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Parking dispute- any advice apart from let the tyres down!!

38 replies

Eve · 05/11/2004 20:56

I live on a private estate wtih private parking which is jointly owned by all of the residents. The entrance is clearly marked private residents only.

Recently we have had a chap in a very nice SLK Merc parking in the car park from Fri evening to Monday morning. When told it was residents only by one of my elderly neighbours he got quite aggressive and was squaring up for a battle....he is late 20s ish....bigish bloke so you can guess the sort of pleasant reasonable person he is! (wears a burberry cap as well!!)

He lives in a council house 2 roads away and doesn't want to leave his car outside his house over the weekend as he doesn't want it damaged...hence why he parks it in our car park.

He fails to see the irony of him thinking his neighbours will damage his car but yet its alright for him to trespass and cause nuisance to someone else!

I don't want a confrontation...its only parking! but he has parked here yet again tonight and now its irritating me!

....any suggestions/ideas? Anyone know how you can get someone clamped. or I am being too petty about the whole thing??

PS....the Police don't want to know as it is on private property!

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kinkipinki · 05/11/2004 21:00

I think there are private clamping comp, put a warning note on his car that if he continues to park he will be clamped!! I totally understand your frustration!

ladymuck · 05/11/2004 21:01

Here's an idea: clamping

Caligula · 05/11/2004 21:06

I think you need to contact the management company of your estate and ask them how they intend to deal with this sort of nuisance. ATM it's just him, but next week he could bring all his friends along too, and you could all find you have no parking spaces, which I presume you're paying for in the service charge.

You could always set up a meter and charge him for it!

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Eve · 05/11/2004 21:07

I know its not just me who is irritated my neighbours are as well so they would be amenable to signs, its the inconsideration that irritates me!

Will print that clamping article of and stick it on his windscreen I think!

(Still would love to let his types down though!!!)

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Eve · 05/11/2004 21:10

Unfotunately the residents form the management company, as residents we actually own the freehold of the estate...and our amangement fees are £100 per year!

..but then twice a year everyone gets together and we all do the maintenace ourselves

Its a lovely place, tonight we had a bonfire and fireworks and sausages in the centre lawn with all the neighbours joining in...all from 12 months to 80+ were there.

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surfermum · 05/11/2004 21:12

I got caught up in a parking dispute once and the owners of the area got together and put some posts and a chain across the parking area, so that only those with keys could get in.

I can understandy why you're irritated. I would be too.

JanH · 05/11/2004 21:14

It's private property! He is trespassing! He wouldn't be allowed to come along and park on someone's drive!

If he doesn't want to worry about vandals he shouldn't drive a f*cking Merc.

Could you borrow a vandal....?????? Go round his road and tell his neighbours where he's put it (and why)?

Chandra · 05/11/2004 21:19

I won't recommend any other action but clamping after warning. If you let the tires down he will think it was your elderly neighbour and may attack him (something like throwing eggs to his house, etc) I have learn that the best way to deal with these people, for your own security, is to limit any sort of confrontation with them, they can be very...vicious?. (A friend of mine told off one of these chaps for trying to throw to her a ballon full of water. She was coming to visit us and 3 min after passing through the door we had an egg smashed at the house, and two extra ones in the consecutive days).

lou33 · 05/11/2004 21:21

Surely if it is private property it could be trespass, and he could be prosecuted by the police?

Maybe you will have to get a clamping firm round to talk about using them, making sure they put a big sign up warning of the likelihood of clamping if people park there when they should not be.

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Eve · 05/11/2004 21:26

Police aren't interested, they say its a private problem.

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lou33 · 05/11/2004 21:30

Bizarre.

Tortington · 05/11/2004 21:30

stick a note in the window whih will read " alright wanker you have your fun. if this car is here next week i am gonna put a key across your lovely metalic paintwork. the week after it will be your window screen"

JanH · 05/11/2004 21:31

Do you have a Citizen's Advice Bureau locally? I must say I would be boiling with rage if it was me - there must be something you can do! (I get mad with all the bone-idle super-rich 6th-formers who park their 54-reg cars in our street all day because they can't be arsed to walk 5 mins from the long-stay car park - burberry-capped arse in Merc would send me apopleptic )

lou33 · 05/11/2004 21:34

LOL @ you two!

misdee · 05/11/2004 21:58

we had this problem. we used to live in a black of flats opposite a primary school. at dropping/picking up times the rds outside was packed and we couldnt get into our parking space as people kept parking in teh car aprk despite signs saying it was parking for residents only. We had a post and chains put up, but they werent locked, so some people took it upto themselves to let themselves into our car park anyway. one day dh undid the chain, moved his car in and got out of the car to put the chain back up. A woman starting yelling that she wanted to park in there (non resident), dh basically told her to piss off. We repeatadly stuck notices on peoples car informing them it was aresidents car park, and numerous calls made the the school. but as far as i am aware its still a problem there.

I'd let his tyres down or clamp him

tabitha · 05/11/2004 22:03

agree, let his tyres down (but don't let him see it's you - not worth the aggro ) or what about etching the word w@*ker on his bonnet in acid?

biketastic · 05/11/2004 22:15

block him in?

SoupDragon · 05/11/2004 22:16

Ooooh yes! Block him in so he can't get out on Monday morning!

JanH · 05/11/2004 22:17

The simplest ideas are the best

SoupDragon · 05/11/2004 22:18

Long term, the lockable chain is probably the easiest idea.

Freckle · 05/11/2004 22:46

If he lives in a council house, you could complain about his anti-social behaviour to the local authority. They have the power to evict nuisance tenants.

jampot · 05/11/2004 22:49

report his car as stolen and dumped

jampot · 05/11/2004 22:50

or pick the lock somehow, release the handbrake and push it out of your road

Freckle · 05/11/2004 22:52

Have you checked its tax disc? Police might be more interested if it isn't taxed.

linnet · 05/11/2004 23:04

I agree that a lockable chain across the opening might be the best idea.
Although I love JanH's suggestions "Could you borrow a Vanadal?" LOL

Our local police don't seem to bother about cars that aren't taxed. There is a bus stop along the street from us and people in a house beside it park their 2 cars, both without tax, in the bus layby. Their neighbour has phoned the police and reported them but the police just don't want to know. And strangely, although nothing to do with this thread, she also reported them to the bus company and they said that it was nothing to do with them if people are parked in the bus stop layby all day and night.