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Moan about people who can't park!

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,643 Forumite
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    Yep theres alot of people about who for some reason can't park properly, maybe they need an eye test.
  • societys_child
    societys_child Posts: 7,110 Forumite
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    I went for an eye test but couldn't find anywhere to park . . .
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    We appear to have a lot of people around here who can't park. A lot can't tell the difference between the road and pavement. And then there's the ones who park half a foot from near the kerb.

    How did some people pass their driving tests?
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  • DKLS
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    marliepanda wrote: »
    Maybe its just me but I cant see how two cars could fit properly within the white lines?

    I'm not the best parker admittedly...

    Well don't accept mediocre driving skills, get practicing and improving.
  • PasturesNew
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    dacouch wrote: »
    It seems to have become worse since the advent of self parking cars which seems to predominantly be on the type of cars that attract yummy mummies.
    I didn't know there were such things!!

    I must be a peasant, I park my own car!
  • PasturesNew
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    That space in the photo though, to stay within the white lines (and not get a parking ticket) means it's for two minis, or one regular sized car.... or a car/trailer or minibus. Not for two regular cars to be able to park and stay wholly within the white lines.
  • PasturesNew
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    I can park anywhere .... what I do struggle to do though is get out of the car once I'm parked. many parking spaces are too narrow - and it only takes the next car to park a bit wonky or close to the white line and you can't get in. I always park on an end spot, so I know I can get back into my car when I return!
  • System
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    edited 3 May 2014 at 5:14PM
    This afternoon, I went to Aldi and parked on one of the spaces to the perimeter of the car park. which is right angle to a row of car park spaces. Whilst inside Aldi, some idiot parked next to the row of cars - yet there were loads of car park spaces. I had to do a 7 point turn to reverse out of the space.

    If I am going shopping, I drive into a car space as the boot is more accessible
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  • marliepanda
    marliepanda Posts: 7,186 Forumite
    DKLS wrote: »
    Well don't accept mediocre driving skills, get practicing and improving.

    Good Parker or not, doesn't mean you can squash two cars in that space.
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