Damage to car AGAIN !!!!

Strider590

sarahg1969 wrote: »

An old guy keyed my hubby's car on every single panel. We had no idea who'd done it initially because it occurred in a leisure centre car park, but he was caught red-handed on CCTV, which was handed over to the police. We were shocked when it was shown to us, because it was someone we knew. He apologised and said he didn't know it was our car (like that made it OK!). He accepted a caution from the police, and paid almost a thousand pounds to get the car repaired.

Did he never explain why the hell he did it?

TBH It wouldn't surprise me if sometimes they do it just to create unrest, so they have something to moan about, then blame it on kids/etc.

emweaver

Im always having trouble off old people when I collect my daughter from school. I park ont he main road, no double yellows, I dont obstruct the drive yet whenever I park there as soon as I come out of school he is there waiting by the car giving me verbal abuse infront of my 2 children.

Up the road is a car park which backs onto bungalows I parked there for the first time last week, not obstructing this guys gate and he has no car. It was pouring down with rain and he waited leaning against his wall to tell me to !!!! off hes had enough of me and is reporting me to the police for parking there again infront of my 2 kids.

Another incident last week in Co-Op car park cars were waiting for a space, someone pulled out of mother and baby and this old bloke parked in there. I said politely thats a mother and children bay and you dont have any children with you and I do can you move please . Wish I hadnt been so polite his attitude was disgusting , told me not so politely he had waited 10 minutes to park wasnt moving and tough if I didnt like it.

sarahg1969

Strider590 wrote: »

Did he never explain why the hell he did it?

TBH It wouldn't surprise me if sometimes they do it just to create unrest, so they have something to moan about, then blame it on kids/etc.

Yes, there were two events going on at the leisure centre. He was attending one, and he thought that the car belonged to people from the other one (which was a somewhat raucous event). He thought he was blocked in (he wasn't - he drove off after he'd done it), and took offence to this.

I'm guessing he felt pretty stupid (and skint) afterwards.

emweaver

eamon wrote: »

Its not just the oldies. People diagonally across the road from me don't like anybody but them parking in front of their house. They even shouted at me at 7.30 one morning when a friend was picking me up and all we were doing was loading the car and leaving within minutes. Strange behaviour!

I agree ! Last december when we had heavy snow and my daughter was a day old I had to take her to the doctors. I parked outside an empty flat which has 3 bays , 1 for the flat and 2 for other residents. I ensured I parked in the one for the flat as I couldnt get my car up into my car park and with just having giving birth and carrying a newborn it was onyl a few steps from my house. A neighbour reported me to the police and I had to get out of the bath and move my car 2 days after giving birth in the snow and take my newborn baby out with me.

mustrum_ridcully

emweaver wrote: »

I agree ! Last december when we had heavy snow and my daughter was a day old I had to take her to the doctors. I parked outside an empty flat which has 3 bays , 1 for the flat and 2 for other residents. I ensured I parked in the one for the flat as I couldnt get my car up into my car park and with just having giving birth and carrying a newborn it was onyl a few steps from my house. A neighbour reported me to the police and I had to get out of the bath and move my car 2 days after giving birth in the snow and take my newborn baby out with me.

Perhaps it was the owner of the empty flat who popped-in to check on the property and didn't appreciate someone parking in their space? Did you leave a note that explained why you parked where you had (people aren't psychic)?

You did something you shouldn't have done, you were caught out so deal with it like an adult. Calling the police might be a bit extreme but at least they didn't key your car or put a brick through your windscreen.

Also I know the pleasures of living near a school, I've actually been stood on my driveway once as a school-run mum parked over the entrance so that she could take her kid to school! I wouldn't be surprised if this has happened before and since but I've never witnessed it. So I can fully understand why pensionsers get unhinged about parking because being at home most of the day they probably witness all of the inconsiderate parking.

canaster

mustrum_ridcully wrote: »

Perhaps it was the owner of the empty flat who popped-in to check on the property and didn't appreciate someone parking in their space? Did you leave a note that explained why you parked where you had (people aren't psychic)?

You did something you shouldn't have done, you were caught out so deal with it like an adult. Calling the police might be a bit extreme but at least they didn't key your car or put a brick through your windscreen.

Also I know the pleasures of living near a school, I've actually been stood on my driveway once as a school-run mum parked over the entrance so that she could take her kid to school! I wouldn't be surprised if this has happened before and since but I've never witnessed it. So I can fully understand why pensionsers get unhinged about parking because being at home most of the day they probably witness all of the inconsiderate parking.

At last! someone not afraid to take on the ageist bullies.

emweaver

mustrum_ridcully wrote: »

Perhaps it was the owner of the empty flat who popped-in to check on the property and didn't appreciate someone parking in their space? Did you leave a note that explained why you parked where you had (people aren't psychic)?

You did something you shouldn't have done, you were caught out so deal with it like an adult. Calling the police might be a bit extreme but at least they didn't key your car or put a brick through your windscreen.

Also I know the pleasures of living near a school, I've actually been stood on my driveway once as a school-run mum parked over the entrance so that she could take her kid to school! I wouldn't be surprised if this has happened before and since but I've never witnessed it. So I can fully understand why pensionsers get unhinged about parking because being at home most of the day they probably witness all of the inconsiderate parking.

No it wasnt they dont live local and never visit I know who it was as he was smirking out the window watching me. Why would I leave a note for nobody to read it wasn't his spot and the amount of spying he does on me he would know why I was parked there.

Also as I said I was NOT blocking his drive , I wasnt even blokcing any part of the drop down kerb! If it doesn't affect them theres no reason for them to complain.

emweaver

canaster wrote: »

At last! someone not afraid to take on the ageist bullies.

I am not an ageist bulling but I have NEVER experienced the level of abuse from anyone not even teenagers that I have from oap's! They seem to think they have more rights, can do and say as they please. It appears to me they are the ageist bullys.

s_b

wife put it in perspective for me
those miserable old oaths who cause mayhem and moan have done so all their lives
not just since they retired
victor meldrew still lives
daily near you
i never thought of it like that

TrickyWicky

emweaver wrote: »

I am not an ageist bulling but I have NEVER experienced the level of abuse from anyone not even teenagers that I have from oap's! They seem to think they have more rights, can do and say as they please. It appears to me they are the ageist bullys.

I've got to agree with that. I've had a load of stick of the older grumps and yes they do seem to think that the world owes them something for some reason.

One had a go at my partner for parking in their road once. No restrictions, not blocking their drive etc, miserable old sod just came out demanding my partner move the car. It's only a small 1.3 so imagine how happy they were when I parked my 2.5 there a few times :rotfl:

We've also had 3 cars keyed in our own neighbourhood and not just once per car either. Got some other neighbours who despite having their own parking, thought they could help themselves to anyone elses space and also block others in or out of their own spaces. They didn't like this being pointed out to them and since then our cars have been getting damaged. It's annoying that some people seem to think they can help themselves to your parking but i couldn't give a hoots about other peoples spaces and I've never understood the busy bodys that get worked up about it or on-street parking.

Years ago I knew a bloke who parked outside my house on the road. He'd parked opposite someone elses dropped kerb in a wide road but the people on the other side thought they were something and could demand the road be kept clear for them. Anyway they stuck a note on this blokes car which annoyed him a lot. Unfortunately for them, he was a professional driver so when they argued they couldn't reverse out he said he could turn a bus in the road. Unfortunately for them they said he was talking BullS**t. He wasn't the sort of bloke to let it go. The next week he kept his word and literally turned up in a bus, parked in the same place (to ensure he got their attention) and then when he left he turned the bus around in the said road for everyone to see :rotfl:. No more notes from them after that and likewise they didn't have to worry about a bus being parked there again.