mistergrumpy
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 11:42 AM |
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Parking Question.
Given the amount of people on here and the number of times this happens, then someone on here must do it and I genuinely wonder why. There must be
some logic to it, it's not just a coincidence.
What is it?
Well, just nipped to B&Q and parked on the far side away from all the other cars. I had 6 empty spaces to the left of me, 4 to the right and
around 5-6 behind me so why when I came out was there a Sierra with trailer parked right alongside me? Why?
Someone on here must do it because it happens regularly to me. Come on, what's your reasoning? 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 11:49 AM |
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I'm like you, park in the middle of nowhere to stop people whacking my door with theirs
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smart51
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 11:51 AM |
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I've heard the theory, park next to a nice car then they won't slam their doors open into your car. Also, park next to a nice car then
the thieves will nick theirs not yours.
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craig1410
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 11:59 AM |
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Hi,
If you want to to avoid having someone else park next to you then park next to someone else instead! I usually look for someone else who is just
parking their car. I then park next to them, ideally between them and the end of a row. That way I know that they are likely to be there longer than
me (I shop fast) and so there is no risk of them hitting my car when leaving and there is no space for anyone else to park beside me.
Another option is to park across two spaces. I don't resort to this but it is unlikely that anyone will park in the half space either side of
you. The downside is that people with trolleys might think they can squeeze through...
Just though of another good one - park away from everyone else and then grab a trolley and put it in the space next to your car (turn the trolley
wheels in different directions to avoid it rolling into your car...). Most folk won't want to have to get out of their car to move the trolley
before parking (except me of course...) and your car will be safe!
Many people suffer from a herd mentality where they naturally follow what others have done or are doing. I think that is the reason behind your
findings. I don't understand it myself - I tend to do the opposite of everyone else... ;-)
Cheers,
Craig.
[Edited on 20/8/2009 by craig1410]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
I've heard the theory, park next to a nice car then they won't slam their doors open into your car. Also, park next to a nice car then
the thieves will nick theirs not yours.
My work car park consists of very large flash Audi’s, Mercs’s & BMWs…and an old Nissan Bluebird  its so brings the tone down  I should buy an
old rusty Lada
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UncleFista
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by craig1410
Another option is to park across two spaces. I don't resort to this but it is unlikely that anyone will park in the half space either side of
you.
I would, I'd park up within a couple of inches of your drivers door, I do it regularly 
The beauty of driving a £400 banger 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
quote:
Originally posted by craig1410
Another option is to park across two spaces. I don't resort to this but it is unlikely that anyone will park in the half space either side of
you.
I would, I'd park up within a couple of inches of your drivers door, I do it regularly
The beauty of driving a £400 banger
What 400 quid for your banger.....you are paying far to much ......less than 250 is my style
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UncleFista
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:17 PM |
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It was actually £300, but I've put new discs, pads, hoses, calipers and rear shocks on it.
At eBay prices that adds another £100
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:24 PM |
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When I pull into a car park I usually don't even think about it, just park in the first empty space, unless someone with a nice car has parked
in two spaces astride the line then I park next to them and leave them just enough room to open their door
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Well, just nipped to B&Q and parked on the far side away from all the other cars. I had 6 empty spaces to the left of me, 4 to the right and
around 5-6 behind me so why when I came out was there a Sierra with trailer parked right alongside me? Why?
Annoying isn't it. My theory is that this is a kind of flocking instinct programmed into those with an IQ approaching that of a sheep.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:39 PM |
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This annoys me some much. I'm very careful with my mondeo, i will park in a corner miles away from the shop if i think i'm likely to get
parking dings.....
Come out and theres someone next to you
Having a 9month old baby helps now, cos i get to use the child spaces which are nice and big. If some twat with no kids hasn't parked in them
first
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 12:46 PM |
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It happened to me yesterday. Stooped miles away from halfrauds, went in to get brake fluid and cleaner. Was in there 2 mins tops, came out and had a
car on either side
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:03 PM |
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Try parking a battered transit van, or a 'well used' landrover - nobody, just nobody, wants to park next to those!
Except another battered old transit van, or old landrover, of course...
[Edited on 20/8/09 by David Jenkins]
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:13 PM |
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Theres an asda near me with a macdonalds drive thru next to it and if me and the mrs go in we always drive right up the back of the asda carpark away
from everyone to have lunch. that corner of the carpark is ALWAYS empty...
...except when were sat in it eating when suddenly its like flies round shit!!
My Build Thread
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l0rd
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Having a 9month old baby helps now, cos i get to use the child spaces which are nice and big. If some twat with no kids hasn't parked in them
first
Does this mean that if i get a Child seat on the back seat of my car and a warning sign child on board i can park there as well???
Hmmmm, might try to see if i can get away with it.
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smart51
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
... macdonalds drive thru ... eating ... its like flies round shit!!
An interesting comparison with McFood there
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DarrenW
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:22 PM |
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Probs knew you were a locoster and hoping you'd make an offer on the Sierra.
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smart51
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by craig1410
park across two spaces ... it is unlikely that anyone will park in the half space either side of you.
Oooo I hate this Especially if they take up the last 2 spaces in the car park I'm still on the lookout for a half width car so I can
park right up against their driver's door.
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 01:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
This annoys me some much. I'm very careful with my mondeo, i will park in a corner miles away from the shop if i think i'm likely to get
parking dings.....
Come out and theres someone next to you
Having a 9month old baby helps now, cos i get to use the child spaces which are nice and big. If some twat with no kids hasn't parked in them
first
Not guilty! I have children (albeit 19 and 17!)
ETA - Actually, why are these spaces wider? If you watch, 90% of those who use them lift the baby/toddler out using their back to support the door
open therefore not opening the door any wider than when they got themselves out. They then take said child round to the roadway at the rear of the
vehicle where they have already assembled the mother of all pushchairs and left it blocking half the road and put the baby in there!
Parent and child bays should be longer not wider. Leave the wide bays for fat people who need them.
[Edited on 20/8/09 by Richard Quinn]
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smart51
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 02:02 PM |
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The extra width allows me to open the door fully to get the baby out. Baby spaces or ends of rows are alost essential for getting a 1 year old out of
a car.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
ETA - Actually, why are these spaces wider? If you watch, 90% of those who use them lift the baby/toddler out using their back to support the door
open therefore not opening the door any wider than when they got themselves out.
Not quite sure what you mean here. Obviously if you are parked in a normal (i.e. far too narrow) space you can't open your door all the way and
then you have to squeeze out to avoid any paint swapping. This makes getting toddlers and especially babies in carriers out of the back a major
PITA.
I think the wide spaces are a good idea (though having all spaces a bit wider would be even better), but I also think that they shouldn't be
placed in pole position next to the store. If they were a fair bit further away it would discourage lazy tw@s from using them.
I find it amazing how many (non-parent, non-disabled) people will drive around waiting for a space to become available near the store when they could
have parked at the other end and walked. Surprised the Supermarkets haven't put conveyors in the car parks so the terminally lazy don't
even have to walk the 25 yards to the door.
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morcus
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 04:26 PM |
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The wide spaces aren't just so the parents can get stuff out easier, its also to stop small children from opening the doors into other cars as
its not something they think about.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 04:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
Not guilty! I have children (albeit 19 and 17!)
ETA - Actually, why are these spaces wider? If you watch, 90% of those who use them lift the baby/toddler out using their back to support the door
open therefore not opening the door any wider than when they got themselves out. They then take said child round to the roadway at the rear of the
vehicle where they have already assembled the mother of all pushchairs and left it blocking half the road and put the baby in there!
Parent and child bays should be longer not wider. Leave the wide bays for fat people who need them.
[Edited on 20/8/09 by Richard Quinn]
Errrr cos i would never beable to get him out of the car. Have to get the door open wide otherwise i'd smack his head on the edge of the door as
it swings shut. If you never done it, you'd never know....
Ben
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gottabedone
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 07:20 PM |
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I think the extra wide spaces are especially handy for all of the morons who can't reverse park - it gives them a fighting chance of not
removing your front bumper on their way out  .......or having to do a 42 point turn to get out again
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 01:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Having a 9month old baby helps now, cos i get to use the child spaces which are nice and big. If some twat with no kids hasn't parked in them
first
Does this mean that if i get a Child seat on the back seat of my car and a warning sign child on board i can park there as well???
Hmmmm, might try to see if i can get away with it.
You would get away with it, unless the tow truck catches you getting out without your kids...
When I had my 106 I used to squeeze into spaces when someone in a big car took 2 spaces. I was a lot thinner back then too so I could get out and half
the time I bent their mirror
I was itching for the owner to spot me and ask (with futility) to move so they could get in, never happened though
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