To ask why people park right next to you in an empty car park?

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I was in a rush this morning, so wanted 5 minutes in an empty car park to make myself look human (lipstick mascara etc)

Car comes parks right next to me. They are just sat there

Just curious why people do this? The car park is huge. I was literally the only other car.

Do cars feel lonely?

Privatedoor.
No he didn't but expected him to as he had his binoculars stood on the hill looking to see if it was a better spot.

I wouldn't mind but as we are in the van we can usually be in more exposed spots coastally and cope with the winds but his little tent would have struggled. There were lots of dunes further along which were more suited.

He first turned up and dumped his bike right next to the rear wheel of the van and went off for a few minutes. We presumed he was having a look at the seals in the sea as there were loads. Next minute he turns up with a handful of fire wood, gets his tent out and starts to build the fire next to the van.

Our dog is going apeshit (terrier thing yappy and noisy) . I say surely not but sure enough he makes himself at home.

Hubby says "hang onto your brew" and starts the van

We has a car park before I moved sites where parking was at a real premium.
Early each morning, chap used to pull up and park over two spaces. Always the same two each morning.
He wasn't disabled as they had separate spaces on site.
One morning I was in before him and parked in one of the spaces.
I reckon I must have upset his equilibrium for the whole day.

they want to be friends

Weird people. I wouldn't want to make friends with someone who thinks that's a good idea. And if you can't see the white lines, maybe a booster seat is in order.

If you can't see the white lines, you shouldn't be driving. Obviously.

Yep, it's one of those things that really annoys me. Last month I went to the Trafford Centre, Sunday morning before the shops opened, so the car parks were virtually empty. I parked in the middle of an empty area, and even before I got out, a Chelsea Tractor parked up right behind me, so close that I couldn't walk between to open my boot and had to get back in and move it. Just why???

Recently I parked in an empty car park. Old couple drove in and parked right beside me, too close. Then the driver whacked my car with his door as he was getting out and looked at me indignantly.

WTAF?

Fortunately, my car had zero residual value even before he banged it, ao I didn’t need to argue.

With reference to another OP about the Golf guy parking between 2 cars in an empty car park at work though, I do this at work as a) A minimum of 90% of the car parking spaces will get used once everyone has arrived at work b) it means I'm less likely to get doored by people arriving at work after me (and often you get to know who always stays late and is unlikely to have left before you, further reducing any dooring at hometime) and C) I can make sure I can get out of the car and get back in it again after without someone parking right up against mine (I'm pregnant) after I've parked.

The empty car park phenomenan baffles me though. Even when I would park at the furthest point away from the store, someone would come park next to me. When I had a nice car I did start parking in the furthest point from the store in two spaces. That helped but with the advent of social media people just start posting pictures of cars in two spaces neglecting to mention that it's at midnight miles in an abandoned car park miles away from the store and not inconvienincing any one else.

Humans are drawn to each other, always have been for survival, and it’s very hard to overwrite such an evolutionary trait.

SOME humans may be, but lots of us aren't. Whether it's a car park, train or bus, or coffee shop, I always try to place myself away from others, often at my own inconvenience (i.e. I'd prefer to stand than sit next to someone on a train or bus). Looking around, it's clear that lots of other people feel the same. For us, it's really annoying when other people come into "my" space, when there are lots of alternatives for them. Not just car parks, bus same happens on a bus - I'm sat there happily sat on a "two" seat, there are lots of other lone people, and a few spare double seats, but someone inevitably gets on and crowds onto my seat, completely unnecessarily.

I was in a large empty car park the other day and of course the next car just had to park right next to me.
They were faffing about reversing in , going back and forth, back and forth several times .... narrowly missing my car. Just whyyy there were 100-odd other spaces

It's so annoying. I'm heavily pregnant and obvs can't use P and C spaces so I'm parking a long walk away in supermarket car parks, only to find bloody camper vans and Range Rovers parked right up against my Peugeot 208 on either side! Piss off somewhere else will you.

I am also bemused by it. One time I was just putting the trolley in the trolley park and saw a white van park up right beside me with no space to get in. I asked the driver how I was supposed to get in the car. He shrugged and walked off laughing.

@hammeringinmyhead when I was heavily pregnant I did use the P&C spaces. I was fed up of not being able to get in to my car.
Technically you are a parent and child - I'm not sure it specifies the child has to be have been born already

Drives me mad

Was recently in a mostly empty car park in a motor way services. Parked way over in the opposite side of the car park to the services, rows and rows of totally empty spaces all around us. Had dog with us so while DH went in with the kids, I waited in the car with dog - opened both passenger side doors to let some air in. Some numpty started hooting and shouting at me as he wanted to park in the space right beside the open doors so I had to close them all. I asked him why, he just glared and huffed off

I do it if someone's parked a nice looking car far away from the shop entrance. It's because it normally means they've parked far away because they're precious about their car, and therefore it means that they're less likely to whack mine with their car doors.

So my brother the policeman (why that should matter I don’t know, but apparently he learnt this) said that cars parked alone are statistically far more likely to be broke into. He recommended that you always, always park next to someone and avoid parking your car alone.

Broken not broke.

Bit weird I agree. Did you park closest to the exit?