Car dealer storing cars in our car park

[freenote]

All,

We have a car dealer (part-time trader) who lives somewhere down the road using the car park for our block of flats to store his cars for sale, untaxed.

I have confronted him before and he is quite aggressive.

Is there anything we can do to stop this?

Any help much appreciated. I would consider any lawful option.

[996TT02]

Who owns the car park? It's certainly not "yours" and I don't mean it in a nasty way - the legal owner/leaseholder of the land can take action.

[anonymous-user]

Report him to the council ?

[freenote]

996TT02 said:

Who owns the car park? It's certainly not "yours" and I don't mean it in a nasty way - the legal owner/leaseholder of the land can take action.

We are share of freehold so we own the land. Means we have the joy of dealing with the issue.

[freenote]

Grahamdub said:

Report him to the council ?

Just emailed them reporting nuisance vehicles. Was wondering if there was anything further that can be done.

[BobSaunders]

Window chalk across the windows a couple of times randomly. Will come off with a bit of elbow grease.

Sadly, unless you have some sort of parking warden/firm etc. they will just keep doing it.

[freenote]

BobSaunders said:

Window chalk across the windows a couple of times randomly. Will come off with a bit of elbow grease.

Sadly, unless you have some sort of parking warden/firm etc. they will just keep doing it.

Window chalk?? Forgive my ignorance.

[996TT02]

freenote said:

996TT02 said:

Who owns the car park? It's certainly not "yours" and I don't mean it in a nasty way - the legal owner/leaseholder of the land can take action.

We are share of freehold so we own the land. Means we have the joy of dealing with the issue.

That's what I meant. You can take action, but only collectively - in the name of the company or other that owns the land and that you each have a share of. For all you know, your neighbour might have given him the go ahead, so individually, there is no authority, I would not risk any aggressive confrontation which no-one is going to thank you for.

[freenote]

996TT02 said:

freenote said:

996TT02 said:

Who owns the car park? It's certainly not "yours" and I don't mean it in a nasty way - the legal owner/leaseholder of the land can take action.

We are share of freehold so we own the land. Means we have the joy of dealing with the issue.

That's what I meant. You can take action, but only collectively - in the name of the company or other that owns the land and that you each have a share of. For all you know, your neighbour might have given him the go ahead, so individually, there is no authority, I would not risk any aggressive confrontation which no-one is going to thank you for.

Thanks. I am a director of the freeholding co and know exactly what's going on. I'm trying to work out what action we can actually take to stop him parking his cars there.

[drjdog]

If they're untaxed and sitting on land that isn't his and has nothing to do with him, I would call the council to take them away and scrap them.

[anonymous-user]

Clamping etc is now illegal (on private property) so that's not a possibility.

• Get your residents association to formally agree a parking charge of £100 a night for non-residents (and non-guests) who park overnight.
• Put up clear signs setting out the new parking charges.
• Use CCTV and/or DVLA enquiries to identify who is doing the parking.
• Send the parker appropriate bills.
• Sue the parker in court for any unpaid bills. This is not expensive.

[lufbramatt]

Set of wheel dollies and drag them out into the street?

[freenote]

rockin said:

Clamping etc is now illegal (on private property) so that's not a possibility.

• Get your residents association to formally agree a parking charge of £100 a night for non-residents (and non-guests) who park overnight.
• Put up clear signs setting out the new parking charges.
• Use CCTV and/or DVLA enquiries to identify who is doing the parking.
• Send the parker appropriate bills.
• Sue the parker in court for any unpaid bills. This is not expensive.

I have looked into this thinking it was the right way to proceed. However, given they are a trader, I would imagine the vehicle is not even registered in his name and therefore any parking fines would end up being sent to the previous owner. does that seem correct>

[freenote]

lufbramatt said:

Set of wheel dollies and drag them out into the street?

would love to but apparently not legal

[carinaman]

freenote said:

996TT02 said:

Who owns the car park? It's certainly not "yours" and I don't mean it in a nasty way - the legal owner/leaseholder of the land can take action.

We are share of freehold so we own the land. Means we have the joy of dealing with the issue.

Club together with the other freeholders and take out an injunction against the trader.

[Krikkit]

Could you block in the cars left with some of your own?

If you can stop him removing them he'll get bored of it pretty quickly.

[carinaman]

Is there anything relevant in that thread?:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[freenote]

Krikkit said:

Could you block in the cars left with some of your own?

If you can stop him removing them he'll get bored of it pretty quickly.

thought about doing that but he owns a tow truck...

[Haltamer]

If you own the land he is parking on, you're in a good position - IMO, A place to start would be signposting resident parking restrictions - Very little expense, and it clarifies that he is not permitted to park there.

If not, phone parkingeye, I'm sure they will sort it out for you

[cv01jw]

Can you put a gate or similar up to restrict entry to keyholders?