The rage and the anger you feel

[DM]

I hate it when it's a result of just bad parking. But when the car park is fairly empty, parking across 2 spaces or in the Parent and Child parking is the only way to ensure that you don't get Zafira man parking next to you.

Even then you aint safe because Zafira man cant see properly, its all part of his condition, so now hes in the parent parking slot next to you, but hes missed his lines and still managed to park within striking distance of your door.

I tell you its all part of the patience trying urban crime environment we live in, there is only one answer, you buy a 300 quid Fiat Panda or something to go shopping in, or failing that a Zafira and join the growing ranks of Zafira man yourself.

 

[MaX_PoWah]

What is it about peoples attraction to other cars ? i even have friends who do it, they go into a car park and purposely park next to another car? saftey in numbers or something ? it really is bizarre, i park as far away from everyone as i can or in a parent and child spot

 

[Paul_M]

Always park in the middle of two spaces. As been said if you park at the other end of the car park theres always one that will park next to you

My ex had a Kia Picanto, which is not that wide to begin with and some numpty managed to drive into the next space, while rubbing their bumper down the whole side of her car. I'm amazed that some of these people managed to pass their driving test, when they have no spaceal awareness

 

[shifty_uk]

A colleague of mine got a new Corsa, went to the shopping centre which has 3 separate car parks and 2 multi-stories - spread out. She parked in the furthest away multi-story on a quiet day. I've seen it, it's barely ever got a single car in it. Somehow some lump decided out of the entire 3 floor selection to park next to her shiny new Corsa and as a result left a dent and scrape right up the inside.

No doubt it was the wife of Zafira man!

 

[DM]

A colleague of mine got a new Corsa, went to the shopping centre which has 3 separate car parks and 2 multi-stories - spread out. She parked in the furthest away multi-story on a quiet day. I've seen it, it's barely ever got a single car in it. Somehow some lump decided out of the entire 3 floor selection to park next to her shiny new Corsa and as a result left a dent and scrape right up the inside.

No doubt it was the wife of Zafira man!

Im telling you he's got 771 wives and they all look the same

 

[Vince]

I hate people that park in the middle of two spaces but i am not suprised they do it, is it the only answer?

I do this quite often! recently I did it while quickly running into B&Q - I returned to the car to see that somebody had actually taken the time to write and leave a strongly worded letter for me. Basically telling me how I am scum of the earth for parking across two bays.

I read it laughed, jumped in the car and off I went, safe in the knowledge that nobody could open a door on my car even if they tried.

 

[faisal_uk]

I do this quite often! recently I did it while quickly running into B&Q - I returned to the car to see that somebody had actually taken the time to write and leave a strongly worded letter for me. Basically telling me how I am scum of the earth for parking across two bays.

I read it laughed, jumped in the car and off I went, safe in the knowledge that nobody could open a door on my car even if they tried.

yeah but if the car park starts to fill up - this can be very annoying!
I can understand why people want to do this - but it gets a bit silly when at the local shopping centre there are the usual 4x4's and now even the odd Polo's/KIA's taking up 2 spaces!!

I have also seen notes left on these cars - although be warned next time it might be a keyed car you come back to and not a note!

 

[reefoid]

I think OCUK must have some of the unluckiest parkers around. In nearly 20 years of driving, and probably thousands of car park visits, I have never received any damage to my vehicles.

Is it really that common, or have I just been very lucky?

 

[CaptainRAVE]

I always defensively park but somehow, even if I'm relatively far away in the car park, some mug will a lot of the time completely ignore all the bays around or further up the car park and slide right in beside me. It's usually always people carriers or family 4x4s.

This always happens to me, even in huge car parks. I just don't get why people do it?

 

[DM]

I think OCUK must have some of the unluckiest parkers around. In nearly 20 years of driving, and probably thousands of car park visits, I have never received any damage to my vehicles.

Is it really that common, or have I just been very lucky?

Iv had more in the last 5 years than the 22 years preceding it, including some **** blatantly driving into my car in a hospital car park when me mum died.

I put it down to a general decline in people giving a toss, its very sad.

 

[Relentless81]

You have been very lucky, the population are inconsiderate ****ers TBH

 

[Gaygle]

I'm just about to go to Tesco's. If i see ZM i will be sure to pass on our grievances.

 

[Vince]

yeah but if the car park starts to fill up - this can be very annoying!
I can understand why people want to do this - but it gets a bit silly when at the local shopping centre there are the usual 4x4's and now even the odd Polo's/KIA's taking up 2 spaces!!

I have also seen notes left on these cars - although be warned next time it might be a keyed car you come back to and not a note!

Ahh well thats life! It wouldn't be the first time I went to my car to see it keyed. I owned a mk6 escort cab with rs kit and st170 wheels about 6 years ago, two days after having a full respray every panel was keyed on my drive. Surfice to say I don't live in the same place anymore.

Now days I just take the mrs car to the supermarket as we really don't care about it or if anybody opens a door on it. If I do take the Porsche it is parked right at the far end of the carpark across two spaces where it is normally completly empty. what I am trying to say is that it really doesn't matter what car it is, it could be an old banged up fiesta, at the end of the day people couldn't care less about other peoples property.

 

[Relentless81]

Well i've come up with nothing on this and looks like i'll be taking it on the chin

Its not insured through work

My insurance excess is £250 and the damage is probably around that much maybe a bit more but will mean an increase in premium next year as there is no 3rd party so its classed as a Fault claim, isnt car insurance amazing!?!?!?

CCTV comes up with nothing even though I know for a fact that it happened in a car park of which the CCTV can see the front end of the car between 8:00am and 11:00am yesterday morning, I argued that you should be able to see the car move but the building managers say you cant

Ah well, looks like more of my house deposit savings down the pan!

 

[BlastRadius]

Well i've come up with nothing on this and looks like i'll be taking it on the chin

Its not insured through work

My insurance excess is £250 and the damage is probably around that much maybe a bit more but will mean an increase in premium next year as there is no 3rd party so its classed as a Fault claim, isnt car insurance amazing!?!?!?

CCTV comes up with nothing even though I know for a fact that it happened in a car park of which the CCTV can see the front end of the car between 8:00am and 11:00am yesterday morning, I argued that you should be able to see the car move but the building managers say you cant

Ah well, looks like more of my house deposit savings down the pan!

Gutted for you. To ease your pain..

When I passed my test 12 years ago I bought myself a shiney red Fiesta 1.25 lx. I loved it and took great care of it (I kept it 5 years and did 148000 miles in it).

6 months into ownership I parked in Tescos car park while I waited for mum to do her family shop, I stayed in the car! Some young scrotes pulled into the space next to me. During their conversation about how many girls they had rear ended one of them placed his fat slimey helly hanson branded ass on my bonnet. I bounced around a bit thinking the movement might make him realise his actions but to no avail.

Not wanting a confrontation I decided I would start my car and reverse away, I was still quite inexperienced when I placed my car into reverse, wasn't thinking of my actions when I tunrned the ignition, shocked when it leapt backwards three feet and stalled. At that point the slob fell gracefully onto his rear end with his mates laughing hysterically and a couple of nearby old dears thinking I had just tried to kill him.

He got up, face all purple, came over to me and apologised and praised my clever way of dumping him off the car ( it was in Chav, so I think that was his general explanation of events).

I don't park in Tescos anymore - ever.

 

[Relentless81]

Interesting development, turns out after a lot of mithering on my part that the building owners have checked the CCTV on the day before I noticed the damage and they have found out who has done it, it also turns out its a company van so it'll be repaired on company insurance which cancels out any typical private insurance issues

Happy days, I cant believe I didnt notice the damage for a whole 24 hours though, I must have gotten in and out of the car 6 times in that 24 hours!

 

[sigma]

Wow, nice turn out there.