I usually park my car in front of this piece of abandoned land and walk to the skytrain station as it is the fastest method for me to get to work (I work in Surrey and live in Vancouver). Anyways, I was walking to my car today and this lady who lives in the area told me not to park there as it is for residents only and she'll have my car towed if I continue parking there. There are actually no signs saying the street in front of the abandoned land is for resident parking only. On the other hand, the other streets in the area does have signs saying residents parking only. My quesiton is, if I continue parking there can she possibly have my car towed?
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If you wish to continue parking you should take your camera and take pictures of both sides of the street looking both ways from your car. If you are towed you can show them to a judge and it should get thrown out. If you do this and you win, ask for costs.
I'm sure other contributors may have a more precise view to the law.
If you wish to continue parking you should take your camera and take pictures of both sides of the street looking both ways from your car. If you are towed you can show them to a judge and it should get thrown out. If you do this and you win, ask for costs.
I'm sure other contributors may have a more precise view to the law.
sounds like a classic case of some old bitch that has more time to worry about everyones elses shit other than her own. Unless it's her parking spot what does she give a shit.
In situations like that unless your sure she's just pissing in the wind I would assume she enough of a shit disturber that she would call a tow truck. Either park somewhere else or take gymguyd advice.
And remember somepeople aren't happy unless their being a prick/shit disturber.
In situations like that unless your sure she's just pissing in the wind I would assume she enough of a shit disturber that she would call a tow truck. Either park somewhere else or take gymguyd advice.
And remember somepeople aren't happy unless their being a prick/shit disturber.
I probably won't be parking there for a while b/c I'm afraid she'll key my car. But let me tell ya, I'm not even parking in her area. The abandoned piece of land is like a city block long, and there are other drivers that park their car in front of that piece of land besides me. Even during busy times, there are still spaces available so you can just imagine how long the street of abandoned land is. I don't know what her prob is. But her house is near the end of the block and I'm parked at the beginning of the block. I think the city owns that piece of abandoned land too.
As far as I'm aware, in Surrey, there is no "right" to street parking, even in front of your own house unless there is a specific bylaw for your street and there are signs posted.
I complained once about some guy parking a piece of shit out front of my place for days at a time, and city hall basically told me to fuck off.
I complained once about some guy parking a piece of shit out front of my place for days at a time, and city hall basically told me to fuck off.
You are all right but if your car is towed and u were in the right, u have to pay anyways and then go to court to get your money back not worth it. Phone the RCMP or better still go down there and ask. Make sure u get everyones name
You know which house is hers?? Tell her if anything happens to your car while parked there (keying, etc.), her house will mysteriously burst into flame in the middle of the night. But first, ask her to show you the signs that say resident parking only.
Yah, I don't think a towing company would want to get involved.
As a funny side note, my SO got a similar complaint parking close to her work in a residential area. There are no signs limiting parking, but someone left a note on her car essentially saying:
"I have watched you park here and I know you don't live here, if you continue I will have you towed. Vancouver city bylaw restricts parking to non-residents to 3 hours max"
or something like that. I said it was bull-crap. What if you had an out of town visitor?
As a funny side note, my SO got a similar complaint parking close to her work in a residential area. There are no signs limiting parking, but someone left a note on her car essentially saying:
"I have watched you park here and I know you don't live here, if you continue I will have you towed. Vancouver city bylaw restricts parking to non-residents to 3 hours max"
or something like that. I said it was bull-crap. What if you had an out of town visitor?
The law is that if there's no sign posted stating "resident parking" or " Private property" legally a tow truck isnt entitled to tow you. I know so, speaking from experience of my own property and ran into some cars parked illegally over night in my lot, but my hands where tied in the sense that i had no signs stating towing. The tow company told me that they would tow the cars, but the owner could come after me for re-payment if they really wanted to.
In Vancouver, M-F from 9-5, if you park in front of someones house for more than three hours they can call the city and have you ticketed. Evenings and weekends technically you can park as long as you want in front of someones house (this is all assuming there is no other signage such as resident only). Trust me, this bylaw comes in handy when you live in a house where the next block is a bunch of stores and the business owners/employees all decide to park in front of your house every fucking day.
