Parking

[JohnNutLips]

I have a ground floor flat with 2 allocated parking spaces. They are right outside the entrance to my flat/living room window. None of the bays are either marked with lines or have numbers. It really pisses me off when other people park there even though I usually only need 1 space. I feel like it’s the principle, because I pay for a larger 2 bed flat with 2 spaces - why should someone else get to use them? I have no problem if a neighbour asks or lets me know beforehand btw. It just really winds me up!!!!!

How will people know if they aren't marked?

Are the people aware they're your spaces? Have you asked the management company or freeholder to mark the bays?

Then get a cone or bollard. People aren't telepathic. They won't know it's yours.

If they aren’t marked no one will know?
But if I had two spaces, only needed one, it wouldn’t bother me.
You only need one?

Uhh YABU if they aren’t marked. How can you possibly get annoyed? Go and mark them or ask for them to be marked.

Unless they are clearly marked then how can you expect people to know not to park there?

Let me be the first to say, Penguin Bollard!

If it is a problem park your car across both spaces. That way no one will be able to park in the extra space.

Thanks guys! I am prepared to hear that I am being unreasonable 😂 it’s a block of 8 flats on one side and none of the bays are marked - have tried without success to get bays and numbers painted. The block opposite is mixed 1 and 2 bed flat, some have 1 allocated space and some have none. The people parking there clearly know it isn’t their space. It’s a cul de sac so we don’t get passing random parking.

@montessorinanny I usually do but got back tonight and there’s already a car there

Can you stick a notice on the wall?

But if you have 2 and only use 1 is it really the end of the world?

Like this

@SquirtleSquad no wall... front door straight onto pavement and then bays. Have thought about sign or chalk on floor

@Sunny1112 it isn’t the end of the world no! It annoys me that other people feel entitled to park there that’s all

You are not being unreasonable but maybe mark it out so that it is really clear?
I gave up being generous with our spaces the day that our neighbour left a dirty disposable nappy in ours.

If they are t numbered, surely it just means you have the right to put 2 cars in the car park, not in specific places in it? Having lived in flats with numbered spaces, they aren’t always the ones nearest your flat...

@cardibach the specific ones are on the deeds

Do you have a communal notice board? I've seen some flats have a parking plan up on their boards with a polite note asking people to only park/let visitors park in their assigned spaces

Bollards.

You can't always erect bollards or signage without the management company or freeholders permission so be careful about that

Does the use of them block the view/light from your living room window?

Paint your flat number on ground.
Put a sign on your window in the corner requesting no to park there.

Similar issue for a friend of mine outside her house in a cul de sac in a very central urban area.

She rang a local clamping company and they were more than happy to clamp the car.
Leave a note on the windown of the car.

@SquirtleSquad no, but I have a front garden (to the side) maybe I’ll erect one!

@Undertheoldlindentree nope it doesn’t block the light