aibu to be pissed of neighbours parking in my parking space?

[Rebecca2014]

I rent a house and we have two allocated parking spaces that come with the property. I live in a very quiet area where it is not hard to find somewhere to park.

My ex was the only driver in our household so when he moved out, obviously the car spaces were empty all the time. The neighbours have not picked up on this and I noticed different people parking in my parking spaces. It is really pissing me off, just because it is empty doesn't give them the right to use my spaces?

Tomorrow morning if the car still there I be putting a letter on his car and if it continues to happen I will take it further. Aibu to be pissed of about this? shall I just let them use my parking spaces because I don't have a car?

Is this a wind up?

Could you leave a note along the lines of 'just to remind you that although this space is empty it does belong to flat x'.

Yes it doesn't inconvenience you as such, but the point is that they are yours.

YABU

IMO they should have asked as it's polite. However, you're still being really quite petty.

Unless of course you have regular visitors who drive to visit you and are repeatedly being inconvenienced by your spaces being occupied by others.

YANBU - it would annoy me. I wouldn't mind if they asked but it's really rude just to park there - you could have visitors coming for all they know.

I would pop a polite note on the car and ask the other nieghbour if they want yo use it.

I'm amazed thst other posters wouldn't mind. It's not really any different from a strangers car pulling onto your driveway

It depends. If it's a driveway to your property then yanbu. If it's just assigned parking spaces in a mini car park area then I can't see what difference it makes to you.

You should look into renting the spaces out if you can for £20 a month or so till you get your own car and at least make a bit of money out of it. You'll have to write up a proper contract so you can stop it like a tenancy agreement. Look up the going rate in your area. It is your space so yanbu but if you don't have a car then what difference does it make.

You are allowed to rent the spaces out as you are renting the property they come with.

Op i don't think yanbu. Those spaces are part of your rent, so what if you don't use them. I've visited numerous different flats for work or friends and i wouldnt dream of using a space that wasnt allocated to the flat i was visiting its rude abd presumptuous that they can park where they like.stand your ground. What happens the day you want the spaces your entitled to for a party eg.

Most tenancy agreements prevent subletting - including parking spaces.

Is the allocated space in a car park or on a drive in front of your house? Do people using the space park right outside your window if door, for example?

Are the spaces labelled or marked in any way?

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YANBU

I have an allocated parking space. It has my house number on it. I own this through ground rent. I do not have a car. I may, however, have friends come visit. They - and I -expect them to be able to park on the allocated parking I pay for (if I've told them it's available).

If people park in my space I leave a note:

'Please don't park in my parking spot without checking. If you ring my doorbell, I'll tell you if it's convenient for you to park in my allocated spot. If you ring and there's no answer, assume the answer is No as you've no idea of I'll be needing the space when I come home. But if I'm in and it's convenient, knock yourself out'

Hate it when people assume their need is greater without checking.

If you need it for friends or in the future then yes put your foot down now
I have one parking space, and a car (own the apartment and space) and very thick neighbours. That probably sounds awful but after 8 years of "don't block me in, don't park there, my job means I need to get in/out at all times" it becomes a little draining!!

Yanbu. This is tantamount to someone using your driveway without permission. Where do tradespeople park when they come round? The plumber? Your best friend? Relatives? Presumably you'd like the space to be available to them...?

I own a property that has an allocated space in a small car park on the driveway to the property. There are various signs up, spaces are all marked so it's very obvious who they belong to and still people persist in parking in them. One day, a British Gas man working on a house up the road took it upon himself to use my space. The mind boggles.

In the end, along with other residents, we got the community police involved and they were amazing. I was surprised at how seriously they took things.

YANBU. I have the same thing with my neighbours with the added element that their parking space is full of rubbish (from their building works) so they 'have' to use ours. No, we don't have a car. Yes, we do have relatives and friends over to visit. And it annoys me even more when there are empty spaces elsewhere.
DH has spoken to them and it improves for a couple of days, then back to using our spot. I really resent having to keep checking if it's empty when I'm expecting visitors.

Penguins. The world needs more penguins...

No it isn't on my driveway but the house numbers are painted on the ground. Annoying thing is there is a block of flats next to me so I am guessing it is them that are causing this problem.

I decided I am not going to put the letter on the car. I am just going to ask that family to use on of my spaces and hopefully they will accept. I will want the second one free for guests so I do my battles on that one.

I don't want be petty over two parking spaces.

You are not being unreasonable. They are your spaces. It wouldn't seem so bad if it were just the occassional visitor but it is still a cheek. It is a bit like them parking on your drive which noone would think was ok.

I guess some residential areas with parking spaces allocated in a car park type area may just use it like a car park and park wherever there is space. Do your neighbours stick to their own spaces or is your space being used by properties who don't have allocated parking?

I think we need to know where the spaces are in relation to your actual flat?

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YANBU

The space is yours. Your property.

If you had posted saying the neighbours were sunbathing on your front lawn because you don't use it there would be none of the 'well, how is it exactly inconveniencing you' posts.

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tell them to park somewhere else! knobheads ! hate inconsiderate people ! have the same problem at my nans where their dickhead next door neighbour parks over the property line right up to the edge of my grandparents hardstand so my disabled grampy cant even park outside the house so its easier for him to get out of the car ! PRICKS

I used to own a flat with an allocated parking space. I bought the space when I bought the flat.

I used to put notes on cars that parked in it. It isn't acceptable rouse someone's garden or driveway regardless of how much they are/ aren't using it. Why should a parking space by any different.

And, if the local situation changes (mine did) eg. The introduce on street permit parking, then you will have an even bigger uphill battle.

In my currently owned naice block I'm gobsmacked that some of my neighbours continue to use other people's spaces in the gated underground car park. I really don't understand why people can't see it is wrong.

Of course yabu. You want to keep them empty just for the sake of it. You're like a toddler who doesn't want her old toy anymore but will scream if another kid wants to play with it. It's childish. You have no use for it whatsoever, but you'd rather keep it empty just because you can. Sad.