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?

YADNBU. Anyone who says you are is being ridiculous.

I do not forfeit ownership, or the right to use my property or allow someone else to use my property, just because I haven't used it it a while.

I'd find out whether you can get vehicles fined or towed for parking there and put up a sign saying vehicles may be fined or towed if parking there without permission. The same day the sign goes up I'd leave a note on the vehicle saying to contact you for permission to use the spot. Then I'd make sure to discuss the fact you have have the right to call and get it moved, no matter the time, if you need the spot.

For the record it's the complete lack of consideration. Any normal person would find out who owns it and go about getting permission for extended use "noticed you don't use it much" etc etc. The only reason not to is because you think they'd say no, so you shouldn't use it anyway!

I'd say the fact they haven't heard anything about it is why they keep doing it.

"But you weren't using it"
"Not right now. But i rent it for a reason (convenience) and it's hardly convenient to hunt around to find the owner of the vehicle when I DO need it!"

kellie1991 bit different though. You can't stake claim to public highway even if it is outside your house.

OP gets those spots as part of her rental contract so she's paying for them.

Driveway or parking spot.
If someone either owns it as part their ownership of the house, or has a right to either due to renting the house - there is no difference in terms of their right to use the space.

YANBU it's rude of them. If it's possible to block them in without inconveniencing everyone else in the car park, I'd arrange for your visitors to do that.

OP this would really piss me off. Then I would be pissed off with myself for being pissed off even when there was no real reason or cause to be pissed off!

I think that I would writing to the people using your space, offering them the opportunity to rent the space from you for a reasonable fee. That way, the amount included in your rent for the parking spaces is covered.

My NDN is having extensive work done (its been going on for 5 weeks now). During the first couple of days I would get home from work to find the builders van parked in my rented (numbered) parking space.

When I spoke to them about it they said that my NDN had told them to park there.

I asked them not to, my NDN kicked off big time as "I wasn't using it during the day" (FYI they are at work during the day as well so there spot isn't used either).

My petty response was to park in their spot.

Again much kicking off and me pointing out that "they weren't using it".

I can now park in my spot when I like and the builder/s park in my NDN's spot.

According to some I ABU but I pay for the parking spot in the same way that I pay for my flat, internet etc.

But even if I didn't own a car I would still expect my visitors, cleaner, friends or food delivery person to be able to use the spot whenever I/they wanted/needed to.

Just to check..might not apply...
We had a related thing (although we did have a car), turned out the landlord had no right to include them in the contract as they were legally communal. Hence the neighbourly angst. Worth checking if there's any doubt. We then got money reduced from our rent to compensate for lack of actual allocated parking and got on better with neighbours.

YANBU, its very rude of someone to use your paid for space
can you use penguin bollards? Or ask the LL if you can install them. It would piss me off too. I wouldn't use someones numbered space without asking.
pong is BU

Why is an unused driveway not the same as an unused private and paid for parking space? And why does common courtesy not apply to both?

second bollards but NOT penguin ones due to that bloody ad I have already had people knocking on my door asking where they can get some

I thought of you MrsDavid as someone up thread said that their landlord had told them that their rent included a parking space, but it turned out it didn't.............

No, the op is not being territorial or unreasonable. I owned the area in front of my previous home and neighbours who had a large driveway and garage would leave two cars parked there if i was raining so they wouldn't have to walk further. Didn't matter that I had to struggle with two young kids though. Entitled, selfish people. Nothing would change that though would it?

Whilst it's really annoying, I wouldn't stress about it honestly. It's not worth falling out over and what if they up the ante by continuing to park after you ask them not to? Wait til you get a car and then deal with it.

Dont send the letter. Find the neighbour you like most and offer the space to them, then you can be indignant on their behalf to whoever else parks there from now on.

Whatever happened with penguin bollard-gate in the end, Mrsdavidcaruso ? I think I missed the conclusion.

I don't know anything much about insurance and the like, but what would happen if the neighbour's car got damaged and it was on the OP's property? Would she be liable in any way? (NOT suggesting the OP keys the neighbour's car).

I would be pissed off too, it's rude for them to park there without asking. We let our neighbour use our spare driveway to park his car but he asked first.

YANBU

My mum bought a flat with an allocated parking space. She did not have a car. I visited once a week, and every flippin' week I had to go and knock on this woman's door and ask her to move her car which was in my mother's space. Every week this woman would huff and puff and make a song and dance about getting her keys. My mother didn't want to fall out with her neighbour so I had to be the bad guy and go through the routine every week.

"Why is an unused driveway not the same as an unused private and paid for parking space? And why does common courtesy not apply to both?"

Totally agree with the above

Perhaps they don't realise that they are actually allocated to you? talk to your neighbours without being arsey first of all - tell them that you'd prefer they didn't use your spaces as you might need them. Perhaps they'd pay you to let them use it. I also think the earlier suggestion to negotiate a reduction in rent and give up the parking space sounds like a good suggestion.

I don't think you're being unreasonable. How did the chat with the neighbour go OP?

I think you should buy a car and park it in your space, just to keep it to yourself!