Are the rules different with a new car?

Here’s a badly parked car I encountered in a supermarket car park in Dundalk today (I was driving the yellow car - it’s not mine, but yes, I’m insured to drive it). I was originally going to park on the right hand side of the offending vehicle until I saw this, and the space on the left came free.

I dunno, - I reckon some people with either really nice cars or relatively new cars park BADLY so that people won’t park next to them…

aldiparkjob.jpg

… or yes, maybe they’re just shite drivers!

7 Comments

  1. George
    Posted December 7, 2007 at 1:14 pm | Permalink

    I've seen this a lot as well, I have a felling it's to do with the lack of respect people show to other peoples cars, smacking there doors off others as they get out. if the car is blocking 2 spaces then no one will park close enough to smack there cars, but I'm speculating. :)

    Me, I make a habit these days of parking as far as possible away from any other cars in public car parks, which usually means a bit of walk to get to the shop or whatever, but hey, who doesn't need more excercise :D

  2. John Smith
    Posted December 7, 2007 at 7:59 pm | Permalink

    I have to say the above is a remarkable piece of courteous parking. This guy is an amateur. But to see some REALLY shite parking, check out this lot from two of my own previous posts:
    here and here.

  3. the langer
    Posted December 7, 2007 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

    wouldn't happen if the idiots that design car parks made the spaces big enough!! they squeeze in as many spaces as possible, and you have to park close to the far line in order to squeeze out the drivers side. It's ridiculous..and I'm not overweight and I drive a medium sized car.

  4. Blanco
    Posted December 8, 2007 at 11:23 pm | Permalink

    Have to agree with 'the langer' on this. Sometimes also, when one shitbag parks over the line it means others have to also. Either that or you drive around for ages looking for a 'proper' space while somebody squeezez into the spot you refused out of principle!

  5. Rubycored
    Posted December 12, 2007 at 2:06 pm | Permalink

    That's actually one of the "better" scenes of "Shite Parking Skills" in this article

    I have seen numerous cases (especially in Blanchardstown [dublin]) when people would park their car horizontally to the same layout, taking over three parking spaces by that single car

    When i go back to Irishland this christmas and see it again - i'd post some photos up!

    `Rubycored

  6. John Smith
    Posted December 12, 2007 at 4:01 pm | Permalink

    I always park exactly in between the lines. If someone then has about 1 inch to open their doos to get in, their problem.

  7. Rubycored
    Posted December 12, 2007 at 10:36 pm | Permalink

    @ John Smith

    Hop out from the roof opening?

    `Rubycored

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