SORN car on private land

JustAnotherSaver

I thought theft was if you take something?


If something just moved in the middle of the night without anyone seeing how it got from A to B, even if B is only a few yards from A then surely it's not theft?

Shaun_of_the_Dead

MrEmcore wrote: »

It is a single track road with a space cleared at the side for parking so its definitely not considered part of the road. The car owner had previously left it on the road but was given a notice to move. That resulted in the car being moved to my personal space.

A road usually runs from building line to building line or in your case probably fence line to fence line.

Who pays to maintain the road and parking space?

AdrianC

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I thought theft was if you take something?

If something just moved in the middle of the night without anyone seeing how it got from A to B, even if B is only a few yards from A then surely it's not theft?

And that's where Taking Without the Owner's Consent came in - because there's no need to prove an intent to permanently deprive.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/12

POFA2012 would also come into play - it's private land in exactly the same way as any carpark, and you can't just tow a car from there.

Basically, I think the OP's a bit stuffed. If it genuinely is on private land, there's not a lot can be done about it without breaking various laws. Ultimately, it's no more than a trespass, but one which is protected by the fact it's a motor vehicle.

Scrapit

Teo wrongs dont make a right. But it does free up your parking space so.....

unholyangel

Tongue in cheek but if you know who's parking there, then why not send them a communication stating you're offering to rent the space to them at some unreasonable rate like £100 per day and if they do not accept the offer, then they should remove their vehicle by x date and if their vehicle remains after that date then they are agreeing to pay the requested charges?

Silence can't amount to acceptance, but conduct can.

facade

If you made it a reasonable rate like £5 or £10 a day, it soon mounts up and you might get a small claims to succeed.



But I bet you can't sub-let anyway.

EdGasketTheSecond

Can't you just tow it into the road and let the authorities take it away? They might know you did it but hopefully couldn't prove it.

J_B

EdGasketTheSecond wrote: »

Can't you just tow it into the road and let the authorities take it away? They might know you did it but hopefully couldn't prove it.

But, if it's a single track road, the OP may end up blocked in!

Shaun_of_the_Dead

J_B wrote: »

But, if it's a single track road, the OP may end up blocked in!

All the more reason for the authorities to take action.

Belenus

MrEmcore wrote: »

....I have checked on the DVLA website and the vehicle has a valid SORN.

Does that parking spot look as if it is part of a public road or is it obviously off road and private?

If the former, report it to the DVLA who may remove it.

Worth a try.