The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

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Miserablegit

3,687 posts

96 months

Saturday 11th March
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This from LinkedIn




Edited to add this as reg is obscured by thumbsnap logo


Edited by Miserablegit on Saturday 11th March 20:16


Edited by Miserablegit on Saturday 11th March 20:17

Gweeds

4,456 posts

39 months

Saturday 11th March
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graldves said:
Aww did you have to walk around that? Terrible.
1. You missed the point of this thread

2. I did. Without issue. Sadly I can’t say the same for the lady with a buggy and a toddler who had to walk in the fking road because of, guess what, parking like a

Away you go.

Gweeds

4,456 posts

39 months

Saturday 11th March
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RayDonovan said:
Muppet. I can't tell the size of the curb, but it's a complete pain in the ass if you're using a wheelchair / mobility scooter or a pram. Tit.
Not a dropped kerb. The usual height.

Vipers

31,553 posts

215 months

Saturday 11th March
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Miserablegit said:
This from LinkedIn




Edited to add this as reg is obscured by thumbsnap logo


Edited by Miserablegit on Saturday 11th March 20:16


Edited by Miserablegit on Saturday 11th March 20:17
Are cars allowed to park on the pavement like that?

Miserablegit

3,687 posts

96 months

Saturday 11th March
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Don’t know what is happening with the images-

It’s a disabled bay



Vipers

31,553 posts

215 months

Sunday 12th March
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Miserablegit said:
Don’t know what is happening with the images-

It’s a disabled bay


Ha now we see it, yes seems like a self centered member of the “Do you know who I am” brigade”. Not bothered about a fine as long as they don’t have to walk to far furious

Killer2005

18,864 posts

215 months

Sunday 12th March
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Vipers said:
Miserablegit said:
Don’t know what is happening with the images-

It’s a disabled bay


Ha now we see it, yes seems like a self centered member of the “Do you know who I am” brigade”. Not bothered about a fine as long as they don’t have to walk to far furious
More likely in the too much money to give a st brigade

donkmeister

6,536 posts

87 months

Sunday 12th March
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Miserablegit said:
Don’t know what is happening with the images-

It’s a disabled bay


They're really keen on a certain Unix text editor too...

I've heard people get surprisingly (and bemusingly) passionate about it before, never thought it would result in a very expensive personal plate though.

(Unless it's someone who believes that no. 7 is lucky of course)

Vipers

31,553 posts

215 months

Sunday 12th March
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Killer2005 said:
More likely in the too much money to give a st brigade
Spot on, a bloke used to park his roller on double yellows in Glasgow knowing it was too heavy to lift, and happily paid the daily fine.

Was it an urban myth or truth back in the 60's when a roller was about to reverse park, a mini zipped in first and the young cocky driver jumped out and said to the elderly driver of the roller "When your young and have a mini you can do that". the driver of the roller just smiled, and reversed into the mini a few times and said "When your elderly and rich you can do that". story says he bought the young driver a new mini.

Probably a myth but I like it.

thetapeworm

10,517 posts

226 months

Monday 13th March
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Spotted yesterday on a walk through town, there was some kind of cheerleading event on at the local leisure centre so the car park there was full - people therefore decided to go over the pavement and park on the grass that was still very wet from the snow a couple of days ago...







They're parked where I've crudely marked it in white dots, it was a Sunday so fairly quiet in town and there might be a fairly useful alternative for parking needs not too far away...



The building on the bottom-left of the image above is the police station.

Vipers

31,553 posts

215 months

Monday 13th March
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thetapeworm said:
Spotted yesterday on a walk through town, there was some kind of cheerleading event on at the local leisure centre so the car park there was full - people therefore decided to go over the pavement and park on the grass that was still very wet from the snow a couple of days ago...




Up in Aberdeen the council spent thousands revamping our local park, badly designing the car park so on the one way road through the park where you are allowed to park in outlined bays they only designed the width of the road to allow cars to park on one side only, so in the summer they park on the other side but up and over the kerb onto the grass which just destroys it with the rain we have.

Very entertaining watching those who parked on the grass getting ticket a few years ago, but honestly the height of the kerb is about 10cm, some are just not bothered about their tyres at all.

LJF_97

92 posts

19 months

Monday 13th March
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untakenname said:
Smart car parked sideways on sticking out into the road





Looks like the backs had a glancing blow before



Srange that I haven't seen Smart car for months yet suddenly there's four together.
Aren't they designed to be parked like that?

Drumroll

3,437 posts

107 months

Monday 13th March
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Noesph said:
I know they have got a job to do. But I don't have a driveway or a parking space, so I have to park in my garage. Late to work today due to this.
And your problem is?

As you say they have to park somewhere.

gtidriver

3,170 posts

174 months

Monday 13th March
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Two trips to my local Sainsbury's, two lazy fkers parking piston powereds in ev bays.. [url]

|https://thumbsnap.com/SuB8uoJm[/url]

theplayingmantis

2,976 posts

69 months

Monday 13th March
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rolando said:
Pixel Pusher said:
theplayingmantis said:
Stuff...
Sorry, this is me. I stopped to take a st behind that big rock on the right then got scared when I saw the camper vans so stayed hidden for a while.

roflroflrofl
am i due a parrot for an in joke as its not funny? confused

Hackney

6,474 posts

195 months

Tuesday 14th March
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Vipers said:
Killer2005 said:
More likely in the too much money to give a st brigade
Spot on, a bloke used to park his roller on double yellows in Glasgow knowing it was too heavy to lift, and happily paid the daily fine.

Was it an urban myth or truth back in the 60's when a roller was about to reverse park, a mini zipped in first and the young cocky driver jumped out and said to the elderly driver of the roller "When your young and have a mini you can do that". the driver of the roller just smiled, and reversed into the mini a few times and said "When your elderly and rich you can do that". story says he bought the young driver a new mini.

Probably a myth but I like it.
Not a myth, but a scene from a film: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, starring Kathy Bates (in the scenario the older woman, “I’m old and I have better car insurance” was the cry) and Mary Stuart Masterson

Edited by Hackney on Tuesday 14th March 21:51

Big Rod

6,047 posts

203 months

Tuesday 14th March
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Vipers said:
Killer2005 said:
More likely in the too much money to give a st brigade
Spot on, a bloke used to park his roller on double yellows in Glasgow knowing it was too heavy to lift, and happily paid the daily fine.
This is true, it was in the papers.

He owned a few businesses in Glasgow city centre and needed to visit them consecutively for whatever reason. Finding a parking space for each one proved onerous so he'd park his Rolls anywhere he liked until they upgraded their lifting gear and one day it got towed...

...So he went and bought a full sized long bed, crew cab American pickup and carried on.

Vipers

31,553 posts

215 months

Tuesday 14th March
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Big Rod said:
This is true, it was in the papers.

He owned a few businesses in Glasgow city centre and needed to visit them consecutively for whatever reason. Finding a parking space for each one proved onerous so he'd park his Rolls anywhere he liked until they upgraded their lifting gear and one day it got towed...

...So he went and bought a full sized long bed, crew cab American pickup and carried on.
Ha! one way of doing it.

HTP99

20,973 posts

127 months

Tuesday 14th March
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carlove

7,334 posts

154 months

Tuesday 14th March
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gtidriver said:
Two trips to my local Sainsbury's, two lazy fkers parking piston powereds in ev bays.. [url]

|https://thumbsnap.com/SuB8uoJm[/url]
Bentley comes back as a PHEV, I can't tell if it's plugged in, though I'll be honest I suspect not.