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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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.