If a car parks so close you can't get into your car, what do you do?

[heregoesnothin]

Do you just open your car door onto the car and push yourself in if you can fit that way?

You're advocating keying cars

It was keyed because some people are cunts.

Why in your weird world would I go through a red light, speed or mount pavements, do you live in a high crime area?

I was parked perfectly fine, I wasn’t causing anyone any difficulties. Why are you making up that I didn’t park correctly?

To answer your last question first, we are on a thread about people parking too close to other cars so it is reasonable to assume that you had, in your haste, parked inconsiderately.

You have been the victim of a random keying, which is awful but that is a topic for a different thread.

Tell us about acceptable non random keying then.

Is there a body of arbitration to decide who deserves it?

Yep, apparently some people deserve to be victims of crime, imagine being someone who actually thought that was okay.

I'll listen to your advocating selfish, inconsiderate parking first please.

I offer no defense.

I'm just asking what's the line for key worthy parking?

It's not as serious question. You're a fucking idiot and any answer you give would be tainted by that fact

People shouldn't key random cars because they're parked too close. Although I know someone who damaged their ex's previous BMW after he shagged about. Can't see an issue with that tbh, he cared about his car the most so she hurt that.

I like natural consequences. You park too close then you're likely to get a door hit or scraped against when someone is trying to get into theirs.

No debate, just a personal insult. Hmmm . . . .

There's no point debating with someone who's starting position is causing thousands of pounds of damage because you're inconvenienced. You're entitlement is hanging out

Nearly 10 years ago I got a note on my windscreen about how I had parked my car. My main emotion was confusion…..

Taking toddler Dd to baby ballet and only one space left in the car park. Of course it is the one where people on both sides are parked right up to the line. However, after a few —37– shunts in and out, I managed to park pretty centrally. I got my 8 month pregnant self out of the car and then round the other side to get toddler Dd out of her seat. Didn’t really register at the time other than keeping a bit of a hold of the door to ensure that Dd didn’t do her usual kick of it on the way out. Went to baby ballet, toes were both good and naughty and then got out to both cars gone and the aforementioned shitty note.

My confusion was because of the following:-

1. Which side objected to my parking? The “fatter than an 8 month pregnant woman” side or the “needs more space than getting a toddler out of a car seat” side? I had a look and my parking was actually a thing of beauty - completely straight with equal distances on both sides. 37 shunts were not wasted!
2. The reason there was no space was because of their parking right on the line not me. My car was an Astra - it could have been a lot worse!
3. The note was typed. Do they actually drive around with notes in their car to object to people’s parking?

Such a puzzle…..

Those saying they would key the car. No you fucking wouldn't! You'd go though the passenger side or crawl through the back, not risk being done for criminal damage because of a minor inconvenience.

🤣 The phrase 'Oooh you're hard' springs to mind.

If nothing else, this thread is a testament to the usefulness of yoga in today's society. 48 years old and bendy as fuck here, I reckon I could definitely climb through a passenger side window/ boot etc 😆

(But yes, I'm also not pregnant or disabled).

However, I would be a bit stuffed if I couldn't get to the driver's door, because I had my shonky aftermarket remote locking system disabled, and now I have to unlock the driver's door with a key and press the big button that says UNLOCK on the central console. If I could reach that though, I'd be able to get in the sliding side door, which is a doddle. Sliding doors are (chef's kiss) for tight carports.

I used to be able to crawl through my old hatchback boot and have done but can't now as my last two cars have fixed dog guards and I definitely couldn't squeeze my fat arse under that. 😄

Tip a coffee oops over its door or add some fabulous lipstick or both.

Well, one of these things is an inconvenient PITA but legal and the other is criminal damage. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That's ridiculous, what a pathetic person! I park centrally no matter how anyone else is parked, including in spaces where both cars are on the line. If they can't get in it's because of their parking not mine.

I've seen the argument that it would be better if everyone parked with passenger side wheels on the line instead of centrally (or not so centrally).

That only works if everyone parks the same way (nose in or out). Not everyone wants to park the same way for perfectly good reasons.

Wheels on the line on the left then? Parking the direction you like. Nose in means the driver gets the space left by their car, nose out means they get the space left by their neighbours car. You pick.

So have rows for people who drive in and then rows for the weirdos that reverse in.

I reverse in at work so I can leave quicker. At the supermarket it's always nose in, otherwise you need to carry bags between cars to the boot (and risk scratching a car).

Just THIS! Last night at Albert Hall 2 people in large motors parked so close to my car that the wing mirrors were in on all 3 cars. I had to climb in through the boot!!! One had reverse into space and had parked over white lines and the other had driven in and again parked over white lines.

I once took the soft top off to get in.

#In one car park someone had parked their nice new car on a slant across two bays, feeling a bit naughty I parked my wreck to the right, totally within the correct bay, when I returned the other driver was having a coniption fit about not being able to get into their nice new car. When I pointed out my correct parking and his diabolical parking he wasn't best pleased.