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#Post#: 63421--------------------------------------------------
Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: seagul
Date: March 20, 2025, 8:31 am
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Hi folks,
There is one con artist who has recently bought a new car but
dumped his old car in the parking space of blocks of flats. The
parking bays there aren't enforced due to a vanished management
company. So, he used this opportunity, and had dumped his car
there by making it Sorn which is a giant nuisance for other
residents. The irony is that the above immoralist person live in
one of the flat there, and has been grassed up to local council
but no action has been taken yet. But council cursory assessment
says that he is not breaking any rule when actually he is by
dumping his car in shared car parking bays. As per Sorn policy
it should only be parked on private land. So what should be the
best course of action should be?
#Post#: 63448--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: 666
Date: March 20, 2025, 9:44 am
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--- Quote from: seagul link ---
>
> Hi folks,
>
> There is one con artist who has recently bought a new car but
dumped his old car in the parking space of blocks of flats. The
parking bays there aren't enforced due to a vanished management
company. So, he used this opportunity, and had dumped his car
there by making it Sorn which is a giant nuisance for other
residents. The irony is that the above immoralist person live in
one of the flat there, and has been grassed up to local council
but no action has been taken yet. But council cursory assessment
says that he is not breaking any rule when actually he is by
dumping his car in shared car parking bays. As per Sorn policy
it should only be parked on private land. So what should be the
best course of action should be?
>
--- End Quote ---
But, from your description, it is indeed parked on private land.
It seems that any rule he is breaking is internal to your blocks
of flats, and nothing to do with the council
#Post#: 63736--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: The Slithy Tove
Date: March 22, 2025, 11:55 am
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What does the lease say about the parking area for the flats?
Does it state that vehicles must be roadworthy and taxed? Does
it state the number of vehicles that can be parked per flat? If
it's within the terms of the lease, there's nothing you can do
about it. (I lived in a flat once, where one of the leaseholders
had a wreck of a car in his allotted space. People moaned, but I
pointed out that it was in his space and didn't breach the lease
in any way, so put up with it.)
If there is a breach, then you could try getting the
freeholder/landlord to do something about it. Good luck with
that if it isn't actually impacting them in any way.
#Post#: 64083--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: seagul
Date: March 25, 2025, 9:36 am
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99% flats are on rent so renters don't care the contents of any
lease. The said parking area has got around 12 parking bays
which are not allocated to anyone. These were previously self
managing by the flat residents on first come first serve basis.
The previously mentioned blatant disregard has now emboldening
others too to do same and more sorn cars are now springing up.
One scumbag has now covered his car with plastic covering to
hide the car Identity. Since the management no longer exist so
why not use this opportunity by yourself as well by emulating
this practice.
#Post#: 64094--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: 666
Date: March 25, 2025, 10:58 am
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--- Quote from: seagul link ---
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> 99% flats are on rent so renters don't care the contents of
any lease. The said parking area has got around 12 parking bays
which are not allocated to anyone. These were previously self
managing by the flat residents on first come first serve basis.
The previously mentioned blatant disregard has now emboldening
others too to do same and more sorn cars are now springing up.
One scumbag has now covered his car with plastic covering to
hide the car Identity. Since the management no longer exist so
why not use this opportunity by yourself as well by emulating
this practice.
>
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Covering the number plate is an offence, whether or not it is on
the road [Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, s.42(1)].
You could report the miscreant to the police (with no guarantee
they'd take action).
But we certainly cannot encourage you to break the law.
#Post#: 64111--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: sparx
Date: March 25, 2025, 1:02 pm
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Whilst it may be sorned, the council (and environmental depts)
may be interested if it is VERY unroadworthy.
We had a car sorned in my old flat car park, flat tyres, moss
growing on windows/doors, food inside dated 3 years previous.
The council came and placed a notice on it that it was going to
be removed, followed by a scrappy sticking a business card on
it, then it disappeared, presumed taken by the council (or a
scrappy).
So it can be done, but will probably depend if it is just sorned
and roadworthy, or sorned and a danger to the environment.
#Post#: 69312--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: seagul
Date: April 30, 2025, 1:52 am
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I have a wonderful update which most of you will please to hear.
The vanished management has now reappeared with harsher measures
especially by appointing a dodgy parking company. On a very
constructive note, they have issued parking permits to all legal
residents but limited to only one. Obviously, this will be the
death knell for all unauthorized cars especially the
aforementioned con artist. But i am foreseeing one giant issue
that how the warden can read the parking permit in morning hours
when the windscreen will be filled with mist. Worth mentioning
that the new mechanism is simply to display the permit in
windscreen instead enrolling the car registration. So how best
to stave off the chance of penalty where a lazy warden wouldn't
be able to see the permit.
#Post#: 69948--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: Kwakaboi
Date: May 4, 2025, 8:03 am
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"which is a giant nuisance for other residents" how is a car
parked in a parking bay of a block of flats where the owner
resides a "giant nuiance", plus what makes you think he has
'abandoned' the car?
#Post#: 69961--------------------------------------------------
Re: Abandoned Sorn car in unenforced Residence parking bays
DIR By: sparx
Date: May 4, 2025, 10:26 am
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--- Quote ---
> I have a wonderful update which most of you will please to
hear. The vanished management has now reappeared with harsher
measures especially by appointing a dodgy parking company.
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Oh dear.
The "dodgy parking company" has no more right to remove the car
than you do.
They're just going to earn money at you, and your close
neighbours expense.
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