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If somebody parks their car in my private parking space outside my flat (it is legally my space as per the deeds of my property), what rights do I have, or how can I enforce a restriction? I have heard that I am not allowed to clamp them by law, but how can that be if it is legally my space?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thanks all for your answers so far. There are signs around saying that this is private parking space. Am I allowed to call the police/local council and have the vehicle removed if the owner refuses to move their vehicle? But then would I have to pay for removal, because it's "private parking" and not owned by the council. Grrrr.
Hi, I have been in exactly the same position as you. I have a private parking space which is clearly marked as private and have had someone parka 4X4 in it on a Saturday afternoon and it was still there the next morning. So I phoned the police and they told me that I was quite within my rights to have the car towed away. But they said if I gave them the registration number they would have a look on their database and see if they had an record of the owner. They had, and they called him for me and he was outside my flat removing the car within 10 mins of my phone call. So yes, in the first instance call the police as that is the easiest option.
Pop your wheelie bin in the space. Many drivers will park somewhere else rather than get out of the car to move something ...
You could put a polite note under the wiper arm informing the driver that it is a private car park and reserved space.
Offer a local friendly garage some cash to lift the car away and stick it on some double yellow lines ... :-0
You could put a polite note under the wiper arm informing the driver that it is a private car park and reserved space.
Offer a local friendly garage some cash to lift the car away and stick it on some double yellow lines ... :-0
Leave a polite note and if this does not work, let the tyres down on a regular basis, they would soon get fed up of having to pump them up. Or put a note on his windscreen , using a flour/ water base paste.Just about where he needs his vision. Which would be inconvenient to remove but at the same time non damaging.
There should be some sort of sign to say it is a private parking space, we are not told if this is so. If there is no sign then it could be a genuine mistake and a polite note might do the trick. I would check your deeds carefully, I have a flat in England and the deeds say that I have the right to a parking space in the private car park, but not any one in particular.