Parking Habits and avoiding thoughtless drivers

[PaulG]

Since owning the E240 I have developed a few parking habits and was wondering if others had their own too. As well as people who see banging their car doors against others as just one of those things the length of the E-Class has also encouraged this. Sometimes car parking spaces are not long enough.

My starter for two are:
- Parking at supermarket car park at the furthest point where I will get a space without anyone parking next to me.
- IF I use the town centre multi-storey car park I head up to the highest floor with a roof (the top floor is a bird magnet). I have discovered a few others do this too as they can get a space with no one next to them.

 

[axelcls]

I’m not leaving the car under any circumstances in any public car park, if so, I’m waiting in the car while my wife’s doing the shopping…just waiting in the car you can witness the unimaginable horror of careless parking


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[dry run]

Since owning the E240 I have developed a few parking habits and was wondering if others had their own too. As well as people who see banging their car doors against others as just one of those things the length of the E-Class has also encouraged this. Sometimes car parking spaces are not long enough.

My starter for two are:
- Parking at supermarket car park at the furthest point where I will get a space without anyone parking next to me.
- IF I use the town centre multi-storey car park I head up to the highest floor with a roof (the top floor is a bird magnet). I have discovered a few others do this too as they can get a space with no one next to them.

Both of those

Also I live in a dead-end street and people are always trying to park in the dead-end by driving into the gap forwards, then misserably attempt to reverse out. So I have taken to leaving my car parked with the front wheels on full lock - has saved my bodywork on several occasions as they tend to hit my tyre before my car!

 

[C16RKC]

I used to do this, as I have owned big cars since I was 19 years old and used to continuously worry they would get damaged. I am very familiar with leaving the car at the far, far empty end of the car park; and the inevitable annoyance when someone in a dirty, child infested people carrier would have parked right next to me, despite the rest of the parking area being empty.

But with my Mercedes W216 CL, and the last BMW 7 series, I made the decision life's too short to worry about such things, and I just parked them wherever was convenient. In reality it is only once in a while someone damages your car.

The Mercedes did get scuffed once, on the front corner of the bumper, and I simply had it repaired by a body shop for a few hundred £££s and moved on. In the year I owned the 7 series I parked it in all the places I never would have parked years ago, and it never received a single ding or scuff.

These days I don't have to worry because I drive a Citroen bean car...

 

[rorywquin]

Since owning the E240 I have developed a few parking habits and was wondering if others had their own too. As well as people who see banging their car doors against others as just one of those things the length of the E-Class has also encouraged this. Sometimes car parking spaces are not long enough.

My starter for two are:
- Parking at supermarket car park at the furthest point where I will get a space without anyone parking next to me.
- IF I use the town centre multi-storey car park I head up to the highest floor with a roof (the top floor is a bird magnet). I have discovered a few others do this too as they can get a space with no one next to them.

Ditto.

 

[rorywquin]

I used to do this, as I have owned big cars since I was 19 years old and used to continuously worry they would get damaged. I am very familiar with leaving the car at the far, far empty end of the car park; and the inevitable annoyance when someone in a dirty, child infested people carrier would have parked right next to me, despite the rest of the parking area being empty.

But with my Mercedes W216 CL, and the last BMW 7 series, I made the decision life's too short to worry about such things, and I just parked them wherever was convenient. In reality it is only once in a while someone damages your car.

The Mercedes did get scuffed once, on the front corner of the bumper, and I simply had it repaired by a body shop for a few hundred £££s and moved on. In the year I owned the 7 series I parked it in all the places I never would have parked years ago, and it never received a single ding or scuff.

These days I don't have to worry because I drive a Citroen bean car...

My son buys a new car (not small or cheap cars) every 3 or 4 years. The get left at long term parking at airports and train stations all the time. In the last 8 or so years I only recall hin getting two tiny dings. He is amused about how fussy I am about where I park.

 

[Blobcat]

I've not found any issues, I usually get loads of space around me...




In the SLK I find as it's so small I can pull back far enough that and door will stop against my wing mirror rather than the door.

 

[EmilysDad]

I park on the other side of the carpark at ASDA/Tesco etc in my ML & I put the near side wheels on (or maybe slightly over) the white lines of the space, that gives me room to get out on my side & deters people from parking on my nearside. When in EmilysMum's C3 I just park it anywhere

 

[rorywquin]

I park on the other side of the carpark at ASDA/Tesco etc in my ML & I put the near side wheels on (or maybe slightly over) the white lines of the space, that gives me room to get out on my side & deters people from parking on my nearside. When in EmilysMum's C3 I just park it anywhere

Ah so you are one of those selfish parkers.

 

[rorywquin]

There was that photo that did the rounds of a BMW straddling the line between two parking bays. However the owner had "paid and displayed” for two bays. Seems that is not legal. Incredibly selfish in places where there is a shortage of parking.

 

[rorywquin]

I've not found any issues, I usually get loads of space around me...

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In the SLK I find as it's so small I can pull back far enough that and door will stop against my wing mirror rather than the door.

I see you have your snatch strap pre-attached to the front for quick & easy recovery by a Landcruiser.

 

[C16RKC]

Ah so you are one of those selfish parkers.

That reminds me - when I was 21 years old I had a deep red Jaguar XJ Sovereign; was my absolute pride and joy. I was so obsessed with that car that I often used to staddle two parking spaces; but fair being fair I would purchase two parking tickets and put them in opposite corners of the windscreen.

I never got a parking fine, so I can only guess the parking inspectors did not care, and I only did it when there were tonnes of empty spaces everywhere.

I thought I was king of the car park

 

[rorywquin]

That reminds me - when I was 21 years old I had a deep red Jaguar XJ Sovereign; was my absolute pride and joy. I was so obsessed with that car that I often used to staddle two parking spaces; but fair being fair I would purchase two parking tickets and put them in opposite corners of the windscreen.

I never got a parking fine, so I can only guess the parking inspectors did not care, and I only did it when there were tonnes of empty spaces everywhere.

I thought I was king of the car park

I think carparks are my most stressful time behind the wheel. Drives my wife mad. I try to be as considerate as possible when parking and it freaks me out seeing cars selfishly parked.

I’d also be happy to pay for two bays if it was allowed but you know some job is going to take revenge in a busy carpark.

 

[rorywquin]

 

[sonic]

I used to drive one of these, no parking problems ever.

 

[EmilysDad]

I used to drive one of these, no parking problems ever.

which reminds me of Kenney Everette

 

[Timeandleisure]

15 years of my neighbours parking… thoughtful or thoughtless?

 

[rorywquin]

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15 years of my neighbours parking… thoughtful or thoughtless?

Depends how wide the bays are?

 

[Timeandleisure]

Depends how wide the bays are?

Not very…

 

[DSK]

I’m similar.

I like to pick a space where risk to dopey drivers is reduced, so top floor, furthest walking distance etc. However, you will always get dumbass who thinks ah, I’ll park next to that too and do so all crooked. Seen it all in car park with even a single car being hit 7 times by a woman who could grasp the hang of how to reverse out of her parking space, let alone the idiots who tear around the wrong way flipping the innocent the bird and having trolleys blatantly left out etc.

Sadly I’m am seriously thinking I just need a beater car, say an basic C lass, Astra, 3 series, Octavia, A4 etc for say £2k, easy to maintain diy and cheap parts. Use that so if it gets damaged, hit by Twonks who think they own the road, etc I won’t shed a tear. Sadly you can’t have anything nice is this day and age and expect others to give 2 sh!ts.


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