I pay for a secure underground parking in the City.... with my own space in an underground car park. It's £165 pm which is a lot of money.. but only about £25 pm more than the public car parks, with added convenience of being closer to work, and open 24/7 to me.
If I come to work in the morning, with an important meeting in 15 minutes with my company boss... and find some stupid mong has parked in my space, can I smash the window and roll the car out - without punishment?
2007-09-14 14:27:25 · 28 answers · asked by Narky 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Drew - you can say that from where you are... had I been late for that meeting I would have been late to meet important clients and embarrased me boss........... bad bad career move.
2007-09-14 14:41:10 · update #1
mustardcharlie - you have no car cause you probably don't work. I have to have a car in order to get to work...... it's not a big "look at me and my money" thing.... it's an expense I have to pay in order to work and get an income for paying mortgage, bills and living.
If you came home and found some tramp sat on your sofa and watching TV in your house... you'd be p1ssed off too.
2007-09-14 15:02:31 · update #2
Probably not.
I can assure you that if the owner comes back, he's going to have a pretty good guess who did it, and where to find your car. He'll probably mete out some kind of punishment.
Now, the owner of the place you rent from might be able to do something like that, but you won't be on the hook for it.
What you want to do is report it to the lot manager of the moment, and demand they provide you a secure place to park until they sort this bozo out.
2007-09-14 14:32:59 · answer #1 · answered by open4one 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Legally no you cant. You would be done for criminal damage.
What you would have to do is get the car park owners to get the car towed away. Its a civil matter so you cant call the police.
And interestingly, if you come home to find a tramp drinking your beer and watching your tv and there is no sign of a break in (ie you left a window open or a door unlocked) then you cant chuck them out without risking being arrested. Legally speaking you would have to go to court to get him evicted at your expense.
You will learn someday that the law doesnt protect the innocent.
2007-09-14 21:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I was paying that much money for a parking space I'd expect the car park to be monitored in a manner so that this cannot happen! I suggest you take it up with the parking attendants/car park owners
To answer your question, no I don't think you can
2007-09-14 14:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stupid boy is a good name for you. Personally if if it was my car and you smashed the windows, then I would break your legs, but hey, I don't drive a car, am not dumb enough to pay big money to park it in rip off car parks. Without punishment? Not if it's anybody I know! You would be punished severely. Legally? Nah! Don't do it. Us mongs will rip your nads off just for being a chinless git that takes his car into the city. I've a good mind to find out where your parking spot is and leave an oldbanger there permanently. Worrapillockur
2007-09-14 14:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by mustardcharlie 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Sadly you can not do that. I do understand your anger. Write a note and place it on the car would be more of a proper way of handling this situation.
It is possible that it was a mistake also. Make sure that the car does not belong to anyone that you know, it would be embarrassing if that car turns out to belong to your boss.
If it happens again and again, well then I might try given in to my anger.
2007-09-14 14:34:27 · answer #5 · answered by Imagine No Religion 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cannot smash a car window that is criminal damage but you can legally move the car in case law it has been decided that provided you take reasonable care and do not damage a vehicle you can in this case move it.In the stated case someone used a trolley jack to move the offending vehicle.
2007-09-14 18:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You always CAN... The question is will the law ALLOW you to do it....
That is why the Jag has a floor jack in the boot. So if a a**h*** pulls this kind of stunt, I just jack up the drive wheels and PULL the offending vehicle out of the spot, then park in MY spot. What happens then is the other blokes lookout....HE has to explain why he got towed for blocking traffic...
2007-09-14 14:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Park right behind that jerk-***. I own a commercial building and I run my a/c business out of four bays and I rent out the rest. Everyday somebody parks in front of my bay doors and goes to talk to my renter and man I just pull right next to whoever it is and block them in. I did threaten to smash a guys window out but he called the police and they came and spoke with me saying I couldn't do that, so I let all the air out of his tires and pissed on the door handle. Nice Huh?
2007-09-14 14:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by markandjess2003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you would do the owner of the car a favor, and save them the cost of a tow truck. I would think it's less expensive to replace a smashed side window.. If it's legal to do it? Hell yeah! If the owner of the car wonders about that, ask if you need to bring in a lawyer to look at it... Your in your right to do it...
I personally think the same precedence applies here, as in a self defense situation.
2007-09-14 14:57:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your name really says it all, doesn't it...you must be stupid to think that you can smash someones window and not be punished. You do not get to take the law into your own hands, period. Just cause you paid for a spot doesn't grant you the authority to be a yob. You must call the police, and have the vehicle towed, just like any other person.
Stupidboy indeed...your money doesn't make you privileged.
2007-09-14 14:37:36 · answer #10 · answered by Drew 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋