Parking outside place of work

Motopepe

I and three others are working in a warehouse in Dublin on a three month contract. Directly in front of the main roller door the access space can fit three parked csrs. People in nearby businesses park here to avoid having to pay and display however we have vehicles too. Anyway we asked them not to park there but the response was" I always park here , its free parking, I'll park where I like". They maintain that as long a vehicle can access the building then they have the right to park there. These are not designated parking spaces... whats the story?

Muahahaha

Motopepe wrote: »

I and three others are working in a warehouse in Dublin on a three month contract. Directly in front of the main roller door the access space can fit three parked csrs. People in nearby businesses park here to avoid having to pay and display however we have vehicles too. Anyway we asked them not to park there but the response was" I always park here , its free parking, I'll park where I like". They maintain that as long a vehicle can access the building then they have the right to park there. These are not designated parking spaces... whats the story?

Is the warehouse in an industrial estate ?
Talk to your boss, if the space are designated to him then he should sort it out, either by placing cones or talking to the offenders. If it's not designated then it's first come, first served, early bird gets the worm, etc

Ranchu

Get them clamped. Although there's nothing stopping them getting you clamped the next day.

00112984

Parking at an entrance is illegal. However if they're not blocking the entrance and you just want them to move so you can park there, then that's your tough luck.

Motopepe

The building owner says that any space at the entrance is for the use of those occupying the building. That might just be his opinion though. Its not an industrial estate and any space that is not at the entrance to a warehouse or business in this area is pay-for parking.

January

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Ray Palmer

Not sure what exactly the situation is. Is the parking on the public road or a piece of land in front of the doors?

If public road nobody has a right to park there over anybody else. If it blocks the door even partially nobody has the right to park there.

If it is private land part of the warehouse "grounds" you can park there and they can't assume there is enough fire exits.

Arthur Beesley

OP, can you clarify why you are asking?

Is it so you guys can park there yourselves?

Motopepe

I wanted to know if we could reasonably request that they did not park there as we are renting the building.and yes we would be parking there ourselves but also moving stuff in and out regularly. The space in question is the axact width of the door.

Anyway, at the end of the day it comes down to civil communication and common courtesy. I think we may have found compromise with our reasonable request.

the_syco

Put a sign up that says something along the lines of "employees only, anyone else gets towed"?

Teyla Emmagan

Who owns the spaces? Are they public or private grounds? I imagine they are part of the building from what you say and therefore they are not 'free parking' they are private car spaces. In that case you can state that they are 'employee only', and have anyone who parks there towed. You also can't park in such a way to block an exit, or block another car in.

If they're on the main road though, you are out of luck.

Good luck with the reasonable request, I hope that works out for you.