The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]
Discussion
thetapeworm said:
They are on duty, you can see them working in the background.OlonMusky said:
thetapeworm said:
They are on duty, you can see them working in the background.Oddly the van went but the chaps working in the background didn't, was it stolen? They didn't seem worried.
Edited by thetapeworm on Tuesday 21st April 13:42
thetapeworm said:
I once got 3 points for that. I stopped just past a pedestrian crossing outside a pub to drop a pal off. 10pm ish and nobody around..... except a police car over looking the scene from a nearby car park. He stuck his blue lights on and started moving forward and I genuinely thought they were responding to a call so I stayed still as I didn't want to impede the exit of the car park. Except they pulled up in front of me and read me the riot act. Not much I could do about it as rules are rules but I do remember it seemingly extremely harsh at the time. Also a bit weird that they wouldn't let me move my car out of the way before getting into their own. Still a little bitter 20 years on! What really annoys me is how often I now notice exactly the same thing happening on busy streets in broad daylight and nobody bats an eyelid. 
Gad-Westy said:
I once got 3 points for that. I stopped just past a pedestrian crossing outside a pub to drop a pal off. 10pm ish and nobody around..... except a police car over looking the scene from a nearby car park. He stuck his blue lights on and started moving forward and I genuinely thought they were responding to a call so I stayed still as I didn't want to impede the exit of the car park. Except they pulled up in front of me and read me the riot act. Not much I could do about it as rules are rules but I do remember it seemingly extremely harsh at the time. Also a bit weird that they wouldn't let me move my car out of the way before getting into their own. Still a little bitter 20 years on! What really annoys me is how often I now notice exactly the same thing happening on busy streets in broad daylight and nobody bats an eyelid.
It's three points for the zigzags on the approach, but only a fine for the zigzags afterwards, so if you did as the picture shows then you should feel bitter.I'm normally not one to gripe about parking, I'm not bothered so long as you aren't royally taken the piss. However, the ice cream van that visited my area this morning did annoy me:
1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
Shermanator said:
I'm normally not one to gripe about parking, I'm not bothered so long as you aren't royally taken the piss. However, the ice cream van that visited my area this morning did annoy me:
1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
Drugs don't deal themselves you know 1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
Round here the excuse is 'it's also a shop van'.
Shermanator said:
I'm normally not one to gripe about parking, I'm not bothered so long as you aren't royally taken the piss. However, the ice cream van that visited my area this morning did annoy me:
1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon. 1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
Triumph Man said:
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon.
We used to have one like that. He'd quickly drive off if anyone other than the not so pleasant previous tenant of a house down the street ventured near though. Shermanator said:
I'm normally not one to gripe about parking, I'm not bothered so long as you aren't royally taken the piss. However, the ice cream van that visited my area this morning did annoy me:
1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
First ice cream van I've seen that is less than twenty years old.1. What is he doing out? I get they are a business and need to work to survive but are they really going to get business? And how do you follow social distancing?
2. He is parked partly on the curb and over a junction. The serving window is actually higher up than if he left the wheel off the curb!
Triumph Man said:
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon.
A friend of mine went to uni in Liverpool and had never heard of ice cream vans delivering drugs. Once in the middle of winter one turned up on his street. He decided to treat himself so went to get one. He was delighted that everyone else in the queue stood aside so they could sell him what was probably quite an old ice lolly and they could then get on with their business.Rostfritt said:
Triumph Man said:
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon.
A friend of mine went to uni in Liverpool and had never heard of ice cream vans delivering drugs. Once in the middle of winter one turned up on his street. He decided to treat himself so went to get one. He was delighted that everyone else in the queue stood aside so they could sell him what was probably quite an old ice lolly and they could then get on with their business.MikeStroud said:
Rostfritt said:
Triumph Man said:
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon.
A friend of mine went to uni in Liverpool and had never heard of ice cream vans delivering drugs. Once in the middle of winter one turned up on his street. He decided to treat himself so went to get one. He was delighted that everyone else in the queue stood aside so they could sell him what was probably quite an old ice lolly and they could then get on with their business.
Bluedot said:
MikeStroud said:
Rostfritt said:
Triumph Man said:
There’s an ice cream van that comes around our way in winter time, in the dark. It can only be a weed wagon.
A friend of mine went to uni in Liverpool and had never heard of ice cream vans delivering drugs. Once in the middle of winter one turned up on his street. He decided to treat himself so went to get one. He was delighted that everyone else in the queue stood aside so they could sell him what was probably quite an old ice lolly and they could then get on with their business.
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