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Car park arguement, with diagram.

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NicoAndTheNiners · 04/05/2019 06:52

I was waiting in a car park yesterday which is notorious for being difficult to park in. It was full but I knew someone would have to leave at some point so sat and waited. Nobody else waited.

As I was waiting a couple came out the building to go to their car (car A), I was in prime position to go down their row after they came out so was happy nobody else would get the space as by now a couple of other cars were circling. Car A was faffing about and being slow leaving. While waiting someone else came to their car to leave (car B). They ended up exiting their row before A.

And as I was sat there and B came out a 4x4 shot past me and went down that second row. But I didn't care because I thought A is about to leave and I will have their space. A left, I turned down the row to find the 4x4 in A's space with an empty space behind them. He'd gone into space B and then pulled forward into a.

I asked him to move back as I'd been waiting for that space. He refused as he said if he was in space B he wouldn't be able to reverse it. Even though another car had managed fine. I pointed out to him I was going to end up with no space as by the time I reversed out the row and then went down the other row someone else would have the space but he could move back in 2 seconds. He refused again. I started reversing out the row and sure enough another car came past, went down the second row and got space B.

He was being an ignorant twat wasnt he?

Car park arguement, with diagram.
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Gilbert1A · 04/05/2019 12:23

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riverislands · 04/05/2019 12:48

I think you were too far away for clarity about what you were there for.

TrixieFranklin · 04/05/2019 12:55

Your intentions obviously were clear and you can't claim a space just by pulling up and deciding that's your plan, how were they supposed to know? I much prefer to drive through a space into another like they did if there's an option to do so.

englishdictionary · 04/05/2019 13:24

I wish a 4x4 required a separate driving test, as most people faced with that or a smaller car I suspect would never want to take their test again.

I'm not sure you understand what a 4x4 is.

LilBoaty · 04/05/2019 15:25

I understand your OP and drawing and I 100% think you were in the right and that he was being selfish and or stupid.

I can see why you were waiting at the end of the row too. I'm surprised other posters don't seem to understand.

I don't honk he was wrong to drive through but he should have reversed as soon as you said you had been waiting for that spot. He must have been a crap driver to think he couldn't reverse out of the spot in he had managed to drive into it ....

Unfortunately it's just one of those things that happen from time to time with parking.

LilBoaty · 04/05/2019 15:59

Typo... Think not honk

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