The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

[Deranged Rover]

SkodaIan said:

That happened to my sister once in Edinburgh, and isn't necessarily bad parking. In her case, she had been away on holiday and the warning signs only went up after she left. They didn't surface the road around her car though, instead used a parking enforcement truck to pick it up and move it round the corner.
Presumably Darlo council didn't have/couldn't afford one of those, or perhaps the hill was too steep to use one.

A similar thing happened to me about ten years ago. My wife and I were away from Wednesday to Sunday and so left my car in its usual spot on the road outside our house. The village fete was on the Saturday and, unbeknown to us, the council decided to put parking restriction cones out in several roads to stop the usual visitors blocking driveways etc. A great idea, but they didn't actually bother to tell anyone in the village.

Consequently, what visitors then saw was apparently a car flouting the parking rules even though it had been there for days before the cones went out with no prior warning. Still, someone was kind enough to express their displeasure as i came back to a dented rear wing with a nice bootprint in the middle of it. Then again, it was a Range Rover so I probably deserved it anyway...

[Vipers]

“It’s” really bad parking

[FatboyKim]

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-t...

[COM31E]

SkodaIan said:

Blackpuddin said:

Really hope someone sets up a camera to capture the owner of this when they come to pick it up (story put up on BBC an hour ago).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-6140716...

That happened to my sister once in Edinburgh, and isn't necessarily bad parking. In her case, she had been away on holiday and the warning signs only went up after she left. They didn't surface the road around her car though, instead used a parking enforcement truck to pick it up and move it round the corner.
Presumably Darlo council didn't have/couldn't afford one of those, or perhaps the hill was too steep to use one.

City of Sunderland council did this to my car about ten years ago for the same purpose.

I hadn't noticed it was moved until I drove past it in my van one afternoon, I only used the car occasionally.

[alant]

According to the report I read the council advised that they didn't move the vehicle as they did not have any applicable parking restrictions in force and therefore the car owner was not doing anything wrong

[Wonderman]

FatboyKim said:

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/essex-t...

From the photo it looks a bit unfair delivering the car there

[techguyone]

COM31E said:

SkodaIan said:

Blackpuddin said:

Really hope someone sets up a camera to capture the owner of this when they come to pick it up (story put up on BBC an hour ago).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-6140716...

That happened to my sister once in Edinburgh, and isn't necessarily bad parking. In her case, she had been away on holiday and the warning signs only went up after she left. They didn't surface the road around her car though, instead used a parking enforcement truck to pick it up and move it round the corner.
Presumably Darlo council didn't have/couldn't afford one of those, or perhaps the hill was too steep to use one.

City of Sunderland council did this to my car about ten years ago for the same purpose.

I hadn't noticed it was moved until I drove past it in my van one afternoon, I only used the car occasionally.

The resurfaced road looks rough as fk, is that the quality nowadays?

[Red9zero]

Passive aggressive sign near Bristol Airport

[Bonefish Blues]

I don't give that sign long

[Red9zero]

Bonefish Blues said:

I don't give that sign long

There are No Parking signs outside every house, but that the angriest one I've seen so far. No official restrictions anywhere though.

[Bonefish Blues]

Red9zero said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I don't give that sign long

There are No Parking signs outside every house, but that the angriest one I've seen so far. No official restrictions anywhere though.

Makes me want to go and park an old snotter there tbh

[Mr lestat]

Bonefish Blues said:

Red9zero said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I don't give that sign long

There are No Parking signs outside every house, but that the angriest one I've seen so far. No official restrictions anywhere though.

Makes me want to go and park an old snotter there tbh

Yup and you might come back to it and it’s damaged. With not a clue who by.

Good plan

[Bonefish Blues]

Mr lestat said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Red9zero said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I don't give that sign long

There are No Parking signs outside every house, but that the angriest one I've seen so far. No official restrictions anywhere though.

Makes me want to go and park an old snotter there tbh

Yup and you might come back to it and it’s damaged. With not a clue who by.

Good plan

You know it was one of those internet forum plans and I have no intention of actually doing that, don't you?

[Mr lestat]

Bonefish Blues said:

You know it was one of those internet forum plans and I have no intention of actually doing that, don't you?

A bit like the frozen sausages?

[Desiderata]

Vipers said:

“It’s” really bad parking

I don't see very much wrong with that. Assuming there are no parking spaces big enough for the van, at least he's tucked it away in a corner where it's not obstructing anything.

[Mr lestat]

Desiderata said:

Vipers said:

“It’s” really bad parking

I don't see very much wrong with that. Assuming there are no parking spaces big enough for the van, at least he's tucked it away in a corner where it's not obstructing anything.

We do that with the motorhome. Park away from everyone and take a couple of spaces. Not much else you can do.

[Bonefish Blues]

Mr lestat said:

Bonefish Blues said:

You know it was one of those internet forum plans and I have no intention of actually doing that, don't you?

A bit like the frozen sausages?

Ah yes, and I'll hammer some of 'em in all their lawns too, good call

[Tommo87]

Red9zero said:

Passive aggressive sign near Bristol Airport

I’m sure I remember a news story on here about people dumping their cars and getting a taxi to the airport.

It’s nice of someone to point out the same risks.

[Vipers]

Desiderata said:

Vipers said:

“It’s” really bad parking

I don't see very much wrong with that. Assuming there are no parking spaces big enough for the van, at least he's tucked it away in a corner where it's not obstructing anything.

I know but with the name on the side I saw some humour there.

But it’s a supermarket car park, not for van drivers to park up and take a nap in the cab.

[Vipers]

That will do, neighbours again.