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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: AGB on 15 August 2010, 07:11
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I know this topic has popped up at various times in the forum and there are many forum members who are fond of 'defensive parking'.
I was in what can only be classed as a nightmare parking situation yesterday - a shopping centre inundated with 4WD vehicles, people carriers and lots of children all itching to open passenger doors into my GTI. So, I did the sensible thing and parked on the top floor, as far from the lifts/stairs as possible to deter the lazy and careless plus I was protected on two sides.
I rather liked the atmosphere of the shot on walking back to the car so took a quick snap on my iPhone for kicks. My wife was less enthusiastic, regarding the photograph as documentary evidence of my paranoia. :smiley:
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Thats the sort of thing that i do :grin:
But you usually still find that a people carrier parks next to ya just to wind me up :angry:
Good snapshot does look lonely thou :rolleyes:
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Brilliant , it takes me sometimes 15 mins to park mine just to to get away from clumsy idiots :rolleyes:
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The gf moans at me for doing this too for the extra 2 to 3 min walk to the shops! If she moans I just say fine we'll park next the all the people carriers and 4x4's and if the car gets hit then its your fault!! Which results in " Fine just park where you want then! :angry:" :grin:
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I'm constantly ridiculed for driving around a car park several times just so I can find a space either on it's own or next to something that looks equally cared for as my car.
Quite often I will park over 2 spaces if there is plenty of room in the car park. I get lots of funny looks as if I'm some sort of ignoramous(sp) but haven't had any comments from people yet. If they do make a sarcastic remark of some sort I will just ask them if they are prepared to pay for the damage some halfwit carelessly causes and point out the cars in the Disabled and Mother & Child spaces that clearly don't belong there just 'cos people can't walk a couple of extra metres to the door thanks to their obesity/laziness. And then there's the ones who actually park practically right in the supermarket atrium just so they don't have to walk a few metres as all they want to do is use the cash machine. :rolleyes:
So all in all I feel fully justified.
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I would of parked diagonal across 3 bays :evil:
Darren
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The gf moans at me for doing this too for the extra 2 to 3 min walk to the shops! If she moans I just say fine we'll park next the all the people carriers and 4x4's and if the car gets hit then its your fault!! Which results in " Fine just park where you want then! :angry:" :grin:
+1 :grin:
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And I thought it was only me that was paranoid :laugh: I hate parking anywhere if I suspect another vehicle may come and park next to me; especially if it's likely to be full of kids or careless door users.
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All car parks should be like Costco. That is the only car park I'll happily park in beside someone as there is plenty of room for opening doors without hitting the car beside you.
Like others here, I've seen me driving out of a car park because there have been no "suitable spaces".
Even when I go to the football every week and park on the street "head to toe", I find myself waiting till others have parked either side of me before I'll leave and go to the game!!
Been like that with every car I've owned so not just a Golf thing!!
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Even occasionally used the "parents and children" parking spaces at my local Waitrose [They have wide spaces between for door opening] There are lots of these spaces and on weekdays virtually none are used; even so I've still had the odd person asking me if I realise I shouldn't park there, hard to defend my position but tried, although I've stopped doing it now as the remarks were beginning to get to me :cry:
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We've already been there with the parking in disabled bays or parent and child bays :laugh:
Back in the days when I had 3 kids under the age of 4 the child bays were a god send. Not because I was lazy and wanted to get nearer to the store but because I could open both my rear doors as wide as they would go and actually be able to remove the kids without damaging the cars crammed next to me.
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I can appreciate why the extra space is needed if you have small kids believe me [even though I don't have any]; but without wanting to sound inconsiderate or lacking in understanding, why do people have to take small children shopping anyway; can't one parent stay home with the kids whilst the other does the shopping? [or get a minder - not Terry :grin:]
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I shop at M&S and sometimes Sainsburys. At M&S, I use the staff car park and they don't mind as I am a very regular customer. At Sainsburys, I park in the wide bays for parents and children and I tell the staff so I don't get a ticket! When I can't find a space we order a fantastic Thai takeaway which is no more expensive than a supermarket shop! Simples! Yeah right!
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without wanting to sound inconsiderate or lacking in understanding, why do people have to take small children shopping anyway; can't one parent stay home with the kids whilst the other does the shopping?
should all the stay at home mothers hold off from shopping until the husbands get home from work to look after the children?
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In a not so busy car park I often park diagonally across 2 spaces so that no tw@t can even try and park next to me. People have offten tuted at me as they walk into their 15 year Fiat Punto :rolleyes:
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If me and the mrs go to the supermarket I will park where there are no other cars which she moans about, but I won't park over two spaces that just screams out key my car please.
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In a not so busy car park I often park diagonally across 2 spaces so that no tw@t can even try and park next to me. People have offten tuted at me as they walk into their 15 year Fiat Punto :rolleyes:
You can get a parking ticket/fine or clamped for that in alot of carparks. :wink:
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I know this topic has popped up at various times in the forum and there are many forum members who are fond of 'defensive parking'.
I was in what can only be classed as a nightmare parking situation yesterday - a shopping centre inundated with 4WD vehicles, people carriers and lots of children all itching to open passenger doors into my GTI. So, I did the sensible thing and parked on the top floor, as far from the lifts/stairs as possible to deter the lazy and careless plus I was protected on two sides.
I rather liked the atmosphere of the shot on walking back to the car so took a quick snap on my iPhone for kicks. My wife was less enthusiastic, regarding the photograph as documentary evidence of my paranoia. :smiley:
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4809/parkinglores.jpg)
Good work :grin:
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Disabled spaces are a never never. Parent and child spaces are fair game at the times I usually go to the supermarket, I always take the one furtherest away from the door too, and am usually the only one there :lipsrsealed:
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In a not so busy car park I often park diagonally across 2 spaces so that no tw@t can even try and park next to me. People have offten tuted at me as they walk into their 15 year Fiat Punto :rolleyes:
You can get a parking ticket/fine or clamped for that in alot of carparks. :wink:
Yeah, I've heard that but not had grief yet. Dont get me wrong, I dont do it all the time. Only when its not busy, the amount of times I've parked in a car park that isnt busy only to find someone has still managed to park next to me, grinds my gears no end.
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without wanting to sound inconsiderate or lacking in understanding, why do people have to take small children shopping anyway; can't one parent stay home with the kids whilst the other does the shopping?
should all the stay at home mothers hold off from shopping until the husbands get home from work to look after the children?
Yes.
Most supermarkets are open until 20:00 6 days a week, I'm sure that would accomodate the vast majority of people.
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
Well said :wink:
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I can appreciate why the extra space is needed if you have small kids believe me [even though I don't have any]; but without wanting to sound inconsiderate or lacking in understanding, why do people have to take small children shopping anyway; can't one parent stay home with the kids whilst the other does the shopping? [or get a minder - not Terry :grin:]
Ever heard of single mums?
When are they supposed to shop in your world?
Or what about families where one parent works away?
Does the other parent/chuldren go without food for 2/4 weeks until the other parent comes home to babysit?
So basically, you managed to sound both inconsiderate and lacking in understanding.
Bravo! :rolleyes:
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Woops! :grin:
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(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4809/parkinglores.jpg)
Wow, a picture can tell a thousand stories! :rolleyes:
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
Well said :wink:
agreed, well said. people who park in mother and baby spaces yet again reaffirming the 'f7ck everyone else as long as i'm all right' culture that blights this country.
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I often look for the nice cars that have deliberately parked away from everyone else and park next to them. It gives me a warm feeling inside knowing that they've probably gone home and logged straight onto their forum to complain......
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I've only twice parked in 'parents and children' bays because there were no other places, it was pouring buckets, I had a bad shoulder and back and there were plenty of these places. I informed the powers-that-be of my inconsiderate behaviour but gave them the reason for doing so. I shopped as quickly as possible and when I returned there were still plenty of these places available. So sue me! :grin:
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^^^ LOL love it ^^^
This thread has turned into the Jeremy Kyle show :grin:
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^^^ LOL love it ^^^
This thread has turned into the Jeremy Kyle show :grin:
LOL!
Heaven forbid, but it has. :laugh:
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
There's no need for the swearing and don't get carried away; my comments were very tongue in cheek.
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how about bollux=boll0cks to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
There's no need for the swearing and don't get carried away; my comments were very tongue in cheek.
O how rude. :embarassed:
You know tongue-in-cheek never works. :grin:
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how about bollux=boll0cks to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
There's no need for the swearing and don't get carried away; my comments were very tongue in cheek.
O how rude. :embarassed:
You know tongue-in-cheek never works. :grin:
Very good am1w :laugh: It's difficult to get subtle humour across in a brief typed message, maybe a smiley would help next time
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GET OFF MY STAGE !
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AND GET A JOB!
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
There's no need for the swearing and don't get carried away; my comments were very tongue in cheek.
I will get carried away (not necessarily with you). The mother and baby spaces are wider for a reason...and it's not for owners that think their cars are precious. If you'd tried to get a 5yo, 3yo and 3 month old out of the car in an ordinary space you'd (in the the general term) understand.
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Ooooooo, a bit too defensive me. I tend to park where there is at least some public around, just to put off any potential break ins. Looks quite desolate, all there by itself. :smiley:
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It was just a picture. I didn't think it would cause such a fracas. As for Jeremy Kyle, if he ever crossed the street in front of me, it would be a tough call but I'm pretty sure someone here would be able to recommend a good panel beater. :grin:
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I remember I had my car panel damaged by a kid outside a resturant when he got out of his car. Guess what, the mum put the kid back into the car and drove off before I can write down her plate! :angry: Cost me £300+ to fix
I think there should be more disabled/family parking spaces in supermarkets etc.. and any parents or disable person who do not use this spaces should be fine heavily!
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how about bollux to you. There's no way I want to get home from work and have to baby sit whilst the mrs goes shopping on her own.
There's no need for the swearing and don't get carried away; my comments were very tongue in cheek.
I will get carried away (not necessarily with you). The mother and baby spaces are wider for a reason...and it's not for owners that think their cars are precious. If you'd tried to get a 5yo, 3yo and 3 month old out of the car in an ordinary space you'd (in the the general term) understand.
I know what the spaces are for and why thanks :huh:
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as I said..."not necessarily with you". There are plenty of people that don't know what the spaces are for though.
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I often wonder how popular Parent and Child spaces would be if they were at the far end of the car park rather than as close as possible to the shop doors :laugh:
My local pub even has Parent and Child spaces. Never seen a kid getting back to the car pissed yet! :laugh:
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At a pub? The world's gone really mad at last! Finally, I feel at home.
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I often wonder how popular Parent and Child spaces would be if they were at the far end of the car park rather than as close as possible to the shop doors :laugh:
That would have suited me down to a tee, as then all the lazy / ignorant fecks without children that park in them wouldn't even bother attempting to.
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I take my dear old 70 year old mum to Tesco every Thursday and I now park in the parent and child spots. F*** it. Technically, we are parent and child. The fact that I'm 42 is irrelevant in my book and at least I know my GTi is well protected from the mindless idiots.
Re: my American post elsewhere in this forum - I parked the sh**** Dodge Avenger in a multi storey in Santa Monica the other day and witnessed a child in the next bay open its MPV door with no attention to my car whatsoever. Now, my car was s*** but I would have still been penalised for new dents in it so I was less than impressed. The only thing saving me from a huge bill was the huge width of American car park spaces. So I will always park my GTi as far away from any space that's likely to have a kiddy wagon in as possible. Even the wife accepts this now cos she's seen the mindless idiots in action.
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
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I take my dear old 70 year old mum to Tesco every Thursday and I now park in the parent and child spots. F*** it. Technically, we are parent and child. The fact that I'm 42 is irrelevant ....
This is simple awesome.
So what would happen when I take my 80 yr old gran to Asda? In fact I've already done it a couple times... I've never parked in Parent/child spaces or disabled spaces though. Gran doesn't mind walking that much though, it just takes her a bit longer to walk to and from the car. She complained about the seat though. Apparently it was hard to get out. the side supports i think get in the way a bit. I guess eventually i'm going to feel it when i get older, i'll probably have to change my car then. :undecided:
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DDR: hello! No you won't have to change the car, just buy the revolving cushion. Get that for Grandma now and she will be able to alight and enter with greater ease.
I'll get faster and faster cars the older and richer I get. I'll drive them very slowly. I think this should enrage the young chavs superbly!
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
I wonder if you had a mk6 at 30k , you would say the above??? :undecided:
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This is one my big hates!!! we went to Fl for our honeymoon last month and every single space we went to you could open the doors all the way!
Also all the spaces are diagonal which is obviosuly easier for parking.
We should adopt wider spaces and also the the ability to turn left on a red light!
I friggin hate the spaces in this country! Its a joke!
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We are a tiny island, with a tiny island mentality and a tiny national brain (averaged). We are stuck with this forever until death do us part! Sad but true.
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I have just had a nasty encounter with a local teenager on a bike who was riding on the pavement extremely close to the side of my car. I popped outside to ask him not to ride on the path and to keep away from the car, as I had an experience like this when I had my 307 a child on a bike scraped their handlebars along the side leaving a nasty scratch.
This lad instead of apologising subjected me to a foul mouthed tirade of abuse which was witnessed by several of my neighbours. May find the car kicked in later :angry:
Wonder what this country is coming to when you cannot ask for someone to take care around your property without getting a mouthful, and no I am not a bitter old woman.
Rant over.
Gizzy
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This is one my big hates!!! we went to Fl for our honeymoon last month and every single space we went to you could open the doors all the way!
Also all the spaces are diagonal which is obviosuly easier for parking.
We should adopt wider spaces and also the the ability to turn left on a red light!
I friggin hate the spaces in this country! Its a joke!
Christ mate, I hope you mean turning right is ok on a red light (in the States) Turning left is across the flow of traffic and will land you a fine
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I have just had a nasty encounter with a local teenager on a bike who was riding on the pavement extremely close to the side of my car. I popped outside to ask him not to ride on the path and to keep away from the car, as I had an experience like this when I had my 307 a child on a bike scraped their handlebars along the side leaving a nasty scratch.
This lad instead of apologising subjected me to a foul mouthed tirade of abuse which was witnessed by several of my neighbours. May find the car kicked in later :angry:
Wonder what this country is coming to when you cannot ask for someone to take care around your property without getting a mouthful, and no I am not a bitter old woman.
Rant over.
Gizzy
How awful. It really shocks one and is very worrying and upsetting. It really distresses me when I hear things like this.
I put it down to primarily the lack of education but also due to lack of descipline (bring back the cane in school), bad parenting, poverty etc, etc. The youth in this country are a bunch of uncouth slobs.
It seems that 10% of the population is supporting this bunch of useless brastards which they are - literally! :angry:
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
I wonder if you had a mk6 at 30k , you would say the above??? :undecided:
Parking across two spaces is inconsiderate, so what if you have a £30k mk6 I would imagine there will be a lot more epxensive cars parked in just one space. I don't want to see my car damaged and will park i where there is space around it, but I'm not going to take up two spaces through being selfish, if anything this just draws more attention to your car and I have sen a lot of people deliberately park next to people who have split spaces.
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I put it down to primarily the lack of education but also due to lack of descipline (bring back the cane in school), bad parenting, poverty etc, etc. The youth in this country are a bunch of uncouth slobs.
It seems that 10% of the population is supporting this bunch of useless brastards which they are - literally! :angry:
Bad parenting and an education system prevented from standing up to and disciplining the children it teaches :angry: although I don't agree with corporal punishment.
As for parking, I now prefer to park on the streets just outside of town, or as the OP does on the top floor of the multi-story/in the corner far, far away. Or just leave the car at home and take a bike.
As the main point of being alive is to have kids and continue the human race, 90% of spaces should be parent and child size, with 4% at the far corner for feckless, selfish or just plain ugly single people :wink: and a maximum of 2 disabled spaces (as this is the most disabled spaces I have ever seen occupied at one time).
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I put it down to primarily the lack of education but also due to lack of descipline (bring back the cane in school), bad parenting, poverty etc, etc. The youth in this country are a bunch of uncouth slobs.
It seems that 10% of the population is supporting this bunch of useless brastards which they are - literally! :angry:
Bad parenting and an education system prevented from standing up to and disciplining the children it teaches :angry: although I don't agree with corporal punishment.
As for parking, I now prefer to park on the streets just outside of town, or as the OP does on the top floor of the multi-story/in the corner far, far away. Or just leave the car at home and take a bike.
As the main point of being alive is to have kids and continue the human race, 90% of spaces should be parent and child size, with 4% at the far corner for feckless, selfish or just plain ugly single people :wink: and a maximum of 2 disabled spaces (as this is the most disabled spaces I have ever seen occupied at one time).
I have found that many married couples are fat, ugly, badly dressed and surrounded by vile looking kids! I have really wondered sometimes that it would have been prudent to have killed the mother at birth.
Breeding does not improve one's looks or depend on it, just like being single does not make a person uglier.
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
I wonder if you had a mk6 at 30k , you would say the above??? :undecided:
Parking across two spaces is inconsiderate, so what if you have a £30k mk6 I would imagine there will be a lot more epxensive cars parked in just one space. I don't want to see my car damaged and will park i where there is space around it, but I'm not going to take up two spaces through being selfish, if anything this just draws more attention to your car and I have sen a lot of people deliberately park next to people who have split spaces.
It becomes very selfish when some idiot puts a dent in your door and they drive off, then there the cost up to 1000 quid to put it right?? :rolleyes:
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
I wonder if you had a mk6 at 30k , you would say the above??? :undecided:
Parking across two spaces is inconsiderate, so what if you have a £30k mk6 I would imagine there will be a lot more epxensive cars parked in just one space. I don't want to see my car damaged and will park i where there is space around it, but I'm not going to take up two spaces through being selfish, if anything this just draws more attention to your car and I have sen a lot of people deliberately park next to people who have split spaces.
It becomes very selfish when some idiot puts a dent in your door and they drive off, then there the cost up to 1000 quid to put it right?? :rolleyes:
Absolutely. Perfectly put. :smiley:
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It becomes very selfish when some idiot puts a dent in your door and they drive off, then there the cost up to 1000 quid to put it right?? :rolleyes:
Agree but does it give a £30K car owner any more rights to sprawl over 2 spaces than it does a car costing £20K?
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
I wonder if you had a mk6 at 30k , you would say the above??? :undecided:
Parking across two spaces is inconsiderate, so what if you have a £30k mk6 I would imagine there will be a lot more epxensive cars parked in just one space. I don't want to see my car damaged and will park i where there is space around it, but I'm not going to take up two spaces through being selfish, if anything this just draws more attention to your car and I have sen a lot of people deliberately park next to people who have split spaces.
It becomes very selfish when some idiot puts a dent in your door and they drive off, then there the cost up to 1000 quid to put it right?? :rolleyes:
Generally the damage caused in a car park is not that bad and I would imagine most marks/dents would be repaired for less than a grand, all I was saying is it is selfish to take up two spaces or use parent and toddler spaces. Its only a diesel anyway :grin:
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Phil you have a wilderness car and cheap to fix mk5 :smug:!! Buy the way to get a dent out of a car it's about £800 I know coz I've experienced it on a my ed30 last car. So please stop talking crap :rolleyes:
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funny really.. i was parked in a hashed zone when someone reversed into me the other day. No one or no where is safe :grin: :grin:
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Phil you have a wilderness car and cheap to fix mk5 :smug:!! Buy the way to get a dent out of a car it's about £800 I know coz I've experienced it on a my ed30 last car. So please stop talking crap :rolleyes:
Is that the mk5 wilderness car yours is based on. :smug:
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I hate people that park across 2 spaces its just inconsiderate, and dont even get me started on people who park in disabled/child parking spaces. But I like everyone else like to look after my car. Just park as close to a wall or barrier as possible, leaving enough room on the drivers side to open the door. Let the passenger (if you have one) get out before you reverse in. If this is not an option, park under a visible cctv camera, then if damage occurs, catch the feckers! :tu:
Apart from weekends the parent/child and disabled spaces at the Waitrose I use are virtually empty [I wouldn't use them then anyway]. In fact I now don't use them at any time, but would just like to say this; usually on a weekday afternoon there might be 3 cars in about 40 of these spaces. What harm can it do to park up for 20 minutes? Some of the people I've had pulling me about parking in the parent/child spaces are so "precious" about it, it makes me vomit :sick: OK so you've got kids, big deal!
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Phil you have a wilderness car and cheap to fix mk5 :smug:!! Buy the way to get a dent out of a car it's about £800 I know coz I've experienced it on a my ed30 last car. So please stop talking crap :rolleyes:
Is that the mk5 wilderness car yours is based on. :smug:
Of course it is Phil, and its a big improvment on the mk5 thats why I bought one. Now waiting for the twin turbo diesel mk7?? :smug:
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Lets hope that the mk7 looks better than the mk6. :smiley:
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Sour grapes seem to be in season.
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Sour grapes seem to be in season.
The mk5 does taste sour too compared the 6!!
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If you own a Supercar you can park in the disabled places anytime :rolleyes:
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Mine is a supercar :grin:
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I bet he got that on motability too.