Another parking one (again!)

[TwittleBee]

Just saw the other AIBU parking thread and it twigged me thinking about my parking situation I am in currently.

We rent a ground floor flat with a garage and allocated parking which is opposite our garage. Our neighbours also have a garage with allocated parking opposite their garage. There are 3 other spaces in the car parking port, without garages, for the 3 other flats. Visitor parking is on the street.

Our neighbourhood as been increasingly getting busier with car parking on the grassed areas on the streets and blind bends but now people seems to be parking in spaces that aren't theirs.

I have managed to explain to one guy about how he is parking in my space and he totally understood and apologised and he hasn't been parking there since.

But there is another person who parks in my spot. I left notes but they got ignored and a few times I have just blocked the car in (by parking in front of my garage) but I always leave early for work so I guess it never annoys them. I never seem to actually catch them parking or leaving so haven't managed to speak in person!

Shall I just keep blocking them in? I won't be needing my car all bank holiday weekend as going away so tempted to just leave it there blocking them in if they do park there (which they probably will). Or is that too mean?

Our neighbour has suggested I just get it taken away to a scrap yard (he has a mate that owns one) and another neighbour said I could just vandalise it as it is technically on my property. But these seem very wrong and a bit extreme?

Just bloody pisses me off as I have a baby so it isn't ideal getting back late with baby after work anyway let alone having parking issues too.

Any suggestions welcome

Yes, just keep blocking them in! Bank holiday is an ideal time! If you can go without your car for a couple of days I’d be tempted to leave a note with your number and if he calls then tell him you will be back in 2 days!

Unfortunately you can’t just get it towed away. A scrap yard will want proof that you own the car, they won’t tow away any car just on someone’s say so.

Let us know how the blocking in over the weekend goes!

Yes of course scrapping or vandalising the car is extreme! Surprised you need to ask. Your friends are giving you terrible advice.

Blocking the car for the weekend seems ok though! Would you be causing an onstruction for anyone else?

I wouldn't be causing any issues for anyone else although technically I wouldn't own the bit of land i am parking on as its only the actual space and garage I own not the bit of land inbetween.

I couldn't bring myself to vandalise the car anyway btw even if everyone said to do it. Plus I don't think they'd notice as the car is so badly beaten up anyway lol

I wouldn’t stoop op. Don’t do anything unpleasant. I had an absalutely epic thread on here with crazy neighbours and parking.
When I think back to the entire year of intimidation and threats culminating in the male in our neighbours family assaulting my dd.
The one thing that makes me better and me sleep at night is the fact that I never once lowered myself to behave in an inappropriate way.

If they don’t respond to your note knock obv their door , try to have a conversation.

Block them in!!!

Sorry for the typos - my phone is making me murderous today

I can't knock on their door as I haven't a clue whose car it is. I've asked round but there's so many flats in our area.

Haha Beerincomechampagnetastes bless you we have all been there with bloody typos

I don’t think you can legally block a car from getting off a drive, however you could leave a key with a neighbor in case the police become involved. On the plus side it might stop the cheeky fucker. It would be an awful shame if you spilled a box of nails on your drive, though! 😉

Btw, OP, you’ve forgotten the most important thing. DIAGRAM!

I can see the temptation to block them in, but could they get out of the space by backing and filling, and possibly damaging your car in the process? I suppose the ideal would be to block your space with your car before they got there.

I believe that it’s not legal to block another car in a space, even if it’s your space that they’re parking in. So I’d be wary of blocking them in and going off for the weekend in case it lands you in bother.

Is there any option to install something like a collapsible bollard to block the space when you’re out?

I'm a proper worrier but personally I would be concerned about them vandalising your car if you blocked them in over a weekend. They've already ignored your notes so they've shown a lack of respect and consideration. They might retaliate if blocked in all weekend and you're not there.

Maybe it would be a good idea to spill a box of nails on your space before you go away though?

You could leave a note warning the owner that you are going away for the BH weekend and will just leave your car where it is since he is occupying the space you own .

If he doesn't move, tough.

Don't cock them in! The kind of people with the brass to keep parking in your space are possibly the kind of people that would damage your car in retaliation!

I don't think you are allowed vandalise someones car just because it's on your property that's a very annoying situation, block them in as much as possible

I really wouldn't block them in - I'm pretty sure it's illegal anyway. Plus I wouldn't trust them not to damage my car!

Shaving foam on the windscreen.
I am a twat.

I'm not clear. Do you actually use the space?

Bluelady i wish i could use the space but I rarely am able to as it is taken!

Yeah I just looked it up and I can't block them in or put anything even minor like shaving foam on their windscreen.

Maybe I will print of the Title Plan and put it on their windscreen so they realise?

I should probably also add that I don't actually own the space or flat as we rent it, but is a long lease contract. I don't know if that takes away my rights to being allowed to state that its my space to the offender?

I don’t think you can legally block a car
from getting off a drive

That’s in a drive / public road / dropped kerb scenario.

The OP owns the private land in question so there would be nothing illegal about what’s being suggested here.

OP here from the other parking thread- on this one everyone seems to be saying that blocking them in is wrong despite the fact they're in your space?!

Hang on a minute-
Is this a very flexible rule or is it just on MN?

Sorry to this OP for mild derailing-
I agreed with the PP on my thread saying we shouldn't have parked in front of neighbours garage, but also explained how rude they were in handling the situation. Very few words said about how rude it was for them to block us in but here everyone seems shocked at the idea that someone would block someone else in for parking in their space! And this is a reoccurring problem on this thread- not a once off like my parking issue was.

So is it frowned upon, or not, to block someone in?

See attached for a diagram as asked for by a PP (please ignore the awfully sized car parking spaces, they should all be same size!)

I guess I will just have to park in someone else's car parking space if it seems there is nothing anyone can actually do and blocking someone in is not allowed?

Thereisnoprivateparking yeah I am confused!

19lottie82 don't own (or rather rent) the land between the car parking space and the garage though, that's shared land