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Title: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Rockhampton on 14 March 2010, 19:33:10
Don't you just hate it when someone opens their door into your car in a car park?? Got two nice marks on my previously unblemished offside rear door where some idiot has banged into it getting in and out by the looks of it.... not happy  >:(
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 14 March 2010, 19:39:51
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Don't you just hate it when someone opens their door into your car in a car park?? Got two nice marks on my previously unblemished offside rear door where some idiot has banged into it getting in and out by the looks of it.... not happy  >:(
I know what you mean mate,it also annoys me,especially when they pull up next to you,and they have small kids who just fling the back door open.Whenever i park anywhere,i makesure there are no other cars about ::),or if i cant,i makesure i wait in the car to be on the safe side,and send the missus in instead.A bit drastic i know,but at the cost of £40 to have a small dent removed,you can understand my actions. :y
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Turk on 14 March 2010, 22:32:35
A few years ago I stopped at our local 24hr Tesco. It was 2am and there were 3 or 4 cars parked in a car park that holds about 1000 cars.
When I came out some numpty had parked so close that I had to get into mine via the passenger door.
How do these people even get a licence to be in charge of a wheel barrow, let alone a car ?  :-?
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Andy B on 14 March 2010, 22:36:31
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Don't you just hate it when someone opens their door into your car in a car park?? Got two nice marks on my previously unblemished offside rear door where some idiot has banged into it getting in and out by the looks of it.... not happy  >:(

Like this?  ;D
I don't actuall watch the prog but saw it at work!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Kiksomass on 14 March 2010, 22:38:32
Try this site and print some off. I did ;D ;D ;D
http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 March 2010, 22:45:17
Always park as far from the shop as you can. The scum who can't be @rsed to look after other people's property can't be @rsed to walk 50 yards either. :y

Kevin
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: belldarr on 14 March 2010, 22:53:50
I have a guy where I work who always parks next to me and has 2 wheels in the space I park in - I always get in early as well so I can get a spot on the end so I can park right over but he always has 2 wheels in my bay too - no idea who it is but the first time he marks my car ( i know every mark on it) then he is getting my size 14 in the middle of his door!
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: mudflap on 15 March 2010, 07:33:56
My local Waitrose store has thick metal posts placed everywhere amongst the parking spaces making it very difficult to "swing out" where necessary, so having to joggle around to get in or out, my mother is 86 and has difficulty walking to the store from across the car park, there are always plenty of disabled spaces available next to the entrance, so could they legally stop me from using those ?   :-/
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: mudflap on 15 March 2010, 07:35:56
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I have a guy where I work who always parks next to me and has 2 wheels in the space I park in - I always get in early as well so I can get a spot on the end so I can park right over but he always has 2 wheels in my bay too - no idea who it is but the first time he marks my car ( i know every mark on it) then he is getting my size 14 in the middle of his door!

leave a note on his windscreen, or report him to management for innappropriate parking.

Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Rockhampton on 15 March 2010, 19:17:16
I usually park in the same spot, on the end of a row to minimise damage (it's a wide car as you know), and normally this very pretty woman in a Matiz parks next to me, so I usually never have a problem... she had a day off on Friday though, so I guess I was fair game... it was silver, whatever it was.. >:(
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Amigo on 15 March 2010, 22:48:15
I always park as far away from the store a i can where it's empty & devoid of idiots & their sticky fingered children, a short walk never hurt anyone.
    If it's that crowded & i spot 2 spaces i'll park across them both. Maybe out of order but so is folk opening doors or leaving trolleys against my hard earned polishing.
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Vamps on 15 March 2010, 23:01:12
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My local Waitrose store has thick metal posts placed everywhere amongst the parking spaces making it very difficult to "swing out" where necessary, so having to joggle around to get in or out, my mother is 86 and has difficulty walking to the store from across the car park, there are always plenty of disabled spaces available next to the entrance, so could they legally stop me from using those ?   :-/

No problem, if she has a Blue Badge....... :y
If not then please do not park in disabled bays, those that do can, and should, be clamped...... :)
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: doog on 16 March 2010, 00:10:04
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A few years ago I stopped at our local 24hr Tesco. It was 2am and there were 3 or 4 cars parked in a car park that holds about 1000 cars.
When I came out some numpty had parked so close that I had to get into mine via the passenger door.
How do these people even get a licence to be in charge of a wheel barrow, let alone a car ?  :-?



I would have accidently ran my key down the side of his door for his trouble :y
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Olympia5776 on 16 March 2010, 01:14:12
I've maybe told this story on here before.
My wife watched a local tile suppliers van driver open his door on to her Land Rover and dent it .She started to walk towards him and he jumped into the van and drove off. When she told me I called the company told them what happened and gave them a driver description , the time and registration but they denied the van was in that area and basically laughed and told me to **** off.
About three weeks later I was in a large builders provider and lo and behold what comes driving in and parks two places away from my van. I waited till the driver went in and then using my trusty ball pein hammer did exactly the same , well nearly the same  ::) as he did to ours .
Childish ? maybe, but extremely satisfying...... :y
Cost € 30 to have it removed and it's as good as new now.
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/DSCF0003.jpg)
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Rockhampton on 16 March 2010, 19:17:17
There seems to be no end to it!! In the same car park today, I came back to this....

(http://www.glenn.cotse.net/car1.jpg)

.... there's no marked space behind where I parked, so they just tucked in their Ka and left it. Yes, they are touching... guess it's time for me to find another park!  >:( >:(
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Foxycav on 16 March 2010, 19:21:03
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A few years ago I stopped at our local 24hr Tesco. It was 2am and there were 3 or 4 cars parked in a car park that holds about 1000 cars.
When I came out some numpty had parked so close that I had to get into mine via the passenger door.
How do these people even get a licence to be in charge of a wheel barrow, let alone a car ?  :-?
that happened to me once, some girl parked that close, i couldnt open the door, as she was just parking i glared at her and held my hands up, she mustve been scared at this mad blonde woman glaring at her cos she moved into the next available bay lmao ;D
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Foxycav on 16 March 2010, 19:26:45
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There seems to be no end to it!! In the same car park today, I came back to this....

(http://www.glenn.cotse.net/car1.jpg)

.... there's no marked space behind where I parked, so they just tucked in their Ka and left it. Yes, they are touching... guess it's time for me to find another park!  >:( >:(
Never seen anything so bloody ridiculous in my life >:(
if that had been my car i would be absolutely fuming.
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Rockhampton on 16 March 2010, 19:29:43
I know - especially as they just left it there!!
Luckily, the small mark on my bumper has polished out.... however, the unlucky owner of the Ka would have returned to find a parking fine on their windscreen - they did have a ticket, but were not parked in a designated bay.... the parking attendant just could not believe it!!!!
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 March 2010, 20:56:20
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There seems to be no end to it!! In the same car park today, I came back to this....

(http://www.glenn.cotse.net/car1.jpg)

.... there's no marked space behind where I parked, so they just tucked in their Ka and left it. Yes, they are touching... guess it's time for me to find another park!  >:( >:(

I had someone park so close they hooked their bumper over my towball.

I was so upset that it didn't rip off the bumper :( :(
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 March 2010, 21:00:32
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A few years ago I stopped at our local 24hr Tesco. It was 2am and there were 3 or 4 cars parked in a car park that holds about 1000 cars.
When I came out some numpty had parked so close that I had to get into mine via the passenger door.
How do these people even get a licence to be in charge of a wheel barrow, let alone a car ?  :-?
that happened to me once, some girl parked that close, i couldnt open the door, as she was just parking i glared at her and held my hands up, she mustve been scared at this mad blonde woman glaring at her cos she moved into the next available bay lmao ;D


Parked up, however lamp post about 6 inches from passenger door. Came back to find a car parked so close to my drivers side (about 9 inches or so)  I could not open my door, I actually had to dent the car with my door to get the door open enough to open a window then knock off the hand brake.

Then ran after it before it hit the car infront - gentle slope.

Got out after 10 minutes and one shithead owned dented & scratched car (my door and my bum).
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Martin_1962 on 16 March 2010, 21:03:32
A few years ago (over 10) I dented a van parked next to me. A few hundred spaces or so, two vehicles total, so why did the van park too close to me?

Putting baby in child seat - I made more room by bashing the van with the rear door until there was enough room.

The van side bent quite nicely from my door.
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Lazydocker on 16 March 2010, 21:09:52
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Try this site and print some off. I did ;D ;D ;D
http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/

Read the hate mail section ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D NWS!!!
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Amigo on 16 March 2010, 21:18:19
I see stupid people.... ::)
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Del Boy on 16 March 2010, 21:41:28
I always take the cars rego that is next to me and write it on my hand. If not I take up two spaces so they have to park at least half a space away.
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: jereboam on 17 March 2010, 17:32:50
Life's to short to worry about a dent on the car door.  Or rust.  It's an Omega - it's not going to rot away, it's already old, and it doesn't matter how smart it looks, you aren't going to get any money for it when you sell it! :)
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Kiksomass on 17 March 2010, 17:50:51
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Try this site and print some off. I did ;D ;D ;D
http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/

Read the hate mail section ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D NWS!!![/quote]
I know!! Well funny some of the letters! ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Del Boy on 17 March 2010, 18:08:24
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Life's to short to worry about a dent on the car door.  Or rust.  It's an Omega - it's not going to rot away, it's already old, and it doesn't matter how smart it looks, you aren't going to get any money for it when you sell it! :)
Not the point though, people should have more respect. I always try and buy behicles which are mint with no dents, I hate bad bodywork.
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Andy B on 17 March 2010, 18:08:41
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Life's to short to worry about a dent on the car door.  Or rust.  It's an Omega - it's not going to rot away, it's already old, and it doesn't matter how smart it looks, you aren't going to get any money for it when you sell it! :)

I don't want to sell it, I know it's worthless in cash terms, but it does matter to me when it's parked on my drive!  :y  :y
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Del Boy on 17 March 2010, 18:09:45
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There seems to be no end to it!! In the same car park today, I came back to this....

(http://www.glenn.cotse.net/car1.jpg)

.... there's no marked space behind where I parked, so they just tucked in their Ka and left it. Yes, they are touching... guess it's time for me to find another park!  >:( >:(
I hope you waited for them  >:(
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Rockhampton on 17 March 2010, 19:07:39
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Life's to short to worry about a dent on the car door.  Or rust.  It's an Omega - it's not going to rot away, it's already old, and it doesn't matter how smart it looks, you aren't going to get any money for it when you sell it! :)
Not the point though, people should have more respect. I always try and buy behicles which are mint with no dents, I hate bad bodywork.
I agree - the car is only a hunk of metal, but it's the lack of consideration for others & their property that gets me...
Title: Re: Idiots in car parks
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 March 2010, 19:49:04
Yep it is a real worry when you have a lovely car :( :(

For a few years not that long ago I ran a 19 year old Toyota, with virtually every panel having a ping of some kind, and I had roughly painted it a two tone silver and red.  It was like a teenagers old bomb!  I could park it anywhere, without worry, knowing a few more dents wouldn't make any difference, and the almost worthless heap was covered by T P F & T insurance 8-) 8-)

It was sooooo therapeutic to for once not have to worry about a car and where I left it :D :D :D ;)