[Closed] So I parked too close to someone & he kicked off!

Bloke’s a moron.

Next.

Nowt stranger than folk

Is his drivers door broke thus necessitating the use of the passenger door? If not, a swift **** off should suffice.

That's Morrisons for you, you should've gone to waitrose.

Nowt wrang wi that. If he’d parked within the lines like you there’d be plenty space. Is it LHD, did he even have a passenger?

Perhaps he should have parked within his space rather than on top of the separating line.

I think you should have opened his drivers door for him and said here you go whilst wearing a big cheesy grin.

( unless of course wrigtyson got it right above)

Its a bit like the bellends that reverse into supermarket spaces then moan they can't open the boot because you are parked too close to their rear

I see lots of spaces on that photo but yeah bloke was a nob.

People are strange..

There's plenty of room with your sliding door shut.

The bloke's a muppet, I use that car park quite often and there's some shocking parking.  If he could park properly in the first place there wouldn't be an issue.

Lol.... it’s  in Harrogate

cocks will be cocks and there are plenty of them in this town ....

I’ve  lived here 30 + years, and still get surprised by the attitudes of some drivers, though I don’t know why

He's bought a vanity plate = bell-end.

You've even had the decency to park at the pc world/leper colony end of the car park.

If he weren't trying to get the car to be simultaneously a pace or two from both Morrison's and currys he'd have been fine.

(Fairly unrelated Edit - I'd always assumed yours was the Lord taverners asoc bus for some reason, no idea why)

Was the gentleman very portly it's a bit of a narrow gap on the driver's side?

He has the parking issue, not you...

He’s quite clearly parked badly. And again, which side is he trying to get into?

I parked too close (nose to nose) to a woman in B&q once, I was about 1cm away

She waited till I came out & got all ranty, didn't help that I started laughing.

Some people are just amazingly precious about their cars !

you should’ve gone to waitrose.

He should have gone to Specsavers.

you should’ve gone to waitrose

I like that they have specially designated Chelsea tractor spaces indicated by the use of two yellow lines spaced about 4 inches apart.

"Some people are just amazingly precious about their cars !"

This I don't have an issue with. Bent cars cost people money. I'm expected to turn up in a smart looking car when visiting clients. If someone who doesn't give a monkeys and leaves a belting great scrape down the side it costs me time and money as I can't just ignore it.

If it was a lease car or PCP it can't be ignored either.

The OP has done nothing wrong and the woman reacting to you was clearly ott.

BUT it's not unreasonable for people to expect an appropriate degree of consideration for their expensive property.

BUT it’s not unreasonable for people to expect an appropriate degree of consideration for their expensive property.

Fully agree but IME those same people have a significant (but far from complete and exclusive) overlap with people who have zero consideration for other people when it comes to that same piece of expensive property. See the above photo, park 5 ft from the bmw so it won't scratch their car, sod anyone who may want to use the adjacent space.

He's actually parked with his wheels ON a white line.

Seems like anyone who parked next to him on that side was going to appear to be very close just because of that.

Nothing wrong with wanting to look after your property, but you can't be in that camp and then park like that.

Jeeze, the blokes a nob. Clearly he can see you are a community service vehicle that is obviously for people who require assistance or assisted help to get in/out of it.

Frankly I would be inclined to point out to him that a) he parks correctly and b) he may need the services you provide in the future and should be greatful that you are there to provide them.

I agree with garage dweller ..I don't like car park damage to my car either ..

That said ..from the pics above I would have told the bloke to go fk himself ..ample room on the drivers side ..it's a bog standard Civic ..so right hand drive ..If he did happen to have a front seat passenger he could easily pull forward a few ft.to let them in ..

In conclusion : a complete knob .

Due to ****womble Civic's quality parking, any vehicle parked where you were would have been close to his car!

I don't judge if someone is parked that far over, unless I see them do it. For all you know ,when he parked, the car on the other side may have been parked further over ,thus making him park further over. I'll happily park close to a passenger side of a car if needs be, but I'll give as much room as I can for a driver. As said above,  just need to pull forward a bit for the passenger

Well It's nice to see that no-one's had a go at me for my parking of a 7.4mtr bus!

I even said to him, 'I'm staying with the bus so you I can move forwards when you want to be in', he ranted & raved a bit more so I moved forward into the access lane so he could get in the passenger side.....then he wandered off to Morrisons! he didn't even need to be in the car at that point.

Divvy.

(Fairly unrelated Edit – I’d always assumed yours was the Lord taverners asoc bus for some reason, no idea why)

That's the Forest School bus, I drive the white council ones. 🙂

oooooh hang on! I didn't realise it was a 7.4m long bus you were parking!

What do you think were you doing parking it there???

Some people are just amazingly precious about their cars !

I am.  I had to work hard to pay for my car, it's nothing special but I'd very much like for it to remain dent/scratch free nevertheless.

If someone else thinks otherwise and bumps into my car while parking I'd be right royally pissed off.

What do you think were you doing parking it there???

At last!  I was getting disappointed . 😉

Did you not think to ask him what he thinks the whites lines are for?

Did you not think to ask him what he thinks the whites lines are for?

I kept cool & said, 'to be fair, your'e not exactly parked squarely in the bay are you?) & he said, 'well it doesn't matter when youv'e got something that big'

???

If people are that precious about their car they should leave it in a garage with dust sheets over it, and get groceries delivered.  That way it will be safe, and you can wander past and rub yourself against it in private any time you need.

I can't be the only one who deliberately parks next to people who take up two spaces...

Helps if your car is a bit, err, cosmetically challenged, then you don't need to worry about someone denting your door trying to get in.

Totally agree guy is out of order but not so sure about the 'precious' comments.

Some arsehole just dented my 15 year old car in a car park (and no it wasn't parked 3 cm away from another car :)) and to be honest I'm not overly impressed!

No doubt they justified it by thinking it's an old car and the owner shouldn't be overly precious about it.

It is only a car but I'd managed to not dent it in 15 years so I don't see why somebody else should think it was ok.

I put them in the same category of folk who think it is ok to leave litter in the fells.

I agree with the laugh and tell him to **** off comments.

I like how he has put his mirrors in on the driver side too ... only a 4ft gap there lol

He's out of order but, I wouldn't have parked there.

I like how he has put his mirrors in on the driver side too

TBF a lot of cars do it automatically when you lock them nowadays.

Apart from that he's a donki's knob.

He’s out of order but, I wouldn’t have parked there.

Neither would I if there'd been somewhere more convenient where the bus would fit. I need 2 bays length to park it & I couldn't see any others.

As Iv'e said, I was staying with the bus, so no problems moving if he'd needed access, which he didn't.

BUT it’s not unreasonable for people to expect an appropriate degree of consideration for their expensive property.

But but but, this is a thread about parking ‘too close’, not about damage. Different things, you can park two foot away and still be an inconsiderate door swinging nobhead. And as for the other poster who parked ‘too close’ nose to nose, I’ve been on the receiving end of a gobful for similar and can’t get my head around it; unless you’ve blocked someone in it literally doesn’t matter, surely?

BUT it’s not unreasonable for people to expect an appropriate degree of consideration for their expensive property.

I agree but at the same time there's an obligation on property owners to use their property sensibly/responsibly. I was once accosted on my way to work by someone because I'd walked too close to his car (specifically my shoulder bag was a bit close). I informed him that if he was that bothered about his paintwork he shouldn't have parked his car so that it blocked half of the pavement… 😛

I was once accosted on my way to work by someone because I’d walked too close to his car

I was beeped at a few years ago because I jogged across the road too close behind a moving car. 😂

Maybe he had a point if he was obese going on what type shop at my local M

Neither would I if there’d been somewhere more convenient where the bus would fit

The 2 spaces in front of the XC90?

The 2 spaces in front of the XC90?

I suppose I couldv'e reversed back over the lane once the car that was there when I pulled in had gone.

But guess what? I parked nice & squarely in a bay anyhow. 🙂

If he ranted at me I’d move it closer, better still if the other car left I’d park close on the drivers side but I’m a bit of a **** like that.

Ahhh sorry mate, put hazards on broken down and stuck here waiting for recovery 3 hrs wait they Rekon. Do you need some butter and a shove?

Well I nipped into Morrisons Starbeck division today - was on the lookout for a white minibus so I could park up real close 😉

No luck, maybe next time...

I drive an ageing toyota avensis which I really don't give a damn about as long as it's fit for the road. The amount of supermarket dings i've received ,had it been a younger car I would be slightly peed off by this stage. On the other hand the benefits of it are that when i see a ck womble double park in a busy car park , I pull my car beside it, to close the gap to what would still be the width of a normal space.

Nothing wrong with your parking.   His own fault for parking near to you.

Well I nipped into Morrisons Starbeck division today – was on the lookout for a white minibus so I could park up real close

HaHa! Unlikely to see one of ours on a weekend Glenn.

& don't forget to park on both sides! 😉

If he ranted at me I’d move it closer, better still if the other car left I’d park close on the drivers side but I’m a bit of a **** like that.

Aye, if only the bus had no markings on it!

EGF. The guy was a bellend.  I’m sure after reading your posts over the years, that you are not.

I had some knobber shouting at me as id blocked him into his parent and child spot with the fire engine on a shout. I'd have moved anyway but he started shouting from the off and was on his own so I made him wait. Twunts everywhere mate

HaHa! Unlikely to see one of ours on a weekend Glenn.

& don’t forget to park on both sides!

I'll be dropping by during the week as well..... 😉

But if I do spot you I'll buy you a coffee as you sound like a decent guy 🙂

I might pop down to and see how close I can get then kick off.

But if I do spot you I’ll buy you a coffee as you sound like a decent guy

Just make sure It's me! (pink BB cap with Norway written on the front) 🙂

I might pop down to and see how close I can get then kick off.

HaHa! Again, make sure It's me & not the ex football hooligan that drives the buses!

My 4 year old car must have at least 8 dents caused by car park door ****ers. It really does boil my piss.

Oh, and how didn’t you find a place not next to a car in that car park? I’ve never known it full.

Other than that, the bloke is a traditional Harrogate bell end.

What are they going to do, complain you parked near their car? Happens a lot in car parks, unless your boss is a prick I can’t see an issue.

From the way he parked and then kicked off I'd say he's got an old man's fixation about parking. He ought to stay at home and call Ocado.

I had a great one years ago. We stopped at the services on the M5 somewhere. I took the biggest child in for a toilet break and left my wife in the car feeding the baby, both of them in the passenger seat. Came back and there was a car parked next to the passenger side with millimetres to spare. To be clear I'd parked centrally in the bay.

Basically my wife was trapped in the car unless I moved it. Anyway bloke got back and I had a proper go at him asking if he thought that was an acceptable way to park. To get into his driver seat he had to get in through the passenger door and climb over as the drivers drivers side was so close to our door.

Apparently he had to do the reverse to get out, according to my wife. There are some proper Muppets out there.

Just make sure It’s me! (pink BB cap with Norway written on the front)

Noted - off to buy myself a pink hat and a sharpie and hang around in carparks waiting for the offers of free coffees to come flooding in. 🙂

Oh, and how didn’t you find a place not next to a car in that car park? I’ve never known it full.

Other than that, the bloke is a traditional Harrogate bell end.

Bloody hell, you can park it next time! Don't forget, It's 7.4 mtrs long & nearly 2 wide not including mirrors so to park 'not next to another vehicle' you need 4 spaces, one either side at the front & one at the back, which is why I always try & park down near Currys cos there's usually more spaces. Plus the lanes aren't suited to long vehicles cos they need a wider swing than a Smart car!

He was a Geordie.

HaHa, LOL @ Mac!

Is he still standing there dribbling and pointing 🤪👌🍆

He’s incompetent, so you have to make adjustments to allow for this.

If you parked first that also means pre emptying that a moron might park next to you.

You can do this by parking across two spaces. Which either prevents him from parking next to you or gives him the space he needs to compensate for his ineptitude.

It’s the modern way innit!

The real question is - how many of us live in bloody Harrogate?

Not me, but my BIL lives near by.

Harrogate?

More than I’d realised, who knew?? 🤣

Work in Harrogate but don’t want to live there!

When I was driving around in my shed anyone parking like that was fair game, I'd park as close as possible.
Muhahaha

Personally I agree that his issue is actually that he's barely parked in a space himself, being right on the line.

In itself I don't feel that warrants mention, but if he's then going to start dissing someone elses' parking then yes, he should park properly .

I once parked square in the middle of a space and returned to find a car parked wonky across the adjacent space and into my space actually touching my rear bumper. Had a look and no damage but it was an impressive bit of incompetence. Plenty of room on both sides as well so no excuse, he was physically in three separate spaces.....

Family farm on Lady Lane...

I back onto the Cycle track to Ripley. Tennyson ave.

I got closer than that to someone in a supermarket car park today , they shot across the back of me  as I was reversing into a spot(they were going for the same spot) and now have a monster dent in their offside front wing.

Means I had to spend 2 hours on the phone to insurance and garages and emailing photos that definitely weren't in today's plan. 🙁

" He was a Geordie "

Now if you had said that right at the beginning of the thread I might have taken a different view ..it's common knowledge that we are perfectly entitled to kick off at the slightest thing ..come to any Morrison's car park in the North East...and you will find this kind of argument in 3 or 4 areas of the car park at any given time of day or night ..

Bloody Yorkies...teesh!!

🤣🤣

I got closer than that to someone in a supermarket car park today , they shot across the back of me  as I was reversing into a spot(they were going for the same spot) and now have a monster dent in their offside front wing.

At least you know who did it.... I found my car with a dent and scrapes down driver and scrapes on the passenger door, which from looking at the angle seems as if someone has hit it with their offside corner either pulling in or reversing out of the next space. Needless to say no note left. I don't however know when done, as it's been in various car parks over the weekend (supermarket, town, DIY, pub...) and chasing down CCTV for them all is a right PITA.

The body shop has confirmed there's no way it could have been 'I didn't notice' as it's been pushed hard enough to dent the sill behind the door, and the door's out of shape so the top corner isn't square any more. So either hard, or at some speed.

That's NCD and excess screwed then.....as it's going down as 'my fault'

Thanks..... hope karma pays a call soon.

lol ! your parked perfectly, he's the one over the white line.

If he'd have just park properly to begin with you would nt be so close !!!