Am I likely to be in trouble?

[Lakitu]

OK here's the situation, where I live I have a residents only car park, which is clearly signed saying as much.

Every weekday morning I come out of my house to cars parked there for the day while the owner is at work - not so much of a problem in the morning but it's infuriating when you drive home and don't have a parking space, which I paid for along with my house!. If any of us who stay there catch a non resident (or their friends or family) parking up, we ask them if they're a resident, when they admit they are not we point to the signs and ask them to park elsewhere. Sometimes this is met with expletives but for the most part they move on.

I get a lift to work most mornings and my car share driver is on the ball and asks the non resident workers to move on if they drive in while he's waiting for me. This morning, he pointed to a car and said "that woman just ignored me when I spoke to her, she just walked away".

This pi55ed me off big time.

I wrote a note and stuck it under her wiper saying:

"The next time I see you parked in residential parking or you are ignorant enough to ignore being pulled up for it, expect to come back to flat tyres. From the resident at number 23"

My driver is convinced that I'll get done for issuing threatening letters, but I don't think so - at worst a 'talk to' from the police.

[jake-the-peg]

I think section 5 of the public order act covers actions where someone

displays any writing, sign or other visible representation which is threatening, abusive or insulting.

But there's probably a more specific offense

I'd repost this in Law if I were you, you'll probably get a much more informative response

[Panic Button]

Read the question Raggy.

It's a residents only car park, not parking on the public road.

Lakitu, if you have individual allocated spaces, consider investing in a lockable post.

[Lakitu]

Because it's got nothing to do with the council and in this case it is my neighbours and I that upkeep the area, raggy roman.

Thank you Jake x

[Lakitu]

Panic button, one of my neighbours is looking into it, she talked to me a few weeks ago about it but I've heard nothing back yet.

[ChuckFickens]

RAGGY ROMAN because it's a residents only car park, i.e. private land!!

but's thats ok, I pay my road tax so guess I'm entitled to park on your drive way when ever I want!!!

[Panic Button]

Perhaps even something as simple as a chain between two posts across the entrance might deter many of these planks.

I shouldn't worry about the note. I can't imagine the police would bother to get involved.

[Lakitu]

People have driveways, my car park is like a driveway big enough to hold all the cars, why is that any different?

How would you feel if someone parked in your driveway that YOU paid for citing "well I pay my road tax so I can" as a reason?

[Panic Button]

The first line of the question made it clear this was about a car park, not the road.

Should have gone to Specsavers

[Lakitu]

Isn't most people's driveways off a public road??

[jno]

raggy, I guess if you have private property you're entitled to build a house, use it as a residents-only car park, open a slave market, do whatever you want with it? That seems to be Lakitu's situation. If you're asking a more general question about parking zones, they're usually intended by councils to allow residents to park near their own homes (surprise surprise).

[cheries]

Not that this will help you, but thought you'd find this quite amusing;
I went to Osberton Horse Trials a few weeks ago, and parked in an available space next to a VW Golf. Came back a few hours later and there was a note attached to my wiper. On Basildon Bond notepaper, written in ink, the note said

"Fool! Could you have parked any closer? Please show some respect for my property!"

I had to laugh, if I'd have parked in Meadowhall the note would not have been quite so middle-class.

I wouldn't worry about the note. Hopefully these ignorant people will stop taking advantage of you now.

[MrBounty]

An interesting one regarding driveways - according to a builder friend of mine (who is very clued up on these matters), it is not illegal to park, on the road, in front of someone's driveway, if the driveway is empty!

I dont condone it, but it's true, as far as im aware.

Anyway, "raggy roman" dude - i would assume that with each house sold, a private car parking space (off the council's road) was included in the price - as with many new build flats and appartments these days.
If a non resident comes along and parks in one of those spaces, then they are surely in the wrong.
That space, on private land, has been paid for and is owned, therefore only the resident owner has the right to park there.
Where's the problem??

All the residents in the area should invest in some wheel clamps.....if the rogue parkers show up and park their motors, clamp them! lol

[Lakitu]

LOL Cheries

Raggy - You are telling me that your first response was you talking about residents parking on a public highway and getting at other people for parking there too? That doesn't make sense? I have never seen a public road that only residents are allowed to park on.

MrBounty - That's a good idea, I'll pop to Halfords and get some wheel clamps. If it's my property then surely I can clamp them!

[MrBounty]

Well, while i can understand your frustration, you really should ask that question in a new thread.

Clearly, this thread is regarding residential parking, which is on PRIVATE LAND - not on the public highway, council roads, or wherever else.