ICE cars parking in designated charging spot

Cork981

Is there any way to report ICE cars parking in designated charging spots.

I’ve seen this happen a fair few times now in private car parks and public spaces.

I get it’s not nearly as bad as parking in wheel chair spots but it’s annoying.

Tenigate

Had to google ice.. thought you meant emergency vehicles.

I don't have much sympathy op. We pay higher motor tax yet our car parks are being decimated by a government vanity project. First come first serve in my view.

miamee

It depends on the car park, some of them will happily clamp the car if you contact them and there's a sign designating the spot for charging cars only. Unfortunately that's just a deterrent for the future but doesn't help when you need to charge now.

Cork981

Tenigate wrote: »

Had to google ice.. thought you meant emergency vehicles.

I don't have much sympathy op. We pay higher motor tax yet our car parks are being decimated by a government vanity project. First come first serve in my view.

I don’t agree, I think they should be reserved for hybrid and electric vehicles.

To be fair it’s one spot out of maybe 150.

Q park actually have a cone in each electric charging spot that you have to move yourself and actually works well as a deterrent.

I guess the people that usually park ICE vehicles in charging spots are generally to lazy to move it.

miamee

Not all of them are designated specifically for charging so most drivers will of course think 'first come, first served' etc.

miamee

Tenigate wrote: »

Had to google ice.. thought you meant emergency vehicles.

I don't have much sympathy op. We pay higher motor tax yet our car parks are being decimated by a government vanity project. First come first serve in my view.

Decimated??? 1-2 spots in a number of car parks, by no means anywhere near all of them. Do you think cars paying a higher tax rate than yourself should have first choice of car parking spaces? Nonsense.

irishgrover

Tenigate wrote:

Had to google ice.. thought you meant emergency vehicles. I don't have much sympathy op. We pay higher motor tax yet our car parks are being decimated by a government vanity project. First come first serve in my view.

Your ignorance is reflective of your level of ignorance....

elperello

Would you park in front of a petrol pump if just going in for a lottery ticket?

irishgrover

****EDIT - below comment was in response to post by tenigate where he started I was obviously a Prius driver.... Which he has since deleted.... /End EDIT ****

3.6 ltr, v6. Petrol in my driveway...... But I don't have some have assed suppiority complex because of the tax I pay....

Tenigate

I should hope not considering the environmental damage you do with that gas guzzler.

irishgrover

Tenigate wrote:

I should hope not considering the environmental damage you do with that gas guzzler.

Look it's simple really, yes I drive a big powerful petrol engine and pay tax..... But that does not mean I condone some twat in an ice, who could park anywhere, blocking very limited charging points for people in EVs.....

irishgrover

Tenigate wrote:

I should hope not considering the environmental damage you do with that gas guzzler.

Seriously, did you just delete your post when you said I was obviously a Prius driver?---- what are you 12/13 ?

fritzelly

Do not BMW drivers have carte blanche on what they can do including where they can park

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/719712/driver-returns-to-badly-parked-car-to-find-aggressive-note-from-parking-warden