The BAD PARKING thread [vol3]

[thetapeworm]

I only realised I had HDR on when I looked back at this, I wasn't trying to be arty

I watched as the two vans arrived, went through a no entry sign to go up a one way Street the wrong way and then park in the road area of the pedestrianised section rather than the designated parking bit right next to them.

[Frimley111R]

Vipers said:

Hol said:

Vipers said:

irocfan said:

GregK2 said:

Smart car driver's fine for parking sideways in Stroud quashed



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

one might imagine she should be ticketed for (possibly) blocking in t'other parker

Looks like the other car is about two feet from the kerbb, and over the line bet they didn't get a ticket.

So its over the lines and I thought this was illegal anyway due to not showing the reflectors/lights to oncoming vehicles?


I pass a smart parked like this every day on my commute and it does visibly stick out more than all the other cars in that bay and you do find yourself pulling further out into the centre of the road and back again.


I reckon that picture was taken 'later' rather than on the day of the offence. It seems way to convenient that the other car is as far over as she is, and also lacks other parked cars.

Wondering if there was another car to the left, and the smart car just backed into the gap, if not why not just parallel park, oh well, good result anyway.

[Alfa2Evora]

With my daily runner in 'dry dock' for a major overhaul, I had to take the Evora into town on a supermarket run - not something I would normally contemplate but an almost empty fridge made it a necessity. A suitable parking space was always going to be the main issue, not just from the point of avoiding the careless door swinging of others but also to avoid a less than elegant exit from the car on my hands and knees if I couldn't get my door fully open.

As I entered the car park, there it was - a nice end space next to the pavement. The one-way layout made it effectively the last space in the car park so I proceeded round towards it as quickly as I could without endangering any kittens that might be in the vicinity. I'm just about to turn into the space when my view through the windscreen is suddenly filled with a Land Rover grille as in through the 'No Entry' markings sweeps Mr Powerfully Built Company Director (a.k.a overweight tt) in his Discovery:



My 'upturned palms' gesture towards him as he clambered out received a response suggesting that he was only going to be 1 minute although I couldn't wait around to time him as I had a parking space to find, . It so happened that, following a further circuit of the car park, the space opposite had become available so I slipped in there but by that time Mr PBCD had been gone at least 3 minutes so in addition to being incapable of driving proficiently he was also incapable of telling the truth, .

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 13:55

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 14:02

[Challo]

AlexRS2782 said:

Powerfully built company director Sales rep rocked up and abandoned his car over 3 spaces.

The Meadows Camberley?

[Europa1]

thetapeworm said:

I only realised I had HDR on when I looked back at this, I wasn't trying to be arty

I watched as the two vans arrived, went through a no entry sign to go up a one way Street the wrong way and then park in the road area of the pedestrianised section rather than the designated parking bit right next to them.

That really is spectacularly retarded behaviour (I mean the van drivers and their inability to comprehend/comply with no entry signs or work out parking bays, not your forgetting to switch off HDR which has added a moody air to the photo )

Edited to correct a spectacularly retarded typo.

Edited by Europa1 on Friday 5th June 15:51

[rambo19]

Alfa2Evora said:

With my daily runner in 'dry dock' for a major overhaul, I had to take the Evora into town on a supermarket run - not something I would normally contemplate but an almost empty fridge made it a necessity. A suitable parking space was always going to be the main issue, not just from the point of avoiding the careless door swinging of others but also to avoid a less than elegant exit from the car on my hands and knees if I couldn't get my door fully open.

As I entered the car park, there it was - a nice end space next to the pavement. The one-way layout made it effectively the last space in the car park so I proceeded round towards it as quickly as I could without endangering any kittens that might be in the vicinity. I'm just about to turn into the space when my view through the windscreen is suddenly filled with a Land Rover grille as in through the 'No Entry' markings sweeps Mr Powerfully Built Company Director (a.k.a overweight tt) in his Discovery:



My 'upturned palms' gesture towards him as he clambered out received a response suggesting that he was only going to be 1 minute although I couldn't wait around to time him as I had a parking space to find, . It so happened that, following a further circuit of the car park, the space opposite had become available so I slipped in there but by that time Mr PBCD had been gone at least 3 minutes so in addition to being incapable of driving proficiently he was also incapable of telling the truth, .

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 13:55

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 14:02

I would of blocked him in, but, my everyday car is a shed.

[Europa1]

Alfa2Evora said:

With my daily runner in 'dry dock' for a major overhaul, I had to take the Evora into town on a supermarket run - not something I would normally contemplate but an almost empty fridge made it a necessity. A suitable parking space was always going to be the main issue, not just from the point of avoiding the careless door swinging of others but also to avoid a less than elegant exit from the car on my hands and knees if I couldn't get my door fully open.

As I entered the car park, there it was - a nice end space next to the pavement. The one-way layout made it effectively the last space in the car park so I proceeded round towards it as quickly as I could without endangering any kittens that might be in the vicinity. I'm just about to turn into the space when my view through the windscreen is suddenly filled with a Land Rover grille as in through the 'No Entry' markings sweeps Mr Powerfully Built Company Director (a.k.a overweight tt) in his Discovery:



My 'upturned palms' gesture towards him as he clambered out received a response suggesting that he was only going to be 1 minute although I couldn't wait around to time him as I had a parking space to find, . It so happened that, following a further circuit of the car park, the space opposite had become available so I slipped in there but by that time Mr PBCD had been gone at least 3 minutes so in addition to being incapable of driving proficiently he was also incapable of telling the truth, .

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 13:55

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 5th June 14:02

Sir, I doff my virtual cap to you at your discerning choice in motor cars.

[AlexRS2782]

Challo said:

AlexRS2782 said:

Powerfully built company director Sales rep rocked up and abandoned his car over 3 spaces.

The Meadows Camberley?

First bit of bad parking I've seen there for a while (which is a surprise )

[Europa1]

Apologies for the delay in posting this (work has been, ummm, "a bit busy" to say the least), but this was Sainsburys in Cambridge last Saturday (when the car park was also "a bit busy", to say the least. Great car, utterly selfish, retarded parking.

[Vipers]

Europa1 said:

Apologies for the delay in posting this (work has been, ummm, "a bit busy" to say the least), but this was Sainsburys in Cambridge last Saturday (when the car park was also "a bit busy", to say the least. Great car, utterly selfish, retarded parking.

A weird parking bay, no white lines, more info please, what is the white thingy under the car?

[Stenn]

[Europa1]

Vipers said:

Europa1 said:

Apologies for the delay in posting this (work has been, ummm, "a bit busy" to say the least), but this was Sainsburys in Cambridge last Saturday (when the car park was also "a bit busy", to say the least. Great car, utterly selfish, retarded parking.

A weird parking bay, no white lines, more info please, what is the white thingy under the car?

the white thin.yg under the car is the white line separating the 2 parking bays...

[PurpleMoonlight]

Europa1 said:

With the hedges encroaching the bays you can't really get two cars in their safely.

[Cliftonite]

[iva cosworth]

Stenn said:

What's this idiot ended up on ?

A wayward beer barrel ?

[Schmeeky]

Sorry for the poor picture quality, had the phone on full zoom.

[Europa1]

PurpleMoonlight said:

Europa1 said:

With the hedges encroaching the bays you can't really get two cars in their safely.

No, really, you can, and plenty do.

[Vipers]

Europa1 said:

Vipers said:

Europa1 said:

Apologies for the delay in posting this (work has been, ummm, "a bit busy" to say the least), but this was Sainsburys in Cambridge last Saturday (when the car park was also "a bit busy", to say the least. Great car, utterly selfish, retarded parking.

A weird parking bay, no white lines, more info please, what is the white thingy under the car?

the white thin.yg under the car is the white line separating the 2 parking bays...

Ah can just make it out, something else white there as well. Tks for info.

[Slow]

Vipers said:

Europa1 said:

Vipers said:

Europa1 said:

Apologies for the delay in posting this (work has been, ummm, "a bit busy" to say the least), but this was Sainsburys in Cambridge last Saturday (when the car park was also "a bit busy", to say the least. Great car, utterly selfish, retarded parking.

A weird parking bay, no white lines, more info please, what is the white thingy under the car?

the white thin.yg under the car is the white line separating the 2 parking bays...

Ah can just make it out, something else white there as well. Tks for info.

It's one of those U shapes that keep the cars further apart so they can open doors I think?

[steve_bmw]

[quote=thetapeworm]

I only realised I had HDR on when I looked back at this, I wasn't trying to be arty

That's actually a really nice photo, what phone were you using?