Someone parked next to me

[markyb_lcy]

Lumply said:

Welcome back to the UK guys

When living in Dubai where many cars are bigger anyway, the municipality (council) solved this problem twenty odd years ago by building big car parks with enormous parking spaces. My apartment space allowed me to park and exit the 4wd with doors wide open. What a surprise when I returned to the UK to the stty little spaces provided. Toyota Aygo for shopping and Porker for the longer runs; mostly problem solved but in many respects the UK is a third world country.

Interesting, but a country in that it’s against the law to have sex outside marriage or to live together or share the same hotel room, with someone of the opposite sex to whom you aren’t married or closely related is probably not the best candidate for a comparison?

[Gallons Per Mile]

colin_p said:

Your Golf is NOT a shed, it is a proper pride and joy!

Nah, I only washed it recently because Mrs GPM noticed how bad it was and said I should probably wash it given how much abuse it's taken and it just keeps going... If she noticed then it must have been bad

[Lumply]

Wrong country I think you are referring to Saudi Arabia not the UAE
I understand your argument though

[markyb_lcy]

Lumply said:

Wrong country I think you are referring to Saudi Arabia not the UAE
I understand your argument though

I wasn't, unfortunately.

Might be worth a read up on here if you're ever planning on going back!

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/united-ar...

[Davyf]

GeorgeMokka said:

I always park out of the way in a car park, there are hundreds of empty spaces and I park where no one else parks. Yesterday I was in tescos, it was early and empty and mostly every space was empty, I come out and someone has parked next to me.


I can’t tell you how angry I was, does anyone else hate when people do this?

To make matters worse I watched them getting out of their car and they were leaning their Zimmer frame against my car, they could have just gone in a disabled bay! I’ve looked and checked their Zimmer frame never left any damage and I’ve found a small dent, could this have been caused by their Zimmer frame?

I never had a go at them although I easily could have, but some people are just a joke.

What makes you so special when you think no one should ever park beside you, maybe you should post your reg number so we all know to stay well clear, I'm a driving instructor and if knew where you parked I could let my pupils practise their bay parking......

[ro250]

Lumply said:

Welcome back to the UK guys

When living in Dubai where many cars are bigger anyway, the municipality (council) solved this problem twenty odd years ago by building big car parks with enormous parking spaces. My apartment space allowed me to park and exit the 4wd with doors wide open. What a surprise when I returned to the UK to the stty little spaces provided. Toyota Aygo for shopping and Porker for the longer runs; mostly problem solved but in many respects the UK is a third world country.

It's like when we compare space-size between the UK and US, the reality is, they have more space there. Bigger car parks and less pressure on space. I love parking when I'm in the States, just a shame it's in a hire car I don't care about!

[NikTheGeek]

I once parked my absolute heap next to a gleaming yellow Porsche in an otherwise empty car park

[AgeingMechanic]

I've previously parked in a far-off empty cart of a supermarket car park and returned to find cars parked both sides of mine, and head-on in the adjoining row. Didn't annoy me but it did make me wonder about those who cannot park unless there is another car as reference point.

Maybe parking in a deserted part of a supermarket car park should be added to the driving test ??

[Miserablegit]

This once happened to me on a remote campsite. I drove to the furthest corner and set up my mountaineering tent. After a good evening of refreshment I awoke in the morning to considerable noise. Outide my tent an entire tent-city had been set up...
Fortunately the tent was quite a rigid thing so out came the pegs and I carried the thing on my head as far as I could go, re-sited it and then drove the car back.
I half expected the feckers to follow me.
I think some people just have a herd mentality.

[stevensdrs]

AgeingMechanic said:

I've previously parked in a far-off empty cart of a supermarket car park and returned to find cars parked both sides of mine, and head-on in the adjoining row. Didn't annoy me but it did make me wonder about those who cannot park unless there is another car as reference point.

Maybe parking in a deserted part of a supermarket car park should be added to the driving test ??

It is part of the driving test now. Drive in forwards and reverse out.

[markyb_lcy]

Miserablegit said:

This once happened to me on a remote campsite. I drove to the furthest corner and set up my mountaineering tent. After a good evening of refreshment I awoke in the morning to considerable noise. Outide my tent an entire tent-city had been set up...
Fortunately the tent was quite a rigid thing so out came the pegs and I carried the thing on my head as far as I could go, re-sited it and then drove the car back.
I half expected the feckers to follow me.
I think some people just have a herd mentality.

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[lcs_turbo]

Not sure if it''s already been mentioned, but I think a lot of the cars that park away from the stores entrance are employees. When I worked at a supermarket in my teens we were always told to park away from the entrance so that we weren't monopolising the good spaces.

[nonsequitur]

Miserablegit said:

This once happened to me on a remote campsite. I drove to the furthest corner and set up my mountaineering tent. After a good evening of refreshment I awoke in the morning to considerable noise. Outide my tent an entire tent-city had been set up...
Fortunately the tent was quite a rigid thing so out came the pegs and I carried the thing on my head as far as I could go, re-sited it and then drove the car back.
I half expected the feckers to follow me.
I think some people just have a herd mentality.

Your disappointment must have been intense.

[AgeingMechanic]

stevensdrs said:

It is part of the driving test now. Drive in forwards and reverse out.

In a deserted area, with no adjacent car as reference?

[Gojira]

lcs_turbo said:

Not sure if it''s already been mentioned, but I think a lot of the cars that park away from the stores entrance are employees. When I worked at a supermarket in my teens we were always told to park away from the entrance so that we weren't monopolising the good spaces.

Shhh.... you can't go ruining a perfectly good PH rant session with halfway logical explanations

[stevensdrs]

AgeingMechanic said:

stevensdrs said:

It is part of the driving test now. Drive in forwards and reverse out.

In a deserted area, with no adjacent car as reference?

Candidates choice of which space to park in so I always advised pupils to choose the most empty part so that visibility was not impaired for the reversing out bit.

[And7R]

So people choose to park next to you in an empty car park invariably thete will be no-one parked on their driver side.

Deliberately inconveniencing people for a laugh marks you as scum in my book.

Oh yes very funny indeed. Enjoy being an inconsiderate asshole and hopefully one day Karma will catch up with you.

I had some waste of space bounce his car door off mine then he denied it and started aggressively pushing me.

It took all my willpower to not fight back but I went to my car and exited the car park.

The fat waster goes into supermarket, I return and park next to him and decide his stwagon needs some pinstriping with a screwdriver.

Some very very deep gouging later and job done.

It was either that or he gets a screwdriver rammed through his throat.

So yeah keep doing and laughing guys as one day hopefully you will pay dearly.

[Gojira]

And7R said:

So people choose to park next to you in an empty car park invariably thete will be no-one parked on their driver side.

Deliberately inconveniencing people for a laugh marks you as scum in my book.

Oh yes very funny indeed. Enjoy being an inconsiderate asshole and hopefully one day Karma will catch up with you.

I had some waste of space bounce his car door off mine then he denied it and started aggressively pushing me.

It took all my willpower to not fight back but I went to my car and exited the car park.

The fat waster goes into supermarket, I return and park next to him and decide his stwagon needs some pinstriping with a screwdriver.

Some very very deep gouging later and job done.

It was either that or he gets a screwdriver rammed through his throat.

So yeah keep doing and laughing guys as one day hopefully you will pay dearly.

Ooooh look, another internet hard case...

So its a choice between criminal damage and GBH or worse, and I suppose we should be grateful you went for the criminal damage.

If it wasn't all a fantasy in your deranged mind, I really, really hope you are on the car park CCTV.

tt.

[And7R]

Gojira said:

Ooooh look, another internet hard case...

So its a choice between criminal damage and GBH or worse, and I suppose we should be grateful you went for the criminal damage.

If it wasn't all a fantasy in your deranged mind, I really, really hope you are on the car park CCTV.

tt.

So its acceptable for someone to damage your car and then physically try to intimidate you?

No it wasnt on CCTV as I found out a few years earlier after another nice crease in my door and tried to get footage to no avail.

Enjoy being a doormat mr internet pu55y.

My point is fk me over and I wont appreciate it and im sure many others dont either.

Let me guess you think damaging my car is fine but heaven forbid if I damage yours?

Fool!

[Gojira]

And7R said:

Gojira said:

Ooooh look, another internet hard case...

So its a choice between criminal damage and GBH or worse, and I suppose we should be grateful you went for the criminal damage.

If it wasn't all a fantasy in your deranged mind, I really, really hope you are on the car park CCTV.

tt.

So its acceptable for someone to damage your car and then physically try to intimidate you?

No it wasnt on CCTV as I found out a few years earlier after another nice crease in my door and tried to get footage to no avail.

Enjoy being a doormat mr internet pu55y.

My point is fk me over and I wont appreciate it and im sure many others dont either.

Let me guess you think damaging my car is fine but heaven forbid if I damage yours?

Fool!

Again with the internet hard case....

If my motor is damaged, I won't be impressed, but if worst comes to worst that's what insurance is for.

Keep at it your way, and one day you'll run into someone who will think that GBH is the sensible option.

I'd rather be a live Internet pussy, as you put it, than a dead hero, thank you very much.