Xmas car park drivers Ahhhh

[Uncle_Ken]

Ahhh...
Xmas carpark drivers!!!
was at Westfields Castlehill tonight. It has new photo ID for cars and this makes exiting slow. BUT as I entered a driver in an Holden Captiva was parked with hazards on blocking one lane close to the entrance. So the driver in front of me (Mazda CX9) goes around him and then pulls up and starts to reverse into a car spot! So here I am stuck (along with 5 cars behind me. So the CX9 drivers takes 4 goes at reversing into the spot whilst the Captiva drivers sits. So im waiting and then the Captiva driver gets out of the car and pops the boot.
I 'm dumbfounded to watch as his wife comes along and pops 2 Coles bag in the boot. He had been blocking traffic at a main entrance JUST WAITING FOR THE WIFE.
Arhh it drives me nuts
Uk

[Tonz]

I love my ute, has a large 'glass canopy on the back....last week I printed 2 A3 posters.... xxx couriors PH xxxx xxx xxx and leave them on the cab doors now I park in loading bays

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Tonz

I love my ute, has a large 'glass canopy on the back....last week I printed 2 A3 posters.... xxx couriors PH xxxx xxx xxx and leave them on the cab doors now I park in loading bays

You don't need to be in a sign written ute or van to get 30 minutes in a loading zone. Station wagons only get 15 minutes however 4wds don't count. I always use loading zones in my own time in the work ute if it's only a short stay.
Having worked in a number parking stations and a couple of shopping centres (as a tradesman) the arrogance, pig ignorance, plain stipidity, lack of attention and disregard to others property is mind blowing. I've had ignoramuses almost run over my spotter after driving around my car with hazards on and even driving over bollards with danger tape who try to have a go at me for blocking 3 spaces to do a job. I'm not a polite person if you drive around the 1st barrier, over the second barrier and try to run down a work mate just because you're in a hurry. Car parks are jungles.

[Tassie f100]

All right if you get away with loading zones.I have had plenty of run ins with tradies using loading zones at lunch time.The law does say that you can only use a loading zone when actually loading or unloading goods,not as a parking spot to use to go to the takeaway at lunch time.At one time in Hobart the parking inspectors were writing tickets for misuse of loading zones

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

All right if you get away with loading zones.I have had plenty of run ins with tradies using loading zones at lunch time.The law does say that you can only use a loading zone when actually loading or unloading goods,not as a parking spot to use to go to the takeaway at lunch time.At one time in Hobart the parking inspectors were writing tickets for misuse of loading zones

My excuse when not in work clothes is it's an after hours emergency callout.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

You don't need to be in a sign written ute or van to get 30 minutes in a loading zone. Station wagons only get 15 minutes however 4wds don't count. I always use loading zones in my own time in the work ute if it's only a short stay.
Having worked in a number parking stations and a couple of shopping centres (as a tradesman) the arrogance, pig ignorance, plain stipidity, lack of attention and disregard to others property is mind blowing. I've had ignoramuses almost run over my spotter after driving around my car with hazards on and even driving over bollards with danger tape who try to have a go at me for blocking 3 spaces to do a job. I'm not a polite person if you drive around the 1st barrier, over the second barrier and try to run down a work mate just because you're in a hurry. Car parks are jungles.

The police have towards zero campaign but seeing how people drive/park in car parks fat chance of that ever happening.
It seems nowadays everyone has to reverse park into a spot. What ever happened to just (quickly) driving straight in.???

[asagaai]

I hate the Christmas car parking madness so much that I go to a major shopping center 1 hour before final call closing before Christmas and do a blitzkrieg targeted shop in malls that are close to deserted.

[Bill M]

It doesn't help that I detest Holden Captivas

[You Yangs]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Ahhh...
Xmas carpark drivers!!!
was at Westfields Castlehill tonight. It has new photo ID for cars and this makes exiting slow. BUT as I entered a driver in an Holden Captiva was parked with hazards on blocking one lane close to the entrance. So the driver in front of me (Mazda CX9) goes around him and then pulls up and starts to reverse into a car spot! So here I am stuck (along with 5 cars behind me. So the CX9 drivers takes 4 goes at reversing into the spot whilst the Captiva drivers sits. So im waiting and then the Captiva driver gets out of the car and pops the boot.
I 'm dumbfounded to watch as his wife comes along and pops 2 Coles bag in the boot. He had been blocking traffic at a main entrance JUST WAITING FOR THE WIFE.
Arhh it drives me nuts
Uk

Westsfields Castle Hill 😂😂
Don’t you mean Castle Towers, owned by Queensland Investment Corp and by all accounts are ruthless fkrs if you’re a tenant, don’t get me started on the paid parking. The train station hasn’t even opened and they have the hide to charge for parking.

Originally Posted by Dusty

+1 for the Pirelli Dragon Sport.

[monzie]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Ahhh...
Xmas carpark drivers!!!
was at Westfields Castlehill tonight. It has new photo ID for cars and this makes exiting slow.

Photo ID for cars to get out? What gives? .

[RegSpec]

Westfield Miranda has the same setup......
Takes a photo and records time you drove in......then on the way out it knows how long you've been there and decides wether to lift the boom gate or ask for your credit card.....

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Ahhh...
Xmas carpark drivers!!!
was at Westfields Castlehill tonight. It has new photo ID for cars and this makes exiting slow. BUT as I entered a driver in an Holden Captiva was parked with hazards on blocking one lane close to the entrance. So the driver in front of me (Mazda CX9) goes around him and then pulls up and starts to reverse into a car spot! So here I am stuck (along with 5 cars behind me. So the CX9 drivers takes 4 goes at reversing into the spot whilst the Captiva drivers sits. So im waiting and then the Captiva driver gets out of the car and pops the boot.
I 'm dumbfounded to watch as his wife comes along and pops 2 Coles bag in the boot. He had been blocking traffic at a main entrance JUST WAITING FOR THE WIFE.
Arhh it drives me nuts
Uk

Next time send your dash cam video to Dash Cam Owners Australia and shame the PR**K.
This will give them some unwanted infamy
http://www.dashcamownersaus.com.au/m...-compilations/

Cheers

[Mercury Bullet]

Originally Posted by Tonz

I love my ute, has a large 'glass canopy on the back....last week I printed 2 A3 posters.... xxx couriors PH xxxx xxx xxx and leave them on the cab doors now I park in loading bays

You know it will help if you got the spelling right.

Couriers.

[OzriderXR8]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

It seems nowadays everyone has to reverse park into a spot. What ever happened to just (quickly) driving straight in.???

I park at a multistorey at a shopping centre 3 days a week and must admit I reverse in to a spot.

Reason.....have you ever tried reversing out when some stupid 'enter preference here' parks so close to you that you can't turn to reverse out.

Most parking now has very little space behind to manoeuvre.

My biggest gripe is the car doors opened against the car next to them, I see it everyday and it's mostly older women doing it. I've left notes on a few cars with the offending cars rego that have had dents or scraped paint left by these Fu$$ers.

[triples]

I must be really lucky when it comes to shopping at peak times.

I get to go around all the queues, never have to wait for a parking spot, never have to pay and always get to park at the door.

I love my ute

[.:4:.]

Number plate recognition systems are there to stop people milking the free 3 hours thing. You cannot do the drive out for free then straight back in for another 3 hours free. It's not so much about people man shopping because who could possibly take 3 hours to buy what they specifically wanted regardless of any other products, but it's to stop tradies and such using the place as a parking station for free. So it is to a degree a cash grab but in the same sense it frees the place up for patrons.

[HO 3]

Originally Posted by triples

I must be really lucky when it comes to shopping at peak times.

I get to go around all the queues, never have to wait for a parking spot, never have to pay and always get to park at the door.

I love my ute


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The seating position looks a touch uncomfortable.

Cheers Mick

[commodorenutt]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Number plate recognition systems are there to stop people milking the free 3 hours thing.

No more rolling a tin can over the sensor to spit out another ticket on the way home.... although they probably cottoned onto that in the 25 years since it worked in a particular carpark near uni that was always half empty because of the fees. Tight-*** owners wouldn't give a student discount, so we found a way....

Castle Towers is a place I won't even dare to venture near. Despite being less than a km from it most days, I've only been there once in 3 years, under sufference. The acts decribed above is what you witness in one trip there!
Too many selfish pigs who think the world owes them a favour.

[GO FURTHER]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Number plate recognition systems are there to stop people milking the free 3 hours thing. You cannot do the drive out for free then straight back in for another 3 hours free. It's not so much about people man shopping because who could possibly take 3 hours to buy what they specifically wanted regardless of any other products, but it's to stop tradies and such using the place as a parking station for free. So it is to a degree a cash grab but in the same sense it frees the place up for patrons.

The problem I have with the 3 hour free limit at the major shopping centres is when I go out for dinner at a restaurant there, before a movie at the cinemas there.
40min - 1 hour sit down diner, movie trailers, 2 hour movie, walk to and from your car (say 10mins).... 3 hours is not enough.

[solarite_guy]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

...who could possibly take 3 hours to buy what they specifically wanted regardless of any other products...

You never met my ex.

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

The police have towards zero campaign but seeing how people drive/park in car parks fat chance of that ever happening.
It seems nowadays everyone has to reverse park into a spot. What ever happened to just (quickly) driving straight in.???

Safer to reverse into a known clear space rather than reversing out into an unknown condition road.
Amount of time I have seen two reversing cars hit each other or the few times I have had to hold the horn down because I am well and truly out of my park and someone opposite me decideds to start reversing without looking properly means I will reverse into 99% of parks these days no matter how much it annoys people behind me. They aren't paying my insurance if I'm hit.

I have found Christmas parking so easy this year. Get a park almost instantly after driving into the car park. I just go on weekdays

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Safer to reverse into a known clear space rather than reversing out into an unknown condition road.
Amount of time I have seen two reversing cars hit each other or the few times I have had to hold the horn down because I am well and truly out of my park and someone opposite me decideds to start reversing without looking properly means I will reverse into 99% of parks these days no matter how much it annoys people behind me. They aren't paying my insurance if I'm hit.

I have found Christmas parking so easy this year. Get a park almost instantly after driving into the car park. I just go on weekdays

I drive a car with no rear visability so I always reverse park. You drive past the spot and make sure there are no obstructions and back it in. I don't have any parking aids either go ford for that one. But it stops the whole back out enough to see then get unstuck scenario. I made the front 45 degree parking mistake in my old windowless van years ago. Backing out blind and all you get it horns. That's when you have to make the commitment and do it anyways. That's a risky move.

[triples]

Originally Posted by HO 3

The seating position looks a touch uncomfortable.

Cheers Mick

It's not as bad as it looks

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

. I made the front 45 degree parking mistake in my old windowless van years ago. Backing out blind and all you get it horns. That's when you have to make the commitment and do it anyways. That's a risky move.

Yes, first rule of driving any truck big or small reverse in, drive out.. I hate that most country towns mainly have 45 deg parking so with the van I use the shop window front reflection along the street to back out slowly as I can't see a thing out back.

Photo number plate reading is also used at Rhodes shopping centre (Syd) as I discovered when I visited Ikea.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by triples

It's not as bad as it looks

Nice. I often use a b.o.b trailer for shopping.

[Uncle_Ken]

Originally Posted by You Yangs

Westsfields Castle Hill 😂😂
Don’t you mean Castle Towers, owned by Queensland Investment Corp and by all accounts are ruthless fkrs if you’re a tenant, don’t get me started on the paid parking. The train station hasn’t even opened and they have the hide to charge for parking.

Yes I stand corrected.
My son works in the towers so we help him avoid the payment system.
I just dont understand some drivers.
UK

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Yes, first rule of driving any truck big or small reverse in, drive out.. I hate that most country towns mainly have 45 deg parking so with the van I use the shop window front reflection along the street to back out slowly as I can't see a thing out back.

Photo number plate reading is also used at Rhodes shopping centre (Syd) as I discovered when I visited Ikea.

Rhodes is one of the shopping centres I do work for.

[Junkyard-Dog]

I'm sure the car parks have been choc-a-block... I wouldn't know though, I just go to the beach instead - there are heaps of free parks atm because all the numpties are out being good little consumerists

[jpd80]

My wife has a disable parking permit and I really struggle to get her a decent park
when people park in disable spaces because they're only going to be a few minutes....
No mercy, book every single one of them everytime.

[marcyeo]

One good tip I learnt for Xmas shopping is to use the Valet parking.

At Westfield's here in Qld they only cost $5, and skips the hassle of wasting time looking for parks and worrying about some numbnut scratching the car, they're also always situated right next to the entrances so saves walking/hunting for your car.