Car with No Number Plates Parked on My Private Parking at Residential Building

ThePeterGriffin on 25/06/2021 - 22:02
Last edited 26/06/2021 - 11:55 by 1 other user

I live in residential building with multiple parking spots and each car park assigned to individual units.

Today, coming back from work, I found a car with no number plates parked in my private parking. I have put up a note on the windshield to move the car.

What are my options if the car is not moved by the next day?
UPDATE : I looked up my parking space this morning, and the car has been moved from my parking space. However, they have now moved the car to visitors car park. Imma sit back and relax now.
Thanks for the wonderful suggestions.

Automotive

Comments

  • Hybroid on 25/06/2021 - 22:03
    +1

    Contact local Council or Strata…

    • AndyC1 on 25/06/2021 - 22:29
      +3

      Council will do nothing. If strata call the police they will say it has to be abandoned for X time ( I think it's 3 months before they get involved).

  • pegaxs on 25/06/2021 - 22:08
    +5

    Contact tow company and have it removed.

    • ThePeterGriffin on 25/06/2021 - 22:13

      Any costs involved for me? Since the car has no number plates.

      • AndyC1 on 25/06/2021 - 22:27
        +4

        When you call ask.

      • Seraphin7 on 25/06/2021 - 22:43
        +7

        Well, the towie isn't going to do it out of the goodness of his heart.

    • pharkurnell on 25/06/2021 - 23:17
      +5

      Not if you call a company that scraps cars

  • jug123 on 25/06/2021 - 22:09
    +5

    Bikies

  • Muzeeb on 25/06/2021 - 22:14

    Is the car locked?

    • ThePeterGriffin on 25/06/2021 - 22:22

      Yes

      • Muzeeb on 25/06/2021 - 22:29
        +20

        Ok.

        Purchase two pairs of these

        Purchase one of these

        Carefully use and push the car to wherever you want.

        Return items to Supercheap for a store credit.

        • Seraphin7 on 25/06/2021 - 22:43
          +2

          This is the only approach that's going to get you a result quickly.

        • ThePeterGriffin on 25/06/2021 - 23:37

          Bit of a hassle, ain't it?

          • p1 ama on 26/06/2021 - 00:14
            +12

            @ThePeterGriffin: Do you want your parking space back or not?

          • morse on 26/06/2021 - 02:45

            @ThePeterGriffin: Yes - but worth it to
            a) get your spot back
            b) mess with the entitled person who put it there

        • pegaxs on 25/06/2021 - 23:42
          +4

          Is the car locked?

          Then all you need is;

          One of these
          And
          One of these
          And a quick YouTube tutorial…

          Forget the floor rollers.

          • Euphemistic on 26/06/2021 - 06:45
            +2

            @pegaxs: Alternatively you could use a brick to unlock it.

            You may still have issues with the steering lock, that’s where the wheel trolleys come in handy.

        • SlartiBartFozz on 27/06/2021 - 12:32

          You will have to follow up with reporting the abandoned car to the police, or they may move the car back to your space again.

  • holdenmg on 25/06/2021 - 22:23
    +17

    List it on Gumtree.

    Wait for a Scammer to "buy it" by sending you money
    and having someone come and collect it because they are on an Oil Rig.

    Problem solv'd.

  • thatonethere on 25/06/2021 - 22:34
    +1

    Strata can get it towed but it will takes weeks as they have to do notifications etc. Best to notify them asap to start the process.

  • iNeed2Pee on 25/06/2021 - 22:47
    +11

    Strata in Polish means either loss or waste. How ironic.

    • gyrex on 26/06/2021 - 12:45

      What does kurwa mean?

  • Belistic on 25/06/2021 - 22:53
    +3

    Ring one of those businesses that come around and collect your car for free / nominal amount, for scrap metal.

  • Ryanek on 25/06/2021 - 23:06

    Yours to sell in 28 days

    • ThePeterGriffin on 25/06/2021 - 23:17

      How so?

      • Muzeeb on 25/06/2021 - 23:29
        +1

        Automotive adverse possession (AAP)

      • Ryanek on 25/06/2021 - 23:39

        You will need a certificate from the Commissioner of Police and a written search result from the Personal Property Securities Register that confirms the vehicle is not stolen. Then its yours to sell.

        • ThePeterGriffin on 26/06/2021 - 00:04

          Opps haha, I'm fine with the person moving the car from my parking spot :)

        • SlartiBartFozz on 27/06/2021 - 12:34

          That's a cool idea, however you might want to check (at night) that the owner isn't a homeless person sleeping in that car.
          I know someone that did that at our office car park even though they knew it was a homeless guy's house, and now is without any shelter.

  • twww on 25/06/2021 - 23:55
    +7

    Get some dollies, move the car into the main entry exit of your complex. Make it strata's problem ;)

  • mubd1234 on 26/06/2021 - 00:57
    +1

    I'm a fan of the jacks + wheel dolly method. If you're in a smaller block, you can push it onto the street so the council can then tow it.

    If you're in a block of 1000 units with a multistorey car park, you can probably get away with moving it to another part of the car park (not blocking access) and feigning ignorance when someone inevitably asks if you know who moved the car there.

    You may be out of luck if the block is covered with CCTV or nosy neighbours though, but I would put it at a 99.99% chance that the car owner would never go to the effort of asking who moved the car.

  • morse on 26/06/2021 - 02:48
    +2

    What kind of car is it? Anything decent?

    Also a fan of the dolly and jack method

    alternatively make a police report regarding a suspected dumped stolen vehicle.

    • ThePeterGriffin on 26/06/2021 - 03:43

      It's a VW Jetta, i guess 2007-12. Yeah, i have put up notice on the wind screen. If not moved by tomorrow morning, i might call the strata and inform the cops regarding the same.

  • Nugs on 26/06/2021 - 07:27
    +3

    I wonder what is in the boot?
    .

    • [Deactivated] on 26/06/2021 - 08:00
      +3

      ….or who is in the boot?

  • 87percent on 26/06/2021 - 07:59
    +3

    Check the vin and see if it’s been stolen

  • iforgotmysocks on 26/06/2021 - 08:07
    +4

    Contact Ozbargain.

  • brendanm on 26/06/2021 - 08:55
    +3

    As others have said, roll it out to where it's someone else's problem. If on common property, something will be done about it, if onto the street, something will be done about it. If it sits in your car park, no one will do anything about it.

  • OzHunterNSW on 26/06/2021 - 10:15
    +1

    Bc of private property, the police can not intervene.

    You left the message. Have Corporate Body deal with situation.
    Have the vehicle towed away.Better the Corporate Body do this, bc they pay and then seek reimbursement from owner of vehicle.

  • spal on 26/06/2021 - 10:28
    +1

    Call the scrap car buyers. They will take it away, and pay you too. But make sure that you lodge a complaint with the strata, police and post a note of your intent on the car itself. Also say in the notice that you will have the car removed at their expenses, and sell it to recover your costs. Hopefully, someone will then do something.

  • [Deactivated] on 26/06/2021 - 11:06
    +1

    Does your property have security cameras? If so, may be worth getting strata to review video to identify person/s who parked the car just in case it's another resident or someone known to them

  • SF3 on 26/06/2021 - 13:01
    +3

    they have now moved the car to visitors car park

    You should still inform building management, visitors space isn’t used for that purpose.

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