Another Parking thread.

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I live on the 1st floor of a house which has been converted to flats.

There are two flats downstairs, each with their own entrances. We don’t share anything. We even have our own gardens. Own bins etc. The drive way has 3 parking spots. Each flat has its own spot. My entrance is the back of the house so I’ve had the same parking spot for 3 years.

A new couple have moved in last week and I bumped into them outside so just mentioned gardens, bins and parking spot just in conversation. They parked in the spot allocated to their flat (middle bay) the first 3 days and from day 4 have parked in my spot. My car is a lot bigger than theirs so the bay I’ve been allocated suits my car better because when I park in the middle bay, it is very very tight.

At first I thought it may have been an oversight and didn’t want to be petty, so I left it. Yesterday they had parked in my allocated spot so badly, I couldn’t fit my car in the middle bay, so had to park on the road blocking everyone in.
I made sure I was up early to move it incase anyone needed to get in.

Today I’ve come home and they have some guests over who has parked on the drive. Instead of blocking them in I’ve parked a road away.

AIBU? What do I do?

As others have said, the preference you have for the end bay, they obviously have to. None of you have a right to them, you've previously had a gentleman's agreement with other tenants, and now you don't. The size of your car is immaterial. All you're entitled to is a spot- although, I'd check that, as if the car park is just for use of the three flats, and not specified one per flat, technically they may be able to use more than one as it doesn't break any rules. Crappy neighbour behaviour, but they may be able to. I wouldn't be pushing the 'your spot' idea, as it doesn't exist and I'd check the deeds as the whether you have any 'right' to a space and if so, if friends park there again ask them not to.

YABVU for leading me to suspect a juicy parking thread with lots of cheeky-fuckery and entitlement, when it's only a situation where the parking is actually first come, first served!

You really need to check your lease as pp have said - does it specify that you have the use of one of the spaces as part of your tenancy, or are the 3 spaces provided for the use of tenants and their visitors? The wonky parking would piss me off and I would have asked them nicely to move their car over to allow you to park. Unfortunately, given that your lease doesn't specify a space, you don't own the spot and they are entitled to park in whichever one is free.

Just reiterate that there's 3 parking spaces and 3 flats, tell them to please make sure they don't take up 2 spaces/park like a dick/allow their guests to park there. You can't claim a particular spot

My guess... you told them where to park based on your preference.

They did for 3 days whilst checking with the agent that the spaces aren't allocated. Agent confirmed they aren't. They decide they would also prefer the best space.

Now you will have to approach the agent or the about visitor parking. Or park them in.

No but it seems like it's a shared drive, and therefore visitors can use it. OP needs to get clarification d's m the landlord.

"..... They parked in the spot allocated to their flat ..... the bay I’ve been allocated ..... Yesterday they had parked in my allocated spot ..... "

Surely nothing is "allocated" if there is no formal agreement in place?

I think that sums it up!

"My spot/their spot...there's nothing actually allocated"

Of course you were being an arse if you where telling them wose spot is whose if that's not actually the case.

I suspect so too. They’d been told by a tenant they’re allocated the tight middle space without any prior notice so checked with the agent who confirmed it’s nonsense. They’re doing nothing wrong whatsoever.