Parking problems

moneyistooshorttomention

If its someones daughter - what are the parents like? Are they people you could approach and politely say "I don't know if you are aware of what your daughter is doing. Would it be possible to have a word with her please and point out that these are our spaces?"

kinger101

Well, the parking bollards people have suggested sound like the best route. It it's too much hassle for the person wanting to take your space, they'll just park elsewhere.

csgohan4

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

If its someones daughter - what are the parents like? Are they people you could approach and politely say "I don't know if you are aware of what your daughter is doing. Would it be possible to have a word with her please and point out that these are our spaces?"

Make sure you take photos of the cars in the lots as evidence so they can't deny it.

~shoozy~

I don't know exactly which house it is the parents live in, which is why I haven't approached. But as a female who lives alone I'm wary of chapping on doors!

kinger101

You can request details of who owns a vehicle from the DVLA.

https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla

moneyistooshorttomention

kinger101 wrote: »

You can request details of who owns a vehicle from the DVLA.

https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla

Just had a quick look at that. It looks as if a private individual can only get details of a vehicle owner if they can do things like "provide photo of damage" and that wouldn't be possible in this case. Don't know whether they would provide details of an illicit parker....

kinger101

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Just had a quick look at that. It looks as if a private individual can only get details of a vehicle owner if they can do things like "provide photo of damage" and that wouldn't be possible in this case. Don't know whether they would provide details of an illicit parker....

I'm not sure, but I think it would be sufficient to explain in box 4 to explain in box 4 that they need to find out who the owner of vehicle parking in their private space is, and in box 5, they intend to use this information to take steps to stop them parking there (polite request, injunction etc). As long as it's used in a "fair and reasonable way", it should be okay.

chris_m

~shoozy~ wrote: »

It's the daughter of a neighbour in another street that keeps parking multiple cars there this time

That really is taking the wee-wee. Someone in the same street is almost understandable but there's no way someone from another street can claim ownership without very strong evidence.

We had someone doing that recently in our car park - had been for some time but we'd never managed to collar her until then, to be sure that she wasn't actually visiting one of the flats frequently.

We started with a polite note under the windscreen wiper, then a firm note under the wiper, then the firm note (now on our managing agent's official letterheads) sellotaped to the windscreen and finally the same note sellotaped to both the windscreen and the driver's window.
Then she finally got the message and stopped parking here - before I even needed to try the parcel tape and three different strengths of glue - all, I might add, tested to ensure that they wouldn't damage the glass just make it increasingly harder to remove

fed_up_and_stressed

~shoozy~ wrote: »

Yes, I've been to the council to check this because I didn't want to start a war if I was wrong. And speaking to the other three neighbours, sadly this issue crops up every so often. It's the daughter of a neighbour in another street that keeps parking multiple cars there this time

Can I ask why you have approached the council rather than the land registry to ascertain who owns these spaces ? Are you renting from the council ?

If so maybe you should have a word with the housing officer for your property once you have found out which person it is blocking you in.

Although tbh if you blocked them in with your car. I think you'd soon locate the offender when they come round asking you to move. :rotfl:

sniggings

!!!!!! wrote: »

And the person who tests that hypothesis has a good solicitor

I've always wondered about the mentality, or lack, of people who suggest or intimate that a criminal act is a course to take . No doubt they will claim it was in jest but I doubt that

no one suggested a criminal act, the suggestion was that given the disregard of the sign and notes, blocking the parking spaces may lead to a damaged car.