Nose first, check. Barely between the lines, full lock, SUV. Check, check, check. If it had a few scuffs/scrapes and a "child on board" sticker then it would be the Carpark Wrecking Wagons Top Trumps ace card.
That's giving me a headache just trying to work out how you could rationalise parking that badly. Let alone in something that nice. If it's a £300 piece of junk: I might not care if it gets dinged by someone else's door, but that's just ridiculous.
Because I live in the centre of Leicester I park in a multi story car park. And the amount of arseholes (Usually in a Ford Fiesta, or some other smaller car) will take up two spaces (It's two spaces then a pillar the whole way up) so their shitmobile doesn't get a mark on it (When there is enough space for 2 cars). pisses me off.
Ah, it's loading for me now... Big rims and low profiles on a Chelsea tractor. Absolute feckin bell end! The quality of parking should be of no surprise, given the above.
Considering how empty the car park is, does it really matter? Sure, if the car park is pretty busy and parking like a dick would cause people to miss out on a space, but when there are hundreds of other spots available, it's not really doing any harm is it?
What really ticks me off is the way the A'holes that park in disabled bays in the supermarket just so they don't have to walk a few more yards their cars should be towed off and they should be fined for it.
As far as I'm concerned, if you park in a disabled bay without a disability (Especially if you just borrowed your crippled dads blue badge), your car should be crushed. Frankly, blue badges should have the car registration printed on them so you don't get some dickhead abusing them for their own laziness :/
What used to do my head in when my wife had a blue badge was the dirty looks you get and the occasional sanctimonious a-hole coming up to you to give you a piece of their mind for parking in a disabled bay because you "don't look disabled"
Understandable - But they are wildly abused by people who aren't disabled but have a disabled friend/relative. I've never confronted anyone about their use of a blue badge, but when you see a 30-something guy getting out of a brand new coupe or something so sporty and harsh (I've seen someone using a blue badge in a Lotus Elise, for example) there's no way they or anyone who rides in the car is in any way physically disabled enough to need a blue badge, it's kinda frustrating how obvious it is they're just borrowing someones badge.
I don't know about that, last time I tried to get in and then out of a Lotus Elise it nearly left me disabled.
Bingo. Yes, the parking does indicate that either the driver is a tosser or in a complete rush, but given that there seems to be a ample free parking I don't see why it matters too much.
The problem with that is not all disabled people drive so they have to use it on the vehicle that is transporting them to where they are going. Yeah agree with that just because a person has all their legs and arms etc doesn't mean they are able to walk more than a few yards.
Seems a little closed minded - my wife was 20 something, driving a coupe and appears to be perfectly able - no limps or missing limbs or horrible disfigurements - hell, she was probably even wearing heels. That makes it okay to judge? "Clearly" she had perfect mobility, and was entirely undeserving of a badge, right?
Meh, my brother regularly parks up in disabled spaces in his R32 (Nisan not VW) I don't see any problem with his choice of car. Well, except he always used to love Supra's whereas I was the one who wanted an R32... He is disabled, he does have a blue badge (and uses it) and I don't think anyone's ever challenged him about it, have to ask this weekend when I see him. He did once get a ticket for having it improperly displayed - wrong way around (not up-side-down) and on the passenger side rather than the drivers...
I have a blue tag too. Sometimes the healthy person is picking up "cargo". -That said, I don't use the handicapped spaces when I don't have to shuttle anyone. I park as far from the pack as possible. I take it the UK doesn't have to deal with yard crew parking? We have Pedro's pickup with a 20' trailer. They have a habit of parking as close to the shops as possible and ignoring more sensible, (and ample,) parking farther away. I've seen them just pull up behind a line of parked cars and block their exit thousands of times. I even saw one block an ambulance picking up a patient. -Also, Fiat/smart/mini drivers here are the worst. They have a mindset that if you hit them, it was obviously your fault since they are small. -Ignore the fact they are often on the wrong side of the road or taking two lanes.
My old man just got his disabled badge and had to stipulate the license plate no's that he tells me are printed on it. He pulled over not long after on a double yellow to catch his breath and the traffic warden was apparently very accommodating, once he got close enough to see the oxygen tank and tubes..... Also have friends with ME and have seen the difference between good and bad days, they get those badges for good reason. Meaning folks should wait till the facts are all in before rushing the judgement... But I still expect them to park inside their damn spaces. :grrr:
So let me get this straight. Someone's perfectly physically able, and using a blue badge, and that's okay with you lot? That boggles my mind.
No, that wouldn't be okay. But perfectly physically able at the time of entering the shop doesnt mean they'll still feel that way by the time they leave. You could see my old man stroll indoors and not notice the oxygen tank under his coat. Even with it, he might well have to stop and sit every 10 shuffling paces on his way out even with the O2 on, followed by a half hour sitting in the car before he is able to drive again. (And Yes, he is still safe to drive as his problems dont extend to his brain or judgement/of when it is safe and sensible to do so)
