Wheel-clamping, or immobilisation and interference of vehicles, could also become unlawful under the new legislation. The move follows a decision made by the States in 2009 to outlaw the practice.
Landowners who have problems with individual motorists who frequently park on their property may be able to ban them from doing so through court orders and anyone who breaches these could be found in contempt of court.
Home Affairs Minister Len Norman, the minister putting the legislation forward, explained how it would work.
‘There are three different parts to this that will stop nuisance parking on private land.
‘The first will stop people who park for a few minutes each day on someone’s property and they can get a court order to stop that.
‘On land marked as a car park or not marked at all, you would need to get in touch with the parish and give them three weeks to remove it, otherwise the landowner can remove it and even sell the vehicle to recover costs.
‘And where, through signage, it is absolutely clear that it is private land and parking is not allowed, cars can be moved immediately through the parish hall who would use a recognised private contractor.
‘There will be max fees set depending on how long they have to store the vehicle for and obviously, the longer it is left the more expensive it will be.’
Up until now, private landowners have had limited options when trying to remove unauthorised vehicles from their property. But Mr Norman added that the new legislation, if approved, would likely rectify these.
‘One story I have heard is that there were some residents who kept parking in a church car park,’ he said.
‘When there were services going on, the car park filled up and some of the residents were unable to get out so they would be going in mid-service to ask them to move. This should put a stop to all of that.’
Meanwhile, Andium Homes are urging States Members to back the legislation.
In 2014, at the time of the company’s incorporation, the government’s housing stock became privately-owned rather than state-owned, leaving it with few options to deal with abandoned or poorly parked vehicles.
They have been using emergency legislation to keep their property clear since 2016 but it is due to expire in the coming months.
Carl Mavity, the company’s head of service management, said: ‘There can be no doubt that during the period between July 2014 and the introduction of the current Regulations in June 2016, our ability to deal with abandoned and unauthorised vehicles was severely impaired and as a consequence this impacted negatively on residents’ quality of life.
‘The existing Regulations expire in June this year and if the draft Regulations are not agreed, then we will once again be without a means of dealing with these abandoned or unauthorised vehicles.’
