The BAD PARKING Thread [Vol 2]

The BAD PARKING Thread [Vol 2]

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Frimley111R

15,535 posts

233 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Pixelpeep said:
DSS1 said:
Surely this is in with a shout?

Northumberland Avenue, down the road from Trafalgar Square :

If you are tired of being stereotyped - STOP reinforcing it!!

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They are HOT on parking around there, I wonder if it was towed/ticketed? Hope so.

Cliftonite

8,406 posts

137 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Pixelpeep said:
So you are taking pictures on your phone outside a school at leaving time?

can you imagine at the police station station..

'but officer there is this thread on pistonheads about bad parking....'

'Course there is Sonny.. now, off to the cells, would you like one lump (of spit) or two in your tea?..'
To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled Titus 1 :15

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Pixelpeep

8,600 posts

141 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Cliftonite said:
Pixelpeep said:
So you are taking pictures on your phone outside a school at leaving time?

can you imagine at the police station station..

'but officer there is this thread on pistonheads about bad parking....'

'Course there is Sonny.. now, off to the cells, would you like one lump (of spit) or two in your tea?..'
To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled Titus 1 :15

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Ahh the old titus defence. Let me know how that works out for you wink

sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Frimley111R said:
Pixelpeep said:
DSS1 said:
Surely this is in with a shout?

Northumberland Avenue, down the road from Trafalgar Square :

If you are tired of being stereotyped - STOP reinforcing it!!

smile
They are HOT on parking around there, I wonder if it was towed/ticketed? Hope so.
Depends, was he on his own?

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Pixelpeep said:
DSS1 said:
Surely this is in with a shout?

Northumberland Avenue, down the road from Trafalgar Square :

If you are tired of being stereotyped - STOP reinforcing it!!

smile


Seriously. There are idiots on here that get all defensive about the Audi/BMW stereotype on PH in an instant...

Blah, blah! Lazy stereotype. Blah, blah! It's not true in real life. Blah, blah! You got that off of Clarkson. Blah...

...so why, every time I leave the bloody house, does some idiot in a BMW/Audi do something so crashingly stupid/arrogant/dangerous/inconsiderate that I can't help but make a mental note of it. FFS, these are 'aspirational' brands, driven by the indebted to park on the driveway of their 'aspirational' mock Tudor link detached house, in order that they might kid themselves into believing that they've "made it". So why the hell don't these idiots 'aspire' to being better drivers? After all, they've gone and bought/leased themselves an "ultimate driving machine" so surely improving their driving should be a priority, so as to get the most from the potential performance of their car?

Then a photo like the one above surfaces. And it is proved beyond any doubt whatsoever, that where stereotypes are concerned, there is definitely no smoke without a fire.



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Hol

8,356 posts

199 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Doshy said:
TP321 said:
Doshy said:
That says so much about the owners of those cars.
Dont see anything wrong with this...these are very valuable cars and CANNOT be parked in the same way or space as a £500 ford fiesta...This is automotive royalty and must be treated by respect, which means they can park wherever they will be safe from idiots opening doors on them. And so what if they get a £50 fine - much cheaper than fixing the panel damage. So stop winging people......
and that says a lot about you !
Agreed.






mattyn1

5,728 posts

154 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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yellowjack said:
Pixelpeep said:
DSS1 said:
Surely this is in with a shout?

Northumberland Avenue, down the road from Trafalgar Square :

If you are tired of being stereotyped - STOP reinforcing it!!

smile


Seriously. There are idiots on here that get all defensive about the Audi/BMW stereotype on PH in an instant...

Blah, blah! Lazy stereotype. Blah, blah! It's not true in real life. Blah, blah! You got that off of Clarkson. Blah...

...so why, every time I leave the bloody house, does some idiot in a BMW/Audi do something so crashingly stupid/arrogant/dangerous/inconsiderate that I can't help but make a mental note of it. FFS, these are 'aspirational' brands, driven by the indebted to park on the driveway of their 'aspirational' mock Tudor link detached house, in order that they might kid themselves into believing that they've "made it". So why the hell don't these idiots 'aspire' to being better drivers? After all, they've gone and bought/leased themselves an "ultimate driving machine" so surely improving their driving should be a priority, so as to get the most from the potential performance of their car?

Then a photo like the one above surfaces. And it is proved beyond any doubt whatsoever, that where stereotypes are concerned, there is definitely no smoke without a fire.



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MrsM believes when I park, I faff. I am actually taking time, sizing up options, ensuring I get it right without impeding anyone, am between the lines and straight. But most of all, the main reason is I don't want to appear on here! wink

Big Rod

6,198 posts

215 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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mattyn1 said:
MrsM believes when I park, I faff. I am actually taking time, sizing up options, ensuring I get it right without impeding anyone, am between the lines and straight. But most of all, the main reason is I don't want to appear on here! wink
yes

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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DSS1 said:
Surely this is in with a shout?

Northumberland Avenue, down the road from Trafalgar Square :

Saw one like that (but it was a freelander) in Scarborough t'other year. We put eight bikes around it so it had less than 2" of space to move backwards or forwards. Then we all sat in the cafe over the road enjoying the view & ice cream hehe

We did move when asked, but oddly enough it took so long the warden had appeared (dunno who went to find him) & had ticketed them.

AW111

9,455 posts

132 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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TP321 said:
Dont see anything wrong with this...these are very valuable cars and CANNOT be parked in the same way or space as a £500 ford fiesta...This is automotive royalty and must be treated by respect, which means they can park wherever they will be safe from idiots opening doors on them. And so what if they get a £50 fine - much cheaper than fixing the panel damage. So stop winging people......
Automotive royalty - you mean inbred and a bit loopy?

"Look at me, I've just bought the Prince Charles of cars" smile

divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Doshy said:
TP321 said:
Doshy said:
That says so much about the owners of those cars.
Dont see anything wrong with this...these are very valuable cars and CANNOT be parked in the same way or space as a £500 ford fiesta...This is automotive royalty and must be treated by respect, which means they can park wherever they will be safe from idiots opening doors on them. And so what if they get a £50 fine - much cheaper than fixing the panel damage. So stop winging people......
and that says a lot about you !
Yup it does. It tells me he is not ignorant or small minded.

grayme

936 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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TP321 said:
grayme said:
I see what you did there.
What? You dont agree?
Oh, you were serious.

You appear to be stating that someone who spends more on a car than I have has the right to flout the law to ensure their car is not damaged just because of the price tag.

I can't afford to fix my car up either (regardless of its cost), so I can park as I like too?

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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grayme said:
TP321 said:
grayme said:
I see what you did there.
What? You dont agree?
Oh, you were serious.

You appear to be stating that someone who spends more on a car than I have has the right to flout the law to ensure their car is not damaged just because of the price tag.

I can't afford to fix my car up either (regardless of its cost), so I can park as I like too?
I have to say I agree with grayme.

Just because one chap has a £500 Fiesta, and the next guy has a £900,000 P1, doesn't mean that the supercar driver has dibs on double spaces at the car park. For all we know, the chap with the Fiesta has comparatively more of his household income invested in his shed than the guy with the P1.

I 'only' have a Mondeo. I bought it because I liked it, and researched my purchase thoroughly, prior to sinking what was, for me at least, a VERY significant sum of money into it. If it is expected that I place my car "between the lines" when parking, then the Ferrari/Lamborghini/McLaren driver can bloody well park his properly too. The question of ultimate value/rarity doesn't come in to it. Repair bills are repair bills, and they hurt us lowly mortals more than they hurt the wealthy. Not only that, but a very small amount of damage will "write off" a shed, yet something as valuable as an F40 would be repaired at almost any cost, such is it's value.

Even when the 'cars bought as white goods' cliche is trotted out, it's irrelevant. Why? Because if you came to my house and dented my fridge I'd be just as pissed off as if you scratch my car. So no. Occupying multiple spaces in 'defensive parking' strategies is massively NOT acceptable. If you don't like it, buy a hatchback for the Waitrose run, and save the supercar for when it's more suited to the purpose.

As for BMWs, Audis, Jaguars, etc needing extra space? Laughable, I'm afraid. I don't give a stuff how many 'M', 'S', or 'R' badges you glue to the bootlid, when it's all distilled down, a car is just a car when you drive to the bloody shops in it

divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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grayme said:
Oh, you were serious.

You appear to be stating that someone who spends more on a car than I have has the right to flout the law to ensure their car is not damaged just because of the price tag.

I can't afford to fix my car up either (regardless of its cost), so I can park as I like too?
Whose going to stop you? Some internet user with a camera phone and an opinion?

Vipers

32,796 posts

227 months

Wednesday 30th April 2014
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yellowjack said:
grayme said:
TP321 said:
grayme said:
I see what you did there.
What? You dont agree?
Oh, you were serious.

You appear to be stating that someone who spends more on a car than I have has the right to flout the law to ensure their car is not damaged just because of the price tag.

I can't afford to fix my car up either (regardless of its cost), so I can park as I like too?
I have to say I agree with grayme.

Just because one chap has a £500 Fiesta, and the next guy has a £900,000 P1, doesn't mean that the supercar driver has dibs on double spaces at the car park. For all we know, the chap with the Fiesta has comparatively more of his household income invested in his shed than the guy with the P1.

I 'only' have a Mondeo. I bought it because I liked it, and researched my purchase thoroughly, prior to sinking what was, for me at least, a VERY significant sum of money into it. If it is expected that I place my car "between the lines" when parking, then the Ferrari/Lamborghini/McLaren driver can bloody well park his properly too. The question of ultimate value/rarity doesn't come in to it. Repair bills are repair bills, and they hurt us lowly mortals more than they hurt the wealthy. Not only that, but a very small amount of damage will "write off" a shed, yet something as valuable as an F40 would be repaired at almost any cost, such is it's value.

Even when the 'cars bought as white goods' cliche is trotted out, it's irrelevant. Why? Because if you came to my house and dented my fridge I'd be just as pissed off as if you scratch my car. So no. Occupying multiple spaces in 'defensive parking' strategies is massively NOT acceptable. If you don't like it, buy a hatchback for the Waitrose run, and save the supercar for when it's more suited to the purpose.

As for BMWs, Audis, Jaguars, etc needing extra space? Laughable, I'm afraid. I don't give a stuff how many 'M', 'S', or 'R' badges you glue to the bootlid, when it's all distilled down, a car is just a car when you drive to the bloody shops in it
I often see a 250k Bently parked correctly in Sainsburys at BOD, he doesn't use the wide spaces either, thank god means I can park there biggrin

I like your comment on your Mondeo. Totally agree. Basically you can park or you can't, sadly many are just fking morons.

I always reverse in to a space, getting between the lines is easy, when the bay backs into one behind it, I will always check where the back of my car is, so it's in my bay and not the one behind me, not rocket science, even reversing into a bay with a car behind me, when the reversing sensors bleep, I still check to make sure I am not in their bay.




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Challo

10,041 posts

154 months

Thursday 1st May 2014
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A couple from my local Supermarket:

Please always dump cars here to use the cash points and its close to the front doors


Parent & Child bay...guy parked up his mate jumped out and he was still here 20mins later



TorqueR

1,767 posts

131 months

Thursday 1st May 2014
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Am I a candidate? I shall let you decide.



I parked like this due to the Cayenne beside me. I thought it would be considerate due to the large doors and it also saves me any potential dings. I didn't give it a second thought until I heard one guy exclaim;

"Ha, look at that Skoda...it's only just in the space."

Edited by TorqueR on Thursday 1st May 12:23

Geekman

2,863 posts

145 months

Thursday 1st May 2014
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Yes, the range rover was actually parked there. One of the worst I've seen in a while


jjr1

3,023 posts

259 months

Thursday 1st May 2014
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How to take the piss in a week when you are already making the news !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshi...

Hol

8,356 posts

199 months

Thursday 1st May 2014
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With that link I get a story about a hotel owner calling people Chavs?



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