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16 October 2005, 05:40 PM
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Parking
at my new apartment there is allocated parking spaces, this was one of the reason why i chose this apartment
i have been to the apartment quite a bit the past few days to see a few cars using "my space"
IMO this is unacceptable, i have noticed most others cars using the same space every day, the landlord has confirmed that the space outside the bedroom window is mine, the apartment across the communal hall has the space directly opposite mine.
the car park looks like its gets pretty full when everybody is home, i am planning on moving in sum time next week
how would you go about shifting these cars?
i had planned to leave a note under the windscreen letting the owner know it is my space, my G/F thinks this is an **** way to go about things
the problem is i have no idea which part the owner of the main car lives at so i can not simply knock on a door and ask, and i don't want to the "new bloke who is an arsehole" there is plenty of time to find out i am an arsehole in good and proper time LOL.
what would you do?
i have been to the apartment quite a bit the past few days to see a few cars using "my space"
IMO this is unacceptable, i have noticed most others cars using the same space every day, the landlord has confirmed that the space outside the bedroom window is mine, the apartment across the communal hall has the space directly opposite mine.
the car park looks like its gets pretty full when everybody is home, i am planning on moving in sum time next week
how would you go about shifting these cars?
i had planned to leave a note under the windscreen letting the owner know it is my space, my G/F thinks this is an **** way to go about things
the problem is i have no idea which part the owner of the main car lives at so i can not simply knock on a door and ask, and i don't want to the "new bloke who is an arsehole" there is plenty of time to find out i am an arsehole in good and proper time LOL.
what would you do?
16 October 2005, 05:43 PM
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pmsl @ last sentence!!!
How about contacting the land lord? Maybe he could explain that it will be your space and everyone has an allocated space?
How about contacting the land lord? Maybe he could explain that it will be your space and everyone has an allocated space?
16 October 2005, 05:52 PM
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leave a note, im sure the person is using it, as it is not in use at the moment. Maybe they are visiting or their space is further away and your space is more convenient, and as its not in use, they use it.
not a big issue, its when they know its your space and you need to use it and they still park there it becomes an issue.
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not a big issue, its when they know its your space and you need to use it and they still park there it becomes an issue.
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16 October 2005, 05:58 PM
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it has crossed my mind that it might just be due to the space being unused
the landlord has told the estate agents that she always parked in her own space anyway.
i dont want to have to put my car in sumbody elses space, because sumbody else is in mine etc etc
the car that is in "my" space (ive just been over there to collect a few things) has been there a good few times while i have been visiting
i have written this note
according to my landlord, this parking space is allocated in the deeds to number 14
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please do not park in this space
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would have knocked but i do not know who lives where ?!?
does that seam reasonable?
the landlord has told the estate agents that she always parked in her own space anyway.
i dont want to have to put my car in sumbody elses space, because sumbody else is in mine etc etc
the car that is in "my" space (ive just been over there to collect a few things) has been there a good few times while i have been visiting
i have written this note
according to my landlord, this parking space is allocated in the deeds to number 14
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please do not park in this space
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would have knocked but i do not know who lives where ?!?
does that seam reasonable?
16 October 2005, 06:23 PM
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"Shift your car fu*kwit and don't let me see it parked here again" is a better way of getting off on the wrong foot. Why don't you just park your car in the allocated space as often as you can and get to know your neighbours? I'm sure once people know you and your car it will stop.
Notes on cars will cause rows, trust me, I used to wind my old neighbour up a treat
Notes on cars will cause rows, trust me, I used to wind my old neighbour up a treat
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16 October 2005, 07:28 PM
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Had this sort of problem before but in this case the flat number (I assume this is in the Uk, therefore you are moving into a FLAT - apartments are what yanks live in .... 
) was marked on the bay. I'd come home and some wassock was parked there - free parking whilst he went into town (Reading). The only way out was reverse as it was right against the wall so I'd park up right behind him so that the other spaces could be used but wassock couldn't move. Then just go into my flat as normal.
Buzzer goes off. 'Yeah?'. 'I think I've parked in my space' 'Oh that's you in the XXX?'. 'Yeah, didn't know it belomged to anbody ' 'Oh? So how did you know which flat to buzz???? I'll be down when I finish my lunch' ...
A nice leisurely luch later I tottled on down to find a bloke sat at the wheel of his car and one fuming GF in the passenger seat (with him that is!!!). Didn't catch them parking there again ....
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) was marked on the bay. I'd come home and some wassock was parked there - free parking whilst he went into town (Reading). The only way out was reverse as it was right against the wall so I'd park up right behind him so that the other spaces could be used but wassock couldn't move. Then just go into my flat as normal.Buzzer goes off. 'Yeah?'. 'I think I've parked in my space' 'Oh that's you in the XXX?'. 'Yeah, didn't know it belomged to anbody ' 'Oh? So how did you know which flat to buzz???? I'll be down when I finish my lunch' ...
A nice leisurely luch later I tottled on down to find a bloke sat at the wheel of his car and one fuming GF in the passenger seat (with him that is!!!). Didn't catch them parking there again ....
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16 October 2005, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 7 Foot
I don't think it would hurt to be a little more human.
Just write a friendly note and stick it under their wiper.
Just write a friendly note and stick it under their wiper.
16 October 2005, 07:51 PM
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Well it's not going to charm the pants off them but it's not rude.
I'd just try and warm it up a little, even if it's just a simple greeting and a thanks at the bottom.
This person is probably only parking in the space as he/she thinks the property is empty and will more than likely stop once he/she knows you're in. No need to be anything but Mr Nice Guy.
I'd just try and warm it up a little, even if it's just a simple greeting and a thanks at the bottom.
This person is probably only parking in the space as he/she thinks the property is empty and will more than likely stop once he/she knows you're in. No need to be anything but Mr Nice Guy.
16 October 2005, 08:50 PM
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I wouldn't do the note but clock when they parked/collected and go & have a polite word instead.
"Look m8/miss I'm really sorry to trouble you like but would you mind not parking in this space as it means I can't park my car anywhere and this is my space you know..."
"Look m8/miss I'm really sorry to trouble you like but would you mind not parking in this space as it means I can't park my car anywhere and this is my space you know..."
16 October 2005, 10:02 PM
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I'm suprised that if the parking spaces are allocated like this that they don't have removable posts protecting the bay. You know the kind of thing that you have to unlock and fold over before you park.
There can't be any confusion then.
If this is happening to you it is probably the same for other residents. I'd be tempted to get together with the landlord and other residents and sort it out. Might cost you a few quid but it would give you peace of mind.
There can't be any confusion then.
If this is happening to you it is probably the same for other residents. I'd be tempted to get together with the landlord and other residents and sort it out. Might cost you a few quid but it would give you peace of mind.
16 October 2005, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Puff The Magic Wagon!
I wouldn't do the note but clock when they parked/collected and go & have a polite word instead.
"Look m8/miss I'm really sorry to trouble you like but would you mind not parking in this space as it means I can't park my car anywhere and this is my space you know..."
"Look m8/miss I'm really sorry to trouble you like but would you mind not parking in this space as it means I can't park my car anywhere and this is my space you know..."
could take months before i spotted them properlly
i left a polite note tonight, im hopeing to move in on tuesday (with a bit of luck)
16 October 2005, 11:35 PM
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lmao
if you had of seen my car recently you would relise there is NO WAY they do not know what i do
its coverd in buisness promo stickers with my logo and stuff everywhere, which everybody stares at, the buisness logo is very well known round these parts now, jobs a goodun l
, i did put a post up on the gallery a while back with the pics, and had sum quality "i dont know what im talking about" advice from sumbody who thought i should remove them all and make them look more like the convential valeting buisness charriots
he even told me they should look like the "bubbles mobile valeting vans"
which is ironic as last week i came onto a roundabout which had a bubbles van waiting to join and the drivers eyes nearly popped out of his sockets when he saw the car
if you had of seen my car recently you would relise there is NO WAY they do not know what i do
its coverd in buisness promo stickers with my logo and stuff everywhere, which everybody stares at, the buisness logo is very well known round these parts now, jobs a goodun l
, i did put a post up on the gallery a while back with the pics, and had sum quality "i dont know what im talking about" advice from sumbody who thought i should remove them all and make them look more like the convential valeting buisness charriotshe even told me they should look like the "bubbles mobile valeting vans"
which is ironic as last week i came onto a roundabout which had a bubbles van waiting to join and the drivers eyes nearly popped out of his sockets when he saw the car
17 October 2005, 10:36 AM
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I would hope that a friendly note would work. Something like: -
"Please note that I will be moving into my flat on Tuesday, and am advised this is my parking space. I would therefore appreciate it if you did not park in this space after this. Many thanks"
"Please note that I will be moving into my flat on Tuesday, and am advised this is my parking space. I would therefore appreciate it if you did not park in this space after this. Many thanks"
17 October 2005, 11:36 AM
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If they persist after you have left a friendly note, leave another on but on gum backed paper which you can stick on the windscreen in front of the driver. He will soon get fed up of scraping it off.
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17 October 2005, 01:10 PM
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Pay the money now and get a locking retractable pillar (bollard) fitted.
Been there....two fights later and countless notes left on windscreens later, it's the only way
Cheers
Been there....two fights later and countless notes left on windscreens later, it's the only way
Cheers
17 October 2005, 07:12 PM
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update
been back over tonight after work
car from yesterday was in a diffrent place out of the way
the "other" car that has been parking there (work van) was in the space next to mine, i belive these people have 2 cars, as there always in the 2 same places
this work van was, and i have to admit, precision parked right on the while line on my side, this leaves no room for me to get in due to a wall on my left, i can get in, but theres no way i can open the doors
it could be coincedence, but the thing was far to neat against the parking space "border"
the whole thing stinks of "ok we will leave your space along but we will stop you getting in properlly"
looks like i will just have to be an arsehole about it if this keeps happening, the thing is, that when the 2 cars were useing the same spaces there was always plenty of room in "my" space as i checked everytime i was there.
will monitor the situation
had another chat with the estate agents today to confirm that the space is infact mine......
been back over tonight after work
car from yesterday was in a diffrent place out of the way
the "other" car that has been parking there (work van) was in the space next to mine, i belive these people have 2 cars, as there always in the 2 same places
this work van was, and i have to admit, precision parked right on the while line on my side, this leaves no room for me to get in due to a wall on my left, i can get in, but theres no way i can open the doors
it could be coincedence, but the thing was far to neat against the parking space "border"
the whole thing stinks of "ok we will leave your space along but we will stop you getting in properlly"
looks like i will just have to be an arsehole about it if this keeps happening, the thing is, that when the 2 cars were useing the same spaces there was always plenty of room in "my" space as i checked everytime i was there.
will monitor the situation
had another chat with the estate agents today to confirm that the space is infact mine......
17 October 2005, 09:43 PM
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Bugger!!
Could be innocent, could be some petty chuffer trying to prove a point.
Don't dwell on it matey, it'll take some of the shine off the new apartment
Time will tell . . . . . . .
Could be innocent, could be some petty chuffer trying to prove a point.
Don't dwell on it matey, it'll take some of the shine off the new apartment
Time will tell . . . . . . .
17 October 2005, 09:47 PM
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im sure his point will backfire in a very bad way if that is indeed the case.
i will block the ******* in and stop him from going to work
he needs his van for work, it has self employed graphics on the side and his mobile number
me? im fully staffed now so i can spend all day playing on my pc if i want to
anyway, the chances are im bigger then him
i will block the ******* in and stop him from going to work
he needs his van for work, it has self employed graphics on the side and his mobile number
me? im fully staffed now so i can spend all day playing on my pc if i want to
anyway, the chances are im bigger then him
17 October 2005, 10:34 PM
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who was i kidding anyway
i knew i should have been an arsehole from the very beginning
they think i am sum girly pansey now
i can see it in my head
"oooo oooo he left a ickle cutesy wootsy note under my wipers"
terror, rage and revenge
i knew i should have been an arsehole from the very beginning
they think i am sum girly pansey now
i can see it in my head
"oooo oooo he left a ickle cutesy wootsy note under my wipers"
terror, rage and revenge
