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Parking/ charity being uncharitable.

30 replies

Superchop · 04/10/2014 15:03

Background:
We live off of a main road it's a sharp turn off which can be difficult to access due to cars not letting us turn in and pedestrians not seeing as they cross. Sometimes you have to speedily pull in. The alley leads into a very small courtyard for parking. Realistically you can get 3 cars on one side in but it is marked up for four (opening doors is impossible). Large vans cannot turn around and it's tricky for larger cars. There is a solitary space on the other side. It's private parking and apparently operated by a parking company who give out permits.

Since moving in we have had issues with shops using the entrance of the alley to unload there vehicles including city link supplying to the local businesses etc. (despite there being a loading bay 100m away) This completely blocks the alley when we try and turn in with our car. We have to circle the area (getting stuck in traffic) or we hold up the main road. Even if we are parked in our space we cannot get out with our buggy because the alley is too narrow.

We have warned everyone both politely and firmly explaining it is private property and inconvenient for us, the people with a permit and pay there council tax live in this area.

The worst culprit is a local 'charity'/political party who I would love to name and shame but it will out me. They constantly block the alley to unload to the food bank/charity shop. When I asked her to move she told me to stop having a mental breakdown and I could give her a quick toot and she would move. (As the back ground states this isn't possible) and the shop is 3 doors down. Why should I be inconvenienced. I was then being guilted into letting her park for 5mins in the courtyard while they unloaded. Me being stupidly charitable. since then she has parked in the middle blocking us in for over 15 mins. She has adopted her own space and parks there all day. She uses our wheely bins (all 6 flats) and fills them up with those grocery boxes. So they overfill and we cannot throw our rubbish. She even left rotting bananas in a laundry bag infront of our bins.

We dumped her boxes infront of their shop. Got an apology a couple of days later saying it was somebody new doing it and thought they were their bins (bullshit). It stopped for a little while but there were more today.

She even got her car serviced in the space the other day.

She makes me so angry I don't know what to do. I am being unreasonable to be so angry about it and need to relax but she is taking liberties. Rrrrrrr. Advice suggestions really appreciated.

OP posts:
stiffstink · 04/10/2014 19:50

Take the rubbish out of your bin and donate it at the shop.

And block her in. My neighbour had enough at someone blocking him from parking on his drive and abandoned his car instead. Right in the middle of the road. Bewildered drivers, beeping horns. Total standstill. It was brilliant. We all came out of our houses to watch.

Thinking about it makes me feel warm inside.

wowfudge · 04/10/2014 19:59

All good advice. It doesn't have to cost a lot to get a lockable bollard. Get one you can put up behind a car which shouldn't park there, trapping it in.

Also worth writing to the landlord as the parking enforcement they pay for is clearly useless.

wowfudge · 04/10/2014 20:01

Oh and send your letter to the charity's head office and report the outrageously rude behaviour of their staff member. If it goes to the shop, she'll just intercept it.

Viviennemary · 04/10/2014 20:11

I agree with sending a letter to the head office. But it all depends if she is illegally parked or not. And if she fills your bins report her to the local council. That is just simply not allowed.

Pipbin · 04/10/2014 21:57

But it all depends if she is illegally parked or not.
I'm guessing she is. It is private property and she has no right to park on it.

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