Car dealer storing cars in our car park

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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.

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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.

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Grahamdub said:

Report him to the council ?

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

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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.

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996TT02 said:

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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.

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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>

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lufbramatt said:

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

would love to but apparently not legal

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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...

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cv01jw said:

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

looking into it but little desire from most people to pay as most of the flats are tenanted so landlords not bothered.

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TIGA84 said:

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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.

what sort of aggression do you mean - arguing that he can park there? arguing that you can't tell him what to do? - this bit seems to have gone unquestioned?

yes exactly, claiming he lives there, that his mother lives there etc. then getting a bit confrontational when i called him out as lying. telling em the car isn't for sale. asking how it's any of my business etc. just seems an unsavory character.

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CAPP0 said:

Out of interest, what sort of value cars are we talking here? (not that that changes the situation with him parking there in any way; just curious).

Very bottom of the scale rubbish