No Parking Sign On Council Land

[Henry's Wife]

I wonder if anyone could help me! There is a car park in our road which is owned by the council (you just park anywhere!) a council tenant has put up a no parking sign outside their back gate! Is this right? They are requesting you move from "their parking space" I have said to them! Until you show me proof of this i am going to carry on parking there!!
I tried to Google but obviously typing in wrong thing! I feel they cannot do that and don't have a right! Thanks xx

[boxtops]

Do you think they have put up this sign to stop people blocking access to their back gate? There was a thread about this recently. I don't think they have a right, if no spaces are marked out for individual houses. Check with your Council's parking services department.

[sandyRoe]

If parking across their gate was denying them access to their property it might be a neighbourly thing to park elsewhere.

[agchristie]

Surely only the local authority highways dept can put sign up?

[Canary42]

Their wording is wrong, but the request not to block their gate seems reasonable.

[Henry's Wife]

Their gate backs onto a building and parking space is not blocking it, no where near their gate! I am going to call council tomorrow!

[murraymints]

no they can`t !

[Maydup]

They cannot designate themselves a parking space in the car park any more than you can. Just ignore them....or put you own sign up in the same place!

[Gizmonster]

Unless they actually own the land; or unless the plot of land comes in a package with the house that they rent, then you have just as much right to park there as anyone else, assuming that you're not causing an obstruction, etc.

[EDDIE51]

It means nothing there is no 'reserved space' just ignore it.
They could put up a notice saying something like ' gate in constant use please leave clear' but again it would have no legal standing.

[Grandpappy]

Take a picture and hang on to it!