The BAD PARKING thread
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tybo said:
Jag-D said:
tybo said:
Jag-D said:
hardcorehobbit said:
Jag-D said:
Spotted this one today at Asda in Leeds, made me chuckle!
I was at Pudsey Asda a few days ago when the car park was icy. You couldn't see the lines for love nor money. Still, didn't explain the guy who parked across two spaces next to me. I was right on the outside of the row.
That's why I HAD to post it in this thread
If it's the same person i'm thinking of...it'll be parked similar to that every time it's parked.
That means there's two of 'em!
we're all dooooooooomed
OK, you could argue, not a bad parking situation, but not good either. On a day when parking is a premium, this kind thoughtfull chappie just drove in and left it as it came to a halt, he could have had one shunt, and moved over to his right a good 2 ft.
Subseqently, I am approaching from the right, (Multi story car park College Street, Aberdeen), I have to get out ask the guy behind me to wait, whilst I have drive up the slope, reverse back down, and reverse into the car space, took 3 shunts, but I got in, the extra 2ft to my left would have helped enormously. I may even been able to drive in, but personally I prefer to reverse into a car park bay.
Approach to car space
If that wasn't bad enough, coming out, I was stationary for 75 mins on level 8, the exit from the car park has only one lane, and some cars were trying to turn right intwards Bridge St as they exited the car park, (which was choc a bloc), as they couldnt turn right, no one else could exit the car park.
And as the car park attendents have no powers to make drivers turn left, hense the 75 mins wait to get out.
Parking in Aberdeen sucks, and now we have a brand new car park bang in the centre for 1700 extre cars, we are doomed....... doomed I tell you.
Subseqently, I am approaching from the right, (Multi story car park College Street, Aberdeen), I have to get out ask the guy behind me to wait, whilst I have drive up the slope, reverse back down, and reverse into the car space, took 3 shunts, but I got in, the extra 2ft to my left would have helped enormously. I may even been able to drive in, but personally I prefer to reverse into a car park bay.
Approach to car space
If that wasn't bad enough, coming out, I was stationary for 75 mins on level 8, the exit from the car park has only one lane, and some cars were trying to turn right intwards Bridge St as they exited the car park, (which was choc a bloc), as they couldnt turn right, no one else could exit the car park.
And as the car park attendents have no powers to make drivers turn left, hense the 75 mins wait to get out.
Parking in Aberdeen sucks, and now we have a brand new car park bang in the centre for 1700 extre cars, we are doomed....... doomed I tell you.
Edited by Vipers on Monday 28th December 18:03
Edited by Vipers on Monday 28th December 20:14
Wish I'd got a video but there's a little layby outside my local newsagents. You know the sort - little cutout in the pavement for 2 or 3 cars to park up, generally to go the the local.
I know the geezer who owns the shop pretty well (I used to paperboy for him a few years back) so as I bought some fags I was having a smoke with him outside. As we chatted this old biddy drove along at around 20mph (with a large queue of traffic behind her), and went to park in the layby. She swung in and mounted the pavement (the layby's wide enough for most cars, I've never seen anybody have a problem parking, even the odd Ferrari or F150), before reversing straight into the road without looking, causing the cars behind her to swerve out of the way. She attempted again, this time ending up about two feet away from the pavement. As she went to straighten up she drove into the kerb in front of her (where the layby ended), and as she came off it she managed to scrape her bumper. After a few minutes she eventually parked directly in the middle of it, effectively not leaving any room for anybody else to safely/decently park in it. She hobbled off down the road, and at this point I decided to go back home too.
This woman's known to us. Earlier in the year she drove into the side of our house (no bulls
t, I'm not making this up) causing £10,000 worth of damage; our conservatory had to be rebuilt thanks to her driving. Apparently she's written off 3 cars in the last year.
Kinda makes you wonder, eh?
I know the geezer who owns the shop pretty well (I used to paperboy for him a few years back) so as I bought some fags I was having a smoke with him outside. As we chatted this old biddy drove along at around 20mph (with a large queue of traffic behind her), and went to park in the layby. She swung in and mounted the pavement (the layby's wide enough for most cars, I've never seen anybody have a problem parking, even the odd Ferrari or F150), before reversing straight into the road without looking, causing the cars behind her to swerve out of the way. She attempted again, this time ending up about two feet away from the pavement. As she went to straighten up she drove into the kerb in front of her (where the layby ended), and as she came off it she managed to scrape her bumper. After a few minutes she eventually parked directly in the middle of it, effectively not leaving any room for anybody else to safely/decently park in it. She hobbled off down the road, and at this point I decided to go back home too.
This woman's known to us. Earlier in the year she drove into the side of our house (no bulls
t, I'm not making this up) causing £10,000 worth of damage; our conservatory had to be rebuilt thanks to her driving. Apparently she's written off 3 cars in the last year.Kinda makes you wonder, eh?
Andoo said:
e multistory in College Street is shyte.
Poor design and muppets make for difficult parking.
And as you say, the exit is utter pants.
God help anyone not from Aberdeen trying to park there.....
PS: Fit like?
Guess they put a lot of thought into the new one in Union Square?, makes me laugh, they open a new 1700 space car park, and then have the balls to put up signs, on the lines, "Reduce congestion, use the bus", beggers belief really. And in the P & J last week, someone said "Since the Union Square opened, congestion in the city centre has got worse", bet he has a degree in rocket science!Poor design and muppets make for difficult parking.
And as you say, the exit is utter pants.
God help anyone not from Aberdeen trying to park there.....
PS: Fit like?
They had some function on at the local mosque and the level of crap parking was unbelievable. People had parked literally in the main road, on red lines, blocking an entire cycle lane, a bus stop, parts of a bus lane, as well as effectively reducing the busy two-lane road into a single lane. I wouldn't have minded if the traffic was caused just by them coming out of their car park normally (as I'm sure we create a bit of backlog on our runs!) but the ridiculous parking in the road didn't help matters much.
They also act like they own that piece of road, so cars were pulling out and cutting other road users up left right and centre; while I was sitting in the queue I did see a few close calls. Some lads in a Corsa came so close to sideswiping me, if I'd have been going any faster than I was I'm sure I would have hit them. Did watch in disbelief as they cut across every single lane at the next turning before haring through a red light and round a blind bend. I'm not one to condone injury but I'm hoping there was a large truck coming the other way
Edit: In the third picture below, the Mercedes and Passat are some of the cars parked inside the bus stop.
Disclaimer: Images taken from the back seat.
Edit: fixed images.
They also act like they own that piece of road, so cars were pulling out and cutting other road users up left right and centre; while I was sitting in the queue I did see a few close calls. Some lads in a Corsa came so close to sideswiping me, if I'd have been going any faster than I was I'm sure I would have hit them. Did watch in disbelief as they cut across every single lane at the next turning before haring through a red light and round a blind bend. I'm not one to condone injury but I'm hoping there was a large truck coming the other way
Edit: In the third picture below, the Mercedes and Passat are some of the cars parked inside the bus stop.
Disclaimer: Images taken from the back seat.
Edit: fixed images.
Edited by sebhaque on Friday 1st January 20:50
Edited by sebhaque on Friday 1st January 20:53
stoocake said:
First post here, thought I'd add my contribution to this thread. Mine was the old Prelude to the right of the pic - came out of work one day to find this. I won't tell you what the note I left on the windscreen said...
Must really hate the Yaris (or Toyota, or red cars...)Edited by stoocake on Wednesday 23 December 22:23
Waugh-terfall said:
67Rob said:
Asda in Southgate an hour ago.
What a tool, someone did that at Waitrose, Surbiton, had to walk all the way back around to the other side in mad heat in the summer after a bad day of car-hunting. Not happy.Rags said:
Asda Southgate, not a safe place to park.
Even the lower level you are guaranteed to find a trolley just left abandoned close to your car.
Hate that place.
Yep, lost a door mirror down there last year. Someone had 'thoughtfully' placed it under my rear offside wheel for me to drive over when I pulled away.Even the lower level you are guaranteed to find a trolley just left abandoned close to your car.
Hate that place.
What friendly people there are out there.
DickyC said:
Newbury Tesco early on 2nd January. A handy drop off zone to leave a 4x4 when there's a dusting of snow. Admittedly the car park was one third full so there were only about 400 empty spaces.
Maybe they thought the sign said breakdown point. And figured they best put it there...
I got given a pack of fake parking tickets from Hawkins Bazaar from the GF for Xmas:
http://www.hawkin.com/find/keyword-is-parking/prod...
I plan to keep in the car and deploy as see fit with a suitable message
http://www.hawkin.com/find/keyword-is-parking/prod...
I plan to keep in the car and deploy as see fit with a suitable message
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