The BAD PARKING thread [vol3]
Discussion
WD39 said:
sleepezy said:
So, busy hotel car park, arrive early, what do you do, yep just take up a couple of spaces
Well done
Just remembered this photo from a few years back, our old Ford Focus, parked normally in the pub car park with no cars either side of ours, to return to see a car on the left parked right up against the drivers door, the other car you can see couldn't give two hoots about us getting into the passenger side (my wife was 7 months pregnant at the time). I had to climb in through the boot to get into our car...I was very tempted to just t
t their cars with our doors to make room...wish I had now looking back at it.
t their cars with our doors to make room...wish I had now looking back at it.coldel said:
Just remembered this photo from a few years back, our old Ford Focus, parked normally in the pub car park with no cars either side of ours, to return to see a car on the left parked right up against the drivers door, the other car you can see couldn't give two hoots about us getting into the passenger side (my wife was 7 months pregnant at the time). I had to climb in through the boot to get into our car...I was very tempted to just tt their cars with our doors to make room...wish I had now looking back at it.
looking at the polo there'd have been no point - looks like any extra dents wouldn't have been spotted anywayt their cars with our doors to make room...wish I had now looking back at it.Vipers said:
If you can't reverse park alongside a pillar, give up driving. On the plus side park close as possible as I do, it protects one side of your car.
I used to do that until some hoop come along and parked right up to my car leaving no space to get the wingmirror past the pillar 
About a meter between them and the pillar on their side.budgie smuggler said:
Vipers said:
If you can't reverse park alongside a pillar, give up driving. On the plus side park close as possible as I do, it protects one side of your car.
I used to do that until some hoop come along and parked right up to my car leaving no space to get the wingmirror past the pillar About a meter between them and the pillar on their side.Edited by Vipers on Friday 6th May 19:15
Vipers said:
WD39 said:
sleepezy said:
So, busy hotel car park, arrive early, what do you do, yep just take up a couple of spaces
Well done
We live next to a school. A twice daily issue here, although not always by these cars, is this - a half hearted attempt to remain considerate, but is now getting irrationally annoying. A while ago I did ask a previous "culprit" that when he parked to please ensure he left enough room for me to get out,(and I did ask politely and nicely) only to be met with a torrent of abuse and really bad language made worse as the kids were knocking about.
With today's incident, the golf was there all day, and we have spoken to the driver, who to be fair was really apologetic. Mrs posted this photo on face book with what I think was a jokey comment "Some people really need to learn to take the bus". It seems to have ignited WW3, with the driver of the Toureg quoting he is not obstructing us as he is not further than the dropped kerb.
Today's parking:
I am not really bothered about this as we did not need to go out during the 30 minutes both cars were there, but his quote about dropped kerbs have interested me. I thought any restriction included the transition piece of the kerb, and the overhang of the car, but some googling seems to say I am wrong, and there no laws against parking there. I am doing my best to restrain the Mrs from pressing the red button and declaring war, but part of me agrees with the annoyance (but as it doe not affect me hence my comment about the annoyance being irrational).
The school do their bit, and repeat notices in the news letter not to obstruct driveways, and to use the car park that is no more than 150 yards up the road.
So, after such rambling, what is the law?
With today's incident, the golf was there all day, and we have spoken to the driver, who to be fair was really apologetic. Mrs posted this photo on face book with what I think was a jokey comment "Some people really need to learn to take the bus". It seems to have ignited WW3, with the driver of the Toureg quoting he is not obstructing us as he is not further than the dropped kerb.
Today's parking:
I am not really bothered about this as we did not need to go out during the 30 minutes both cars were there, but his quote about dropped kerbs have interested me. I thought any restriction included the transition piece of the kerb, and the overhang of the car, but some googling seems to say I am wrong, and there no laws against parking there. I am doing my best to restrain the Mrs from pressing the red button and declaring war, but part of me agrees with the annoyance (but as it doe not affect me hence my comment about the annoyance being irrational).
The school do their bit, and repeat notices in the news letter not to obstruct driveways, and to use the car park that is no more than 150 yards up the road.
So, after such rambling, what is the law?
mattyn1 said:
We live next to a school. A twice daily issue here, although not always by these cars, is this - a half hearted attempt to remain considerate, but is now getting irrationally annoying. A while ago I did ask a previous "culprit" that when he parked to please ensure he left enough room for me to get out,(and I did ask politely and nicely) only to be met with a torrent of abuse and really bad language made worse as the kids were knocking about.
With today's incident, the golf was there all day, and we have spoken to the driver, who to be fair was really apologetic. Mrs posted this photo on face book with what I think was a jokey comment "Some people really need to learn to take the bus". It seems to have ignited WW3, with the driver of the Toureg quoting he is not obstructing us as he is not further than the dropped kerb.
Today's parking:
I am not really bothered about this as we did not need to go out during the 30 minutes both cars were there, but his quote about dropped kerbs have interested me. I thought any restriction included the transition piece of the kerb, and the overhang of the car, but some googling seems to say I am wrong, and there no laws against parking there. I am doing my best to restrain the Mrs from pressing the red button and declaring war, but part of me agrees with the annoyance (but as it doe not affect me hence my comment about the annoyance being irrational).
The school do their bit, and repeat notices in the news letter not to obstruct driveways, and to use the car park that is no more than 150 yards up the road.
So, after such rambling, what is the law?
A polite note written on Duct tape and put on the windscreen usually works, its a bugger to get off. That was the Military Police method, you didnt park there again.With today's incident, the golf was there all day, and we have spoken to the driver, who to be fair was really apologetic. Mrs posted this photo on face book with what I think was a jokey comment "Some people really need to learn to take the bus". It seems to have ignited WW3, with the driver of the Toureg quoting he is not obstructing us as he is not further than the dropped kerb.
Today's parking:
I am not really bothered about this as we did not need to go out during the 30 minutes both cars were there, but his quote about dropped kerbs have interested me. I thought any restriction included the transition piece of the kerb, and the overhang of the car, but some googling seems to say I am wrong, and there no laws against parking there. I am doing my best to restrain the Mrs from pressing the red button and declaring war, but part of me agrees with the annoyance (but as it doe not affect me hence my comment about the annoyance being irrational).
The school do their bit, and repeat notices in the news letter not to obstruct driveways, and to use the car park that is no more than 150 yards up the road.
So, after such rambling, what is the law?
Something slightly different.
Our local ASDA, common occurance artics parked like this, usually foreign trucks but!
This part of the car park doesn't usually have cars in it, loads of space nearer the shop.
Drivers can use the restaurant, and wash room in ASDA.
Walk to the pub, Chinese and Indian take away, and local shops.
And of course free.
Our local ASDA, common occurance artics parked like this, usually foreign trucks but!
This part of the car park doesn't usually have cars in it, loads of space nearer the shop.
Drivers can use the restaurant, and wash room in ASDA.
Walk to the pub, Chinese and Indian take away, and local shops.
And of course free.
budgie smuggler said:
Vipers said:
If you can't reverse park alongside a pillar, give up driving. On the plus side park close as possible as I do, it protects one side of your car.
I used to do that until some hoop come along and parked right up to my car leaving no space to get the wingmirror past the pillar About a meter between them and the pillar on their side.
This is the danger however it's typically a gamble that pays off (given most people aren't f
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