Neighbours parking in private space

Scrapit

As above get a post, even a cheapo one will do.

krlyr

General_Applause wrote: »

Who owns your 'usual spot'?

No one, it's just roadside parking. It's directly outside my house though so no one tends to park there (the neighbour's mum, occasionally, but she never stays for long)

Car_54

krlyr wrote: »

No one, it's just roadside parking. It's directly outside my house though so no one tends to park there (the neighbour's mum, occasionally, but she never stays for long)

How do you know this?

sheramber

So boyfriend parks in your space , neighbour then parks in space in front of your flat as no where else to park.
Where do you park when both spaces are occupied ?

oldernonethewiser

Is the likelihood that if you managed to reserve your space that people would then start to park more frequently in the space outside your house?


Not that you shouldn't claim your own space but I can see you losing the unallocated one to an extent.

krlyr

Car_54 wrote: »

How do you know this?

I got the estate agents to check when I was purchasing, and I had my solicitor confirm again deeds for the estate.

sheramber wrote: »

So boyfriend parks in your space , neighbour then parks in space in front of your flat as no where else to park.
Where do you park when both spaces are occupied ?

It's very rare for anyone to park in the space in front of my house. This is why I don't really want to go down the route of parking in my space, because the fact I'm in front of my house daily is probably a deterrent. When my bay was occupied the other day, the boyfriend parked roadside but it's not a particularly ideal spot to park all the time (and out of principle he should be able to use my bay!)

There are two sets of visitor parking spaces just around the corner so plenty of alternative spaces if they're free, though assuming they've been occupied lately for this other neighbour to be parking in my space.

krlyr

oldernonethewiser wrote: »

Is the likelihood that if you managed to reserve your space that people would then start to park more frequently in the space outside your house?


Not that you shouldn't claim your own space but I can see you losing the unallocated one to an extent.

It is a bit of a concern but I think people assume the space outside my house is mine, and that the bays are for visitors. Half of the houses on the estate have their own allocated spaces directly outside, and then around the corner there are visitor bays opposite the reserved bays. My bay is just a random set of 3 opposite some garages so it's not obviously which house they belong to (if any)

saversfriend

These sorts of notices can be effective and look more like you mean it rather than a handwritten note.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283552154677


But long term, a good parking post is not a bad idea at all! I've used key operated ones which cost about £40 for a good one and like the idea of a remote controlledone.

Richard53

saversfriend wrote: »

These sorts of notices can be effective and look more like you mean it rather than a handwritten note.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283552154677

Personally, the tone of that note would rub me up the wrong way and I would be less likely to co-operate. It's pretending to be something it is not and is a bit pompous. A handwritten note explaining the situation and making a polite request to park elsewhere would work with me.

krlyr

Richard53 wrote: »

Personally, the tone of that note would rub me up the wrong way and I would be less likely to co-operate. It's pretending to be something it is not and is a bit pompous. A handwritten note explaining the situation and making a polite request to park elsewhere would work with me.

Yeah, I'm trying the friendly note route first as I know some people react defensively. I have a feeling that the owner of the car has gone on holiday (so probably parked in my bay to allow their usual space to be used by someone else in the household) as it hasn't moved since Sunday night/Monday morning, on closer inspection I'm fairly sure it's the car regularly parked in the other bay so I've left a friendly note on that car too asking if it is their car and if it can please be moved as I need the bay today. Neither car/note had moved when I popped home for lunch though..possibly the household has gone away which would be frustrating.

I've typed a new note (in a plastic wallet now weather has turned) with location of the actual visitor bays as I figured I'd probably react better to a friendly note with some helpful info than I would a nasty note or sticker. On the plus side, it's stopped the other neighbour parking in my spot so maybe it'll have broken his habit by the time they get back and move.