The BAD PARKING thread [vol3]

[Steff1965]

grayme said:

Steff1965 said:

grayme said:

Steff1965 said:

Looks between the lines to me

Obvious troll is obvious

For pointing out the obvious that it's between the lines so not badly parked?

Check thread title

It's the BAD Parking thread and not the parked in a disabled bay on private land without a badge thread.

Edited by Steff1965 on Friday 6th June 05:27

We should make sure we remove all the pictures of cars neatly parked on double yellows, pavements, grass verges, etc.

Bit of a difference. The cop car isn't on a pavement, double yellows or even a grass verge, it's parked inside the bay and probably there for a fast exit in an emergency

[Vipers]

northandy said:

Just outside my house yesterday, narrow street. It looks like someone gave up parking, got out and left it. Genius

I know most of us can manage it, here is the space left after I reversed the S80 into this space, a couple of shunts and rear parking sensors really help.

Front of my car on the right.




Rear of my car on the left.

Edited by Vipers on Friday 6th June 22:18

[yellowjack]

Steff1965 said:

Bit of a difference. The cop car isn't on a pavement, double yellows or even a grass verge, it's parked inside the bay and probably there for a fast exit in an emergency

Errr?

It's not in any 'bay' at all. It's actually obstructing access to the store and to the trolleys in the trolley park. (Causing a willful obstruction? Criminal offence right there )

Fast exit in an emergency? Nope. If you want a fast exit, you really need to be reversing into a space, not leaving yourself needing to reverse out and change direction through 180 degrees.

'Should have gone to SpecSavers'

[Hol]

Vipers said:

grayme said:

If time was that critical would they be leaving the car at all?

C'mon even plod have to do their shopping.

The way I see it is that they have breaks like everyone else and also radios that mean they have to abandon whatever they are doing and get somewhere else rather quickly.

If you fellas would rather they arrived late and just missed something important (like a mugger just about to disappear around the corner), then I guess they could park the opposite end of the car park!

Edited by Hol on Saturday 7th June 10:27

[grayme]

Hol said:

Vipers said:

grayme said:

If time was that critical would they be leaving the car at all?

C'mon even plod have to do their shopping.







The way I see it is that they have breaks like everyone else and also radios that mean they have to abandon whatever they are doing and get somewhere else rather quickly.

If you fellas would rather they arrived late and just missed something important (like a mugger just about to disappear around the corner), then I guess they could park the opposite end of the car park!

They also uphold the law and set an example to us citizens. 'They don't obey the rules, so why should we'?

yellowjack said:

Errr?

It's not in any 'bay' at all. It's actually obstructing access to the store and to the trolleys in the trolley park. (Causing a willful obstruction? Criminal offence right there )

Fast exit in an emergency? Nope. If you want a fast exit, you really need to be reversing into a space, not leaving yourself needing to reverse out and change direction through 180 degrees.

'Should have gone to SpecSavers'

This could have been a fast entrance? (not just to buy doughnuts).

[Steff1965]

yellowjack said:

Steff1965 said:

Bit of a difference. The cop car isn't on a pavement, double yellows or even a grass verge, it's parked inside the bay and probably there for a fast exit in an emergency

Errr?

It's not in any 'bay' at all. It's actually obstructing access to the store and to the trolleys in the trolley park. (Causing a willful obstruction? Criminal offence right there )

Fast exit in an emergency? Nope. If you want a fast exit, you really need to be reversing into a space, not leaving yourself needing to reverse out and change direction through 180 degrees.

'Should have gone to SpecSavers'

Yellowjack,

We've been discussing the cop car in the disabled bay posted further back and not the one next to the trolleys.

My eyes ain't that bad yet

[divetheworld]

Vipers said:

a couple of shunts

Shunts?

[Vipers]

divetheworld said:

Vipers said:

a couple of shunts

Shunts?

Like reverse in, change lock shunt forwards, change lock shunt back etc etc until I am alongside the kerb. Maybe you thought shunt as in hitting the other car?

[driverrob]

Another idiot blocking the footpath.
It's not as if there weren't a couple of cars behind me parked properly.

[Vanquish300]

The owners of the house took exception to someone parking on the road outside their house so they decided to leave their drive empty and park their 4x4 in a way to block it in.

[Vipers]

Vanquish300 said:

The owners of the house took exception to someone parking on the road outside their house so they decided to leave their drive empty and park their 4x4 in a way to block it in.

OMG how dare you park on a public road outside my house........... tt (householder that is).

[Vanquish300]

Vipers said:

Vanquish300 said:

The owners of the house took exception to someone parking on the road outside their house so they decided to leave their drive empty and park their 4x4 in a way to block it in.

OMG how dare you park on a public road outside my house........... tt (householder that is).




Couldn't agree with you more, they still 100% believe they were in the right and the silver car shouldn't have parked outside their house. I can confirm that this is a totally public cul de sac.

[Drive Blind]

that would boil my piss.

[iva cosworth]

If you see the owner of the Fiesta return,hand him your stock of frozen sausages and tell

him/her what to do with them.

Lend them a hammer too.

[Vipers]

Vanquish300 said:

Vipers said:

Vanquish300 said:

The owners of the house took exception to someone parking on the road outside their house so they decided to leave their drive empty and park their 4x4 in a way to block it in.

OMG how dare you park on a public road outside my house........... tt (householder that is).

Couldn't agree with you more, they still 100% believe they were in the right and the silver car shouldn't have parked outside their house. I can confirm that this is a totally public cul de sac.

Next time I would just park blocking their driveway, some people.

[Pixelpeep]

They were probably just trying to park when it understeered into the bush.

i can make jokes like that, i own one. In black. No this is not mine

[TheInsanity1234]

My first contribution to this thread.


Excellent parking dude. by [e-mail], on Flickr

Saw this at Wickes Extra in Swindon today.

Superb parking.

ETA: I have no idea why it's sideways.

Edited by TheInsanity1234 on Sunday 8th June 14:35

Edited by TheInsanity1234 on Sunday 8th June 14:36

[Pixelpeep]

TheInsanity1234 said:

ETA: I have no idea why it's sideways.

Cos racecar ?

[Vipers]

Pixelpeep said:

TheInsanity1234 said:

ETA: I have no idea why it's sideways.

Cos racecar ?

Lost me there, what is sideways?

[TheInsanity1234]

Vipers said:

Pixelpeep said:

TheInsanity1234 said:

ETA: I have no idea why it's sideways.

Cos racecar ?

Lost me there, what is sideways?

The picture xD It's the right way up on my phone and on Flickr, so dunno why it's on its side on here :/