The BAD PARKING thread [vol3]

[Vipers]

Slow said:

405dogvan said:

TheInsanity1234 said:

They can't do anything about a car parked somewhere in the middle of the pavement unless it's causing an obstruction.

Oh they CAN - parking restrictions apply to the road, verge and pavement - basically everything 'upto a property' or 'upto private land' - and parking on pavements CAN be handled under the Road Traffic Act too (because that uses the Highway Code as it's guide IIRC?)

Reality is that the Police don't 'do parking' anymore and wardens (usually local auth. or private) are told exactly what to ticket based on getting max results with minimal chance of appeals - no 'chancer' tickets which might cost more to defend than earn.

He ownes the pier, other than driving over a pavement its his private property?

There is even a dropped kerb for access by vehicles. Sorted.

[TheInsanity1234]

405dogvan said:

TheInsanity1234 said:

They can't do anything about a car parked somewhere in the middle of the pavement unless it's causing an obstruction.

Oh they CAN - parking restrictions apply to the road, verge and pavement - basically everything 'upto a property' or 'upto private land' - and parking on pavements CAN be handled under the Road Traffic Act too (because that uses the Highway Code as it's guide IIRC?)

Reality is that the Police don't 'do parking' anymore and wardens (usually local auth. or private) are told exactly what to ticket based on getting max results with minimal chance of appeals - no 'chancer' tickets which might cost more to defend than earn.

I was not aware of that!

Thanks for the education!

[g7jtk]

So if you drive your car onto the path to park it what possible grounds for appeal could you have?

[MikeT66]

I'm adding these purely because tts parking inconsiderately in our apartment block cause the inhabitants of 5 apartments (me in particular) a real headache for getting to their designated parking spaces - which costs £30 a month in addition to the renting costs of the apartment.

Not only that, but parking is plentiful and dirt cheap in Altrincham, so there's no excuse.






So, HC Lloyd, you can afford a Jaguar XF R and a rather poncey numberplate, but you can't afford manners or £2 to park all day just a couple of minutes walk away and would rather inconvenience the people who actually do pay to live in the apartments. I think that makes you a cock.

Edited by MikeT66 on Sunday 31st January 14:29

[Dromedary66]

MikeT66 said:

So, HC Lloyd, you can afford a Jaguar XF R and a rather poncey numberplate, but you can't afford manners or £2 to park all day just a couple of minutes walk away and would rather inconvenience the people who actually to pay to live in the apartments. I think that makes you a cock.

Edited by MikeT66 on Sunday 31st January 14:28

massive cock for sure, but they must have a security fob to get in? Management company wker or guest of resident I wonder...

[Fer]

Too lazy to walk?

[james_tigerwoods]

Dromedary66 said:

MikeT66 said:

So, HC Lloyd, you can afford a Jaguar XF R and a rather poncey numberplate, but you can't afford manners or £2 to park all day just a couple of minutes walk away and would rather inconvenience the people who actually to pay to live in the apartments. I think that makes you a cock.

Edited by MikeT66 on Sunday 31st January 14:28

massive cock for sure, but they must have a security fob to get in? Management company wker or guest of resident I wonder...

I saw that same car at the big sainsburys/John Lewis near Cheadle on Tuesday evening - his tyre was knackered (so he said) and he was blocking the air line for a woman for ages while he had a natter on his phone. I had a word to encourage him to move along so someone else could use the air line.

He did seem to be a bit special...

[fatboy18]

Fer said:

Too lazy to walk?

Or is the Van having something fitted by the We Fit team where they ask you to park near the door?

[Hol]

MikeT66 said:

I'm adding these purely because tts parking inconsiderately in our apartment block cause the inhabitants of 5 apartments (me in particular) a real headache for getting to their designated parking spaces - which costs £30 a month in addition to the renting costs of the apartment.

Not only that, but parking is plentiful and dirt cheap in Altrincham, so there's no excuse.






So, HC Lloyd, you can afford a Jaguar XF R and a rather poncey numberplate, but you can't afford manners or £2 to park all day just a couple of minutes walk away and would rather inconvenience the people who actually do pay to live in the apartments. I think that makes you a cock.

Edited by MikeT66 on Sunday 31st January 14:29

If you looked like this, life might not seem so black and white.




Pity the fool.

[kowalski655]

Well,he did have form for bad parking

[driverrob]

Another "that'll do" bit of parking.

[sim72]

Busy pub car park on a Friday night. (I'd let the Focus off by the way - the spaces are ludicrously small - but not so small you need to park across three of them).

[oldnbold]

Not a 4x4 this time and he at least decided to do this at the far boundary of the car park. Still a knob.

[AlexRS2782]

Popped down to the local garden centre this morning and when I returned to the car this had been dumped just in front of me.

[Frimley111R]

TBH that only really annoys me when it is busy. If the car park is mostly empty and they are there for a short visit thats ok in my book.

[herewego]

Frimley111R said:

TBH that only really annoys me when it is busy. If the car park is mostly empty and they are there for a short visit that's ok in my book.

Although it doesn't inconvenience anyone in those circumstances it demonstrates a selfish attitude and if it's quiet there's no need for it anyway.

[Vipers]

Frimley111R said:

TBH that only really annoys me when it is busy. If the car park is mostly empty and they are there for a short visit thats ok in my book.

Agree, but those who do that usually do it all the time.

[Hol]

^^^ both of the above post are correct.

[S93]

I dont think its okay at all, it takes the same amount of time to turn into a proper space as it does to swing it in the middle of two spaces, just special moron types can't judge where their car will end up once they've attempted to pull in. Mugs

[DickyC]

Frankley Services earlier.



Because coach.



Because coach potato.

(The Merc between the two Mondeos, if you're struggling. It was definitely parked, it was empty.)