Parking space problems

clockworks_2

With the abolishment of private clamping companies for private land in the near future how will nuisance parkers be dealt with?

Reason i ask is my car park is notorious for it's nuisance parkers with idiots constantly parking in my space and others.

The management company have introduced private clampers which have helped curb the problem but my concern is if they are abolished how will nuisance parkers be dealt with?

Doozergirl

gates? automatic bollards? bollards that aren't automatic?

parking tickets (for people who don't know you don't have to pay private ones)?

iB1

In my block of flats of 12, only the "posh" flats have allocated parking (about 4 or 5 flats). They are secured with those lockable bollards which fold down when you unlock them and pop back up so you can lock them in place. Seems to do the job quite well.

clockworks_2

It's a gated underground car park but some of the tenants give the code out to their friends who park there.

I was thinking of the fold able bollards but was thinking what a pain every time i go in and out but if that's what I have to do i guess that's what i will have to do.

Ankatden

Nothing to stop you putting a clamp on a car if its parking in your legally owned space, first put a notice on the car that next occasion they park in a legally owned space they will be clamped, smugly they will think they won't be.

Provide a telephone number and then take an hour to remove it.

You are NOT charging someone as that is the issue.

If they threaten you then call the police.

Alternatively change the code every month or introduce a swipe card.

lee636

Report their car as suspicious - maybe you saw something odd looking on the back seat, next time report it again, let the police blow it up! :rotfl:

poppysarah

My dad uses a chain across his gateway to stop people using it.
A nuisance to get out and undo but saves having rows with people.

iolanthe07

poppysarah wrote: »

My dad uses a chain across his gateway to stop people using it.
A nuisance to get out and undo but saves having rows with people.

I did that a few years ago and some b-u-g-g-e-r in a mini managed to get under it!

lee636

iolanthe07 wrote: »

I did that a few years ago and some b-u-g-g-e-r in a mini managed to get under it!

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Jomo

Firstly, can the management company issue warnings to all residents in the flats asking them to stop allowing their friends to use the car parking facilities. If this doesn't work then a clamping/towing company would probably the most effective...in fact this is probably the only way of stopping these idiots...as I have recently found...!

princeofpounds

You can't clamp anything yourself unless you are SIA registered now I believe.

Wait and see what happens with this clamping legislation. Often what is reported in the media is not what actually gets passed into law, so there may well still be enforcement options.

When it comes down to it, bollards are always a great option.