The BAD PARKING thread [vol3]
Discussion
A couple featuring the neighbours who treat the pavement as their own personal additional parking spaces 
This one from today - of course they could park where the red arrow marks the bay outside their house (where it would easily fit without overhanging the neighbours drive) but no, far easier to park on the pavement across the road
As a result of the truck parking like that, when the torrential rain came down last week you could see how badly the pavement has sunk where the weight is over the tyres leading to some nice rain channels and run off towards the house they park next to
The fact that the council & highways agency have even been in the road, and a couple of others nearby, recently fixing various areas of sinkage & kerb damage seems to have gone over their heads too.
This one from today - of course they could park where the red arrow marks the bay outside their house (where it would easily fit without overhanging the neighbours drive) but no, far easier to park on the pavement across the road
As a result of the truck parking like that, when the torrential rain came down last week you could see how badly the pavement has sunk where the weight is over the tyres leading to some nice rain channels and run off towards the house they park next to
The fact that the council & highways agency have even been in the road, and a couple of others nearby, recently fixing various areas of sinkage & kerb damage seems to have gone over their heads too.
Mr Snrub said:
HTP99 said:
Mr Snrub said:
Just as well I don't need to go out today isn't it?
WTF. Do you know who the Vectra belongs to?
HTP99 said:
Mr Snrub said:
HTP99 said:
Mr Snrub said:
Just as well I don't need to go out today isn't it?
WTF. Do you know who the Vectra belongs to?
Mr Snrub said:
HTP99 said:
Mr Snrub said:
HTP99 said:
Mr Snrub said:
Just as well I don't need to go out today isn't it?
WTF. Do you know who the Vectra belongs to?
Edited by Mike_Mac on Sunday 25th September 14:11
I believe if you are blocking a car from leaving a drive way you can be prosecuted, however if you are parked across a driveway but not blocking anyone in then it is tough titties, I have had a Policeman friend tell me it is fine to do that, however I have Googled it and it appears to be a grey area.
This is something that I have considered doing to my neighbour, he tactically parks so there are always spaces outside his house for the three cars in the household, but he never parks on his drive or across it; unless there is nowhere else to park, then he will park across his drive, the three people who live do their best to shuffle their cars about when one of them goes out, thus making sure there is always a space when they return, it is extremely sad and very funny to watch and I am amazed that someone would actively interrupt what they are doing, get their shoes on, walk to the car, get in, start it, move it a few feet, stop it, get out, lock it and go back indoors; in all weather and do it multiple times a day too.
Problem is it screws everyone else, he has "his spot" and shouted at the wife when she parked in it recently, she ignored him, so now he parks one of their cars where we normally park; keeping the space across his drive free, but he parks in such a way that it takes up two spaces.
Or if you park in "his spot" he will park right up to your bumper in a kind of passive aggressive way, you can still get out as there is another dropped kerb on the other side of the car.
I have had to stop the wife parking across his drive a few times, I can see her point but it will just escalate the problem and it will be me that has to deal with the fallout, the guy is a massive tit though.
This is something that I have considered doing to my neighbour, he tactically parks so there are always spaces outside his house for the three cars in the household, but he never parks on his drive or across it; unless there is nowhere else to park, then he will park across his drive, the three people who live do their best to shuffle their cars about when one of them goes out, thus making sure there is always a space when they return, it is extremely sad and very funny to watch and I am amazed that someone would actively interrupt what they are doing, get their shoes on, walk to the car, get in, start it, move it a few feet, stop it, get out, lock it and go back indoors; in all weather and do it multiple times a day too.
Problem is it screws everyone else, he has "his spot" and shouted at the wife when she parked in it recently, she ignored him, so now he parks one of their cars where we normally park; keeping the space across his drive free, but he parks in such a way that it takes up two spaces.
Or if you park in "his spot" he will park right up to your bumper in a kind of passive aggressive way, you can still get out as there is another dropped kerb on the other side of the car.
I have had to stop the wife parking across his drive a few times, I can see her point but it will just escalate the problem and it will be me that has to deal with the fallout, the guy is a massive tit though.
Don't normally come across such piss poor parking to warrant a snap but this (and a white transit van) got my goat.
In both cases completely blocking the path (which is only on one side). This is the major route up into Weardale, we've got a variety of traffic rattling up and down including big old biffers loaded with felled tree trunks from Hamsterley Forest. Quite a few of cars zip up here at above (and, in a few cases, well above) the speed limit and it's not as if the path is rarely used either, dog walkers (with and without prams), during the warmer summer evenings a walking club, kids, etc...
In both cases completely blocking the path (which is only on one side). This is the major route up into Weardale, we've got a variety of traffic rattling up and down including big old biffers loaded with felled tree trunks from Hamsterley Forest. Quite a few of cars zip up here at above (and, in a few cases, well above) the speed limit and it's not as if the path is rarely used either, dog walkers (with and without prams), during the warmer summer evenings a walking club, kids, etc...
HTP99 said:
I believe if you are blocking a car from leaving a drive way you can be prosecuted, however if you are parked across a driveway but not blocking anyone in then it is tough titties, I have had a Policeman friend tell me it is fine to do that, however I have Googled it and it appears to be a grey area.
This is something that I have considered doing to my neighbour, he tactically parks so there are always spaces outside his house for the three cars in the household, but he never parks on his drive or across it; unless there is nowhere else to park, then he will park across his drive, the three people who live do their best to shuffle their cars about when one of them goes out, thus making sure there is always a space when they return, it is extremely sad and very funny to watch and I am amazed that someone would actively interrupt what they are doing, get their shoes on, walk to the car, get in, start it, move it a few feet, stop it, get out, lock it and go back indoors; in all weather and do it multiple times a day too.
Problem is it screws everyone else, he has "his spot" and shouted at the wife when she parked in it recently, she ignored him, so now he parks one of their cars where we normally park; keeping the space across his drive free, but he parks in such a way that it takes up two spaces.
Or if you park in "his spot" he will park right up to your bumper in a kind of passive aggressive way, you can still get out as there is another dropped kerb on the other side of the car.
I have had to stop the wife parking across his drive a few times, I can see her point but it will just escalate the problem and it will be me that has to deal with the fallout, the guy is a massive tit though.
People like that need to be unconvinced at least twice before they realise.This is something that I have considered doing to my neighbour, he tactically parks so there are always spaces outside his house for the three cars in the household, but he never parks on his drive or across it; unless there is nowhere else to park, then he will park across his drive, the three people who live do their best to shuffle their cars about when one of them goes out, thus making sure there is always a space when they return, it is extremely sad and very funny to watch and I am amazed that someone would actively interrupt what they are doing, get their shoes on, walk to the car, get in, start it, move it a few feet, stop it, get out, lock it and go back indoors; in all weather and do it multiple times a day too.
Problem is it screws everyone else, he has "his spot" and shouted at the wife when she parked in it recently, she ignored him, so now he parks one of their cars where we normally park; keeping the space across his drive free, but he parks in such a way that it takes up two spaces.
Or if you park in "his spot" he will park right up to your bumper in a kind of passive aggressive way, you can still get out as there is another dropped kerb on the other side of the car.
I have had to stop the wife parking across his drive a few times, I can see her point but it will just escalate the problem and it will be me that has to deal with the fallout, the guy is a massive tit though.
HTP99 said:
I believe if you are blocking a car from leaving a drive way you can be prosecuted, however if you are parked across a driveway but not blocking anyone in then it is tough titties, I have had a Policeman friend tell me it is fine to do that, however I have Googled it and it appears to be a grey area.
So to sum it up does that mean we all have to paint our crossovers Grey?
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