Someone parked next to me
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57ford mastered the disabled spot years ago, as I said I couldn’t give a toss what people think, I don’t open my doors out on other people’s doors so why they feel the need to do it on my last few vehicles, I do not know! It’s clear it’s a squeeze even in parked correctly, so why not just park in a free space, why feel the need to plonk it right by another car! It ultimately comes down to they couldn’t care less and 9/10 it’s going to be some old banger that does this for that very reason
RobM77 said:
It's called common courtesy. If there's an empty street and you go to a cashpoint and queue, you don't stand 2 inches from the person in front of you using the machine do you? You space out a bit. Likewise, with an empty train carriage, it's considered rude and an invasion of personal space to sit right next to someone. Same with car parks.
Personal space and not making people worry about you peering over their shoulder looking at their PIN number is not remotely the same as parking a car near another car ffs.chow pan toon said:
RobM77 said:
It's called common courtesy. If there's an empty street and you go to a cashpoint and queue, you don't stand 2 inches from the person in front of you using the machine do you? You space out a bit. Likewise, with an empty train carriage, it's considered rude and an invasion of personal space to sit right next to someone. Same with car parks.
Personal space and not making people worry about you peering over their shoulder looking at their PIN number is not remotely the same as parking a car near another car ffs.
I must be badly misinformed.
I was under the impression that car parks are public spaces. I park my cars sensibly where possible. End spot sometimes. I did not receive the special pass that gave me the right to two spaces or the little No Parking sign to put in the adjacent space.
I have a number of good cars and if I make the choice to park in a public space I have exactly the same rights as the shed driver.
This is just nonsensical selfish privileged t
ttery.
Of course I am unhappy to get a ding so if I am going to a dense busy lot I will more likely take me 12 year old Cayenne which has plenty of dings.
If I end up parking beside a new McLaren so be it. I am obviously respectful of other people’s property but they have zero legal or moral rights to feel they are any better than average.
I was under the impression that car parks are public spaces. I park my cars sensibly where possible. End spot sometimes. I did not receive the special pass that gave me the right to two spaces or the little No Parking sign to put in the adjacent space.
I have a number of good cars and if I make the choice to park in a public space I have exactly the same rights as the shed driver.
This is just nonsensical selfish privileged t
ttery. Of course I am unhappy to get a ding so if I am going to a dense busy lot I will more likely take me 12 year old Cayenne which has plenty of dings.
If I end up parking beside a new McLaren so be it. I am obviously respectful of other people’s property but they have zero legal or moral rights to feel they are any better than average.
We have to remember that many drivers are brain dead d*cks for whom a car is just another tick on their white goods list, so they just don't care about them, in the same way as a petrol head.
They are also imbued with a herd / sheep mentality, and park next to a car they see, for no other reason than that `someone else' has parked there, but for a reason they simply cannot comprehend.
When they get back to their car, they then wonder why they parked so far from the entrance to the shop, when it was such a long walk to the shop. After which they get into their white goods, and drive off, with the whole episode rapidly fading from their brain... until the next time........when they do it all again.
They are also imbued with a herd / sheep mentality, and park next to a car they see, for no other reason than that `someone else' has parked there, but for a reason they simply cannot comprehend.
When they get back to their car, they then wonder why they parked so far from the entrance to the shop, when it was such a long walk to the shop. After which they get into their white goods, and drive off, with the whole episode rapidly fading from their brain... until the next time........when they do it all again.
RDMcG said:
I must be badly misinformed.
I was under the impression that car parks are public spaces. I park my cars sensibly where possible. End spot sometimes. I did not receive the special pass that gave me the right to two spaces or the little No Parking sign to put in the adjacent space.
I have a number of good cars and if I make the choice to park in a public space I have exactly the same rights as the shed driver.
This is just nonsensical selfish privileged tttery.
Of course I am unhappy to get a ding so if I am going to a dense busy lot I will more likely take me 12 year old Cayenne which has plenty of dings.
If I end up parking beside a new McLaren so be it. I am obviously respectful of other people’s property but they have zero legal or moral rights to feel they are any better than average.
As I said earlier, just because an area is public doesn't mean you can abandon common courtesy and manners to others. Imposing yourself an others unnecessarily, as in my examples above of sitting next to someone in an empty train carriage, or for example hanging your coat over someone else's on an enormous coat rack in a pub, is just bad manners. It's seen as necessary if there's no space, but if a car park's empty then it's just rude.I was under the impression that car parks are public spaces. I park my cars sensibly where possible. End spot sometimes. I did not receive the special pass that gave me the right to two spaces or the little No Parking sign to put in the adjacent space.
I have a number of good cars and if I make the choice to park in a public space I have exactly the same rights as the shed driver.
This is just nonsensical selfish privileged t
ttery. Of course I am unhappy to get a ding so if I am going to a dense busy lot I will more likely take me 12 year old Cayenne which has plenty of dings.
If I end up parking beside a new McLaren so be it. I am obviously respectful of other people’s property but they have zero legal or moral rights to feel they are any better than average.
Pan Pan Pan said:
We have to remember that many drivers are brain dead d*cks for whom a car is just another tick on their white goods list, so they just don't care about them, in the same way as a petrol head.
They are also imbued with a herd / sheep mentality, and park next to a car they see, for no other reason than that `someone else' has parked there, but for a reason they simply cannot comprehend.
When they get back to their car, they then wonder why they parked so far from the entrance to the shop, when it was such a long walk to the shop. After which they get into their white goods, and drive off, with the whole episode rapidly fading from their brain... until the next time........when they do it all again.
It's not just about damaging a nice car, it's also about the ease of loading a baby in the back, an old person needing more space to get in to their car, or someone returning to the car with a TV they've bought and needing to load it in. I would never park right next to someone unless I had to, regardless of what car I was in, purely because I don't think I have a right to inconvenience people. It's just good manners.They are also imbued with a herd / sheep mentality, and park next to a car they see, for no other reason than that `someone else' has parked there, but for a reason they simply cannot comprehend.
When they get back to their car, they then wonder why they parked so far from the entrance to the shop, when it was such a long walk to the shop. After which they get into their white goods, and drive off, with the whole episode rapidly fading from their brain... until the next time........when they do it all again.
RobM77 said:
chow pan toon said:
RobM77 said:
It's called common courtesy. If there's an empty street and you go to a cashpoint and queue, you don't stand 2 inches from the person in front of you using the machine do you? You space out a bit. Likewise, with an empty train carriage, it's considered rude and an invasion of personal space to sit right next to someone. Same with car parks.
Personal space and not making people worry about you peering over their shoulder looking at their PIN number is not remotely the same as parking a car near another car ffs.I've driven into an empty car park, gone to the second last row to park (to avoid anyone who just heads to the end) and before I'd even taken my seat belt off an old couple pulled up right next to me.
So I drove forward to the last row.
They moved forward to the space next to me, got out and walked off. My wife thought it was hilarious - weirdos seem to seek me out all the time.
So I drove forward to the last row.
They moved forward to the space next to me, got out and walked off. My wife thought it was hilarious - weirdos seem to seek me out all the time.
chow pan toon said:
RobM77 said:
chow pan toon said:
RobM77 said:
It's called common courtesy. If there's an empty street and you go to a cashpoint and queue, you don't stand 2 inches from the person in front of you using the machine do you? You space out a bit. Likewise, with an empty train carriage, it's considered rude and an invasion of personal space to sit right next to someone. Same with car parks.
Personal space and not making people worry about you peering over their shoulder looking at their PIN number is not remotely the same as parking a car near another car ffs.k's sake" so you were swearing. What perplexes me is how you can get so upset when defending other people's right to be rude and imposing on others. Sure, people are free, and yes, car parks are for parking, but surely basic manners and common sense has a place here?Why should a mother with two young children and a trolley load of shopping struggle to load her car because someone's parked right next to her car in an otherwise empty car park? Why should an 80 year old man struggle to get through a small gap to sit in his car, when if that other car had just parked a space or more away, their ingress would be easier? Why should someone who's just bought a large bookshelf struggle to load it into their car because they can't open their doors fully? Fair enough in a busy car park, but in a car park that's otherwise empty?!
The way I see it, parking close to other cars in otherwise empty or sparse car parks is either an ignorant lack of manners, common sense and politness; or it's inherently nasty people who enjoy inconveniencing others when given the freedom to do so.
wsn03 said:
Couldn't resist, it was a st Skoda ( when Skodas were st) covered in spoilers etc
130GL Estelle? Hope you had a "Surprising Skoda" sunstrip and the sticker saying they'd won whatever group at the RAC rally for the last 500 years. t Skoda ( when Skodas were st) covered in spoilers etc(3 Estelles, a Rapid (real one) and a 110 in the family when I was growing up)
phil4 said:
This for me, no reverse cam, so knowing if I'm too far forwards or backwards is easier if there's another car.
I don't go out of my way to park next to someone, but if there is someone nearby, I will.
I used to use the car beside me as a guide sometimes, until the time I parked at the edge of a supermarket car park. The car next to me had its nose over a kerb. My car, with rather less ground clearance, decided to leave part of its front splitter on the kerb :'(I don't go out of my way to park next to someone, but if there is someone nearby, I will.
Edited by alangla on Friday 7th February 12:21
My Focus RS is semi-retired and doesn't come out often. I know it's not a Ferrari, but I've managed to keep it more or less flawless from new and want to keep it that way.
I was talked in to briefly going to a shopping centre between Xmas and New Year, and having established we could be in and out quite early decided to get the Focus out.
Arrived in a 1/4 full car park and parked a good distance from anyone else. Even before the engine was turned off an old couple in a bodyshop courtesy car pulled up a good 12" from my door.
Yes that's right: a car that actually advertises the occupant's propensity for crashing.
I was talked in to briefly going to a shopping centre between Xmas and New Year, and having established we could be in and out quite early decided to get the Focus out.
Arrived in a 1/4 full car park and parked a good distance from anyone else. Even before the engine was turned off an old couple in a bodyshop courtesy car pulled up a good 12" from my door.
Yes that's right: a car that actually advertises the occupant's propensity for crashing.
I must guiltily admit that in my much younger days when my car really was my pride and joy, I parked on an empty floor of a multi storey car park, on which the level I was on, had something like 300 further empty spaces. Whilst still in the car, another car pulled up along side, and its occupants got out, with the accompaniment of two loud bangs as both the front and rear doors of the car hit the side of mine.
They just walked off with no acknowledgement whatsoever of what they just done (perhaps they did not notice I was still in the car).
I checked my car and sure enough there were two hefty door dings in the side of my car.
I often wondered what their drive home was like, without any door mirrors, not to mention the funny dent that just seemed to `appear' in the side of the front door of the car in question. Childish? possibly, but it did provide a little relief to the annoyance I felt at the time.
They just walked off with no acknowledgement whatsoever of what they just done (perhaps they did not notice I was still in the car).
I checked my car and sure enough there were two hefty door dings in the side of my car.
I often wondered what their drive home was like, without any door mirrors, not to mention the funny dent that just seemed to `appear' in the side of the front door of the car in question. Childish? possibly, but it did provide a little relief to the annoyance I felt at the time.
I'd be disappointed if this happened to me - my car is massive and i usually seek out as much space as possible as i want to have the rear door fully opened in order to get the baby carrier out. It's just weird when people seek you out to park right next to you in an empty car park. I don't know where all this chippy "it's a public space i can park wherever i want", freeman of the land BS comes from - nobody is arguing about that, I just don't understand the rationale or why you would want to do that...
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