The BAD PARKING thread [vol4]

[james_TW]

This idiot has been parked there since yesterday morning and has created a real bottleneck on my street - Not for the first time (this van or any other). Parking is generally on the right as that doesn't block the road:



However, it's this that interests me:



No ticket on the window, it's insured (askmid) and has an MOT (apparently) - I wonder if someone has got pissed off and slapped their own clamp on it. I couldn't see what was on the clamp though...

[MartG]

james_TW said:

I wonder if someone has got pissed off and slapped their own clamp on it. I couldn't see what was on the clamp though...

Owner's own clamp, for anti-theft reasons ?

[MartG]

Taxi to the kerb sir ?

[james_TW]

MartG said:

james_TW said:

I wonder if someone has got pissed off and slapped their own clamp on it. I couldn't see what was on the clamp though...

Owner's own clamp, for anti-theft reasons ?

Possibly, but I don't remember seeing it yesterday

[Rawwr]

Taxi to the kerb, please.

Where do you want picking up from?

Rawwr's driveway I've just blocked.

[HTP99]

Rawwr said:

Taxi to the kerb, please.

Where do you want picking up from?

Rawwr's driveway I've just blocked.

My neighbour parks her car like that, she just seems to dump it miles from the kerb, usually at an odd angle too so it does just look abandoned.She also has this bloody annoying habit of just parking without a thought for everyone else so you get available space for 2-3 cars, she will just dump hers right in the middle thus causing parking issues for everyone else.

[carlove]

Rawwr said:

Taxi to the kerb, please.

Where do you want picking up from?

Rawwr's driveway I've just blocked.

It always seems to be tiny cars that park miles from the kerb.

[anonymous-user]

james_TW said:

MartG said:

james_TW said:

I wonder if someone has got pissed off and slapped their own clamp on it. I couldn't see what was on the clamp though...

Owner's own clamp, for anti-theft reasons ?

Possibly, but I don't remember seeing it yesterday

They owe money to bailiffs?

[DickyC]

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

[Glenn63]

HTP99 said:

Rawwr said:

Taxi to the kerb, please.

Where do you want picking up from?

Rawwr's driveway I've just blocked.

My neighbour parks her car like that, she just seems to dump it miles from the kerb, usually at an odd angle too so it does just look abandoned.She also has this bloody annoying habit of just parking without a thought for everyone else so you get available space for 2-3 cars, she will just dump hers right in the middle thus causing parking issues for everyone else.

You should try driving HGV’s running out of time looking for a lay-by and a tiny car has parked right in the middle so can’t get in either in front or behind, wwwhhhyyyyy.

[MartG]

[Cliftonite]

Glenn63 said:

You should try driving HGV’s running out of time looking for a lay-by and a tiny car has parked right in the middle so can’t get in either in front or behind, wwwhhhyyyyy.

Because some/many/most drivers are as thick as mince.

I believe you know that, though.

[nonsequitur]

DickyC said:

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

You can never tell what the sequence of coming and going is in these situations. The blue car could be innocent.

[ambuletz]

nonsequitur said:

You can never tell what the sequence of coming and going is in these situations. The blue car could be innocent.

agreed, there well could've been a motorbike/scooter parked up behind him, and probably a supermini/smart car infront.

[Frank7]

Cliftonite said:

Glenn63 said:

You should try driving HGV’s running out of time looking for a lay-by and a tiny car has parked right in the middle so can’t get in either in front or behind, wwwhhhyyyyy.

Because some/many/most drivers are as thick as mince.

I believe you know that, though.

Presumably, Glenn is an HGV driver, I was too, and still have a Class 1 licence, we’d know better than to block a lay-by with a car, it wouldn’t enter the head of someone who’s never driven an HGV.

[simoid]

james_TW said:

MartG said:

james_TW said:

I wonder if someone has got pissed off and slapped their own clamp on it. I couldn't see what was on the clamp though...

Owner's own clamp, for anti-theft reasons ?

Possibly, but I don't remember seeing it yesterday

It comes up as tax due 1st December 2020, maybe it was clamped by DVLA and has just been paid?

[Blockbuster]

When tts park so close to the back of my Transit that I can't get the rear doors open

[DickyC]

nonsequitur said:

DickyC said:

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

You can never tell what the sequence of coming and going is in these situations. The blue car could be innocent.

Tell that to the baying mob of torch carrying, pitchfork welding locals amongst whom I numbered.

What you can't see is there are clearly marked spaces. You can't see because the line is concealed by the front wheels.

[DoubleD]

DickyC said:

nonsequitur said:

DickyC said:

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

You can never tell what the sequence of coming and going is in these situations. The blue car could be innocent.

Tell that to the baying mob of torch carrying, pitchfork welding locals amongst whom I numbered.

What you can't see is there are clearly marked spaces. You can't see because the line is concealed by the front wheels.

Ah yes, you can see where the line goes under the front wheel. So the car is about 1 foot over the line.

[DickyC]

DoubleD said:

Ah yes, you can see where the line goes under the front wheel. So the car is about 1 foot over the line.

Yes, you're right. On reflection it's good parking. I take it all back.