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CF renting out our communal parking for Wimbledon!

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WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 12:20

I have NC as the location is outing. I live in a block of flats behind Wimbledon as in the tennis courts. I understand they host a large-ish summer event which is happening now.

Street parking has been suspended for the fortnight. Driving in general or trying to go anywhere locally is inadvisable.

This morning my DP alerted me to a large G Wagon in our front parking area which as well as being offensively large (cannot cope with Londoners having massive tanks) is not a resident’s. We can’t rule out that it’s a visitor (and someone did query a strange car last year which turned out to be visiting family (apparently)) but DP has seen people stumbling up the road in their tennis finery and getting into cars.

So we assumed these people were just chancing it - block of flats, hopefully no one notices.

Shortly thereafter I was at my garage about to go out when I woman in a car pulled up and asked me about flat 16’s parking space. She said flat 16 had put their space on Just Park! I said it’s communal - he doesn’t have a space!

DP enquired with our neighbour on the same floor as flat 16 and he thinks it’s a Portuguese guy with an Audi. His car isn’t here but regardless, it is communal parking for residents and visitors. There must be 20 flats and there are 12 parking spaces. Him not using a space does not entitle him to rent it out.

I looked on JustPark and there is a long term bloody listing for a space in our car park with 60 reviews!!! “Great parking for Wimbledon” etc.

Now what? I guess I report to our management agent but do I also take it up with JustPark? Given that there are currently two strange cars I suspect there may be even more renting out going on.

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WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 13:35

@Menora wow surely they should be acting immediately in these cases to preserve the credibility of their platform!

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WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 13:34

Just park seems to have removed the listing

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Menora · 06/07/2024 13:33

Had similar and Op I reported this to just park so persistently they banned the listing as they are supposed to check that the person does own the space. I sent them info that showed they do not and as the seller couldn’t verify it, JP did ban the listing in the end but I was relentless and did not give up 😂 every time a car came I called up JP and wouldn’t get off The phone until they raised a dispute and I kept reporting the listing. This boils my blood! (Someone was renting out other people’s spaces that they didn’t own and we live near an airport) I also reported to our management company

WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 13:31

TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:29

Therefore if the car park gets full there isn’t actually anywhere for people who live here to park.

Have a look on Just Park.
They'll find you somewhere.

yes just park is laughing all the way to the bank

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Beautiful3 · 06/07/2024 13:30

That's incredibly selfish of him. Where are you all supposed to park? I'm glad you reported him. I hope they kick him out.

suburburban · 06/07/2024 13:30

Yanbu

It is cheeky

WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 13:29

TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:10

Jeez, lighten up.
What difference does it make who parks anywhere?
If there's room for you, why are you bothered?
Well done to whoever is making a few quid on Just Park.
😂

It makes a huge difference during these two weeks as they have suspended street parking and not provided permits

generally if car park heaving you can park outside on the road but even then i don’t want an amenity for the building being rented out by some twat

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TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:29

Therefore if the car park gets full there isn’t actually anywhere for people who live here to park.

Have a look on Just Park.
They'll find you somewhere.

WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 13:26

FriNightBlues · 06/07/2024 13:14

Sounds horribly annoying - we’re close enough to get residents’ parking permits so I feel your pain. Can you get onto JustPark and point out that it’s a communal spot and they don’t own it?

I did and they are looking into it.

we didn’t get parking permits this year - instead they have suspended parking on the road. Therefore if the car park gets full there isn’t actually anywhere for people who live here to park. So it’s even worse than if he had done it last year.

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GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 06/07/2024 13:26

hurlyburlygirly · 06/07/2024 12:32

Wow. I'd report to both. What happens if they turn up and there isn't a vacant space? It's unworkable all round.

This!

Allfur · 06/07/2024 13:25

Shame they can't use public transport, bikes or taxis

JurassicClark · 06/07/2024 13:23

That is some high level CF work. Pocketing rental income for something that isn't theirs - wow!

Politicians247UnderwearExtinguishingService · 06/07/2024 13:19

I wonder how many of the spaces advertised on Just Park turn out not to be for the exclusive use of the person advertising them, and thus not their right to legitimately rent them out? I bet it's a huge amount.

MILLYmo0se · 06/07/2024 13:18

TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:10

Jeez, lighten up.
What difference does it make who parks anywhere?
If there's room for you, why are you bothered?
Well done to whoever is making a few quid on Just Park.
😂

If there's 20 flats and 12 parking spaces there isn't going to be room for the residents to park if non-resident's are parking there?!

Politicians247UnderwearExtinguishingService · 06/07/2024 13:16

TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:10

Jeez, lighten up.
What difference does it make who parks anywhere?
If there's room for you, why are you bothered?
Well done to whoever is making a few quid on Just Park.
😂

How do you know there's always room for OP and the other residents, along with their legitimate visitors?

If there is always plenty of spare space, he should have approached all the other residents and proposed that they designate and advertise one or two always-empty spaces for rent and then split the money, not just keep schtum and keep the lot for himself.

FriNightBlues · 06/07/2024 13:14

Sounds horribly annoying - we’re close enough to get residents’ parking permits so I feel your pain. Can you get onto JustPark and point out that it’s a communal spot and they don’t own it?

pikkumyy77 · 06/07/2024 13:13

But there isn’t room to park? So she doesn’t need to lighten up.

359fj · 06/07/2024 13:12

Even if a flat owner does own a particular space, it's often not permitted to let the parking space out separately. I live in a block of flats with an allocated parking space I don't use (not London - Scotland so it's freehold) but I can't rent it out because the deeds don't allow it.

Politicians247UnderwearExtinguishingService · 06/07/2024 13:12

I do have sympathy for the unwitting punter, who has paid up in good faith and planned on being able to park there - and then all is not what they've been promised.

No sympathy at all for the CF neighbour, though. Where does he park his Audi, though, if he never uses any of the communal spaces? Or is that just whilst Wimbledon is on? Is he trying to justify it to himself that, if he parked his car there, it could stay in a space permanently - so he reckons he's only renting out what would thus be 'his' space? Only asking £25 for it, though; has he seen what some of those attendees pay just for a bowl of strawberries?!

TheShellBeach · 06/07/2024 13:10

Jeez, lighten up.
What difference does it make who parks anywhere?
If there's room for you, why are you bothered?
Well done to whoever is making a few quid on Just Park.
😂

WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 12:44

I can’t get in on the action because I don’t own a particular space. It would be fair enough if all the flat owners clubbed together and rented out one space but one person can’t just take a communal space and make cash for themselves.

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DrRichardWebber · 06/07/2024 12:42

I lived on Merton Road and rented my parking space out. We made several thousand pounds doing it. Maybe get in on the action?!

WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 12:40

StripeyDeckchair · 06/07/2024 12:36

I've used Just Park & the renter should put up a Just Park logo above the parking space so it is absolutely clear where you should park.
If there is one up there, take it down.
I would also put up an enormous notice along the lines of

This is private parking for residents of the flats only.
There are no parking spaces to rent via Just Park or any other parking app here.
Any non resident parking here will have their vehicle towed at their expense.

I would tell/drop a note through other residents doors telling them that your parking spaces were being let out & I wouldn't care if it passed off the CF

We do have a notice board so I could inform them via this they have been rumbled - do I include their flat number though 🤔

absolutely no just park logo (for obvious reasons).

we also already have a sign about it being residents’ parking but if you’ve paid for a space you’d ignore that

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WarsofWimbledon · 06/07/2024 12:37

Definitely not designated as we don’t even have a space per flat!

I think they are charging £25 a day which is probably a bargain. Looking at just park everyone is at it including other flats nearby which I’m positive have the same communal set up

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StripeyDeckchair · 06/07/2024 12:36

I've used Just Park & the renter should put up a Just Park logo above the parking space so it is absolutely clear where you should park.
If there is one up there, take it down.
I would also put up an enormous notice along the lines of

This is private parking for residents of the flats only.
There are no parking spaces to rent via Just Park or any other parking app here.
Any non resident parking here will have their vehicle towed at their expense.

I would tell/drop a note through other residents doors telling them that your parking spaces were being let out & I wouldn't care if it passed off the CF