More Obnoxious parking - ***READ FIRST POST BEFORE POSTING***

redsteveireland

J

the_syco wrote: »

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lBC8cTTdtE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lBC8cTTdtE

Car that looks like it's badly parked gets taken... by force, and with a claw, into the back of a dumper truck of some sort

Thought some of ye would find this funny, esp as it shows how other countries deal with bad parking :P

That's bs, two identical cars, no number plates, something else going on here.

Berty

redsteveireland wrote: »

J

That's bs, two identical cars, no number plates, something else going on here.

The roof of the white Mazda was already damaged. Something definately different here.

SerialComplaint

I think this is a Minister's car, blocking the path opposite the US Embassy, very close to Roly's - photo taken at lunch time. There was a Mondeo in front of the BMW, also on the path, with three special branch types sitting in, presumably the driver of the BMW and two others.

Lots of on-street parkings spaces available in the near vicinity, e.g. Herbert Rd.

Iwannahurl

SerialComplaint wrote: »

I think this is a Minister's car, blocking the path opposite the US Embassy, very close to Roly's - photo taken at lunch time. There was a Mondeo in front of the BMW, also on the path, with three special branch types sitting in, presumably the driver of the BMW and two others.

Lots of on-street parkings spaces available in the near vicinity, e.g. Herbert Rd.

It would be a shame to waste that car-friendly tactile paving and dished kerbing though. I'm sure that's why scarce tax revenue was spent on such facilities.

lostwallet

SerialComplaint wrote: »

I think this is a Minister's car, blocking the path opposite the US Embassy, very close to Roly's - photo taken at lunch time. There was a Mondeo in front of the BMW, also on the path, with three special branch types sitting in, presumably the driver of the BMW and two others.

Lots of on-street parkings spaces available in the near vicinity, e.g. Herbert Rd.

Unless that picture is completely misleading theres ample room for anything to get by the inside/offside of that car.

Iwannahurl

lostwallet wrote: »

Unless that picture is completely misleading theres ample room for anything to get by the inside/offside of that car.

We've heard all the excuses and none of them works.

The example above is obnoxious parking, pure and simple. Please don't try to justify such abuse of pedestrian facilities, especially facilities provided for people with disabilities.

There is nothing misleading about the picture, as far as I can see. It appears to be a pedestrian crossing, complete with special features for people with disabilities. The National Council for the Blind specifically identifies such obnoxious parking as a significant problem, and says that "for many people who are blind or who have low levels of vision, the negotiation of unfamiliar buildings, streets or thoroughfares is an extremely stressful experience".

The Rules of the Road are unequivocal and devoid of vague subtleties in this regard. You must not park wholly or partly on a footpath, 15 metres before or 5 metres after a pedestrian crossing, or on double yellow lines. It could be argued that the car pictured above breaks all three rules simultaneously.

If this obnoxiously parked vehicle really is driven by a Garda officer, s/he should be ashamed of their laziness and lack of professionalism.

12 element

Berty wrote: »

The roof of the white Mazda was already damaged. Something definately different here.

Guy with a Mazda jacket at :33 seconds too.

Berty

First off. I was parked on Double Yellow Lines. However, I was not obnoxiously parked and if anybody in Limerick knows the spot outside Burger King, after 6:30pm of an evening is hardly obnoxious except for these numpties.

This is Coonagh. Often comes up on this thread.

Well Done Missus


TT lady comes out soon after with full trolley of stuff



This lady blew me out of it so she could get passed me to abandon her car here. The Jeep(see later pictures) was blocked in by her



These others arrive in their battered up car
When they eventually wanted to leave they nearly crashed into me and the Transit(really badly parked, see below)


I didnt really want to point the camera at the Ford Transit. It was full of a "certain demographic"


They found a better spot


Somebody else


Somebody else



Somebody else


This picture is pretty crazy

Im illegaly parked, Astra is illegaly parked, Chevrolet is obnoxiously parked, Focus Saloon is obnoxiously parked, Rover 200 or something is illegaly parked, BMW is facing the wrong way on a one way street, Seat is also facing the wrong way on a one way street blocking the exit, other BMW is blocking a loading door(pennys sometimes get late deliveries).



Popular spaces as you can see

Click below for video

http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/?action=view&current=IMG_0336.mp4

Iwannahurl

Tut tut.

TJJP

SerialComplaint wrote: »

I think this is a Minister's car, blocking the path opposite the US Embassy, very close to Roly's - photo taken at lunch time. There was a Mondeo in front of the BMW, also on the path, with three special branch types sitting in, presumably the driver of the BMW and two others.

Lots of on-street parkings spaces available in the near vicinity, e.g. Herbert Rd.

No, it's not. There's no 7's in the state fleet, no blues in the rear window either. Could be from an embassy, Russians have a few of these, but there's no CD plate on it. Probably just a knob. Good find though, maybe some one from the D4 Hotel needs to renew a visa...

the_syco

SerialComplaint wrote: »

I think this is a Minister's car, blocking the path opposite the US Embassy, very close to Roly's - photo taken at lunch time. There was a Mondeo in front of the BMW, also on the path, with three special branch types sitting in, presumably the driver of the BMW and two others.

Lots of on-street parkings spaces available in the near vicinity, e.g. Herbert Rd.

Cartel.ie:
Registration|05D79256
Make|BMW
Model|760
Description|L I HIGH SECURITY 4DR LI 04DR A 42
Fuel Type|PETROL
http://www.babez.de/bmw/bmw-760-li-high-security.php

Integrated steel armouring of the passenger cell forms the actual "shell" of BMW's High Security and Security cars.

Not something I could see your average Joe Soap owning...

wmpdd3

@ Berty, what exactly do the Trafic Wardens do in Limerick, if they dont sort out stuff like that.

How long were you there?

Without one Traffic Warden comming along.

SerialComplaint

the_syco wrote: »

Cartel.ie:
Registration|05D79256
Make|BMW
Model|760
Description|L I HIGH SECURITY 4DR LI 04DR A 42
Fuel Type|PETROL
http://www.babez.de/bmw/bmw-760-li-high-security.php

Not something I could see your average Joe Soap owning...

Wow, fascinating. Now I'm really intrigued to know who it was.

Kess73

the_syco wrote: »

Cartel.ie:
Registration|05D79256
Make|BMW
Model|760
Description|L I HIGH SECURITY 4DR LI 04DR A 42
Fuel Type|PETROL
http://www.babez.de/bmw/bmw-760-li-high-security.php

Not something I could see your average Joe Soap owning...

A certain individual from Limerick who has been in the national media many times in relation to criminal/gangland activities had/has armoured BMWs. His armoured/bulletproof X5 was taken by the Gardai/CAB, and there have been plenty of shots of him and his associates in similar high end cars.

Kess73

Berty wrote: »

First off. I was parked on Double Yellow Lines. However, I was not obnoxiously parked and if anybody in Limerick knows the spot outside Burger King, after 6:30pm of an evening is hardly obnoxious except for these numpties.

This is Coonagh. Often comes up on this thread.

Well Done Missus
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0324.jpg

TT lady comes out soon after with full trolley of stuff

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0325.jpg

This lady blew me out of it so she could get passed me to abandon her car here. The Jeep(see later pictures) was blocked in by her

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0326.jpg

These others arrive in their battered up car
When they eventually wanted to leave they nearly crashed into me and the Transit(really badly parked, see below)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0328.jpg

I didnt really want to point the camera at the Ford Transit. It was full of a "certain demographic"
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0329.jpg

They found a better spot
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0330.jpg

Somebody else
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0331.jpg

Somebody else

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0333.jpg

Somebody else
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0335.jpg

This picture is pretty crazy

Im illegaly parked, Astra is illegaly parked, Chevrolet is obnoxiously parked, Focus Saloon is obnoxiously parked, Rover 200 or something is illegaly parked, BMW is facing the wrong way on a one way street, Seat is also facing the wrong way on a one way street blocking the exit, other BMW is blocking a loading door(pennys sometimes get late deliveries).

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/url_0337.jpg

Popular spaces as you can see

Click below for video

http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h97/quirke/?action=view&current=url_0336.mp4

That Arthurs Quay/Burgerking junction is not a great spot to be taking pics Berty. Some of the city's headline making groups park there on a regular basis. I often pass and see "business" of some sort taking place there, and the gardai seem to give that spot a wide berth at the best of times.

johnos1984

12 element wrote: »

Guy with a Mazda jacket at :33 seconds too.

I would imagine it was damaged unsold/unregistered stock possibly flood damage.

Its generally the policy by the manufacturers that such stock be completely destroyed as they cannot stand over it if it is repaired or any parts used

DanWall

I do not blame people for sometimes parking using two spaces at shopping centres etc.
They are under the regulation width and I am sick of getting my doors banged by others opening their doors. Just last week i had the paint taken of the handle because a mother left the kids in the car and they flung their door open catching mine

Berty

wmpdd3 wrote: »

@ Berty, what exactly do the Trafic Wardens do in Limerick, if they dont sort out stuff like that.

How long were you there?

Without one Traffic Warden comming along.

You don't often see a parking warden and they only walk. They do not have vans like most councilsl. No clamping in Limerick either so no risk really.

I was there 1.5 hours. Bloody missus in Pennys and other similar shops.

Our man in Havana

I was there 1.5 hours. Bloody missus in Pennys and other similar shops.

I feel your pain. Wimmins just love to take their time.

OldmanMondeo

DanWall wrote: »

I do not blame people for sometimes parking using two spaces at shopping centres etc.
They are under the regulation width and I am sick of getting my doors banged by others opening their doors. Just last week i had the paint taken of the handle because a mother left the kids in the car and they flung their door open catching mine

As already pointed out in this and others threads, if you are concerned about getting your car damaged, then don't bring it out.

Voodoomelon

SerialComplaint wrote: »

Wow, fascinating. Now I'm really intrigued to know who it was.

Probably someone the same as you and me. A prefacelift E65 760, 5 years old, even with armour isn't worth a whole lot.
These cars are something of a novelty for some owners/collectors.

SerialComplaint

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Probably someone the same as you and me. A prefacelift E65 760, 5 years old, even with armour isn't worth a whole lot.
These cars are something of a novelty for some owners/collectors.

You and me don't get to park on the path and have our chauffeur sit in with the two guards in the Mondeo that travels with us while we have lunch.

-Chris-

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Probably someone the same as you and me. A prefacelift E65 760, 5 years old, even with armour isn't worth a whole lot.
These cars are something of a novelty for some owners/collectors.

Or maybe someone super-important. The mega rich don't change their main cars that often either.

-Corkie-

I seen this fool today. Imagine he reversed into the spot sideways and took 2 spots.

He got out then and the car was still their an hour later.. It was a 10 KY reg.

I passed him out later today he was doing 55 KPH on the main road..:mad:

dr.fuzzenstein

DanWall wrote: »

I do not blame people for sometimes parking using two spaces at shopping centres etc.
They are under the regulation width and I am sick of getting my doors banged by others opening their doors. Just last week i had the paint taken of the handle because a mother left the kids in the car and they flung their door open catching mine

If you are that worried, park at the back of the car park or if your car is that precious, wrap it in cotton wool and don't drive it.
Maybe you could buy a banger that you don't have to care about when going to the shopping centre and it won't matter if someone wangs a door into it.
But as for taking up two spaces?
I personally like to park about 0.0015 mm from the driver's door of them or box them in completely.
The only thing that makes me unhappy is when they're still there when I come back.
Sometimes I might go for extended lunch in that case.
Sorry, but no special exceptions for you, you are not more important than the rest of us and if that annoys you, wait.....can you hear that?......hang on....it's....the sound of the tiniest violin in the world playing "who gives a fcuk?"

Seasoft

-Corkie- wrote: »

I seen this fool today. Imagine he reversed into the spot sideways and took 2 spots.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm162/MALACHY1979/017.jpg

This driver may not be such a fool after all.
The other cars will all reverse out into the main road to exit their parking spaces. This is not legal, according to the ROTR.
I am aware of one parking zone that had similar diagonal markings and, after AGS intervention, the markings were changed.

The council could be liable if there was an accident caused by a reversing car.

Maybe the driver is aware of this....??? (I doubt it but it could be a good defence on his part).

phill106

Seasoft wrote: »

This driver may not be such a fool after all.
The other cars will all reverse out into the main road to exit their parking spaces. This is not legal, according to the ROTR.
I am aware of one parking zone that had similar diagonal markings and, after AGS intervention, the markings were changed.

The council could be liable if there was an accident caused by a reversing car.

Maybe the driver is aware of this....??? (I doubt it but it could be a good defence on his part).

Whats to stop him reversing in between the lines instead?

-Chris-

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Sorry, but no special exceptions for you, you are not more important than the rest of us and if that annoys you, wait.....can you hear that?......hang on....it's....the sound of the tiniest violin in the world playing "who gives a fcuk?"

Relax please

testicle

phill106 wrote: »

Whats to stop him reversing in between the lines instead?

Because he'll have to do a 180 to get into it, and then be driving out against the traffic when he leaves.

-Corkie-

Seasoft wrote: »

This driver may not be such a fool after all.
The other cars will all reverse out into the main road to exit their parking spaces. This is not legal, according to the ROTR.
I am aware of one parking zone that had similar diagonal markings and, after AGS intervention, the markings were changed.

The council could be liable if there was an accident caused by a reversing car.

Maybe the driver is aware of this....??? (I doubt it but it could be a good defence on his part).

Driver was a fool. Their never has been an incident here involving cars reversing. I seen him coming down the wrong side of the island and he then reversed in to the space any old way. He gave me the two finger salute when he seen me taking his photo...:p

I was tempted to get out and tell him to say cheese for Berty parking thread..;)