Daninplymouth
Senior Member
Best one i seen last week was a car blocking the pavement with a big blue badge saying please leave space I’m a wheelchair user 😂
A pavement parking odyssey
- Thread starter Drago
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Taken at 18.44 hours today. Notice how the vehicle was parked right next to a sign post to narrow the pathetic gap left even further! Then to add insult they didn't even put the wing mirror in! I managed to squeeze past this vehicle the other day when again it was hogging the pavement,but it wasn't possible today with the thing so inconsiderately parked!! 
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
As cars obstructing pavements seem to be a regular feature of your area, rather than looking at your next item of dapper clothing, I would be looking at something with lots of zips and/or studs and more robust for squeezing past such obstacles. Perhaps something like this?Taken at 18.44 hours today. Notice how the vehicle was parked right next to a sign post to narrow the pathetic gap left even further! Then to add insult they didn't even put the wing mirror in! I managed to squeeze past this vehicle the other day when again it was hogging the pavement,but it wasn't possible today with the thing so inconsiderately parked!!
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
And another dipsheet who can't tell the difference between a road and am pedestrian footway, 0830hrs this morning.
What utter contempt the driver must view his employer to behave like that in a vehicle emblazoned with the company name.
Mrs D walks with a stick, and on bad days I have to do push chair duties, so this boils my wee wee. Why should she have to brave a main road so some little last s****e can walk a few feet less while doing the job he's paid to do?
I did confront the driver, a scruffy short arriss gnome with less muscle mass than Alan Carr, but apparently it's "not his problem".
He could have parked quite safely and legally in the road, but that would have put him 2 car lengths, about 10 metres being generous, further away from the shop to which he was delivering and he clearly had neither the physical capacity to manage an extra 33 feet or the mental capacity to figure it out.
Just as he was returning to the van a vision restricted chap from the village who walks with a white stick came by on the other side of the road (beautiful timing) and started to add his two penneth but the driver got in and drove off like Roger Ramjet with curry sauce on his ring.
What a wonderful advert for a small local firm, who clearly have top notch HR and recruitment processes and who hire only the cream of applicants. Well, it won't be so jolly when the locals stop buying their wares.
I don't do Facebook or the like, so if anyone wants to paste these images onto Whittlebury Bakeries Facebook or Twitter page then please do so with my absolute blessing.
What utter contempt the driver must view his employer to behave like that in a vehicle emblazoned with the company name.
Mrs D walks with a stick, and on bad days I have to do push chair duties, so this boils my wee wee. Why should she have to brave a main road so some little last s****e can walk a few feet less while doing the job he's paid to do?
I did confront the driver, a scruffy short arriss gnome with less muscle mass than Alan Carr, but apparently it's "not his problem".
He could have parked quite safely and legally in the road, but that would have put him 2 car lengths, about 10 metres being generous, further away from the shop to which he was delivering and he clearly had neither the physical capacity to manage an extra 33 feet or the mental capacity to figure it out.
Just as he was returning to the van a vision restricted chap from the village who walks with a white stick came by on the other side of the road (beautiful timing) and started to add his two penneth but the driver got in and drove off like Roger Ramjet with curry sauce on his ring.
What a wonderful advert for a small local firm, who clearly have top notch HR and recruitment processes and who hire only the cream of applicants. Well, it won't be so jolly when the locals stop buying their wares.
I don't do Facebook or the like, so if anyone wants to paste these images onto Whittlebury Bakeries Facebook or Twitter page then please do so with my absolute blessing.
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Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
They do have a contact us page on their web site. Drop them a line and see what they say.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I will do just that methinks.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I think it should be unlawful to park on a road anywhere other than a marked parking bay.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Getting off the bus on Saturday.....
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Taken this evening. Bastard didn't even put the fecking wing mirror in!!! 😡
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Ive started submitting images to YPLAC and once they're publish I email a link to the companies concerned. It's fair to say that they don't like it up 'em Mr Mainwaring!
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
Local constabulary's reply was quite abrasive when this was reported, apparently they can park where they like.
There are 2 car parks within 25metres of this spot
There are 2 car parks within 25metres of this spot
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
I hope you pointed out that they’re parked on the tactile paving used by the visually impaired.
If it wasn’t an emergency then the driver’s a dick.
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
- Location
- County Durham
And it's a mandatory cycle lane (solid white line), so no motor vehicles allowed.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
They can park where they like, but only if it can be operationally justified. I would suggest it was parked there by PC Jerkoff who was rushing to catch The Bill on UKTV.
Direct any complaints straight to the Chief Freemason.
Direct any complaints straight to the Chief Freemason.
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
Perhaps they were responding to a report of overweight people wearing lycra in the adjacent gym at 09:00hrs?
