Car Park Spaces

coolisin

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

I think it was meant as a lighthearted joke. It's obvious from the description the OP's car is the Subaru!

Fair enough if so, sorry if I jumped to conclusion! Just I have had that line said to me, "sure relax your car is a couple of years old"

duffman3833

coolisin wrote: »

Fair enough if so, sorry if I jumped to conclusion! Just I have had that line said to me, "sure relax your car is a couple of years old"

that's what a lot of people think, that just cause it an older car that they don't care about them. Not everyone is rich and has all the free time in the world

mailforkev

You should be allowed just shoot these people on the spot to be honest. Purge rules should apply for 5 minutes if you catch them.

The ding is always followed by a vacant look of confusion as to what they have done wrong if confronted.

I returned to a lump of paint missing from my driver's door in a Tesco carpark a couple of years ago. Offending car had fled and of course the CCTV was out of action. Shiny things attract morons.

dr.fuzzenstein

OP, this kind of person makes me want to wave my hands in front of their eyes (the knocking on the head method could be construed as assault, so I wouldn't recommend it), asking "hello, anyone home?", maybe ask "how many fingers am I holding up?" (the answer is one), or perhaps "Parlez vous Francais?" or "sprechen Sie Deutsch?" maybe even try Xhosa, the clicks always are a nice touch. (I don't speak it of course, but neither does anyone else).
If all else fails, maybe he was a hardcore Gaeltacht, so if all else fails, try Irish! (though you have a better chance with Polish)

Autosport

power pants wrote: »

how does that fix the problem

No one parks beside you therefore your car doesn't get damaged

dr.fuzzenstein

These are for front and rear bumper, but I'm sure something like that installed on the side of a car will deter arsehats from banging their door into you once they know it will damage them more than you. And if they still do it, you can play the ignore game with them.

The J Stands for Jay

Lex Luthor wrote: »

Pics of the car park...all the empty spaces and how close he parks

YOU'RE RUINING MY LEGACY!

batskat

freddieot wrote: »

I suspect your car was clean ? I deliberately don't wash mine except maybe 4-5 times a year in order to discourage this. A lot of people don't care about their own car or more importantly other people's property for that matter.

They may not care about a ding but parking that close means they usually have to brush your car walking out and if it is filthy, well....I find that puts them off a lot of the time....

Very hard not to lose control in those situations though, almost as bad as coming back to a flat tyre when you are in a hurry.

I go firther I dont wash mine except once in two years and eat my food using the roof and bonnet and boot as table tops.
Also leave lots of rubbish strewn around the interiour banana skins orange peels whatever.
The health hazard signals it gives off the Thiefs and cops dont want to search my car and leave me alone and nice cars keep from parking next to mine .
Often easy to enter and leave in my car at parking spots both spaces left and right in parking beside me are free.
The best food streaks i find to put on car are the breakfast rolls with lots of mayo on them lovy steaks that turn all sorts of colours after while and nearly impossible to wash off the paint woirk so i gave up and let more build up .

Car is 1999 so has no value but value of smile facftor when no cars park beside me worth the keep away factor 10 agent all over car

Also in most private car park zones it not public road so there is no easy way to claim for damages except you have comprehensive insurance .The claim through your insurance will put your premuims up so you still lose . Damage in a private car park is private action civil law court case for damages and you can risk to lose and pay costs so most dont take that risk

batskat

Red Kev

batskat wrote: »

Also in most private car park zones it not public road so there is no easy way to claim for damages except you have comprehensive insurance .The claim through your insurance will put your premuims up so you still lose . Damage in a private car park is private action civil law court case for damages and you can risk to lose and pay costs so most dont take that risk

batskat

Sorry, but that's nonsense. If someone damages your car it doesn't matter if it's on public or private property, you can still claim off them.

If someone visits me and hits my car in our driveway I can still claim off them. No idea where you got that idea.

Gazzmonkey

duffman3833 wrote: »

its the most frustrating thing to happen, it happened my car on more than one occasion, i worked in retail a few years ago and came out to find a nice ding in my door. Some people, like me, take pride in their cars after working hard to get them in the first place and all it takes in an inconsiderate person to dent your car that you earned. Probably the most reason for these is because they are too lazy to find a space that their vehicle will fit and find the closest spot even if there inst much room. Never park beside van, large vehicles like people carriers or any car that may have kids as they will just open the door without care. I also try park on a end parking space so at least 1 side will be safe

Park at one end and take up two spaces

dr.fuzzenstein

Red Kev wrote: »

Sorry, but that's nonsense. If someone damages your car it doesn't matter if it's on public or private property, you can still claim off them.

If someone visits me and hits my car in our driveway I can still claim off them. No idea where you got that idea.

You read that post and still replied?

tk123

This is why I want citroen cactus style air bubble panels on my doors!! Two lovely dings and a scratch a couple of weeks ago and I'm 99% sure it happened in the carpark in work! :mad: Decided not to ask to see cctv as it'd just aggravate me more.

zetecescort

might be my imagination but are spaces getting narrower and/or cars wider? doesn't excuse people being dicks though

Lex Luthor

zetecescort wrote: »

might be my imagination but are spaces getting narrower and/or cars wider?

maybe they are but he had over 100 other ones to choose from...

shedweller

I'm proud to say my three (10 and 8) boys are very good at holding the end edge of the door as they open it. They dont even let the door rest against the other car!

anewme

Got my new car on Tuesday! 30k handed over of my hard earned cash! Love it. Tuesday evening on way home called in to supermarket to buy dinner. deliberately parked miles away from entrance. Came back from shop to find a load of empty spaces but a Hyundai Atoz containing a family of go-lightlys parked on top of me despite the place being almost empty. It had all types of dings scrapes etc. i managed to catch them before they got out so I moved one space down leaving a space between us before I packed my shopping. Some people just don't get it! Safe, for now!!!

Autosport

anewme wrote: »

Got my new car on Tuesday! 30k handed over of my hard earned cash! Love it. Tuesday evening on way home called in to supermarket to buy dinner. deliberately parked miles away from entrance. Came back from shop to find a load of empty spaces but a Hyundai Atoz containing a family of go-lightlys parked on top of me despite the place being almost empty. It had all types of dings scrapes etc. i managed to catch them before they got out so I moved one space down leaving a space between us before I packed my shopping. Some people just don't get it! Safe, for now!!!

Post up a pic of the motor if you like There's always some idiot who will park beside you even if the place is empty

dr.fuzzenstein

Autosport wrote: »

Post up a pic of the motor if you like There's always some idiot who will park beside you even if the place is empty

With all that park assist, cruise control, lane control, emergency brake, wouldn't it be possible to program the car to move on it's own accord to another space if some dingbat tried to park beside it?
Maybe the Google car can do it.

power pants

anewme wrote: »

Got my new car on Tuesday! 30k handed over of my hard earned cash! Love it. Tuesday evening on way home called in to supermarket to buy dinner. deliberately parked miles away from entrance. Came back from shop to find a load of empty spaces but a Hyundai Atoz containing a family of go-lightlys parked on top of me despite the place being almost empty. It had all types of dings scrapes etc. i managed to catch them before they got out so I moved one space down leaving a space between us before I packed my shopping. Some people just don't get it! Safe, for now!!!

what are go-lightlys?

OldMrBrennan83

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anewme

power pants wrote: »

what are go-lightlys?

You're probably too young to remember but there used to be a program on called Beadles about where Jeremy Beadle used to prank members of the public. The golightlies a were a clumsy rather large family in the sketches.

You'd see them going into a furniture shop and all of them sitting on a bed or couch and breaking it and the poor staff member would be in bits.

I was reminded of them when I saw who had parked next to me in an empty car park as once the door of their car was opened there was no way they were going to be able to ease themselves out and I would definitely have got a nice ding!

power pants

Rings a bell now :pac:

I do recall watching beadles pranks in the olden days when I was very young

Roanmore

It's not just car parking spaces where people have this mentality.
Myself and my wife went for a coffee in a restaurant this morning, place just open, we were the first in. Got a table and coffees. Two women come in and sit down next to us, there was about 20 tables free in the whole place and they sat next to us. One of the women was eldery and must have been hard of hearing because there was a lot of loud talking going on.
OT I know but just shows the mentality of some people.

Lex Luthor

Roanmore wrote: »

It's not just car parking spaces where people have this mentality.
Myself and my wife went for a coffee in a restaurant this morning, place just open, we were the first in. Got a table and coffees. Two women come in and sit down next to us, there was about 20 tables free in the whole place and they sat next to us. One of the women was eldery and must have been hard of hearing because there was a lot of loud talking going on.
OT I know but just shows the mentality of some people.

Hate when this happens

Eric Cartman

only solution is across 2 spaces at an angle down the back of the carpark.

Ive had a few times now where people who know they'll bang doors will wait until I've left my car or am out of view to get out so they can swing doors at will. they'll stare at you as you get out of the car and sure enough 100% you'll come back to some paint damage.

anewme

Eric Cartman wrote: »

only solution is across 2 spaces at an angle down the back of the carpark.

Ive had a few times now where people who know they'll bang doors will wait until I've left my car or am out of view to get out so they can swing doors at will. they'll stare at you as you get out of the car and sure enough 100% you'll come back to some paint damage.

This made me laugh!!!

Especially the bits.....will wait till I've left the car or am out of view so they can swing doors at will......they'll stare at you as you get out....

It's so true!!!

Was nearly caught again today by a 00D purple Avensis....they did not realise I was sitting in the car when they arrived but noticed me before they got out....after a minor staring competition they got out carefully. They had parked too close but were careful getting out once hey spotted me. Once they walked off I moved further back.

Having a brand new car is stressful! I also try and look for odd spaces that are angled that are wider or longways.

Dero

Saw this, and immediately thought of this thread.

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/08/07/inconsiderate-bastards-to-sit-at-restaurant-table-beside-you/

Jesus.

Pulled into a car park the other day and there was a car taking up one & a half spaces. I could have found another space down the end of the car park but I wanted to be near the machine cos my knee was busted from a game of ball. The way this guy parked annoyed me. Because it was at the end of the line I was able to put my two left tyres over the white line a bit and squeeze in beside him. I had space to get out being very careful. We were facing opposite directions so the guy would have to get in the same side as me.

Now its obvious why he parked like this. His was a 162 Audi A5. A serious bit of kit. He must've been afraid of his door getting shunted. I can understand that given the assholes who open their door into the car beside them without giving a sh1t. I've had it happen to me many's a time. Still though I don't think someone has the right to take two spaces especially in the middle of a busy car park. Fair enough if you want to go right down the back and into the corner but not like this.

07Lapierre

I'm fortunate that the car park I use frequently has a very narrow bay which has a wall on one side and a pillar on the other. It's nearly always available. Perfect!

Cheensbo

Jesus. wrote: »

I don't think someone has the right to take two spaces especially in the middle of a busy car park. Fair enough if you want to go right down the back and into the corner but not like this.

Not agreeing with poor/well planned parking but I'm fairly sure someone has the right to park their car whatever way they want, there's no laws governing parking spaces & outlined spaces are just a guideline if anything.

Parking like a dick is far less of a moral(actual) crime than beating the ****e out of peoples cars while opening doors.