The BAD PARKING Thread [Vol 2]
Discussion
On my street, as I speak - The Corolla at the bottom of the shot was parked by my missus at 7pm last night. The Audi has turned up in the last half an hour - a car can just about get through, but vans can't (as Waitrose man here has just found out). The rest of the street is empty as everybody is at work. Presumably the Audi driver is visiting a house near to ours, though I don't know. Tempted to report it as it'd impede an ambulance or fire engine and this isn't the first time he/she has parked like this. 
Actus Reus said:
On my street, as I speak - The Corolla at the bottom of the shot was parked by my missus at 7pm last night. The Audi has turned up in the last half an hour - a car can just about get through, but vans can't (as Waitrose man here has just found out). The rest of the street is empty as everybody is at work. Presumably the Audi driver is visiting a house near to ours, though I don't know. Tempted to report it as it'd impede an ambulance or fire engine and this isn't the first time he/she has parked like this.
1. Borrow a high lift jack from an off-roading type. 2. Roll the damned thing into the canal.
3. Deny all knowledge - "Sorry Officer, I never saw no Audi, an' I never saw no-one push it in the river neither."
Problem solved
Have had similar thoughts several times - but worry that the canal isn't deep enough to cover the car completely. That said, if I folded the roof down, it'd only be the A-pillar that showed, which might look like some modern art in the river. Hmmm... Anybody got a high lift jack in the Hertfordshire area?
fatboy18 said:
Tescos would have a field day if they issued tickets for cars not being parked between the lines 
Then again business might suffer!
I reckon they would actually get good PR out of it to be honest - if it was correctly reported as clamp down on inconsiderate parking (which it would be). Then again business might suffer!It would only be the inconsiderate minority that would loose out, or have to change their ways.
Everybody else would be well happy as the majority do not park like that (obviously).
Edited by Hol on Thursday 10th April 14:36
hole of the Day !
backwoodsman said:
He was there for oven an hour.
I bet he was thoroughly cooked by then. 
How to take up many spaces.
As I was aiming to park just there (best spaces for a long vehicle, ironically), I was quite tempted to park in the fourth space and see how it worked out for the limo.
backwoodsman said:
Goods in, and a fire exit, with outward opening doors.
Meh, as long as I park a few feet back, it'll do.
He was there for oven an hour.
Although he looks like he had parked back from the door, still shouldn't be there, I would have been inclined to phone the police and tell them a car is blocking a fire door, Not sure what they could do, but I would feel better having told someone in authority.Meh, as long as I park a few feet back, it'll do.
He was there for oven an hour.
Would have told the store as well.
Vipers said:
backwoodsman said:
Goods in, and a fire exit, with outward opening doors.
Meh, as long as I park a few feet back, it'll do.
He was there for oven an hour.
Although he looks like he had parked back from the door, still shouldn't be there, I would have been inclined to phone the police and tell them a car is blocking a fire door, Not sure what they could do, but I would feel better having told someone in authority.Meh, as long as I park a few feet back, it'll do.
He was there for oven an hour.
Would have told the store as well.
I told the store, but there was nothing they could do.
yellowjack said:
I'm seeing three sides to this...
1. As someone who's been unable to park despite there being nominally sufficient spaces for the number of cars present (multiple 'over the lines' drivers taking up two spaces) I'm with the car park operator. Just because the car park wasn't busy when he parked, and wasn't busy when he left, Mr Barr cannot be certain that the car park didn't/wouldn't get busy while he was in town, and by parking without proper regard to his position within the space, he potentially deprived the car park operator of revenue.
2. The poor sap who earns a pittance actually issuing the fines was simply doing his job. It's not unknown for the employers in some cases to deliberately park "other than in accordance with terms and conditions" as a test. Ticket a member of the public, and you are now 'Adolf', but get a pat on the back from management. Fail to ticket a 'test' car and receive a written warning. When your year-round job is on the line, and the only real alternative is seasonal/casual work, why risk the wrath of your employer?
3. The car park operating company has garnered only negative publicity for this story now. Complete PR fail. But, they probably won't be too bothered. Car parks in Cornwall are constantly full to capacity in the summer months, and there's little choice to 'go elsewhere' so these companies seldom care very much for their public image, although in this case, if it were you who was caught out, you'd hope that some common sense was displayed. It's pretty obvious that no loss of revenue has occurred due to this incident.
...but on the whole, I keep coming back to the first point, and don't really feel much sympathy for Mr Barr. The spaces are adequately marked, and I'd have moved my car if I'd gotten out of it and saw that it wasn't central in the bay. Reluctantly, as I don't much like private/contracted parking enforcement, I'm going to vote "pay up, and learn from the mistake".
If Mr Barr had paid £6, maybe technically he could have had two spaces, but he only offered to pay after he'd been caught.1. As someone who's been unable to park despite there being nominally sufficient spaces for the number of cars present (multiple 'over the lines' drivers taking up two spaces) I'm with the car park operator. Just because the car park wasn't busy when he parked, and wasn't busy when he left, Mr Barr cannot be certain that the car park didn't/wouldn't get busy while he was in town, and by parking without proper regard to his position within the space, he potentially deprived the car park operator of revenue.
2. The poor sap who earns a pittance actually issuing the fines was simply doing his job. It's not unknown for the employers in some cases to deliberately park "other than in accordance with terms and conditions" as a test. Ticket a member of the public, and you are now 'Adolf', but get a pat on the back from management. Fail to ticket a 'test' car and receive a written warning. When your year-round job is on the line, and the only real alternative is seasonal/casual work, why risk the wrath of your employer?
3. The car park operating company has garnered only negative publicity for this story now. Complete PR fail. But, they probably won't be too bothered. Car parks in Cornwall are constantly full to capacity in the summer months, and there's little choice to 'go elsewhere' so these companies seldom care very much for their public image, although in this case, if it were you who was caught out, you'd hope that some common sense was displayed. It's pretty obvious that no loss of revenue has occurred due to this incident.
...but on the whole, I keep coming back to the first point, and don't really feel much sympathy for Mr Barr. The spaces are adequately marked, and I'd have moved my car if I'd gotten out of it and saw that it wasn't central in the bay. Reluctantly, as I don't much like private/contracted parking enforcement, I'm going to vote "pay up, and learn from the mistake".
If they had charged him £20 he'd probably paid up without going to the papers, but that's now how these company want to operate...
ambuletz said:
Something I found online today.
Bet those three little buggers started the fire just to see what would happen.............But honestly, the driver got what they deserved, seem to recall a few of those pictures, windows smashed by the firemen, serves them right.
Same should happen to those who park by fire exits, like red Volvos etc..........
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