The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

[theatretony]

No picture of actual bad parking, but car reg DC03EMX had parked up on the corner of Ivy Avenue and Skelton Road, link:

https://goo.gl/maps/aHPs2UUGMkW9AKuD8

Totally blocking the view for anyone to get out of the junction and blocking quite a few cars in the process. I actually wound my window down and told him to move as he was illegally parked, but totally ignored me (and others) and left his car there to get his sprogs from the nearby school.

I always park to pick my son up, but always further away and always where it is legal to park.. This school usually has problems but this kn*bhead was the worse.

[Vipers]

theatretony said:

No picture of actual bad parking, but car reg DC03EMX had parked up on the corner of Ivy Avenue and Skelton Road, link:

https://goo.gl/maps/aHPs2UUGMkW9AKuD8

Totally blocking the view for anyone to get out of the junction and blocking quite a few cars in the process. I actually wound my window down and told him to move as he was illegally parked, but totally ignored me (and others) and left his car there to get his sprogs from the nearby school.

I always park to pick my son up, but always further away and always where it is legal to park.. This school usually has problems but this kn*bhead was the worse.

Many are born stupid, Sainsbury's "Pick up point" just room for two cars, twunt parked slap bang in the middle engine off, had to ask him to move up so I could pull in to load up.

Given up reminding people it's a "Pick up point" last one when mental, thought he was about to have a heart attack, talk about a live wire.

[Bobberoo99]

Top work at a garden centre today!!!

[Europa1]

Vipers said:

Many are born stupid, Sainsbury's "Pick up point" just room for two cars, twunt parked slap bang in the middle engine off, had to ask him to move up so I could pull in to load up.

Given up reminding people it's a "Pick up point" last one when mental, thought he was about to have a heart attack, talk about a live wire.

This is a pet hate of mine. It causes chaos as you get people double parked to pick up because the pick up bay is full of the self-entitled.

[LetsTryAgain]

Vipers said:

Last one when mental, thought he was about to have a heart attack, talk about a live wire.

The touching a nerve is usually a sign that you've voiced their inner doubts to them.
They know what they're doing is wrong, so go OTT when it's stated.

[AlexRS2782]

Earlier this afternoon in a relatively busy car park with not many spaces left to choose from.

[HTP99]

My neighbours parking, our Fiat is parked parallel to the kerb as it should be:

[Vipers]

AlexRS2782 said:

Earlier this afternoon in a relatively busy car park with not many spaces left to choose from.

As I always reverse park, would have easily got in MY bay

[Cliftonite]

AlexRS2782 said:

Earlier this afternoon in a relatively busy car park with not many spaces left to choose from.

I might have been tempted to reverse my shed next (and very close) to that!

[85Carrera]

Yep, if I see someone’s parked like a dick I will deliberately park next to them.

In this instance, could be within the space but so they couldn’t open the drivers door.

[LetsTryAgain]

85Carrera said:

Yep, if I see someone’s parked like a dick I will deliberately park next to them.

In this instance, could be within the space but so they couldn’t open the drivers door.

That's the trick. Reverse in, your passenger side as close as possible to their drivers.
That's why I drive a 16 year old E class - don't really care what happens to the body work!

[Hol]

LetsTryAgain said:

85Carrera said:

Yep, if I see someone’s parked like a dick I will deliberately park next to them.

In this instance, could be within the space but so they couldn’t open the drivers door.

That's the trick. Reverse in, your passenger side as close as possible to their drivers.
That's why I drive a 16 year old E class - don't really care what happens to the body work!

I’d like to buy everyone who thinks the same a virtual pint.

[funkyrobot]

Hol said:

LetsTryAgain said:

85Carrera said:

Yep, if I see someone’s parked like a dick I will deliberately park next to them.

In this instance, could be within the space but so they couldn’t open the drivers door.

That's the trick. Reverse in, your passenger side as close as possible to their drivers.
That's why I drive a 16 year old E class - don't really care what happens to the body work!

I’d like to buy everyone who thinks the same a virtual pint.

I did my duty the other day by reverse parking next to a VW SUV. Idiot had parked in a similar fashion to the car above. Got my shed Focus right up against the driver's door.

Sadly, I went back to the car later and left before the VW had gone.

[LetsTryAgain]

funkyrobot said:

I did my duty the other day by reverse parking next to a VW SUV. Idiot had parked in a similar fashion to the car above. Got my shed Focus right up against the driver's door.

Sadly, I went back to the car later and left before the VW had gone.

I've done this and the 'man' in a VW transporter came back and had the audacity to complain.
Just enough for his wife to hear but for me not to. Unfortunately for him, I did.
And soon spent a minute of my life explaining the situation fully to him.

Didn't get an apology mind, but think he understood my point.

[HTP99]

funkyrobot said:

Hol said:

LetsTryAgain said:

85Carrera said:

Yep, if I see someone’s parked like a dick I will deliberately park next to them.

In this instance, could be within the space but so they couldn’t open the drivers door.

That's the trick. Reverse in, your passenger side as close as possible to their drivers.
That's why I drive a 16 year old E class - don't really care what happens to the body work!

I’d like to buy everyone who thinks the same a virtual pint.

I did my duty the other day by reverse parking next to a VW SUV. Idiot had parked in a similar fashion to the car above. Got my shed Focus right up against the driver's door.

Sadly, I went back to the car later and left before the VW had gone.

I did it once on purpose; an Insignia had driven front ways in at a ridiculous angle with the passenger side encroaching into the adjacent space so I reversed in really close but straight and within the lines, blocking the passenger door of the Insignia, but of course I could get out of the car no problem.

I came back just after they had got back to the car, the rather large husband was in the process of carefully reversing out to enable his equally large wife to get in, I just stood watching as she glared at me!!

I love pissing people off sometimes!!

[Escort3500]

LetsTryAgain said:

I've done this and the 'man' in a VW transporter came back and had the audacity to complain.
Just enough for his wife to hear but for me not to. Unfortunately for him, I did.
And soon spent a minute of my life explaining the situation fully to him.

Didn't get an apology mind, but think he understood my point.

We had the same thing a week ago. Old biddy parked her Corsa at an angle with the front wing over the white line. We parked tidily alongside. She was quite stty with my missus when she came back to her car until it was pointed out (politely) how badly she’d parked. Made no difference; the old bag continued to huff and puff at my missus. Also had the predictable peak revs/slipping clutch manoeuvre out of the space

[DoubleD]

Escort3500 said:

LetsTryAgain said:

I've done this and the 'man' in a VW transporter came back and had the audacity to complain.
Just enough for his wife to hear but for me not to. Unfortunately for him, I did.
And soon spent a minute of my life explaining the situation fully to him.

Didn't get an apology mind, but think he understood my point.

We had the same thing a week ago. Old biddy parked her Corsa at an angle with the front wing over the white line. We parked tidily alongside. She was quite stty with my missus when she came back to her car until it was pointed out (politely) how badly she’d parked. Made no difference; the old bag continued to huff and puff at my missus. Also had the predictable peak revs/slipping clutch manoeuvre out of the space

People dont want to lose face, so they are unlikely to apologise to you.

[HTP99]

Just now at work.

My manager came to me as I was handing over a new car and asked the people at my desk if it was their Mercedes over the road; it was. He told them that it was touching one of our cars.

The daughter relayed it back to her dad (his car), as his English wasn't great, he replied back to her with a hand gap motion that indicated he was "that far (foot or so) away".

As you can see, he wasn't a "foot or so away" there was no damage but FFS you have mirrors and also there were 4 empty, proper and obvious spaces just a bit further down:

[Pericoloso]

This throbber was parking here few months ago but stopped doing it.

Corner of the dual carriage way.
It doesn't cause sighting problems.

But in no way is this acceptable.
Wouldn't surprise me if it's here all next week.

[Escort3500]

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