Parking Intruder-How To Remove Them From My Parking Space?

[Joanna111]

A car keeps parking in my tenant’s parking space so my tenant is unable to park there as the space is Most of the time taken by this vehicle. I put notes on the car not to park there, the space has a big sign saying private-they still park there. Now I want to put a bollard but need to pay for it to be dug in, so need to book an installer. What can I do if that car is blocking the space when the installer arrives? I cannot clamp the vehicle but can I put a rope around it and pull it out of my space?

[ichkeria]

Can’t you just wait until it isn’t there and then block the space until the bollard people arrive?
A lot better idea than blocking it in

[NellieMay]

Joanna. If its in red on the deeds then it is part of your property. It was just that it wasn't clear in your posting.

[puzzled54]

As it is your space, I think you are entitled to demand payment from the interloper. Instead of polite notes, I would put invoices on the windscreen

[Old_Geezer]

Beware wrecking your tyres on a fold down one. Go for one that is removed or drops into the ground leaving it flat.

[hc4361]

It is illegal to demand payment.

[NellieMay]

Perhaps just a note to say you are taking legal action. Theowner of the vehicle can be recognised by the number plate. Have you considered cctv?

[puzzled54]

Why? People rent out their drives. Anyway, I just thought it may put the person off parking there, I didn’t think they would actually pay up

[4candles]

DVLA will supply registered keeper details to you if you have 'just cause', which obviously you do.
https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla

[hc4361]

puzzled, there is a huge difference between a person offering to rent his drive for x amount and somebody agreeing to pay than money being demanded after the fact. There is no contract, no agreement, and it is against the law.

[puzzled54]

Ok hc I get that, but they have been told that they are in a private space

[237SJ]

This happened to me (on my Mum's allocated parking space) A guy who renovated cars parked on her space. The car was taxed. I left a note on the windscreen demanding that the vehicle was removed and the owner left notes in reply so we had this ridiculous dialogue via note going on. He was just so thick that he didn`t think he should move it. I phoned the Police to find out my rights (none, really) the Council who I knew wouldn`t want to know because it was on private land and the DVLA who couldn`t tell me who the owner was as you have to be from the Council or a recognised agency such as a parking company for them to give out that information. I was desperate to get the car moved because my Mum had died and the car was holding up the house sale. In the end my friend's husband turned up with his big truck and dragged the bloody thing out and just left it. Funnily enough, after that I did see a council notice stuck on the windscreen but I don`t know why unless there was a footpath or something that was being blocked. I saw the numpty a while after that and took him to task about the trouble he had caused and he still didn`t see the problem. Idiot.

[hc4361]

The DVLA should give you the details of the registered keeper for £2.50.
Fill out this form
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/836228/v888-request-by-an-individual-for-information-about-a-vehicle.pdf

[TonyV]

should not be a problem then.

[Cloverjo]

My next door neighbour used to park on my drive as he felt that since I didn’t have a car he was entitled to use it even though he had his own drive and another allocated space. My landlord first asked him politely to stop, then told him to stop. He did eventually when he saw how close my bicycle got to his car when I was weaving around it to get to my gate.

[Joanna111]

I do not particularly want owner’s details-what am I going to do with those details? They know they shouldn’t park there as I Left notes and a big sign stating “private for house number xx” stares them in the face when they park. They just see that I put meaningless notes and do nothing further. As I do not live there I cannot monitor the space to block it and tenant works shifts - when he gets back the space is taken. So thought I could clamp them or block them, but I understand it’s illegal. I will follow up on couple of ideas from this chain - finding a company that could clamp and remove them for me and when the space is empty ill quickly get that bollard in....