parking. There's also yellow lines outside my house and it has been empty a while.

underlay_guru

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's not the point. It is their space and any random visitor or delivery person might wish to use it. Or they could rent it out.

Then if that happens, they can (and would) use my space if we are out. Problem solved. The last thing they would be doing is contacting a solicitor and reading agreements etc over a poxy parking space, and neither would I. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over them 'stealing' my bloody parking space for a few hours!:rolleyes:

PasturesNew wrote: »

Maybe they daren't.

Come on! They aren't exactly a pair of nervous wrecks!:rotfl:

PasturesNew wrote: »

But parking in their space and being friendly to them is quite passive aggressive really.

Come on! I live in a place where people talk to each other when there is a problem, rather than turning into politically correct 'moaning minnies', waving fingers and quoting agreements. If they had a problem, trust me, they would tell me, and we would sort it out like grown ups, not like spoiled little children like you are urging the OP to do.:rolleyes:...simply knocking on the door and kindly explaining you need the parking space should solve them 'problem' 99.999% of the time.....

...or on the other hand, the OP can get a solicitors letter sent out to them, but will only cause awkwardness and friction for the whole time they both live there.

carolinosourus

I think the main problem is that the OP doesn't know whose car it is that's parking in the space, despite having taken steps to find out. I'm sure that the OP is not against talking to the owner of the car and has already left notes on the car asking them not to park there and they have done so repeatedly. Can't really do anything without knowing whose car it actually is... Except put letters in everyone's letter box or smash the car up but I wouldn't really recommend the latter!

Ulfar

My suggestion is bird seed, Throw it around the car.

Bird crap is unpleasant, the owner will get the message quite quickly.

Deflating their tyres also works, I don't mean damaging them just to be clear.

I did like the sticking a self adhesive note to a window. Someone pointed out it is illegal to do to the drivers window or the windscreen, there is always the passenger window.

You could move if you rent, if you owned the property I would have a lockable pole installed. Obviously it has been a problem in the past as a locked parking area with access via a magnetic fob has been put up already.

a11waysindebt

I can make you up some vinyl stickers op. PM your address.

And this is only for the op.:D

Sirbendy

This happened to me in my old flat. I quite simply parked my car sideways across his !!!!, went inside, picked up a big inflatable traffic cone I have that flashes on and off (forget WHY I own it, but..), put it on my roof with a sign saying "Sorry for the inconvenience", then put a note under his wiper

I then went in and explained it to flat 5 and 7, and apologised in advance if they needed to get out..they gave us a round of applause and said "bloody good job.". They also took photos to prove no damage was caused to the TT.

He drove off through the hedge!!!! Left me a funny message too..."Have you never made a mistake, you sarcastic b**tard?!?!?". I have a photo somewhere, come to think of it...

Here it is!

Laugh? I did, quite a lot!