I’m fuming because someone keeps parking in my PRIVATE space – they park like an idiot too & ignore my notes 

A RESIDENT has been left fuming thanks to a rude driver continuously parking in their private parking space.

The homeowner took to Reddit to share their predicament, alongside a picture of the offending car.

A homeowner has been left fuming because a person keeps parking in their private space[/caption]

And as well as taking up the space, which is assigned to the poster’s home, the person has been ignoring their notes as well.

“I have left notes yet they refuse to leave and have parked like an idiot,” they sighed, showing the car parked diagonally inside the covered parking spot.

The situation is made all the more annoying by the fact that the driver “torments the building” by revving the engine “late at night as well”.

The homeowner concluded by asking: “Is there a legal solution to this?”

People were quick to comment on the post, with one explaining: “Unfortunately the law is rather backwards in this scenario.

“Someone parking on your driveway, or otherwise on private property you own or are the tenant of is trespassing, and most types of trespassing are a civil offence in the UK.

“The police and the local authority can do nothing unless it is abandoned – if it has tax, MOT, and insurance, you’re unlikely to get anywhere on the abandoned car route.”

And while others had suggested putting a “hinged, locked bollard” in front of the spot to prevent the person parking there, the person warned that they could “get in some trouble” if they did that.

“I’ve got a private space in the city and had issues with the same person using it repeatedly,” someone else said.

“Unless it’s a managed space, there isn’t a whole lot you can do.

“The only thing that worked for me was blocking the car in with another car and leaving a note with my phone number on there.

“I refused to let them out unless they apologised and promised not to do it again – and it worked, fortunately!”

“Definitely parked like that to prevent it being towed away cleanly,” another wrote.

“Not that towing it would be legal anyway, in this situation at least (may or may not be in others).

“This suggests they’re fully aware they shouldn’t be there, and are willing to be unreasonable so they can keep parking there.

“Probably why the notes have gone ignored.”

“It’s not even taxed since July 1 lol,” someone else pointed out.

To which the poster replied: “It’s now been reported to both the council and government.

“Thank you all for your help!”