The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

[DoubleD]

Frank7 said:

nonsequitur said:

MartG said:

Has to be handbrake failure ?

On this thread I'm not so sure.

I’m hoping that it was deliberately left on someone’s drive without permission, and was pushed off into the street and left there, with any luck causing extensive damage to the gearbox etc.

You've got a very good imagination!

[Chromegrill]

royobannan said:

These clowns blocked the exit today!

Bet the parking company thinks Christmas has come early with all the excess stay fines from stuck drivers that will create!

[Frank7]

DoubleD said:

Frank7 said:

nonsequitur said:

MartG said:

Has to be handbrake failure ?

On this thread I'm not so sure.

I’m hoping that it was deliberately left on someone’s drive without permission, and was pushed off into the street and left there, with any luck causing extensive damage to the gearbox etc.

You've got a very good imagination!

Well it looks very much like the forecourt to someone’s property behind the car, so it’s not much of a leap to imagine that the car in the middle of the road came from there.

[DoubleD]

Frank7 said:

DoubleD said:

Frank7 said:

nonsequitur said:

MartG said:

Has to be handbrake failure ?

On this thread I'm not so sure.

I’m hoping that it was deliberately left on someone’s drive without permission, and was pushed off into the street and left there, with any luck causing extensive damage to the gearbox etc.

You've got a very good imagination!

Well it looks very much like the forecourt to someone’s property behind the car, so it’s not much of a leap to imagine that the car in the middle of the road came from there.

Yes, it looks like a driveway (forecourt?!) behind the car, but I wasnt talking about that bit of your post.

[Frank7]

DoubleD said:

Yes, it looks like a driveway (forecourt?!) behind the car, but I wasnt talking about that bit of your post.

Oh, sorry.
If you mean that I said that I hoped it incurred gearbox damage, I was thinking that the offending car may have been automatic, and if it had been left in Park, then towed or dragged off the driveway, that wouldn’t have done the gearbox much good.
Sorry if my imagination went a step too far, but I tend to think of automatic first with cars, I can’t remember the last manual that I owned, and I wouldn’t have one as a gift, so they rarely come into my stream of consciousness.

[Grebby]

I saw this parked abandoned on our road when going to get the kids from school,

An hour or so later this

[zedx19]

Points should be handed out for parking like that, absolutely no excuse, it's bonkers! Looks like the car would fit in the spot if they could parallel park!

[Osinjak]

I'm surprised it's still intact. I'm not one for vandalising other people's stuff but that is seriously tempting.

[Grebby]

I've just seen the lad.

His excuse "There was nowhere else to park."

There is a car park less than 300m away.

His response "I have to pay to park there." I told him a couple of quid to park may turn out a lot cheaper than a parking ticket.

I'm one of the younger people on our road. It's pensioner central, one with ME so mobility scooters are common.

I've reported it all via 101 (someone coming round to see me tomorrow apparently) and another neighbor to the council.

[Osinjak]

Toerag needs a clip round the ear.

[Vipers]

Grebby said:

I saw this parked abandoned on our road when going to get the kids from school,

Probably has no idea how to either parallel park, or reverse park.

[Grebby]

Surprise, surprise. the police didn't bother turning up

I wouldn't mind but the police station is closer than the car park + most of the other cars parked (properly in the marked bays) are the coppers cars

I don't know if I can be arsed chasing it up.

[Grebby]

Vipers said:

Probably has no idea how to either parallel park, or reverse park.

There's a towbar on the back. I wonder what would have happened if I strapped it to the Landy and parked it in the police station carpark?

[Osinjak]

Grebby said:

Surprise, surprise. the police didn't bother turning up

Why is it a sarcastic surprise, have the police stood you up previously?

[Vipers]

Grebby said:

Vipers said:

Probably has no idea how to either parallel park, or reverse park.

There's a towbar on the back. I wonder what would have happened if I strapped it to the Landy and parked it in the police station carpark?

Or just pulled it out to the middle of the road and reported it as causing an obstruction.

[MartG]

Needing the Coastguard to recover your 'parked' car

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/coastguard...

[thetapeworm]

Amazed by the number of people defending this or saying pedestrians should just cross over.

I'm not the OP BTW, just an incredulous reader.

[stevesuk]

thetapeworm said:

Amazed by the number of people defending this or saying pedestrians should just cross over.

I'm not the OP BTW, just an incredulous reader.

There used to be a lot of posting of bad parking photos on our local Facebook group, but people seem to have stopped, due to the amount of abuse they received I think (especially if the owner of the vehicle happened to be a member of the group).

Most of the usual comments seem to be in that thread "ambulances need to get by", "just doing his job" etc. Although I see it's missing "what if the driver is disabled and can't walk very far?"

Although I have no sympathy for cars parked blocking the pavement, I am kind of in two minds when it comes to vans, especially when they're delivering stuff. If you've got something heavy or bulky to deliver, and there's nowhere to park nearby, what are you meant to do? Having said that, it looks like the van in that picture is just parked up for the day...

[thetapeworm]

stevesuk said:

thetapeworm said:

Amazed by the number of people defending this or saying pedestrians should just cross over.

I'm not the OP BTW, just an incredulous reader.

There used to be a lot of posting of bad parking photos on our local Facebook group, but people seem to have stopped, due to the amount of abuse they received I think (especially if the owner of the vehicle happened to be a member of the group).

Most of the usual comments seem to be in that thread "ambulances need to get by", "just doing his job" etc. Although I see it's missing "what if the driver is disabled and can't walk very far?"

Although I have no sympathy for cars parked blocking the pavement, I am kind of in two minds when it comes to vans, especially when they're delivering stuff. If you've got something heavy or bulky to deliver, and there's nowhere to park nearby, what are you meant to do? Having said that, it looks like the van in that picture is just parked up for the day...

One I've not seen before has come up in this particular post - apparently it's OK to park like that because a lot of vans get stolen.

[LetsTryAgain]

thetapeworm said:

Amazed by the number of people defending this or saying pedestrians should just cross over.

I'm not the OP BTW, just an incredulous reader.

£500 fine to the local authority.