Carwash etiquette?

pipsqueak

Is there any such thing as car wash etiquette?
I went to a topaz today filled my car up went into shop to pay for diesel and decided to get a car wash.

After I had paid I drove my car around the back of the filling station as you do to access car wash and this chap comes in the other side (No entry side) leaves his car in front of me and walks into shop. 5 minutes later he comes out with a coffee and a danish and gets his car washed.
Now im pretty patient but this bugged me, Is this the norm? Should people not let those who have paid first use the wash first??

colm_mcm

going through the "no entry" was bad form.
Queueing up the right way, abandoning the car and then going to get a ticket is acceptable though.

pipsqueak

Thats what i thought even though he clearly saw me going towards the carwash.

*Kol*

Its not acceptable to park your car when there is no one in the wash and then wander off to the shop. I would have asked him to move if I already had bought a ticket. If there was already a queue and I wasnt able to use the wash then it wouldn't be so bad. I wouldn't have sat behind his car waiting at an empty wash.

You are right to be bugged about that. He was a dick if he saw you there.

DubTony

I'm not too fond of the f*cker who abandons his car at the car wash entrance either. About a million years ago, in Spawell one Sunday afternoon and a guy who was obviously heading for the car wash in his car was cut up by another fellah. Your man abandoned the car at the entrance to the car wash and went in and bought a paper, a coke and a choc bar of some sort. I was filling up at the time and watched as he got back into the car, put in the token and drove in.

The other guy got out of his car and stood there chuckling to himself. When he looked my way I shouted "whats so funny". The reply was great. "His ariel is up."

Justice was done. The car wash had to be closed down while they untangled the thing from the overhead brush. And I'm sure the design on the bonnet, roof and boot of the car was not at all unattractive.

enviro

That was ignorant of him. Sure you would have been nearly finished by the time he returned after paying. You should have said something, I would have anyway.

pipsqueak

enviro wrote: »

That was ignorant of him. Sure you would have been nearly finished by the time he returned after paying. You should have said something, I would have anyway.

I was very very near to but decided against it, Im 5,2" he was a LOT bigger! Put it down to experience i suppose

*Kol*

enviro wrote: »

That was ignorant of him. Sure you would have been nearly finished by the time he returned after paying. You should have said something, I would have anyway.

I have said it nicely to people before and they have moved out of the way. Most people would move if asked nicely.

Lord Nikon

I dont see a problem with parking up and buying a ticket whiled queued up, as long as no one is behind me.

su_dios

Its rude to park and then run in for a token but a lot of garages won't have much room to park elsewhere apart from a pump(assuming the provided spaces are taken).

I would only ever use the powerhose, but it would be acceptable mid-wash to maybe run in for some extra change providing it wasn't that long!

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Johnboy Mac

The common trick down here in the bog is to park blocking the car wash then go and buy a car wash ticket - ignorant a88holes.

Drummerboy08

Meh, i constantly do it.

If you cant take the 5 minutes out of your day to sit and wait to wash your car, maybe you should go on a holiday or something.

tagoona

It depends.
If someone was using the carwash and he parks the car and is back before the other car is finished, then it's acceptable.
If the carwash was empty, and he just stopped you from using it, then he's just being a d1ck.

PauloMN

Yep, it's ignorant, and people who do it are arseholes.

Cyrus

tbh you would all be much better off avoiding those things anyway,

but thats another thread:pac:

TheBazman

Jees I can't believe the amount of people here that find it acceptable to block the entrance and pi$$ off into the shop to buy the ticket!! What's the thinking behind that? Surely it is arrogant and self centred to think that everyone else in the world is in no rush and can afford to wait. Would it be that much out of your way to just park somewhere else where you are not blocking it??

Drummerboy08

To me, if your rushing to wash your car, maybe you should think about doing it another time.

"I need to wash my car NOW! I'm going to a meeting in an office and i need to be there in 5 minutes!"

"Well f*ck off to your meeting then. Your clean car wont make your meeting go any smoother, or give you more time to get there"

Get my point?

Cyrus

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

To me, if your rushing to wash your car, maybe you should think about doing it another time.

"I need to wash my car NOW! I'm going to a meeting in an office and i need to be there in 5 minutes!"

"Well f*ck off to your meeting then. Your clean car wont make your meeting go any smoother, or give you more time to get there"

Get my point?

not at all, and i think parking up and strolling into the shop at your leisure is the height of ignorance, just because you arent busy doesnt mean no one else is.

anyway itll never bother me because i dont use those contraptions.

EPM

I always buy the ticket first. Happened me once when a guy had it blocked I drove around the wrong way and he came out happy out to find me standing next to it while car was being washed...he made some comment about being there first which I didnt even bother replying to

znv6i3h7kqf9ys

I would have gone to the other side of the machiene and reversed back in.

Drummerboy08

If its the worst thing you'll ever do or experience in a car, your a lucky man.

Im not gonna rise to the argument tho, cos its sunny outside, and im nice and relaxed.

MarkN

I dunno what is worse... what he did or you using a car wash.

I would've deffo said something anyway, but I'm an angry man by nature.

TheBazman

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

To me, if your rushing to wash your car, maybe you should think about doing it another time.

"I need to wash my car NOW! I'm going to a meeting in an office and i need to be there in 5 minutes!"

"Well f*ck off to your meeting then. Your clean car wont make your meeting go any smoother, or give you more time to get there"

Get my point?

Its absolutely not about whether the other person is in a rush or not - I'm sure most people would have better things to do than twiddling their thumbs looking at the rear of your car while you go into the shop to get the ticket. Wouldnt you agree that the whole thing would work more smoothly if only people who are in possession of a ticket joing the queue? Surely you are forcing the rest of the car wash using public to adjust to your timetable. Self centred if you ask me.

Farls

Its the difference between being brought up and dragged up.

I would of definitely said something...

Drummerboy08

Self centered? Possibly yes, but hey, what do i owe the person in the queue behind me?

I dont really care being honest, i only use those for cars in work. When its my own, i wash it myself at home.

I'll prob end up keep doing it too. Whats the worst that will happen from it? Its not as if i am constantly breaking the speed limit, or running red lights, both of which could cause death. What'll happen if i block the car wash for the two minutes it takes to pay for it and an ice cream?

There are worse things going on in this country at the minute, like the 29yr old Garda who was run over last night by scum in Donegal, or like Biffo using the Gardai as his personal lapdogs all because he doesnt like a painting.

All you can come up with is being stuck in a carwash for two minutes?

Farls

You queue cutting and holding up somebody for those extra few minutes might change a persons mood ( I know it would mine ) and cause erratic behaviour to follow which might lead to something worse happen down the line which could of otherwise been avoided if you had some common courtesy about you.

Cyrus

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Self centered? Possibly yes, but hey, what do i owe the person in the queue behind me?

I dont really care being honest, i only use those for cars in work. When its my own, i wash it myself at home.

I'll prob end up keep doing it too. Whats the worst that will happen from it? Its not as if i am constantly breaking the speed limit, or running red lights, both of which could cause death. What'll happen if i block the car wash for the two minutes it takes to pay for it and an ice cream?

There are worse things going on in this country at the minute, like the 29yr old Garda who was run over last night by scum in Donegal, or like Biffo using the Gardai as his personal lapdogs all because he doesnt like a painting.

All you can come up with is being stuck in a carwash for two minutes?

keep doing it, someday you will park in front of some roided up superhero who will probably knock your block off, simply because he can

and i have no idea why you made your last point, irrelevant

Johnboy Mac

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Self centered? Possibly yes, but hey, what do i owe the person in the queue behind me?

I dont really care being honest

I'll prob end up keep doing it too.


All you can come up with is being stuck in a carwash for two minutes?

You've missing the whole point but that's not suprising as I'd presume
you have that attitude with life generally. I can just imagine your general road manners and standard of driving.

Drummerboy08

Cyrus wrote: »

keep doing it, someday you will park in front of some roided up superhero who will probably knock your block off, simply because he can

and i have no idea why you made your last point, irrelevant

And then he gets done for assault and has a nice break in Mountjoy? While i'll can also take him to court for damages? Win win if you ask me. Im up a few pound, and a scumbag is in jail.

My last point was basically to show that there are more important thingfs to be worried about than being stuck in a carwash for an extra few minutes.

Drummerboy08

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

You've missing the whole point but that's not suprising as I'd presume
you have that attitude with life generally. I can just imagine your general road manners and standard of driving.

Presumtions are dangerous things buddy. My general road manners are good actually, i let as many people out from junctions in front of me, i use the correct lanes on roundabouts, and i generally dont try to cut up people for the sake of an extra few seconds somewhere else.

My standard of driving is also ok, thanks to several advanced driving courses and a bit of common sense.

Thanks for asking about it tho...:D;)

Johnboy Mac

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Presumtions are dangerous things buddy. My general road manners are good actually, i let as many people out from junctions in front of me, i use the correct lanes on roundabouts, and i generally dont try to cut up people for the sake of an extra few seconds somewhere else.

My standard of driving is also ok, thanks to several advanced driving courses and a bit of common sense.

Thanks for asking about it tho...:D;)

A couple of more of ADVANCE courses would'nt seem to go a miss...........

Drummerboy08

Johnboy Mac wrote: »

A couple of more of ADVANCE courses would'nt seem to go a miss...........

What, in how to buy a ticket for the car wash??

MarkN

Would you walk into Dublin airport, up to check in while your mate parks in the long term carpark with your suitcase and hold up the queue of people with their suitcases behind you because you could?

Drummerboy08

MarkN wrote: »

Would you walk into Dublin airport, up to check in while your mate parks in the long term carpark with your suitcase and hold up the queue of people with their suitcases behind you because you could?

Nope, i wouldnt. But thats because i know there will be a massive queue behind me.

At a car wash, it could be hours before someone else comes along. And they wouldnt be held up for the same length of time either.

Saab Ed

I always drive into the que before I buy a ticket , speeds everything up. What should you do? Park outside the front door of the filling station then, go in, then que then, drive to the que and start queing all over again. Thats nuts... Why que when you dont have to? If everybody did it this way whats the problem. Buying coffee when you're in there is taking the pi*s but otherwise I dont see a problem.

MarkN

Because if someone has already purchased a ticket to the car wash they have more right to it than someone who hasn't.

How it speeds things up is beyond me?! If you block it and come back and someone is waiting to use the wash now there's you and the other car in the queue. If you had just parked elsewhere and allowed someone who has paid already by the time you come out they may have used it and finished and now there's just one car using the wash again - you. All in an ideal no other car in queue world but simple maths really.

Saab Ed

MarkN wrote: »

Because if someone has already purchased a ticket to the car wash they have more right to it than someone who hasn't.

No they dont , they're not in the que

Infact with that logic if I buy a ticket then meet someone on the fore court and talk to them ,then everybody else is supposed to wait.....nuts I tell ya

MarkN

Logic? Where's the hard bit to figure out?

If you weren't blocking the queue in the first place you could take all day talking to someone on any forecourt you like even if you'd purchased a ticket.

I wouldn't use one of these things in a million years but I can see why someone would be at the very least waiting to have a word.

TheBazman

I really can't fathom how someone thinks that it is more acceptable to block the entrance to the car wash while they go elsewhere about their business, rather than simply park elsewhere until they have their ticket. I just cant see how it makes sense. We really are going around in circles but from what I can make out the people that do this don't give a sh1t about everyone else as long as when they return to their car they can go straight into the car wash. The point has been made that.. what's all the rush about ... but it seems to me that it is them that want the world to fit around their timetable. Hopefully these type of people never get control of the country or it would be like having Robert Mugabe in charge - doing whatever suits them regardless of the impact on the majority of everyone else

pburns

Saab Ed wrote: »

I always drive into the que before I buy a ticket , speeds everything up. What should you do? Park outside the front door of the filling station then, go in, then que then, drive to the que and start queing all over again. Thats nuts... Why que when you dont have to? If everybody did it this way whats the problem. Buying coffee when you're in there is taking the pi*s but otherwise I dont see a problem.

Queuing and running in simply to get the ticket is just about OK I suppose but personally i'd get the ticket first if at all practical.

Wandering around the shop for 5-10mins getting cofffee, sweets and whatever as the OP suggested is crossing the line however. The situation described by the OP would make my blood boil. Why is his time more valuable than yours? Muppet!:mad:

I probably let it go - depends on what sort of mood I'd be in though:D

PauloMN

Saab Ed wrote: »

I always drive into the que before I buy a ticket , speeds everything up. What should you do? Park outside the front door of the filling station then, go in, then que then, drive to the que and start queing all over again. Thats nuts... Why que when you dont have to? If everybody did it this way whats the problem. Buying coffee when you're in there is taking the pi*s but otherwise I dont see a problem.

So buying coffee is taking the piss, but it's ok to buy the wash ticket? There's warped logic if ever I saw it!!

Why should people who are ready with their ticket queue behind your car while you are in the shop blocking the car wash while you buy whatever?

Actually doesn't bother me like most of the posters above as nobody washes my cars other than myself but it's a pretty ignorant thing to do.

Thoie

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

To me, if your rushing to wash your car, maybe you should think about doing it another time.

"I need to wash my car NOW! I'm going to a meeting in an office and i need to be there in 5 minutes!"

"Well f*ck off to your meeting then. Your clean car wont make your meeting go any smoother, or give you more time to get there"

Get my point?

There's a pregnant woman, she's put petrol in the car, noticed there's no-one in the queue and she's got 10 spare minutes before collecting the kids from school, decided she'll wash her car. She comes back out with her ticket, pulls into the carwash area and finds someone has now parked in the carwash and is staring at the donut selection deciding between chocolate or sugar. Then they stand in front of the coffee machine but forget to push the button. At this stage another car pulls up behind the woman, blocking her in. Then the original man starts flicking through the paper for a while, wondering is that DD or E. He goes up to pay, starts scrabbling for change, then decides to pay by card. Meanwhile Robbie who works there is on the phone to his girlfriend trying to make up with her, and the phone line is tied up so the card machine can't authorise the transaction until he hangs up. Meanwhile, school has finished, the kids have come out and been kidnapped by their father and are now being taken to Cork (where there's no extradition agreements). The owner of the third car in the queue has also disappeared. By now the woman's waters have broken, and she's unable to leave the car to call for help - her only way out is through the magic carwash. Her phone was recently destroyed in a freak accident involving two squirrels and mirror. By the time the first man has come out, the kids are passing through Abbeyleix, the head is crowning, and the third guy in the queue has decided they're definitely an E at the very least.

Also, there's an incontinent dog in one of the cars.

Are you glad now that you parked in the carwash while going to get your ticket?

PauloMN

Lol. DD or E. He might be needing an interior wash as well.

Drummerboy08

Its not really my problem tho is it? Going by that logic, i could be in the shop for years (literally) and come out to find all cars now fly and clean themselves!

Anyhow. Does anyone else not find it odd that we are arguing over something that the majority of us doesnt use?

In the car wash thread i think most of us agree that we all wash our own cars, and try to avoid the machines if at all possible, so why this topic?

Thoie wrote: »

There's a pregnant woman, she's put petrol in the car, noticed there's no-one in the queue and she's got 10 spare minutes before collecting the kids from school, decided she'll wash her car. She comes back out with her ticket, pulls into the carwash area and finds someone has now parked in the carwash and is staring at the donut selection deciding between chocolate or sugar. Then they stand in front of the coffee machine but forget to push the button. At this stage another car pulls up behind the woman, blocking her in. Then the original man starts flicking through the paper for a while, wondering is that DD or E. He goes up to pay, starts scrabbling for change, then decides to pay by card. Meanwhile Robbie who works there is on the phone to his girlfriend trying to make up with her, and the phone line is tied up so the card machine can't authorise the transaction until he hangs up. Meanwhile, school has finished, the kids have come out and been kidnapped by their father and are now being taken to Cork (where there's no extradition agreements). The owner of the third car in the queue has also disappeared. By now the woman's waters have broken, and she's unable to leave the car to call for help - her only way out is through the magic carwash. Her phone was recently destroyed in a freak accident involving two squirrels and mirror. By the time the first man has come out, the kids are passing through Abbeyleix, the head is crowning, and the third guy in the queue has decided they're definitely an E at the very least.

Also, there's an incontinent dog in one of the cars.

Are you glad now that you parked in the carwash while going to get your ticket?

biko

When I used to go through the autowash I'd get a ticket first, then drive to a close McDonald's drive through, then go back and eat while the machine was washing my car.
Happy days

As far as I'm concerned you should only queue for the wash once you have a ticket. Before that, leave the car somewhere else.
SAAB Ed, you mean it speed things up for YOU, not others. It hinders them.

thethedev

Thoie wrote: »

There's a pregnant woman, she's put petrol in the car, noticed there's no-one in the queue and she's got 10 spare minutes before collecting the kids from school, decided she'll wash her car. She comes back out with her ticket, pulls into the carwash area and finds someone has now parked in the carwash and is staring at the donut selection deciding between chocolate or sugar. Then they stand in front of the coffee machine but forget to push the button. At this stage another car pulls up behind the woman, blocking her in. Then the original man starts flicking through the paper for a while, wondering is that DD or E. He goes up to pay, starts scrabbling for change, then decides to pay by card. Meanwhile Robbie who works there is on the phone to his girlfriend trying to make up with her, and the phone line is tied up so the card machine can't authorise the transaction until he hangs up. Meanwhile, school has finished, the kids have come out and been kidnapped by their father and are now being taken to Cork (where there's no extradition agreements). The owner of the third car in the queue has also disappeared. By now the woman's waters have broken, and she's unable to leave the car to call for help - her only way out is through the magic carwash. Her phone was recently destroyed in a freak accident involving two squirrels and mirror. By the time the first man has come out, the kids are passing through Abbeyleix, the head is crowning, and the third guy in the queue has decided they're definitely an E at the very least.

Also, there's an incontinent dog in one of the cars.

Are you glad now that you parked in the carwash while going to get your ticket?

She wouldnt find herself in that situation if she had qeued before buying her ticket.

I dont wash my cars anyway, the dirt holds them together.

TheBazman

I didnt think there were so may ways of spelling "queue"

Gran Hermano

TheBazman wrote: »

I didnt think there were so may ways of spelling "queue"

See what happened was E wasn't looking and U jumped in before him,
messed up the proper order and was a tad rude

Quint

There's nothing more annoying that coming out with your ticket to find some tosser parked in the wash area. Ignorant annoying thing to do.
It's a lot worse than skipping a queue in a shop.

Thoie

TheBazman wrote: »

I didnt think there were so may ways of spelling "queue"

Some people spell it "cola"!

DubTony

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Self centered? Possibly yes, but hey, what do i owe the person in the queue behind me?

I dont really care being honest, i only use those for cars in work. When its my own, i wash it myself at home.

I'll prob end up keep doing it too. Whats the worst that will happen from it? Its not as if i am constantly breaking the speed limit, or running red lights, both of which could cause death. What'll happen if i block the car wash for the two minutes it takes to pay for it and an ice cream?

There are worse things going on in this country at the minute, like the 29yr old Garda who was run over last night by scum in Donegal, or like Biffo using the Gardai as his personal lapdogs all because he doesnt like a painting.

All you can come up with is being stuck in a carwash for two minutes?

You sell cars for a living, am I right about that?