Grrr - Car Park - What Would you Do?

Money_Bunny

I've had my flat for four years. There is a small car park specifically for the block and a larger car park for the development as a whole.

The block-specific car park only has three spaces for 12 flats. These are filled on a first come first served basis. If on any day I can't find a space I simply park in the larger car park - usually, I end up parking in the larger car park as I'm often quite late back (but I do park in the small car park sometimes).

Anyway, on Wednesday I was back very late but, unusually, there was a space so I parked there. My car was there all day Thursday as a cycled to work. Today, I came out to a note under my windscreen wiper "Please remove car due to small space in car park".

I'm distinctly miffed that someone should object to me parking in communal spaces outside my own flat. But what should I do? A letter in the block hallway explaining that no one has specific rights in the car park? A sign on my own car saying that I live there? Or just ignore it? Do you think its unreasonable to put my car in a space if its going to be there for 24 hours?

Be interested to know what anyone else would do?

Do you think I might have misinterpreted the note - could they have wanted me to "move" my car (the three spaces are wide - although four cars couldn't be accommodated someone might have thought if the three cars were budged up a bit - and my car is tiny - four might fit)?

PHYTHIAN

Ignore it. If you don't park there that often the person who left the note probably thinks you don't live there.

whitesatin

I would ignore it and see if it happens again before doing anything. Reminds me of a neighbour we once had who left notes on my daughter's car in the communal car park. It was an old Beetle but taxed and insured. What I actually did, eventually, was underline the spelling errors in it then post it up in the car park. You get people like that, nothing better to do with themselves.

artbaron

I'd wait until they provide a note that actually means something.

Hermia

whitesatin wrote: »

I would ignore it and see if it happens again before doing anything. Reminds me of a neighbour we once had who left notes on my daughter's car in the communal car park. It was an old Beetle but taxed and insured. What I actually did, eventually, was underline the spelling errors in it then post it up in the car park. You get people like that, nothing better to do with themselves.

True!

OP - I also live in flats that sound similar to yours re: parking. We once had this guy in another flat who basically appointed himself King of the building. He decided to allocate the spaces in the car park to people which really annoyed people (especially as he took the best space). He even drew a map of the car park with our cars drawn on it. He was forever leaving notes on cars etc. In the end we just ignored him and let him talk to himself.

I take it the note wasn't signed? If someone won't put their name to a note like that I feel justified in completely ignoring it.

peachyprice

I would pin it on the notice board and write on it "Please explain what you mean".

Sharon87

If you know the car that usually parks in the spot you were in and it wasn't there, it's probably the owner of that spot. They probably think it's 'their' spot as they've used it so often.

Just ignore it, and if they write another note, who cares!

pimento

Cycle to work again tomorrow and leave your car there.

hollydays

Leave a note on the notice board " it's come to the attention of some residents that joke notes are being left on windscreens. I've been advised to forward these to the landlord."

Money_Bunny

I'm really grateful to everyone and on the basis of what you've all said I'm just going to ignore the note.

I was actually really quite upset by the note - it felt like being told off for doing something I'm entitled to do in my own place. But thanks to you lot I've got things into perspective and feel a lot more chilled out about the whole thing.

*Scarlett

Money Bunny - you have clearly snagged a car parking space that someone else thinks they are entitled to.

If it's first come, first served then you are perfectly entitled to park there for as long as you want.

You say you were upset by the note, but I would just have a laugh at it. If you know who sent it you could just post directions to the other carpark through their letterbox :rotfl:(maybe not if you think they could be vindictive).

I say park the car there for as long as you like!