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STW2010
2,339 posts
32 months
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andyroo said: Shock of shocks, they parked their cars one behind the other (as the other neighbours with garages do) after I parked my car diagonally across our spaces. We'll see how long this lasts, and what happens when both my spaces are empty next and the opportunity presents itself. It turns out that the previous tenant at my property didn't have a car, so the neighbours have gotten comfortable using our spaces.
Just to clarify as well, the last time I spoke to them I quite clearly said that if they were to come and ask our permission to use one of our spaces, then we would consider coming to an agreement. Apparently they would rather take what isn't theirs, rather than asking. If they were to park in your space, would you be able to box them in without inconveniencing others? If so, I would knock on their door now, point at their current parking and congratulate them on completing such a simple task. Tell them that as you have asked them not to park in your space several times and that they appear to be too stupid to comply, you will block them in every time they do this in the future. Don't be nice and amicable about it, make it clear to them that they are f  king you about and it's not on. Hint that in the near future you are going on holiday with some mates and will be leaving your car at home- if this coincides with you blocking them in, then so be it- they lose a car for 2-3 weeks.
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STW2010
2,339 posts
32 months
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Just seen your diagram. My advice is now null and void
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vdp1
517 posts
41 months
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So you only have parking spaces but they have the luxury of a garage. So they think they are entitled to a garage, their own parking space and one of your parking spaces as well, whilst you only get the one space. Typical of the selfish lazy t ts that now appear to be everywhere, like the w kers that seem to think they own both sides of the road whilst you get none. Without a doubt I would wait for them to park there again, block them in with an old abandoned shed and deny all knowledge. Or park yours behind and f k off for a week.
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ruff'n'smov
653 posts
19 months
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andyroo said: ruff'n'smov said: I'm struggling to understand this.
How does it inconvenience you ? You have one car and two parking spaces so you only need one space. If you have a friend/family come round then park in there space or knock on their door and say ' move your car mate my Dad's come to see us and needs to park' etc.
If you have tried that and can't come to a neighbourly understanding well fire bomb his car and put is bunny in a pan. Send me your address, I've got a £100 banger I need to park somewhere. No probs Andyroo. I live up norf and am lucky enough to pay ten bob and a blackies egg each month for a house with a drive big enough for 6 cars only 3 there at the moment so space for your rusty family steed.
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andyroo
Original Poster
2,228 posts
80 months
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ruff'n'smov said: No probs Andyroo.
I live up norf and am lucky enough to pay ten bob and a blackies egg each month for a house with a drive big enough for 6 cars only 3 there at the moment so space for your rusty family steed.  Fair play to you sir, touche indeed!
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ruff'n'smov
653 posts
19 months
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andyroo said: ruff'n'smov said: No probs Andyroo.
I live up norf and am lucky enough to pay ten bob and a blackies egg each month for a house with a drive big enough for 6 cars only 3 there at the moment so space for your rusty family steed. Fair play to you sir, touche indeed! 
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Pontoneer
2,705 posts
56 months
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Jasandjules said: OK,
The OP is a tenant, that means he can't put up posts etc as I understand it.
However, he CAN engage a car clamping company (sorry OP you can't do this yourself as the clampers need to be SIA registered). While it is certainly correct that private clampers , operating commercially and charging release fees , have to be registered with the SIA , I am not convinced that there is anything to prevent a private person immobilising a car parked on his private property without permission - if only to dissuade repeated occurrences by causing the parker some inconvenience through having to wait for his car to be released a few hours later without any release fee being requested .
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Dark Star
9 posts
60 months
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Are the bays marked to indicate that they are for your sole use?
If not then they are an extension of the highway.
As for putting a physical barrier such as a pole or the like you would need to check who owns the land and not just who has the potential parking rights.
Try putting a sign up to let people know who has the right to use these bays.
The last thing you want to be doing is getting into a lets p*ss each other off situation. That is how cars get damaged!
DS
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Dodsy
5,568 posts
97 months
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Do they need to get into their garage ? Play them at their own game park in their space in front of the garage right against the garage door.
Only effective if they need to get into the garage of course....
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deltashad
2,869 posts
67 months
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If they're making it hard for you to get into your car as they are parking on your space then I would approach them again, tell them 'It's not on'.
If it continues then don't be too worried about opening your door onto their car.
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herewego
5,820 posts
83 months
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The offender has obviously given himself a problem by buying/renting a house with only one parking space. If you don't want to rent a space to him, you could suggest he rents a space from one of the other owners/renters.
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PaulHogan
2,409 posts
148 months
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andyroo said: One of them works night shifts, the other doesn't, so rather than park behind each other's cars (which would be fine and not block anyone in), one parks in one of our spaces so the other one can take their car out early in the morning. Work out when 'the middle of the night' is for the shifter and pop round and lean on the doorbell until it is answered andask if they can move the car as you are expecting visitors. Repeat as required until you have them trained.
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oldsoak
5,587 posts
72 months
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All the confrontational 'advice' the OP is being given hereabouts is rather worrying.
Whatever happened to actually getting to know your neighbours and working out a more reasonable solution over a pint at the local or an invite to a BBQ rather than making an enemy out of what could turn out to be a good friend by getting all confrontational?
Honestly people get a grip.
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Exoticaholic
814 posts
82 months
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oldsoak said: All the confrontational 'advice' the OP is being given hereabouts is rather worrying.
Whatever happened to actually getting to know your neighbours and working out a more reasonable solution over a pint at the local or an invite to a BBQ rather than making an enemy out of what could turn out to be a good friend by getting all confrontational?
Honestly people get a grip. Perhaps, but the OP has made several polite requests only for the neighbours to ignore him. I'm sure his patience has been exhausted and I would not blame him if he has to take measures to address this. They simply doesn't have the right to park on other people's property when they already have allocated space.
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