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

GreeBo

crocro wrote: »

This driver has just been careful not to park her car too close to the kerb.

Looks like there is someone in it and they are still parking?
The red car would appear to be over the line making it a tad tight for an estate to parallel into....Austin Powers notwithstanding.

Kamili

Dump and run...

milltown

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Just had to take a snap of this one from yesterday in Liffey Valley shopping centre.
Plenty of spaces free as it was the afternoon why you would park there is beyond me.

Maybe some kids picked it up and dropped it there.

Berty

Sitting there doing some paperwork today when I spotted this moron.

Guess what her excuse was?(not that I asked). She went to the ATM. There were 11 empty spaces to her left. :rolleyes:

Damien360

Kamili wrote: »

Dump and run...

My brother in law did this with his lupo in newbridge. He jumped out, asked the girlfriend to get in to the drivers seat and he then pushed the car back while she reversed. Loads of people watching and he just grinned and pointed at her. Lads nearby just tutting at her driving skills. Classic

SerialComplaint

This charming gentleman was parked in the disabled parking bay outside the Rotunda yesterday, and got a little bit narked when I took the photos.

Berty

SerialComplaint wrote: »

This charming gentleman was parked in the disabled parking bay outside the Rotunda yesterday, and got a little bit narked when I took the photos.

I know him. Works in the warehouse next door to me. BTW, he actually parks in OUR car park because its nearer to his door. :rolleyes:

Says it all really.

SerialComplaint

Berty wrote: »

I know him. Works in the warehouse next door to me. BTW, he actually parks in OUR car park because its nearer to his door. :rolleyes:

I'm kicking myself for not calling the clampers on him. What's the point in having them on speed-dial if you don't use them.

Anyway, here's my latest catch - a little Merc in the car park at 'The Park' retail park in Carrickmines. Fair play to the centre management for labelling him/her.

nice_guy80

oh man i'm putting the camera in the car as i see some of the worst parking in the world everyday.

Atomic Pineapple

Went to get oil in halfords in the retail park in Drogheda and came across this parking job......

I simply cant understand it at all?

CarMuppet

Hey guys reading this thread with great interest...

As a car lover (not literally of course) it really annoys me to spend lots of cash and time on a car and have it 'dinged' & damaged in a car park due to crappy drivers.. I used to always park between the lines etc... but not any more I'm afraid. I always go to the most remote location in a car park (especially in shopping centers) now and park taking up two spots. Funnily enough, I’ve noticed in recent years more and more of the ‘loved’ cars get parked in the more remote spots too straddling the white lines. I'd rather be called an 'Obnoxious Park-er' now than have multiple dents imprinted on my door due to some careless driver.


If a car park is full-ish I’ll also look for a space between two ‘good’ cars… or cars that are clearly well cared for…. and avoid the van-mobiles or ‘L’ plated bumper cars.

Cheers,
Car Muppet.

xabi

CarMuppet wrote: »

Hey guys reading this thread with great interest...

As a car lover (not literally of course) it really annoys me to spend lots of cash and time on a car and have it 'dinged' & damaged in a car park due to crappy drivers.. I used to always park between the lines etc... but not any more I'm afraid. I always go to the most remote location in a car park (especially in shopping centers) now and park taking up two spots. Funnily enough, I’ve noticed in recent years more and more of the ‘loved’ cars get parked in the more remote spots too straddling the white lines. I'd rather be called an 'Obnoxious Park-er' now than have multiple dents imprinted on my door due to some careless driver.


If a car park is full-ish I’ll also look for a space between two ‘good’ cars… or cars that are clearly well cared for…. and avoid the van-mobiles or ‘L’ plated bumper cars.

Cheers,
Car Muppet.

I have been know to park beside knobs that do this and hang around to see their reaction when they find someone who dared park beside them.

Jip

I've squeezed in beside the "I'm using two spaces because my car is better than everyone elses" brigade when spaces are short, literally forcing the tools to get in through their passengers door.

Had one guy ask me how he was supposed to get in, told him I didn't know, it wasn't my problem, he's the one not parked arseways.

EPM

xabi wrote: »

I have been know to park beside knobs that do this and hang around to see their reaction when they find someone who dared park beside them.

Don't think thats his point in fairness. He's on about the ignoramouses that slam their door into yours without even thinking. I've had some very expensive repairs as a result of these people paid for out of my own pocket and would do anything to minimise the chance of it happening again

xabi

EPM wrote: »

Don't think thats his point in fairness. He's on about the ignoramouses that slam their door into yours without even thinking. I've had some very expensive repairs as a result of these people paid for out of my own pocket and would do anything to minimise the chance of it happening again

If you cant park properly or dont want your doors dinged, dont park there, or take the bus.

bazzachazza

blanco wrote: »

Not to mention Dunnes at Kill-a-Banana.
The woman in the picture look horrified when I took this. Wonder if she ever parked there again?:p

The second shot was taken at the petrol station in Dublin Airport.

We all had to park in that Hatched area at Dublin airport due to there only being about 5 marked spots for 20+ cars. Generally the 5 marked spots were taken by taxi drivers washing their cars with a sponge and water taken from a tap. They actually painted about 10 spots their about 8 years ago as they were so frequently used. I guess its back to hatched again.

EPM

xabi wrote: »

If you cant park properly or dont want your doors dinged, dont park there, or take the bus.

I do personally. Or get herself to drive:D I don't see too much of a problem straddling the white lines in an empty car park. Irritating when it's busy and people need spots. But a car will never be safe parked anywhere in this country because of the morons that just don't think when parking

CarMuppet

EPM wrote: »

Don't think thats his point in fairness. He's on about the ignoramouses that slam their door into yours without even thinking. I've had some very expensive repairs as a result of these people paid for out of my own pocket and would do anything to minimise the chance of it happening again

Thanks... exactly.... I've had the same experience; a few years back had a rear quater panel pushed in and spent >euro450 for a fix.. anyway I'll continue to park taking two spaces in the back of the car park.... it's cheaper in the long run.

And as for taking the bus, I can't as don't have a key.

Cheers,
Car Muppet.

EPM

CarMuppet wrote: »

Thanks... exactly.... I've had the same experience; a few years back had a rear quater panel pushed in and spent >euro450 for a fix.. anyway I'll continue to park taking two spaces in the back of the car park.... it's cheaper in the long run.

And as for taking the bus, I can't as don't have a key.

Cheers,
Car Muppet.

Tell me about it - almost €400 last month:mad:

tdc

Jip wrote: »

I've squeezed in beside the "I'm using two spaces because my car is better than everyone elses" brigade when spaces are short, literally forcing the tools to get in through their passengers door.

Had one guy ask me how he was supposed to get in, told him I didn't know, it wasn't my problem, he's the one not parked arseways.

begrudge much?

inforfun

draffodx wrote: »

Went to get oil in halfords in the retail park in Drogheda and came across this parking job......

I simply cant understand it at all?

That is obviously a guy who also stands away from the toilet too far and wets the floor. Overestimating sizes is what they are good at.

PeteK*

Parking with the steering turned is what does my head in!

alias no.9

The clampers in my building are very leinent, you really have to be causing an obstruction to come to their attention. Yes folks, this is a junction in the car park.


*MOD EDIT* Image removed from post due to the size of it.

Berty

Looks like a space to me, being an outsider and all.

mullingar

PeteK* wrote: »

Parking with the steering turned is what does my head in!

I ALWAYS park in work with the wheels nearly fully locked and reversed in.
(full lock can damage the PS pump)

This saved the wings on my car a too many times as people have to swing hard to get into the parking spaces, so when people reverse out of the space they swing TOO wide and forget where the front of the car is, so they either hit their tyre of my tyre or worse, their wing hits my tyre

wandererz

Berty

That TT could own/rent both of the spaces by the number 8 on it.

I always thought if I had an Apt with 2 bedrooms I would have two spaces and would happily straddle both of them.

OR he is actually just being a prick!

wandererz

That was taken at work. Spaces are limited. Even so, it didn't seem to deter him/her.

mullingar

These are the times I would like to own a small beaten up Yaris/Micra etc. I would park soooo close to that TT's driver door they will learn their lesson.

Jip

tdc wrote: »

begrudge much?

So me parking in a spot where someone tried to take the two is me being a begrudger, illogical much ?