People who park like fuds

[Mr Larrington]

In Oxford, a few weekends ago:

That sign is crying out to be moved onto the fud's bonnet...

[Andrij]

Near RSPB Bowers Marsh


If only there was some place designated for cars.  I wonder what is in the other direction...

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Meanwhile, in Purfleet

[sg37409]

A classic of the genre.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37154123

[rr]

A friend of mine in Kirkcaldy took this photo. The driver, a driving instructor, noticed the camera and wasn't amused, especially when my friend said to look out for it on the internet.

As a driving instructor the driver should know that the double yellows apply to the pavement and indeed the verge as well as the carriageway, damhikt.

[jsabine]

A friend of mine in Kirkcaldy took this photo. The driver, a driving instructor, noticed the camera and wasn't amused, especially when my friend said to look out for it on the internet.

As a driving instructor the driver should know that the double yellows apply to the pavement and indeed the verge as well as the carriageway, damhikt.

I'm not sure that I can quite make it out from the picture, but that looks as though it's a car from Waring School of Motoring. From their website, I don't think they're actually based in Kirkcaldy (though they operate there and in Leven), but in Glenrothes.

They look as though they're a bit of a one man band - if it's his company, you'd have thought George Waring might take more care over how his car gets parked, and know the parking rules a bit better.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Waring? Should be Warning.

[Moleman76]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37327162

cross-posted from Today's Motorised Moron

self-confession time: in preparation for LEL 2017, and coming from a part of the world where we drive on the other side of the road, I read that thread every day, to find out what to watch out for.  So far I've learned about Audis ...

[hellymedic]

David had an electronic keyboard that became surplus to requirements and piano teacher friend had pupil who could rehome this.

Pupil & father come here to collect this in David's absence, with father parking across footway, though we have generous driveway.

Had to lecture father & daughter about wheelchair users' needs...

[T42]

1. In a chicane
2. On top of a "no parking" yellow kerb
3. Across the entrance to the cycle passage

(Number blurred coz I also put it on FB and in France there's a law about protection of people's private lives. He might have been there for immoral purposes.)

[Ashaman42]

I saw two bikes yesterday locked round the bars/forks but not actually through the frame. A relatively easy detangle as they were both cable locks rather than D-locks.

[Pingu]

This is David Cameron's legacy.

[Basil]

Take a look at @KingsNortonFire's Tweet: https://twitter.com/KingsNortonFire/status/786514067066384384?s=09

Just to be clear.  That is Kings Norton Fire Brigade forecourt.

[mcshroom]

One from Aberdeen
https://twitter.com/aboutaberdeen1/statuses/803280046387560448

[Samuel D]

The wankpanzer in its natural habitat.

[Kim]

Honorary mention to the legitimate disabled bay user who complained about us BloodyCyclists *standing* in the disabled bay (while waiting for one of our group to finish unlocking his bike) outside the Pub on Sunday's ride.  As if we hadn't moved out of the way as soon as we saw his car coming.   

He then proceeded to park diagonally in the bay for no apparent reason.

Disablist comments were made, and I had to explain the difference between being disabled and being a cockwomble.

[Mrs Pingu]

One of First Aberdeen's finest.

Excellent parking by The Pingus, on Flickr

[Samuel D]

It must be the oil money sloshing about up there.

[Pingu]

Audi - check.
Pavement - check.
Double parked - check.
Engine running - check.
On the phone - check.
Fud - check.


IMG_7850_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[Feanor]

One of First Aberdeen's finest.

Excellent parking by The Pingus, on Flickr

That particular crossing routinely has cars parked all the way over the zig-zags.
It's parents dropping off / picking up sprogs from activities at ASV.

From time to time plod sit around and ticket people.

Given that teams regularly depart/return from ASV on team busses, there's remarkably poor provision for the coach loading / unloading out the front.
I seem to remember that there is in fact coach parking round the back, accessible from Regent Walk, but I think it's hardly ever open; only to host coaches from afar when there's an event at ASV.

[rr]

Yes that really is "parked" not in mid-manoeuvre, the lights were off as well, no driver present.

[Pingu]

IMG_8037_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[Moleman76]

http://fox59.com/2017/01/16/man-critically-injured-after-vehicle-crashes-around-20-feet-into-building/

You'll need to scroll through the "gallery" to see the driver's particularly artful way of parking his vehicle on its side in a doorway.

[Torslanda]

"Is the building on fire?"

"No. But it's gonna need a paintjob anna shitload of screen doors!"

[Mr Larrington]

I wish I had had even my phone about my person the other day when I spied, in the car park of Mr Sainsbury's House Of Toothy Comestibles, a Volvo FH with attached trailer parked across about ten spaces.  It would have doubled my fun to watch him trying to get it out again.

[Andrij]