By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-05-09 04:12:54 | Word Count: 482
If you have private land in a crowded city, unauthorized parking on your land could prove a great nuisance. People just don't take notice of signs that say outside vehicles are not allowed to be parked in that property. It's difficult to handle the intruder without a confrontation and even more difficult to take legal action against him or her. You can't always resort to wheel clamping because it always leads to a war of words and is not a very effective solution to unauthorized car parking.
There is an effective alternative to wheel clamping; you could just issue a Parking Charges Notice, get payment for the violation and be done with it. This is an absolutely lawful practice and has become popular in many places in the United Kingdom. Let me tell you how this works -
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- First, contractual warning signs are placed in prominent locations that are clearly visible to all motorists. These signs are by themselves very successful in deterring people from unlawfully parking on your land.
- If motorists ignore these warning signs you can issue a legally enforceable parking ticket to the motorist. Such a system is accepted by law and permitted by the civil courts.
- This way, you get a sum of money for each parking ticket issued.
How do you go about enforcing this system?
There are readymade kits available to land owners, businesses and other places that want to have a control over the parking activities in their premises. You have a variety of choices ranging from "No Parking Zones" to "Parking for customers only" schemes. These kits offer everything from the warning signs to prevent people from parking without permission to parking tickets to check such offenders.
All you have to do is, place the warning signs at a prominent location visible to all visiting motorists and issue a parking ticket to people who park in violation of your notice. Send details of these tickets to the company that's issued this kit and they'll take action against the offenders. You'll be paid compensation against the tickets issued. These companies have access to information from the DVLA (Direct Vehicle Licensing Authority); they can obtain details of offending drivers and get payment from them.
If your land houses businesses that have authorized parking, you could also issue permits to people who are authorized to park their vehicles in your land. This way of enforcing parking policies and regulations is catching up fast in all parts of the world. It's a hassle-free way of making sure your land is not trespassed upon by people who don't respect the rules. Such Parking Enforcement companies have a wide range of schemes; select one that suits your needs and feel happy that you've gotten rid of a tiresome problem.
