Allocated parking space

Tomw86 · 12-02-2019 02:53PM

I think the sticker idea is the best. But start with the windscreen, it's been inconvenient for you long enough - time to sort it.
Also, if you start with the windscreen or back window in a spot that is impairing their vision, they will have to go to the trouble of removing it before they leave the spot.

Other than that, I would block them in - leave a note on your car explaining they are in your spot and to ring you when they want it moved, then leave them waiting and advise them next time you might not be there!

If it is blocking other cars in then I would either a) notify those neighbours you can move it immediately if required, and of the situation with the car in your spot or b) If you do not know them, ask the cars in spots X and Y to call you if they need to move and you will happily do so.

Kenny Logins · 12-02-2019 02:56PM

I bet of you asked them face to face not to park there, they would oblige. If not, go ahead and spend €90 on stickers or whatever. :pac:

beertons · 12-02-2019 03:02PM

Does that trick with the biscuits tin work? I'd nearly go up and help ya for the craic.

Tomw86 · 12-02-2019 03:05PM

Kenny Logins wrote: »

I bet of you asked them face to face not to park there, they would oblige. If not, go ahead and spend €90 on stickers or whatever. :pac:

How long do you reckon she should sit and wait before this person returns?

Or should she sit at the window of his house staring out it like a weirdo until she sees the person approach?

Kenny Logins · 12-02-2019 04:34PM

Tomw86 wrote: »

How long do you reckon she should sit and wait before this person returns?

Or should she sit at the window of his house staring out it like a weirdo until she sees the person approach?

How long would it take to earn €90 to cover the cost of the stickers?

TBH, I would probably go for the banana option. They should get the message and it's mildly amusing.

Del2005 · 12-02-2019 04:39PM

TBi wrote: »

How is it a trip hazard? It will be upright when the car isn't there and under the car when it is there.

Because its an object that someone can fall over or walk into. We have gotten as bad if not worse than the US for sueing and our insurance companies don't bother to fight they just pay and increase the premium. There's a reason why you don't see them in regular use.

pa990 · 12-02-2019 06:06PM

Those stickers that don't easily remove can be considered Criminal Damage.

Just be careful

Lord Nikon · 12-02-2019 06:11PM

pa990 wrote: »

Those stickers that don't easily remove can be considered Criminal Damage.

Just be careful

Just be careful not to get caught.

Isambard · 12-02-2019 06:37PM

i'd not go for the stickers or any of the ideas that would cause damage. If you can't park across them, then a clamp, or the threat of a clamp, would be the way to go.

Cushie Butterfield · 12-02-2019 06:39PM

jochenstacker wrote: »

Sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission.

It wouldn’t be a matter of asking for forgiveness, just a matter of them arranging for it to be removed & the damage to the concrete repaired, resulting in the OP getting the cost added to her management fees. Wouldn’t cost a lot if diy but you can bet your bottom dollar that the bill would probably be ten times that.

Blue850 wrote: »

Let the air out of one tyre, if they park there again, do it again and leave a note saying next time its 2 tyres

These are all ‘fun’ ideas, but if someone has the gall to consistently park in someone’s space I’d imagine that they would retaliate in some way.

grogi wrote: »

If they don't care about cars, they won't care about a stick.

A stick? You mean a heavy duty post that has to be secured to the ground by drilling into the concrete. They may not care about cars, but they will care about damage to common areas, plus as mentioned earlier in the thread a trip hazard.

I’m all for these ideas in theory, but in the real world suggesting that OP breaks the terms of her lease by damaging common areas, risks retaliation, as well as possible charges added to her management fees is just plain irresponsible.

Best practice is to follow up with management company, & keep following up until they act. Failing that, show up at the AGM & bring it up there.

Thoie · 12-02-2019 06:46PM

I had a similar issue in an apartment building. I blocked the guy in (warning other neighbours what I was doing) and when he rang the bell to ask me to move, I was making white sauce and couldn't leave the cooker. For 50 minutes. Apparently he's never made white sauce. He started to say something, but I still had the wooden spoon in my hand, and he was apparently reared not to argue with a woman holding a wooden spoon.

There was another guy who used block me in regularly as he was just "running in for a minute". This used happen relatively frequently, and each time I'd let him know I was unhappy about it, and please don't do it again. Then one day he got me on a bad day. There was some screaming and general rage unleashed. He didn't do that again.

So my advice is carry a wooden spoon, and let loose all your inner tension.

grogi · 12-02-2019 08:17PM

pa990 wrote: »

Those stickers that don't easily remove can be considered Criminal Damage.

Just be careful

Nail polish remover and done.

GreeBo · 12-02-2019 08:25PM

Accidentally spread bird seed on his roof.

Otherwise I'd call a tow truck and move his car outside of the private property.
When he eventually finds it he should figure it out.

corks finest · 12-02-2019 08:51PM

Pops_20 wrote: »

corks finest wrote: »

Had a hat ****e for years at my old lady's house in bishoptown, cork,CIT students abandoning cars for yonks,know it's madvto do ,but I did for month's- any scrote parked too near pillars ,or outside house, air left down,always 2 wheels,worked eventually,2 other elderly neighbours also at it ,and after a while they copped on ( 4 cars and a van in our house so ppl coming and going regularly,

What's a hat ****e?

Predictive text mishap- should have read- had that ****e

pa990 · 12-02-2019 11:38PM

grogi wrote: »

Nail polish remover and done.

If the driver of the car has to incur any cost to remove the sticker/ clean up a mess, it's considered Criminal Damage.

Graham · 12-02-2019 11:49PM

Is that one of those it could possibly theoretically considered to be considered criminal damage or has someone been successfully prosecuted for putting a no parking sticker on a vehicle when it's parked somewhere it shouldn't be?

Isambard · 13-02-2019 08:54AM

I'm not sure anyone would get charged with a criminal offense, but certainly a civil case might ensue, particularly if the sticker made the car unusable for a period.

13-02-2019 08:56AM

Graham wrote: »

Is that one of those it could possibly theoretically considered to be considered criminal damage or has someone been successfully prosecuted for putting a no parking sticker on a vehicle when it's parked somewhere it shouldn't be?

Back in the day before they used to clamp they used the no parking stickers on windows in UL.
They never put them on windscreens only on side windows

frag420 · 13-02-2019 09:07AM

My colleague had same issue, the person that parked in her space kept ignoring her so I gave her a suggestion that seemed to work...

She took some “mess” from the cats litter tray and smeared it under the door handle on the driver side and a tissue under the wiper, worked a treat!

Tomw86 · 13-02-2019 10:14AM

Isambard wrote: »

i'd not go for the stickers or any of the ideas that would cause damage. If you can't park across them, then a clamp, or the threat of a clamp, would be the way to go.

A clamp can also cause damage to a car FYI - that's why official clampers have to put a sticker on the car, to alert you to the fact there is a clamp on it and stop some dumba55es driving off with it still on it.

TBi · 13-02-2019 10:17AM

pa990 wrote: »

If the driver of the car has to incur any cost to remove the sticker/ clean up a mess, it's considered Criminal Damage.

They would have to prove the OP did it. Was it the OP, the management company or some concerned bystander who saw a person in distress?

ebbsy · 13-02-2019 10:23AM

Tell the management company that you are going to make a deduction from future payments to them, until this matter is sorted.

Always focuses the mind.

Seth Brundle · 13-02-2019 10:26AM

I would presume that there is a legal obligation to pay the management fees.

pa990 · 13-02-2019 10:28AM

Graham wrote: »

Is that one of those it could possibly theoretically considered to be considered criminal damage or has someone been successfully prosecuted for putting a no parking sticker on a vehicle when it's parked somewhere it shouldn't be?

Isambard wrote: »

I'm not sure anyone would get charged with a criminal offense, but certainly a civil case might ensue, particularly if the sticker made the car unusable for a period.

Even an egg thrown at a house is considered Criminal Damage, and that only needs a spray of a hose.

Graham · 13-02-2019 11:36AM

pa990 wrote: »

Even an egg thrown at a house is considered Criminal Damage, and that only needs a spray of a hose.

I didn't suggest throwing eggs so that answers neither of my questions.

Green_Martian · 13-02-2019 11:39AM

beertons wrote: »

Does that trick with the biscuits tin work? I'd nearly go up and help ya for the craic.

What's the biscuit tin trick??

Del2005 · 13-02-2019 12:01PM

Green_Martian wrote: »

What's the biscuit tin trick??

Bit of metal under the 4 wheels and a group of people can move most cars. Similarly a group of people can easily bounce most cars out of the way if needed, just have to ignore the alarm doing this.

The OP needs to block the offender in and delay them leaving, anything else is likely to end up in a confrontation. They can't be expected to move if they are washing/colouring their hair or as another posted said making a sauce etc.

grogi · 13-02-2019 12:18PM

Seth Brundle wrote: »

I would presume that there is a legal obligation to pay the management fees.

Let the management company sue for them... Much cheaper and faster is to resolve the issue at source.

grogi · 13-02-2019 12:20PM

pa990 wrote: »

Even an egg thrown at a house is considered Criminal Damage, and that only needs a spray of a hose.

I really want to see the Gardai seriously pursuing such case...

Henry Ford III · 13-02-2019 12:22PM

I'd leave a note on the car as a final warning. Point out that the space is private.

If that fails box them in somehow - confrontation isn't fun but would be necessary in that case.

Allocated parking space

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