To want my neighbour to stop parking in my spot

[KangarooAtTheZoo]

I have an allocated parking spot in a cul de sac. It's on the deeds to the house and we have the freehold so we own the parking spot. We don't own a car but we use the spot for visitors alot. A neighbour has started parking in our spot every day even though they have 2 spots and there are communal spots (his household have at least 3 cars I think). It started in the lockdown as we had no guests. I have left notes on the car and asked them not to park in our spot because our guests can't use it and it's blocking access for me to get my pram out when there is a car parked there (there is narrow paths and bushes either side). When I have confronted him he says just ask him to move his car when you have guests. But the last two times we had guests he didn't answer the door so my guests couldn't park there. And why should I be inconvienced by him parking on our property.
What options are left now? I assume police and council can't do anything? There is a property management company that manages the communal area because some people own half the property and pay half rent to this company but I assume because we own the freehold they can't do anything? Can I put a parking bollard on my spot? I'm also worried if it goes on for to long they can claim rights to the parking spot. Thanks for any advice

I asked for a diagram ages ago. No-one took up the cry.

I’d put a notice on his car and secure it with Vaseline. It’s an absolute BASTARD to get off but won’t damage the car at all. Stick a big one on front back and side.

Lots of people rent out spaces, tell him your renting it out and as he uses it every day it's now x amount per week and you assume he wants to rent it from you?

The bin idea sounds good op.
If he does park there, I would sellotape a notice on informing him not to park there again as the space belongs to you. Make sure you use lots of sellotape and press it down well so that it is hard to remove.

You would need epoxy resin (to set the bolts in the ground) and an SCS drill (heavy duty drill with large masonry bit) to drill the holes.

I wouldn’t bother using resin glue unless you think they might try and unbolt it, which would be a new level of CFery. If you do then it’ll be far harder to remove when you come to sell.

Definitely agree with using an SDS drill though.

The vaseline idea sounds good too.

I would also love a diagram.....

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Vaseline sounds good - means you don't have to sweep up caltrops every time you have a visitor, and no risk of dogs stepping on them.

Interesting that they still seem popular in the US - you might know . . .

Blob of Vaseline on the windscreen, as soon as the wipers come on they’ll have a bad time.

Interesting that they still seem popular in the US - you might know . .

@SchadenfreudePersonified

We scatter them around our campsites to keep the Grizzlies and Sasquatch away from our caravans. And in our front yards to deter unwanted callers. 😆

Amazon's algorithm is going to be confused by the sudden increase in the number of searches for penguin bollards.

Attached a diagram I made in paint. CF 1 and 2 spaces are his spaces. And shows why I can't get my pram out when my space and two neighbours spaces taken. Green means hedges and trees

Two of their cars are there. Not the third. My bins still there. Maybe they have seen this thread and realised how cheeky they are. Thanks for all the advice on how to install a bollard

Looking at the diagram, it would be best to just install the bollard.

If you haven't got a mate with a big drill, just put a message on your local FB and ask for a handy-person for a price to install it. It should be placed around 50cm to a meter inside your border so cars reversing or turning don't hit it.

You should buy all the materials yourself so you know it is the right stuff, then just pay for the labour.

Is it ok for you to use his garden? What about sit in his porch? He is trespassing on your property and you need to reassert your rights of ownership. No apologies, no explanations, no arguments. You are parked on our property and you need to move. You aren't using it. I want you to move your car now please. You can ask me to move. No, you are not to use our private property as your own. rinse and repeat. Bollard it this weekend.

Put up a sign detailing parking charges for unauthorised parking on the land. When he parks there, taking photographic evidence and enforce the charges .

@LioneIRichTea

Blob of Vaseline on the windscreen, as soon as the wipers come on they’ll have a bad time.

please don't do this. If the Cf doesn't use his windscreen wipers until hes driving on a motorway, it could be incredibly dangerous

OP which house is his (not that it matters but I'm interested!)

No additional advice from me if he's cheeky enough to move bins and ignore your request. I think if you get him on film moving the bins and parking then you may be able to go down a police or legal option? We're the same as you, 2 spaces outside of our house that are listed on our deeds and freehold. It's rare that people park in it as we're in a cul de sac but it still really irks me. Happened this week, turned out to be someone visiting a neighbour. I asked them to move as I couldn't park my car in my own space and even though I explained it was a private space and part of our property they just said "we'll just be another 5 minutes". No apology. I was gobsmacked!!

Sit in their garden or walk through their back door and start helping yourself to stuff from their cupboards. When they query it say 'I'm just borrowing it. Just let me know when you want me to leave'

Or get your visitors to park across their drive if he's in your space.

Or put nails in front of his tyres every time he parks on your space.

I put a bollard on my parking space recently. Half the houses whose spaces are in the same area as mine are rented and new tenants have in the past been told 'oh yea it's communal just park anywhere that's free(oh no it isn't, each house has one space attached to its freehold). Drop bollard was 35 quid. It came with a security padlock and anchor bolts that you tap into the ground until they're flush with the post base plate then screw with an allen key to fix. They're not unscrewable and to make doubly sure of that they come with a ball bearing that you tap into the top of each bolt. SDS (heavy duty) drill bit to drill the holes was about 3 quid. Used my normal hammer drill. Took me about 40 minutes. That sucker is not going anywhere. If you can drill holes accurately you really don't need to pay someone to do this for you...just check any covenants to see if it's allowed.

Hopefully OP the bin will stop it but for future sake and value for your property I would definitely install a bollard, I know you shouldn’t have to and cost but it will be more than worth it. My partner and I reserved a new build house once with parking spaces like this but our parking space would have been the middle one where your neighbours is. We have 2 cars and need to be in and out a lot, in the end I couldn’t settle knowing people would probably cheekily use them so we didn’t go ahead. In your case being the end parking space I would definitely paint your space and install a bollard, the cheeky sod!!

it's blocking access for me to get my pram out when there is a car parked there
I personally would not be particularly careful about my pram steering, in such a circumstance, tbh. But then I am quite a militant pedestrian.

@KangarooAtTheZoo - what happened yesterday evening?

Don't you mean that you can't get your pram out without scratching his car when he's parked there?