How do I convince my VvE board to share the parking spot?

Anyone wanting to propose parking-sharing to their neighbours runs into the same question: does this need to go through the board first, or can you just start? The answer depends on what exactly you want. Sharing your own spot with a neighbour is usually something you can simply do: the spot is yours, and what you do with it, within the bounds of the deed of division, is primarily your own call. Where the board does get involved is once you want the whole building on board: a collective approach, a house rule, or a formal agenda item at the meeting.

That second scenario is where most of the hesitation sits. Bringing a proposal to a meeting can feel like something that might get rejected outright, or just drag on forever. In practice it's less complicated than it feels, mostly because, as an owner, you have more rights than you might think.

You have the right to get it on the agenda

Every owner may submit an agenda item for the general meeting. Under the model regulations, the board is actually obliged to add an item to the agenda if you submit it in writing at least seven days in advance, and must inform the other owners immediately. You don't have to wait for the board to raise it themselves, and you don't have to beg: it's a right, not a favour.

What strengthens a proposal is a concrete decision to vote on rather than a vague wish. "Let's discuss parking" easily dissolves into back-and-forth. "I propose that owners may voluntarily offer their space through an app, with no obligation and no change to the deed of division" is something the meeting can actually say yes or no to.

What actually convinces the room

An abstract idea rarely convinces; a concrete number usually does. In a building already running this way, more than 700 bookings have been made by 70+ owners, adding up to over 8,000 shared hours, without building a single extra space or changing any ownership structure. Numbers like that are the difference between "maybe a nice idea" and "this demonstrably works elsewhere."

Just as important is what doesn't change. No one is required to share, no one loses their spot, and the deed of division stays untouched: sharing happens through usage rights, not a change of ownership. That reassurance answers the objection that comes up at almost every meeting first: "what if I need my own spot?"

A proposal that takes nothing away from anyone, and that's already demonstrably working elsewhere, is far harder to turn down than a general idea. You get it on the agenda with a simple request seven days ahead; you convince the room with numbers, not good intentions alone.